Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj] [noun pl] is [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clear view of both miners and my hon. Friends is that the proposed abolition of the 1908 Act is to pave the way for privatisation by deregulating vital safety provisions and allowing the employer to introduce an extended normal working day in the guise of a flexible shift . |
| 2 | What upsets and angers my hon. Friends is that the Department of Energy is praying in aid the proposed European Community directive on working time as a justification for that change . |
| 3 | As a white South African , he writes , ‘ One of the most winning qualities of my black countrymen is that they have an instinct for faith and a preparedness to follow and to be truly led . |
| 4 | One of my great regrets is that in the period immediately after liberation Burmese leaders and people generally seemed more interested in the political future of Burma than in the urgent task of reconstruction . |
| 5 | One of my biggest mistakes is that I am too trusting . ’ |
| 6 | The consequence of their separate decisions is that the interest group will not form , will fail to recruit sufficient members , or will fail to enlist support for its activities . |
| 7 | One of its central tenets is that studying black civilisation will boost the self-esteem of black students , and with it their academic performance . |
| 8 | It began with the statement : ‘ Perhaps the favourite accusation thrown at the National Front by its multi-racialist critics is that we are simply a bunch of bigots , that our stance on Race , the very heart and core of our political being , is no more than ignorant prejudice against Coloured people ’ ( Vanguard , April 1987 ) . |
| 9 | Another major difference between the new novelists and their regionalist predecessors is that , whereas , by and large , the latter were men of limited cultural formation , the former are generally much more widely read , more cosmopolitan in outlook , more in tune with developments on the international literary and intellectual scene . |
| 10 | However successful British Coal is in the future in building on its outstanding success in recent years and improving productivity , one of its basic problems is that it can sell only coal . |
| 11 | One of her worst fears is that folk will shun her because of what 's happened . |
| 12 | The main difference between the sociobiologists and their ethological predecessors is that , whereas the latter were preoccupied with demonstrating the adaptive value of certain kinds of signalling behaviour in non-human animals , the former are much more dogmatic about the actual evolutionary mechanisms which have brought these ( and many other ) behavioural adaptations into existence . |
| 13 | One of its primary concerns is that any regulations should not upset the competitive trade balance , for example by applying solely to one type of fuel . |
| 14 | For many , one of its important features is that , as a method , it is theoretically unspecific . |
| 15 | Although there is evidence to the contrary , another benefit attributed to general practitioners undertaking their own visits is that , through their familiarity with the situation , they are more selective in referring patients to hospital , and hospital costs are therefore reduced . |
| 16 | That said , however , the decisive reason why we now think it right to determine this application on its substantive merits is that we have all three of us arrived at a very clear conclusion upon the case and , moreover , a conclusion reached with particular regard to the very special facts of the case . |
| 17 | One of their main concerns is that their children or grandchildren are to be placed for adoption with no continuing contact with family members , including brothers and sisters . |
| 18 | One of their main contentions is that a vital witness , property millionaire , Nicholas Hoogstraten , should called . |
| 19 | But functionalism also operates specifically to deny housework 's status as work ; indeed , one of its main premises is that the feminine role in the family is opposed to the masculine role precisely on this dimension . |
| 20 | He regards PR as a crucial issue and when told that one of its main criticisms is that it produces indecisive government , he came out with that wonderfully ironic comment — ‘ like the weak old government in Switzerland and in Germany and nearly the whole of Europe ’ . |
| 21 | Its main recommendations is that ‘ the status , role and capability of organisations engaged in technology development and transfer be substantially enhanced ’ . |
| 22 | One of his largest monuments is that to Thomas , first Earl of Coventry , in the church at Elmley Castle , Hereford and Worcester , of about 1700 , which fills the height of the transept The earl ( in contemporary dress as was usual with Stanton ) is bewigged , and reclines comfortably , elbow on a cushion , with his coronet beside him . |
| 23 | One of his favourite sayings is that : |
| 24 | One of his central points is that it is the already employed and relatively well-off households who are in fact engaging in such self-servicing . |
| 25 | One of his intriguing findings is that a larger proportion of uncited articles are published in the higher priced journals . |
| 26 | And one of his main traits is that he 's never been slow to admit he 's made a mistake in the transfer market . |
| 27 | In Jerusalem , a foreign ministry spokesman said : ‘ One of our basic principles is that Israel will not agree to any move that will bring direct or indirect contact with the PLO . ’ |
| 28 | My grievance against our present masters is that , quite frankly , I find most of them rather common . |
| 29 | The main thing to remember when looking for your first gigs is that promoters , bookers and pub landlords are n't bothered whether you are going to be the next U2 . |
| 30 | The effect on our own accounts is that we now show all the mainstream activities of the Council together , and they are then separated out from the entries for all the other funds , appeals , and trust funds and so on . |