Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] is that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The great ‘ secret ’ of the rituals is that the Piaroa are cannibals ; for the meat they eat each day is human in its origin . |
| 2 | It would seem to follow from this analysis that the most appropriate content to ascribe to the duty to act in the interests of the shareholders is that the directors should attempt to maximise the present value of the company . |
| 3 | My main criticism of the proposals is that the reforms that they suggest are far too complacent and conservative . |
| 4 | The distinction between the cases is that the Hydraulic Power Co. were empowered by statute to supply water for industrial purposes , that is , they had permissive power but not a mandatory authority , and they were under no obligation to keep their mains charged with water at high pressure , or at all . |
| 5 | ‘ You were lucky to make it to the lav , ’ observed Lydia , meaning that she was very grateful that Betty had made it to the lav , since one of the rules is that the afflicted person does not mop up her own vomit and Lydia was absolutely no good at doing this . |
| 6 | What is clear from the minutes is that the implications of school closure for the way of life of the community which was to lose its school were not considered . |
| 7 | Another argument in favour of the provinces is that the steady decentralisation of justice from London naturally increases the importance of the provincial Bar . |
| 8 | ‘ it seems to me that it is not possible for a person in the position of the bank to exclude the discretion of the court , but one nevertheless starts from the position that the contractual position between the parties is that the costs will be paid on an indemnity basis . |
| 9 | The basis of incorporation by a course of dealing seems to be that terms will apply to the contract if the reasonable expectation of the parties is that the terms will apply . |
| 10 | All that has changed over the centuries is that the monarch used to be the substantial head of the government and it is , indeed , still the case that , legally , much central government executive authority continues to reside in the monarch . |
| 11 | By contrast , the danger of union opposition to the Conservatives is that the strike weapon may be used to resist policies . |
| 12 | Answer guide : The main differences between the models is that the engineer 's model is a physical model which generates automatic responses whilst the accountant 's model is dependent upon humans for corrective responses . |
| 13 | One of the promises is that the Government will promote enterprise and training . |
| 14 | One of the difficulties is that the Angolan understanding of the agreement reached in June was that Mr Savimbi should not remain in Angola while elections are held , though he might return later . |
| 15 | One of the difficulties is that the end state is so far removed from the average child that it is very difficult for them to see why they have to learn to read , but if they can realize that if they learn to read in those houses where they have it they 'll be able to read the Radio Times and know what the television programmes are , that at least is motivating . |
| 16 | One of the difficulties is that the end state is so far removed from the average child that it is very difficult for them to see why they have to learn to read , but if they can realize that if they learn to read in those houses where they have it they 'll be able to read the Radio Times and know what the television programmes are , that at least is motivating . |
| 17 | One of the problems is that the Government 's momentum to privatise was determined for ideological reasons and on a tight time scale . |
| 18 | One of the problems is that the rider , perched up there , is sitting almost directly over the centre of gravity of the thing , and there is little room to manoeuvre . |
| 19 | One of the problems is that the army of inflation forecasters in the City of London simply do not believe that the corner on inflation has been turned so easily . |
| 20 | The effect of the provisions is that the newly issued shares are deemed , as it were , to be a replacement of the shares transferred so that no capital gains tax becomes payable on the transfer by the transferor at that stage . |
| 21 | The difficulty with the counter-arguments is that the practice of ‘ stretching ’ diminished responsibility gives a de facto defence to mercy killers already . |
| 22 | But one of the pities is that the distinguished old buffers steeped in scholarship who are a little unworldly are being eased out of things . |
| 23 | A feature of the stimuli is that the widths of the stripes within each pattern are random and that the arrangement of stripes is changed from trial to trial . |
| 24 | One of the objectives is that the two become one . |
| 25 | Erm I think the main story as we sort of lead off from the , from the news release is saying that essentially erm our interpretation of the results is that the r the recovery has spread erm to all regions of the economy , at least in terms of orders erm and in terms of the mainland erm economy including Northern Ireland but I 'll go into more details on that in a moment . |
| 26 | The consensus in the markets is that the newly-formed audit committee , made up of board members , is examining more than last years figures . |
| 27 | The criteria is that the songs have to have character . |
| 28 | One of the recommendations is that the planning team should implement the review by analysing different ways of providing particular services — crisis intervention , for example — and making recommendations to the purchasing authority . |
| 29 | A brief outline of the events is that the editor of a major medical journal ( a ) republished a previously published paper solely in order to attack it in an editorial ; ( b ) did this without the authors ' permission , while stating the opposite ; ( c ) initially refused to allow the original authors the right to reply in his editorial criticism ; ( d ) published a further editorial attack when ( a year later ) he published an edited version of the authors ' response ; ( d ) refused to publish any other correspondence about the editorial attacks ; and ( f ) gave another editor a dishonest account of events to dissuade him from publishing our account of the affair . |
| 30 | A warning note to the churches is that the report finds that only 14 per cent of children are in contact with a church . |