Example sentences of "are a [adj] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | This involves a major change in shape , for the cells that will form the gut are a small patch on the outside and so must move inwards ; this infolding of the wall will move right across the hollow interior to meet the wall on the other side where the mouth will form . |
| 2 | Largely due to educational reorganisation , schools are a major drain on funds . |
| 3 | Erm erm do you d do you think that drugs and alcohol are a major problem on the flats ? |
| 4 | ‘ Sinn Fein councillors claim to be concerned about council spending , but in fact bomb attacks carried out by their IRA associates against council property are a major burden on Belfast ratepayers , ’ he said . |
| 5 | The suits are now double-breasted and more sleek , the ties more sophisticated , the hair more stylish and the fashionable loafers are a definite improvement on the old lace-ups . |
| 6 | At around 40 pence per portion , they are a prominent feature on any chip shop menu . |
| 7 | The P&O Roadtanks network of 13 depots around the UK , reaches from Grangemouth in Scotland to Pyle in South Wales and their shiny tankers are a regular sight on British motorways . |
| 8 | They are a crucial step on the road to democracy , but there are a lot of steps to go down that road yet . |
| 9 | Daily Post Editor Keith Ely said last night : ‘ These awards are a great achievement on the part of those involved and continue the paper 's winning record . ’ |
| 10 | These techniques are a great improvement on more established techniques , such as flowcharting , which typify conventional systems analysis . |
| 11 | The Craghoppers trousers are a good fit on the waist , with plenty of room to move . |
| 12 | Taxes are a compulsory levy on individuals and firms made by law and levied by government . |
| 13 | These are a compulsory levy on employers , employees and the self-employed , expressed as a fixed percentage of total earnings , and paid directly to the Exchequer ( shown under the ‘ Social Security receipts ’ heading ) . |
| 14 | The Committee 's proposals are a distinct improvement on the anomalies of the 1861 Act , but they leave these four issues open to doubt . |
| 15 | His concerns are echoed by legal academics throughout Scotland : Prof Robert Black of Edinburgh University has described the proposals as outrageous , while Prof Douglas Cusine at Aberdeen said they are a sad reflection on our society . |
| 16 | These are a vast improvement on the others . ’ |
| 17 | The trustees claim they did not know anything about the clause , are a voluntary body on low income and would be unable to pay a market rent and become responsible for maintenance . |
| 18 | The options are a high ladder on the right side of the lock , a point where the stone wall has been damaged ( presumably by a vessel failing to slow down at the junction ) or a paddle up the River Aire to find a point where the bank is lower . |
| 19 | The twins are a constant drain on me . |
| 20 | Standard controls are a single wheel on a fixed left-side-only or throw-over yoke pivoting fore-and-aft on a centreline pillar ; but as it is partly intended for training G-DHCB has twin control wheels at either end of a Y-shaped structure . |
| 21 | ‘ Suggestions that we messed around are a scurrilous attack on the integrity , conduct and reputation of the Pakistan cricket team — and they are unjustified . ’ |
| 22 | Barbed wire boundaries patrolled by khaki-clad policemen with guns Second World War Lee Enfield 303s lazily slung over their shoulders are a common sight on cricket grounds in India . |