Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun sg] [be] that a " in BNC.

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1 The second recommendation was that a single budget should be established for the care of elderly people in the community , with contributions from the NHS and from local authorities .
2 The second point is that a small energy input into the thermostat can release a large quantity of energy from the boiler .
3 The second reason is that a company 's auditors are expected , because of their statutory duties and position under the Companies Acts , to be independent of the shareholders in the company .
4 The second reason is that an appeal triggers a reconsideration of the case by an adjudication officer , who may revise the decision in the claimant 's favour forthwith .
5 The second thing is that a child 's fear of failure is probably greater than you think .
6 A second thing is that a co , is it right that a company of people should be deprived of a sacrament because an ordained minister is not available ?
7 A second lesson is that a greater effort should be made to cushion the poor ( who are often women ) from the hardships that go with adjustment .
8 The second possibility is that a bank could rearrange its assets by selling securities .
9 The second qualification is that an innocent party who accepts an anticipatory breach becomes under a duty to mitigate ( minimise ) his loss .
10 The second problem is that a lax competition policy might be used by a member state as a substitute for trade policy or industrial policy , to protect domestic producers or to promote export sectors .
11 A second principle is that a difficult task ( and nobody doubts that dieting can be very difficult ) is far easier to accomplish if it is broken down into small , manageable pieces .
12 The first allegation was that a misplaced catheter gave misleading readings of oxygen pressure .
13 The first problem is that a graph of units is being layed over a continuum .
14 My first impression is that a few pissed roadies are raping a girl .
15 The conclusion of the first section was that a just government can exist even if its subjects are not bound by a general obligation to obey it .
16 The third rule is that an application to a tribunal claiming unfair dismissal casts the burden of proving a reason for the dismissal falling within the Act on the employer .
17 A third possibility is that an animal might be able to recognise its own genetic relatives .
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