Example sentences of "[is] [prep] a large [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | therefore the invoice is for a larger sum than expected , which may be due to an increase in contract price on the anniversary of its letting to compensate for price inflation . |
2 | The bureaucratic style can be very efficient in a stable environment and when the organisation is of a large size . |
3 | But my strongest surviving impression is of a large team of teachers , several of them coming specifically to Banbury to undertake this work and now scattered in headships across the country , determined to carry change through — not because it was imposed by politicians or bureaucrats , but because they believed it to be right and wanted it to work well . |
4 | ‘ The recording is of a large group of females which meet up every day to socialise , ’ he said . |
5 | The exterior is like a larger version of Hollola Church and it also has a separate campanile and richly decorative brick gabling . |
6 | It is like a large hemming stitch and must not show on the right side ( fig. 17 ) . |
7 | In concept , a spreadsheet is like a large piece of paper covered with boxes of cells . |
8 | But Lynch believes his church is like a large boat which should be able to take his views on board . |
9 | It is important , however , that the float is set up correctly , which is with a large shot on the bottom . |
10 | I think that is in a large part due to the quality of the speech synthesizer , which is made by Speech Plus . |
11 | Remember , that unless you have inspected the wedding list and know everybody on both sides of the family you can never be sure who is in a large audience . |
12 | This and other work lends substantial support to the idea that a tendency to obesity is to a large degree genetic . |
13 | This book is to a large extent an exercise in extrapolation . |
14 | The seriousness with which volunteers are taken in the CAB is to a large extent up to them . |
15 | However , experience shows that a child is to a large extent its own person , with all the hang-ups of an adult . |
16 | Students of language have often concurred with Edward Sapir when he wrote , ‘ The ‘ real world ’ is to a large extent unconsciously built upon the language habits of the group . |
17 | ‘ True , ’ the Friar said , ‘ that is certainly possible , but a wise man 's life is to a large extent a commerce in probabilities , if he were to deal in possibilities he would do little trade . |
18 | The treatment and definition of enemies are matters forthcoming from the domain of ‘ the political ’ , which is to a large extent a male domain . |
19 | One is to a large extent the consequence of something deep in the Greek character . |
20 | Modern Languages ' reputation among students , past and present , as a friendly department , is to a large extent due to the example set by Professor Noel Thomas . |
21 | While each college is to a large extent sui generis it is possible to divide them into three main groups . |
22 | The fact that the employer 's turnover ( and ultimate viability ) is to a large extent periled on supply contracts entered into because of formal tying agreements or informal ‘ understandings ’ does not augur well for the employee 's prospects unless he can show that the patent influenced the customer to buy on the scale which he did . |
23 | therefore , the rate we can grow is to a large extent governed by the rate we can either attract or develop the specialised management staff we need . |
24 | This search for watersheds is to a large extent misguided ; where we place the transformation will depend on the precise question we are asking and what we are seeking to explain . |
25 | In other words , in the short run at least , the supply of money is to a large extent demand determined . |
26 | Russells Hall School is on a large housing estate about one mile from the centre of Dudley . |
27 | Specifically , Filip said , his group 's margins would be on a par with Sun 's and ‘ ahead of Digital 's by a large margin . ’ |