Example sentences of "is the main [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the main message of these ‘ Notes ’ . |
| 2 | * Geographic Distribution — this is particularly important where personal selling by sales representatives is the main element of the company 's promotional mix . |
| 3 | Nor is the main character of yours likely to be a detective , of any sort . |
| 4 | Shep Huntley is the main character of her new lie but like so much of what has come before Shep Huntley never materialises . |
| 5 | Carrie , properly named Carrieta White , who is the main character in this book , is a young rather ugly girl of sixteen . |
| 6 | A distinction should be drawn here with the reasonableness of a clause which is the main test under UCTA 1977 . |
| 7 | If the clause is the main unit of encoding then we would expect to find that almost all clauses in the speech corpus Beattie analysed should contain pauses , particularly in initial position . |
| 8 | Chrace is the main route through which the Dark Elves seek access to the Inner Lands . |
| 9 | Without doubt , content is the main consideration in most kinds of library , and it is probably rare for physical characteristics to play a decisive role in the selection decision . |
| 10 | The music screen , showing here a comfortable six lines , is the main part of this program . |
| 11 | This Jewish atmosphere is the main memory from the film , along with Melanie Griffith 's character development , and a bit of action thrown in . |
| 12 | … is the main weakness in any organisation . |
| 13 | The amount , type and distribution of clay , mainly within the pore space , is the main influence on permeability reduction . |
| 14 | The launch of a new GRID shoe this spring , a lightweight racer/trainer , is the main addition to the range , but there are also upgraded versions of the Courageous and Jazz 3000 . |
| 15 | There are two sharp Mervyn Peake caricatures — by Gillian Hanna in a brief , chilling appearance as Leonce 's mistress , and by Derek Hutchinson , whose brutishly powerful Valerio is the main event of the evening . |
| 16 | The run has been held every year since 1930 , apart from the war years and is the main event in the veteran calendar . |
| 17 | But 21-year-old Hide is the main attraction to some . |
| 18 | This is the main cost for any part time model starting out . |
| 19 | This is the main issue of principle which I have to decide , and is one on which the defendants side with the plaintiffs against the submission on the part of the Bank of England that the answer to this question is in the affirmative . |
| 20 | Aching in bones as if they would break is the main feature of this remedy that accompanies all of its complaints . |
| 21 | An unusual version of the Plough Monday custom has recently been revived at Whittlesea , near Peterborough , where a straw bear is the main feature of the procession . |
| 22 | It should be clear to most people that the Franco-German axis is the main initiator of these plans . |
| 23 | In a busy office , time is the main difficulty in perusing a possibly lengthy abstract , although the length of most has been greatly reduced since the statutory minimum length of title was reduced to 15 years . |
| 24 | The household , the group of people who live together in a separate living space , is the main link between population and housing . |
| 25 | The MV Thorsvoe is the main link between the island of Hoy and the Orkney mainland . |
| 26 | It is a very important market in that it is the main link between all other sectors of the money market in London and participants include not just banks , but just about every area of the finance community . |
| 27 | and carried out with its C six O two road which is the main link between the airbase and |
| 28 | Once again rural violence is the main story in our programme . |
| 29 | The effective use of this resource is the main substance of part II and therefore constitutes the bulk of the advice . |
| 30 | It is the main function of the Statutory Instruments Act to ensure that where an instrument is made by a Minister of the Crown in pursuance of powers delegated to him by Parliament , Parliament shall have a reasonable opportunity to scrutinise his efforts with a view to deciding whether or not to endorse them . |