Example sentences of "[noun sg] be the [adj] real " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the major critics of the original Phillips curve was Milton Friedman , who pointed out that the main determinant of the demand for and the supply of labour is the expected real wage , and not the money wage ( see Ch. 2 ) . |
| 2 | Virgo 's , as sticklers for perfection , bathe in the satisfaction of your discovery that a Vitrite bath from Max Pike 's Bathroom Shop is the only real alternative to cast iron . |
| 3 | Fertile idleness is the only real work ’ . |
| 4 | Saturday 's rally was the first real indication of how much support the workers have attracted . |
| 5 | Lakoff had labelled as ‘ illegitimate ’ those tags — allegedly very common in women 's speech — that call for confirmation of facts or opinions for which the speaker is the only real authority . |
| 6 | His portrayal is the only real entertainment in a right load of old cobblers which has George Corraface as the Genoese explorer who finally gets Queen Isabella ( Rachel Ward ) to stump up the cash which will allow him to seek an alternative route to the spice-rich Indies . |
| 7 | The curved , crested neck of a stallion is the only real sign of sexual dimorphism in horses . |
| 8 | On the other hand , Fokine insisted that most of Petrushka was danced mime , explaining that the dances performed in the fairground were the only real ones : ‘ These were not my own work as such crowds would have danced like that any way . |
| 9 | Of course , the owners need to slowly encourage independence , and help their dog to cope with a new sensory environment — but waiting for the dog to learn to cope with the problem is the only real cure . |
| 10 | Last year was the first real attempt to recognise the new energy around in the visual arts . |
| 11 | This equation states that the major influence on demand in the th market is the expected real quantity of money holdings of consumers in the th market ; that is , their actual nominal holdings deflated by their expectation of the aggregate price level . |