Example sentences of "is [num] [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IF THERE is one political lesson which recent events have underlined in Africa , South East Asia and Latin America , it is that peasant armies waging guerilla wars all end up committing the same sort of brutalities , whatever the flag they fight under . |
| 2 | The protagonist is one Sissy Hankshaw who uses the fact that she is afflicted with elephantiasis of the thumbs to hitch-hike round America . |
| 3 | This would be so even if accountants were able to agree that ‘ profit ’ is one certain figure which can be measured with precision . ’ |
| 4 | Is it not the case that there is one absolute being whose power is shared among the gods , much as in Christian tradition one divine power is shared out among Father , Son and Holy Spirit ? |
| 5 | ‘ There is one small detail I have omitted to tell you , and that I feel will have a certain bearing on the judge 's ruling . ’ |
| 6 | However speculative my development of the theory of memes may be , there is one serious point which I would like to emphasize once again . |
| 7 | There is one final item which appears valuable but innocuous enough , if one is n't a daemonologist . |
| 8 | There is one final point I would like to make and I know that many people may not accept it , but I think there will not be any significant improvement here while violence persists . |
| 9 | That is to say that no matter how much we are improving our performance , the associations have already beaten us to it and that , Mr Mayor , I would suggest is a very good case for transferring all our stock to housing associations and there is one final point I would like to make Mr Mayor . |
| 10 | There is one final comment I would make . |
| 11 | Looking ahead , there is one other technique which could be used to offset a money market surplus : a call for special deposits . |
| 12 | There is one other consideration which would seem to commend the keyboarding of the Supplement concomitantly with that of the OED : the phasing of the overall project . |
| 13 | Apart from these kinds of arguments , there is one other consideration which impinges strongly on modularization , i.e. the attitude of professional bodies . |
| 14 | There is one other name who was probably a monk here at Halling . |
| 15 | Apart from the obvious reasons for this limitation of the exercise of the jurisdiction , there is one other matter which should not be overlooked . |
| 16 | There is one other point I 'd just like because yo you 've been on about Labour controlled Councils . |
| 17 | In addition there is one other institution which symbolizes the continuing dependency of agricultural workers upon local farmers — the tied cottage . |
| 18 | There is one other book which I must mention in this survey which is in danger of becoming a self-advertising catalogue . |
| 19 | Before the cuckoo abandons its offspring to the care of the foster parents , there is one other action she usually carries out . |
| 20 | Even so , there is one essential difference which is that the determinant factor is specified in advance of testing by economic theory . |
| 21 | There is one additional point we want to make about research which has to do with its collective and temporal character . |
| 22 | And something else I learnt in Saint-Jean is that where there is one superior restaurant there will be other good ones , not rivals so much as supporters ; this in my experience is a particularly good town to dine in . |
| 23 | There is one apposite text which may be worth a closer look . |
| 24 | The extensive network of subcontracting is one important mechanism which preserves dualism in Japan and in the process cushions the impact of market fluctuations on larger companies . |
| 25 | But actually there is one important thing they can do which would certainly improve world economic prospects : resist the temptation to put up new protectionist barriers , and push ahead with a speedy conclusion of the Uruguay round of trade talks . |
| 26 | Martin Anderson is one conservative insider who believes this to be a misconception . |
| 27 | Most of its stars are bluish-white , but there is one red supergiant which stands out ; I can just about detect its colour with × 12 , though admittedly a telescope is needed to show the cluster in its full splendour . |
| 28 | I particularly like the Sword-Handle in Perseus , made up of two rich clusters in the same binocular field , and the Jewel Box in the Southern Cross , where most of the leading members are bluish but there is one red star which stands out . |
| 29 | I 've I 've have been given notice that there is one proposed amendment which I intend to call now because then we can vote on the whole thing |
| 30 | We did discuss themes for each issue , but this will be security themes , and it would help the people who are producing the paper to sell because this is one big moan they 've had , they do n't know what the content is until the last moment if they knew it was say er car security they could approach garages and car security device manufacturers etc . |