Example sentences of "[noun sg] be one [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Rye : Twist THE RYE are one of the NorthEast most successful homegrown bands at the moment , but their self-professed ‘ unpigeonhole-able ’ music has in the past proved too difficult for major record labels to get their heads around . |
| 2 | Improvements in the difficult techniques involved in its excision are one of the laboratory 's most notable triumphs . |
| 3 | Sheldon Hall Catherine Wheel , Smashing Pumpkins Riverside , Newcastle WITH two well-received EPs behind them , Catherine Wheel are one of the bands of the moment . |
| 4 | The informal discussions prior to the firming-up of our area of study were one of the most beneficial ( although the most time-consuming ) parts of the project . |
| 5 | Though cholesterol has a bad reputation , a raised level of cholesterol in the blood being one of the risk factors associated with heart disease , it is actually an essential component of the body . |
| 6 | It can , indeed , be argued that the sociology of religion is one of the most difficult and challenging areas of study in the social sciences . |
| 7 | Religion is one of the most powerful sources of human motivation , and can therefore , even in a utilitarian age , be seen as " useful " for attaining socially acceptable ends . |
| 8 | The contract contained in the articles of association is one of the original incidents of the share . |
| 9 | Syer discusses how deterministic thinking is one of the aspects of institutional racism , affecting all subject areas . |
| 10 | The Old Testament is one of the great world sources of compassion for the poor and the hurt : the prophets thundered in their defence : ‘ Oh that my head were waters and mine eyes a fountain of tears , that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people ’ Jeremiah , 9:1 ) . |
| 11 | Chronology is one of the cornerstones of geomorphology , and researchers are urged to balance their studies of present geomorphic processes by an appreciation of rates of work over timescales of 10 4 — 10 6 years . |
| 12 | Isolation is one of the biggest problems for the unemployed actor , for acting is something which needs communication with others . |
| 13 | Opposite St Malachy 's Roman Catholic Church this Edwardian warehouse is one of the finest buildings in the area , built of red brick and Giffnock stone . |
| 14 | Partnership is one of the fundamental flaws of football . |
| 15 | Environmentalists claim that industrial peat extraction is one of the most ecologically-ruinous forms of development in such areas , and point out that alternatives to peat exist for both fuel and horticultural purposes . |
| 16 | Proof of a demand by the plaintiff for the return of the goods met by a refusal of the defendant is one of the common ways of producing evidence of conversion for it tends to show that the defendant 's detention of them is wrongful . |
| 17 | The Dornoch Firth is one of the very few areas around the British Isles given a Grade A classification for shellfish purity . |
| 18 | If it is discovered , employee theft is one of the least stigmatised of crimes . |
| 19 | This high mileage trainer is one of the top shoes in the Saucony range and is available in both men 's and women 's models . |
| 20 | A railway line running along the eastern side is one of the more interesting hazards . |
| 21 | The result is one of the most affordable classy oak-soft reds on the market . |
| 22 | The result is one of the largest , most detailed , and most accessible studies of land ownership anywhere in the USA . |
| 23 | The club is one of the largest , and one of the friendliest , in Scotland . |
| 24 | Arthur 's Seat is one of the remnants of a long extinct volcano . |
| 25 | South Korea 's reafforestation and erosion control programme is one of the few that has enjoyed considerable success . |
| 26 | But manager Gerry Murphy reckons their first ever piece of silverware will be the Junior Cup and says Carlisle 's coaching is one of the reasons why . |
| 27 | The seal is one of the photo-copied items obtained from the National Railway Museum in York on our visit last year . |
| 28 | This expansion of the mind is one of the true joys of life ; and it entails the escape from the narrow cell of the self and the arrival in the all-enveloping and limitless mind in which all things are contained , not as aliens , but as part of the whole of life . |
| 29 | Dissipation of energy through lack of concentration is one of the chief sources of non-awareness . |
| 30 | Warren Spring is one of the five DTI laboratories . |