Example sentences of "this [be] the [num ord] stage " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is the first stage of a debate , ’ Mr Morrison stresses , ‘ it is not a conclusion . |
| 2 | This is the first stage of a nuclear reaction which can lead to an explosion . |
| 3 | Anthropologists , in turn , have attempted to argue that , for example , the transition from brideservice , in which labour is performed by the prospective groom , to bridewealth , where objects are given in exchange for the bride , marks a significant difference in the development of a phenomenon whereby objects may stand for human labour , with the implication that this is the first stage towards the conditions of property and alienation as we know them today ( Strathern 1985 ) . |
| 4 | Whether this is the first stage in a phenotypic response of immature hepatocytes to cholestasis remains speculative . |
| 5 | said : ‘ This is the first stage and work on developing chromate-free coatings will continue . |
| 6 | This is the second stage in a band 's life , when they first receive income . |
| 7 | This is the second stage of work on the innovation problems of small high technology firms and their subsequent varying impact on regional economies . |
| 8 | This is the third stage in promoting the subject . |
| 9 | James Bell pointed out that this was the first stage of a large plan which would cost £585,000 . |
| 10 | This was the last stage of our training , and would be based around a farm called Garrigues . |
| 11 | We said that this was the last stage before which any unfixedness could be tolerated . |