Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun] are of " in BNC.
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| 1 | he 's just saying that in a group if we look at the historical background of the language , it helps to see you know how What the strong points are of the linguistic and what we need to be bolstered on . |
| 2 | When all the possible beneficiaries are of full age and under no disability ( such as that of an infant or lunatic ) , they may put an end to the trust by requiring the trustee to transfer the property to them or to dispose of it according to their directions ; and this is so in spite of any direction to the contrary in the settlement , such as a direction that payment is not to be made to a beneficiary till he reaches the age of 25 . |
| 3 | The resemblance of Fig. 21.10 to a portion of a vortex street ( Section 17.8 ) strongly indicates that this type of process occurs in a wake ( though there is the difference that the turbulent eddies are of limited extent in the third direction ) . |
| 4 | Baker & Devaney ( 1981 ) consider O. rosea to be a species of Ophioprium because the oral papillae are of two sizes which are located on different parts of the jaw and the tentacle pores are large armed with large tentacle scales . |
| 5 | If the precise boundaries of the demised property are of importance ( as where the tenant covenants to keep " the demised property " in repair ) the draftsman should make express provision for horizontal divisions . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd like to know exactly what the emotional implications are of having a sexual relationship — the kind of problems you have or mistakes that get made , ’ says David . |
| 7 | The Corinthian capitals are of Graeco-Roman design . |
| 8 | Many of the most important and prominent proteins of the synaptic membrane are of the class known as glycoproteins , which , if the description I gave in Chapter 3 now seems a long way back , can best be summed up as molecules made in two parts ; an amino acid chain embedded in the membrane , to which is attached a further chain made of sugar molecules such as glucose , fucose and galactose , sticking out from the membrane into the extracellular space beyond . |
| 9 | The three main streets of Penge , Croydon Road , Anerley Road and the High Street are of ample width , and while the two former are lined with Victorian houses , many of which are now , sadly in want of repair , Beckenham Road and the High Street form a compact but well appointed shopping centre , with street markets held in the adjoining Maple Road , and until the war Penge Empire Theatre . |
| 10 | Johnes and Taylor concluded that inter-university comparisons in the non-completion rate are of little value unless account is taken of differences in the scholastic ability of each university 's intake of students . |
| 11 | The rubber liners are of the same material as used by farmers for irrigation lagoons and by local authorities for sailing and boating lakes . |
| 12 | As the Committee emphasised , however , the acoustic problems are of long standing and can not be attributed to television . |
| 13 | Most of the brighter stars plotted are of the second magnitude , while the fainter ones are of the fourth . |
| 14 | Most of the brighter stars plotted are of the second magnitude , while the fainter ones are of the fourth . |
| 15 | If so , maternal antibodies would probably have mopped up the NFEs before their analysis , suggesting that the analysed cells are of a different type . |
| 16 | Critics of Townsend argue that this is a spurious claim inasmuch as it depends on Townsend making very dubious judgements about what the social needs are of which people might be ‘ deprived ’ . |
| 17 | The differences studied in the quantitative paradigm are of a particular and limited kind : they are socially , but not linguistically , meaningful . |
| 18 | The surviving lower courses of the outer wall are of smooth , beautifully cut and polished blocks of dense grey stone . |
| 19 | If we think that the outer garments are of importance , how much more important , then , is the subtle auric garment with which we surround ourselves and which actually penetrates the minds and subtle structure of others who come our way — human , animal , insect or plant . |
| 20 | The only members of the hunt dedicated to the actual kill are of course the hounds , the huntsman whose job it is to train them to hunt , possibly a farmer whose stock has been damaged by foxes , and possibly the masters who are interested in controlling the fox population . |
| 21 | Indeed some propositions falling into the second category are of such little weight as to amount to virtually no authority at all , while others are so significant as to be more important than those apparently of binding authority . |
| 22 | The passage is concerned not only with objects of perception , but with the process of perceiving them ; the occurrence of first person pronouns ( over half of the personal pronouns are of this type ) is a symptom of this(37) |
| 23 | The extent to which a predator can dominate its prey must depend in part upon their relative abundance , and the following records are of interest in this context . |
| 24 | That said , the following books are of quite fundamental value and should be possessed by every student of local matters : Local History in England by W.G. Hoskins ( London , 2nd edition 1972 ) , which remains possibly the best overall introduction to the subject ; The Parish Chest by W.E . |
| 25 | The visible signs are of two main sorts . |
| 26 | The three bedrooms are of a high standard , furnished elegantly with antiques , each with its own sitting area , private bathroom and colour TV . |
| 27 | However , the diagnostic tables are of a theoretical nature and are often not updated to reflect practical experience . |
| 28 | Dr Franz Morrell , a former member of the Voll group , has demonstrated that EM oscillations and resonance with the human system are of a higher order than chemical responses . |
| 29 | Four of those acquired by the National Museums are of Scottish manufacture , and all are now rare . |
| 30 | We may even feel , as certainly I do , that some of the later cantos are of such a nature that it 's hard to conceive in any age of a way of encountering them other than the way we 're here embarked upon . |