Example sentences of "be [verb] is some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , what would appear to be required is some awareness on the part of the defendant that he was making the task of the police a more difficult one , and this element may have been lacking in Willmott v. Atack , which would explain why the appeal was allowed . |
| 2 | It is tempting to think that what is being attempted is some sort of solar containment , trapping the power of the sun and storing for energy . |
| 3 | What is needed is some mechanism for enforcement of the agreement , so that it would be in no one 's interest to break it . |
| 4 | What is needed is some basis for estimating the functional from a finite number of experimental results . |
| 5 | What is required is some way of authenticating these matters which does not impinge too greatly on the ease of use of electronic messaging , and the best method of authentication is undoubtedly some form of digital signature . |
| 6 | ‘ Some people are more religious than others ; what is required is some scale along which people who are more or less active can be distributed . |
| 7 | This is no easy task when we consider that what is required is some competence in a range of applications software and a degree of sensitivity to the data modelling and analytical problems that historical source material and historical research involve . |
| 8 | Inevitably the Crown Jewels displayed are copies — always a let-down — but a battered old throne on which William III was crowned is some compensation . |