Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] be the main " in BNC.

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1 But in essence they 're the main er er the main aspects of er of of er what was meant by liberalism in the er in in er the nineteenth century .
2 yeah , that 's right , what we want to try and do is to improve the erm , the returns to , to agriculture which is the main form of er , sort of income in rural areas .
3 Its political inflexion contests the middle-class work ethic which is the main purpose of its message .
4 Other reports have demonstrated an even stronger positive association with plasma LDL cholesterol which is the main cholesterol-carrying lipoprotein ( Castelli et al , 1977 ; Gordon et al , 1977b ) .
5 The cave swiftlet of south-east Asia roosts and breeds in caves , making a nest of saliva which is the main ingredient of birds'-nest-soup .
6 Whitehouse 's was not primarily an attack on homosexuals : it was in the first instance an attack on the imputation of a sexual context to Christ 's death ; in the second it was a confrontation with an anti-Christian and , to her , sexually-obsessed society , and it was this latter symbolic aspect to the events of the blasphemy trial which was the main point .
7 It could also make loops , which , although they could be sewn in during making up , would spoil the smoothness of the work which is the main purpose of partial knitting .
8 The grain size of the sediment has a direct effect on the percolation rate which is the main control of gradient , the coarser the beach sediment the steeper the slope .
9 They are generally inhibited by a compound known as apiamin which is the main ingredient in bee venom .
10 In January we were the first union to issue briefing notes on all six key health and safety regulations enacted at the beginning of the year we were the only trade union to put on a stand at the EuroSafe ninety three exhibition which was the main exhibition of the European year of health and safety this promoted the union 's approach to health and safety .
11 A distinction should be drawn here with the reasonableness of a clause which is the main test under UCTA 1977 .
12 and carried out with its C six O two road which is the main link between the airbase and
13 The establishment of a settled dominance hierarchy itself is the main limit on aggression .
14 It was prostitution which was the main focus of the debate and moral reforming efforts from the 1850s , and this best illustrates the various elements at work .
15 It therefore seems that there is a metronidazole sensitive micro-organism which is the main neutrophil chemoattractant in NSAID enteropathy .
16 The Vulcan Bomber 's going out of operation , but this weekend it 's the main attraction at what 's being billed as Britain 's most spectacular air show .
17 The programme is structured in such a way that on-going evaluation is simple and results can be reflected on from time to time by the Family Development Nurse and Community Mother so that the monthly visit to the family which is the main focus of the programme for achieving goals can be adapted to each family 's level and the issues that are discussed are relevant , nonjudgemental , and supportive of the parents ' own ideas and recognises the parents ' desire to do what is best for their children .
18 G17 is increased selectively because H pylori predominantly affects the antral mucosa which is the main source of G17 whereas G34 is mainly duodenal in origin .
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