Example sentences of "and a [noun] is [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difference between a simple detective story and a novel is that the novel has — sometimes unknown to the author — a theme . |
| 2 | The essential difference between an equitable charge and a mortgage is as regards remedies ; since a charge , unlike the mortgage , does not involve a conveyance of a proprietary interest , a chargee can not foreclose or take possession . |
| 3 | Much as I love the works of J.R.R. Tolkien , I refuse to call any dog Bilbo Baggins , so Bill he has become ; anyway , the only resemblance between Bill and a hobbit is that both have hairy feet and a liking for grubbing around in sandy holes . |
| 4 | The simplest criterion for the distinction between a skill and a task is that a skill description is susceptible to individual differences but a task description is not . |
| 5 | The same may be true of the Prinias horsemen , but the relief there is rather low , and an alternative is that they turn their eyes on us as guardians of the house : the ‘ terror-mask ’ , a concept we shall meet again . |
| 6 | Psychological research on human thinking suggests two alternative views of the machinery of the mind ; one is that the mental representations and cognitive processes are abstract , language-like forms manipulated by rules , and an alternative is that they are mental models whose structure corresponds not to language but to states of affairs in the world . |