Example sentences of "[det] [noun] be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would refer back to Sir Peter Hall 's comment on Present Laughter here — for him the failure of that play is in direct proportion to its not being about homosexuals . |
| 2 | Could it be that Europeanism is in direct proportion to dissatisfaction with one 's own political institutions ? |
| 3 | With a good selection of styling products , it 's possible to achieve a fabulous array of shapes , providing , of course , that hair is in tip-top condition . |
| 4 | The cosmids were picked in batches of about 50 from the set of unhit clones ( ie by sampling without replacement ) , and so to ensure that the cosmids in each batch were from different regions on the genome ( and hence to maximize efficiency ) the unhit clones were reordered against the ordered YAC probes . |
| 5 | It is important not to be inflexible when looking at housing options , although sometimes it seems that dogma is of overriding importance to staff and , indeed , more important than finding solutions which suit individuals . |
| 6 | ‘ I apprehend that a tribunal which is by law invested with power to affect the property of one of Her Majesty 's subjects , is bound to give such subject an opportunity of being heard before it proceeds : and that that rule is of universal application , and founded upon the plainest principles of justice . |
| 7 | ‘ I apprehend that a tribunal which is by law invested with power to affect the property of one of Her Majesty 's subjects , is bound to give such subject an opportunity of being heard before it proceeds : and that that rule is of universal application , and founded upon the plainest principles of justice . |
| 8 | That action is in clear breach of the Local Government Act 1986 and the Widdicombe rules . |
| 9 | This finding is of great interest with regard to the postvagotomy stomach . |
| 10 | This change was of considerable importance in Brent where many residents arrived between the 1950s and early 1970s . |
| 11 | Most of the names in this computer are of black people . |
| 12 | This story is of great importance to both Mark and Matthew . |
| 13 | This certificate is of critical importance since the date of delivery of the particulars is determinative of whether the charge has been registered within 21 days after the date of its creation . |
| 14 | This assessment is of crucial importance . |
| 15 | It will be noted that there was here no attempt to carry out the balancing exercise required by article 10 and for that reason alone this decision is of little persuasive authority . |
| 16 | This decision is of vital importance , and of course it must be made before trading can commence . |
| 17 | Critics of Guerreiro 's dismissal , however , stated that this decision was for foreign consumption , and pointed out that it was Collor himself who had delayed the boundary decision by six months in order to give FUNAI more time to study the region . |
| 18 | Patients included in the present study had diarrhoea that in some cases was of long duration . |
| 19 | This harness is of special metal and encases the head , the nuclear warhead being tightly lodged in the maximum area of wide open mouth . |
| 20 | This provision is of particular significance in relation to salaried partners . |
| 21 | This category is in other respects , however , fairly broad . |
| 22 | Six theses in this category were from Imperial College , and it would be reasonable to suggest that the copies consulted , and subsequently cited by authors other than the thesis authors , were from London University 's main library , where the set of theses for inter-library loan is kept . |
| 23 | This recommendation was in apparent contradiction to an interview given by Saddam Hussein broadcast on French television on July 9 , in which he stated that he hoped that the first free and democratic presidential elections in the country 's history would take place later in the year and that he would stand for re-election alongside other candidates . |
| 24 | One of the simplest methods of examining this effect is by capillary viscometry . |
| 25 | This action was for wrongful dismissal but the same principle applies in a claim for damages for personal injury . |
| 26 | This rule is of questionable merit . |
| 27 | This rule is of lesser significance because of the existence of criminal legal aid and because prosecutions brought by the Crown Prosecution Service are funded by government . |
| 28 | This research is of particular importance for a consideration of prevention because the findings demonstrate a clear link between a very similar notion of childhood lack of care to that of Brown and his colleagues , premarital pregnancy and later emotional vulnerability and psychosocial difficulty , but also show that the chain of adverse experience tends to continue into successive generations . |
| 29 | One example of how science clearly falls within the remit of another department is in environmental policy . |
| 30 | The argument developed in this chapter is of vital importance for the teaching of RE because it concerns deep-seated anxieties with religion which people have today . |