Example sentences of "that [noun sg] is [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One physical reminder that change is in the air was the disappearance in April this year of the Army Catering Corps name , after more than 50 years . |
| 2 | It has been generally accepted that demolition of itself does not constitute development and , although there is some legal uncertainty on the matter , local authorities have typically assumed that demolition is outside the ambit of development control . |
| 3 | There is little point in telling the staff that relocation is in the air if there are no precise facts available to answer employees ' questions . |
| 4 | The House of Lords in Savage , above , confirmed that recklessness is of the Cunningham variety . |
| 5 | Truth is not a defence , unless the defendant can convince a jury that publication is for the public benefit . |
| 6 | In their analysis of the Financial Management Initiative in the Civil Service Metcalfe and Richards argue that the government 's attempts to change management in government was based on the " Taylorist " view that management is about the control of routine functions within the organisation . |
| 7 | The National Asthma Campaign says that asthma is on the increase — one in 10 primary school children suffers from it . |
| 8 | In the light of Government protestations that safety is of the highest order , the idea that that service should be privatised is brought into focus . |
| 9 | ‘ You think that schmoe is in the nearest lavatory , checking out his stuff ? ’ |
| 10 | A Downing Street co-ordinated series of ‘ good news ’ announcements is expected to follow the Budget , to sustain momentum behind the Government 's message that recovery is on the way . |
| 11 | ‘ This damning report blows away the the last remaining pretence that recovery is round the corner , ’ Labour industry spokesman Robin Cook said last night . |
| 12 | Now I am virtually claiming in this quotation that drama is about the ‘ personalising ’ of objects . |
| 13 | It hardly needs saying that leadership is from the front — as suggested by the arrow in the drawing . |
| 14 | We are spurred on by advertising images that fun is for the young and fit . |
| 15 | Now that person is under the control of , of , of the id . |
| 16 | Where it is suspected that headgear is below the British Standard the assistance of a Forensic Science Laboratory could be sought . |
| 17 | above all , we will out-perform our competition by ensuring that quality is at the forefront of everything we do . |
| 18 | ‘ I think maybe the new boys are quite surprised how strong and important that feeling is with the team , but after all the Grand Slam side had four or five anglos . |
| 19 | It is well to share this perception that learning is at the heart of development because , even after nearly three decades of activities in the NHS , development is still associated by many managers with ‘ going on courses ’ . |
| 20 | Well , Edgar Wallace ( a writer not to be despised , as he sometimes is ) once said that vanity is at the back of most murders , and he had as a reporter covered many a murder trail . |
| 21 | To the extent that sex is in the head , then Johnny needs the head . |
| 22 | Just as ‘ Prostitution is on the increase ’ is quite distinct in meaning from ‘ I believe that prostitution is on the increase ’ , at least when this latter is taken as a psychological statement rather than as a modally qualified form of ‘ Prostitution is on the increase ’ , so ‘ Prostitution is wrong ’ is quite different in meaning from ‘ I disapprove of prostitution at least when this is taken as a psychological statement . |
| 23 | The idea that femininity is in the first place to be associated with motherhood is simply writ large . |
| 24 | You should consult your health care practitioner if you suspect that mastitis is on the way but start with the following measures immediately . |
| 25 | But Mr Khamenei 's active involvement in government means that power is in the hands of two men , and the one is constantly undermined by the other . |
| 26 | ‘ Then you know that time is of the utmost importance ? ’ he continued . |
| 27 | It does seem rather odd to say that death is for the good of the person involved . |
| 28 | After a while you will begin to see that perfection is like the fairy tale castle , you keep moving towards it , but it 's always out of reach . |