Example sentences of "be [adj] [noun] [Wh det] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But it is vital to start the financial management debate with knowledge of the business you are in and not to presume that there are universal systems which suit every circumstance . |
| 32 | In the first place , there are universal factors which contribute powerfully , in almost all cases , though in different measure ( see Brubaker , 1992 ) , to the formation of a sense of nationality : common descent ( that is , the idea of belonging to a distinctive ‘ people ’ ) , the occupation of a definite territory , a common language , and more broadly a common culture . |
| 33 | There are detailed provisions which , following the precedent set by the 1985 Companies Act in the same context , attribute voting rights held by one person to another . |
| 34 | Some have suggested that there are daily rhythms which mirror those of mental performance but which are not as difficult to measure or as prone to interference , and they come up with old standbys , body temperature and adrenalin . |
| 35 | Strictly speaking , these are alcoholic drinks which contain anything from 2% to 40% alcohol . |
| 36 | Even if there are sexual elements which the client does not see as significant , the naturalness with which such a Worker approaches the matter will probably be reflected in his answer . |
| 37 | Above the shops are projecting balconies which are supported either on wood or travertine corbels or are continuous along the whole façade . |
| 38 | They are primitive molluscs which have a curious segmented shell . |
| 39 | There are theoretical models which suggest that effective markets depend on legal and institutional factors as well as the operation of the price mechanism . |
| 40 | First are theoretical approaches which depend upon some empirical knowledge to apply theoretical concepts such as the continuity equation . |
| 41 | However , these are theoretical constructs which must be translated into an actual curriculum ; inevitably this leads to a consideration of curriculum organisation , particularly subject-based versus ‘ integrated ’ or ‘ interdisciplinary ’ approaches . |
| 42 | The enzymes are specialized proteins which enable the body to carry out at body heat and atmospheric pressure complex reactions which , if man were able to reproduce them at all , would require high temperatures and high pressures to accomplish . |
| 43 | The stunts in this chapter are well-tried ones which can liven a party and produce surprises . |
| 44 | Eagles by contrast are soaring birds which rise on hot-air thermals appearing to balance their ‘ barn-door ’ shapes on their ‘ finger-tips ’ — the long primaries on the end of their wings which smooth the air-flow at slow speeds . |
| 45 | Where the main constructive waves are swell waves which may have been generated hundreds and even thousands of kilometres away and travelled on as free waves , it is quite likely that the local resultant wind has a far smaller part in the orientation of coastal forms . |
| 46 | The counts are hereditary rulers whose families have long and famous histories . |
| 47 | Specifically , we do not know that minds are immaterial substances whose nature does not go beyond those properties we think are essential to them . |
| 48 | Today the mill sails are wooden vanes whose angle can be adjusted from inside the mill . |
| 49 | These are electronic devices which are connected into the video transfer line , and they not only optimise the signal for copying but enable you to control the picture brightness and colour ; fades can be added as well . |
| 50 | There are lesser seas which must also be included , in particular the fifteen around the islands of the East Indian archipelago : the Sulu , Celebes and Molucca Seas , the Gulf of Tomini , the Halmahera , Ceram , Banda , Arafura ( which may or may not contain the Gulf of Carpentaria , depending on which atlas is used ) , Timor and Flores Seas , the Gulf of Boni , the Bali Sea , the Makassar Strait , the Java and Savu Seas ; and there is the Gulf of Thailand , the Strait of Malacca , the Singapore Strait and the Inland Sea of Japan . |
| 51 | There are different functions which precision or specification may serve : |
| 52 | So I think there are different perspectives which tend to define the issue differently . |
| 53 | This is because analysis of speaker meaning ( intention ) and of linguistic meaning ( the patterning of elements in the system ) are different enterprises which need to be kept conceptually apart ( see Hurford and Heasley 1983 for an elementary exposition of the issues ) . |
| 54 | To either side of Pau are old places which were once the capital of Béarn . |
| 55 | Some of the ancient fortresses and cities still harbour Dwarfs , but the connecting tunnels are dangerous places which even the Dwarfs use with due caution . |
| 56 | Chandrasekhar and Ferrari were then able to show that the Nutku-Halil solution is obtained by the simple choice of Ernst function given by ( 13.3 ) where p and q are real constants which satisfy the condition . |
| 57 | Each position in Euclidean space can be described by three coordinates , and coordinates are real numbers which can be added . |
| 58 | They are non-verbal tests , though there are verbal instructions which had to be translated into sign for deaf participants . |
| 59 | Speech patterns , use of words , accent , volume , and so on are verbal clues which we add to our structuring behaviour . |
| 60 | But there are chronic conditions which mean longer stays . |