Example sentences of "be the [num ord] stage [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 're the last stage in |
| 2 | It does not , of course , have to be the first stage of the drama work . |
| 3 | Even in 1893 when the Manchester , Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway had opened its extension to London as the GCR , it was the wish of the Chairman , Sir Edward Watkin , that this should be the first stage of a connection to the Channel Tunnel if ever it was built . |
| 4 | This would be the first stage of an overland communication with India ; and it would also be of immense advantage for Britain 's trade with Europe , valuable to all parties . |
| 5 | The London Cocoa Trade Amazon Project , as my collecting programme had been christened , was to be the first stage in a rescue operation . |
| 6 | Yet such a solution would appear to be the last stage in the process of experimentation/disguise previously discussed . |
| 7 | No index is shown here , but this would be the last stage in the compilation of the scheme ; besides attempting to classify some items by the scheme , the index serves to check the scheme 's likely effectiveness . |
| 8 | This is part of a general trend towards simpler , cheaper and quicker forms of dispute resolution ( see 16.6 ) , and it may be the next stage of the history of expert determination . |
| 9 | As to the question of where the resources should come from , avoiding the easy ( albeit probably correct ) let-out of ‘ abolish capitalism ’ , I would say simply that the transfer of money to unpaid workers ought to be the next stage in the redistribution of wealth , taking precedence over ‘ breadwinners ’ pay claims , tax-cuts or ‘ family ’ benefit increases . |
| 10 | This , then , is the first stage of reacting to loss : denial — shock that something bad has happened — is our psyche 's way of defending us from experiencing too great a sense of harm too quickly . |
| 11 | Stagnation is the first stage of decay . |
| 12 | ‘ This is the first stage of a debate , ’ Mr Morrison stresses , ‘ it is not a conclusion . |
| 13 | This is the first stage of a nuclear reaction which can lead to an explosion . |
| 14 | This new exhibition area is the first stage of the Nuovi Uffizi complex , which has been subject to delays even though the funds have long been available . |
| 15 | It is the first stage of a lengthy process of writing . |
| 16 | Building up a good head of the correct aerobic ( air using ) bacteria on the surface of your filter media is the first stage of good biological filtration . |
| 17 | UARS is the first stage of Nasa 's Mission to Planet Earth , a 15-year global research programme aimed at studying the Earth " as a complete environmental system " . |
| 18 | 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 ) . |
| 19 | This separation from the mainstream arts community is the first stage towards true integration . |
| 20 | The 16-cell stage is the first stage at which two cellular phenotypes ( polar and apolar ) can be distinguished ( discussed in Section 4.1 ) . |
| 21 | Many MPs believe yesterday 's announcement is the first stage in the process towards Prince Charles renouncing his chances of the throne . |
| 22 | Invention is the first stage in the process of technological innovation . |
| 23 | Collection of ground control point coordinates is the first stage in the geometric correction of an image ( see text for discussion ) . |
| 24 | Whether this is the first stage in a phenotypic response of immature hepatocytes to cholestasis remains speculative . |
| 25 | Many critics suspect it is the first stage in the construction of the repository itself , a highly controversial project . |
| 26 | The Rockwell Nature Conservation Area is the first stage in the scheme and is already home to 60 different types of birds . |
| 27 | The construction of the course is the first stage in the £5.18 million project . |
| 28 | This is the second stage of work on the innovation problems of small high technology firms and their subsequent varying impact on regional economies . |
| 29 | This is the second stage in a band 's life , when they first receive income . |
| 30 | This is the third stage in promoting the subject . |