Example sentences of "is [det] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another is that of maintaining production stability , because , for example , a hold-up at one work station may stop the whole line . |
| 2 | However since proper scientific strength analysis is a recent affair , much the older and the commoner is that of maintaining the quality of materials . |
| 3 | Another problem is that of trying to assess performance when there may be no tangible product to measure . |
| 4 | The role of the tutor is that of trying to anticipate if the strategies selected or suggested are a realistic means of implementation . |
| 5 | If the circumstances are such that justice requires the committal order to be quashed amongst the options available is that of ordering a retrial : see Duo v. Osborne ( formerly Duo ) [ 1992 ] 1 W.L.R. 611 . |
| 6 | The difficulty is that of translating the verbal problem or formula into the correct operations in the correct sequence . |
| 7 | Ricky can not snatch toys , kick others , overturn furniture and run out of the nursery if he remains in his place ‘ working ’ , so the behaviour we should prioritise as being most undesirable is that of leaving his place — it is the antecedent for all the others . |
| 8 | Among the many shocks being delivered by the declining years of the twentieth century is that of discovering , after decades of thinking we were the true moderns , how modern they could already be at the other end of the century . |
| 9 | The third and final stage that you have to go through before you can even begin to decide what electronic publishing system ( or systems ) will be suitable is that of discovering the skills that your staff possess . |
| 10 | One of the greatest problems in form , in fact the cardinal problem , is that of achieving unity . |
| 11 | Twenty-five years covered in one volume , with four other volumes following to tell the story of 1926 alone , shows that the key problem is that of seeing the whole wood among the wealth of trees . |
| 12 | The example in terms of which he expounds his Cartesian theory of perception is that of eating manna . |
| 13 | And the task is that of removing their influence . |
| 14 | Implicit in the notion of a game is that of taking a risk , and one bases one 's decision on what it will cost if one loses . |
| 15 | An important challenge facing a developer is that of getting the most out of the planning system . |
| 16 | The religious way which has the feminine at its heart is that of entering deep darkness to find the mysteries of the divine . |
| 17 | The ‘ conjuring trick ’ — which , of course , can not come off — is that of investing in a process those features of the use of an expression which constitute its grammar . |
| 18 | One of the problems in evaluating the changes brought about by the Conservative government since 1979 is that of disentangling long term trends from the direct effects of policy initiatives . |
| 19 | Laid on top of this choice is that of determining the extent of the investment in co-ordination of the various operations . |
| 20 | One of the greatest difficulties in discussing both forms of abuse , however , is that of knowing the true extent of the problem . |
| 21 | Having decided what sort of images you want to incorporate into your publication , and ensured that they exist in a form that the publishing package can understand , the next problem is that of positioning them . |
| 22 | A problem inherent in tests to determine the effect of light on products is that of quantifying the extent of the exposure that samples have received . |
| 23 | The problem faced by manufacturers of this type of instrument is that of providing the world with the happy medium — a guitar that will perform both functions equally well . |
| 24 | Lord Oliver described the relationship in the following way : ‘ … the purpose for which the auditors ’ certificate is made and published is that of providing those entitled to receive the report with information to enable them to exercise in conjunction [ with others ] those powers which their respective proprietary interests confer on them and not for the purposes of individual speculation with a view to profit . ’ |
| 25 | The central difficulty is that of attributing responsibility to the ‘ centre ’ in such a ‘ devolved ’ organisation as the typical trade union , bearing in mind the likelihood that ‘ unofficial action ’ will be taken at individual plant level without prior consultation with the union 's central organs . |
| 26 | An interesting development advocated by the authors is that of moving towards a multidisciplinary approach , whereby other health-care professionals take responsibility for specific problems but all carers have access to the objectives involved . |
| 27 | The psychological and political problem is that of persuading the people that this can be done . |
| 28 | And he could accept the limitation in the knowledge that , when it comes to the point , one of the clearest prerogatives of a Prime Minister is that of choosing the date of an election . |
| 29 | These details then lead the research worker on to the next step , which is that of drawing the threads together . |
| 30 | A major temptation is that of drawing up — either explicitly or implicitly — a balance sheet of war . |