Example sentences of "problem [be] [conj] [pron] be " in BNC.

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1 And er the need of this particular problem is unless there 's an area whereby there is an accident risk they wo n't bother with it .
2 The only problem is that we are not doing enough of it and in the right way .
3 ‘ The problem is that we are a retailer , and our skills may not be easily exported .
4 However , the problem is that we are approaching things on the Balcerowicz model , the Polish model .
5 I think our problem is that we 're too closely identified with beer , and traditional draught beer at that .
6 ‘ Our problem is that we 're not in the Premier League , but hopefully that will be remedied at the end of this season . ’
7 Our problem is that we 're not in the Premier League , but hopefully that will be remedied at the end of this season . ’
8 Our only problem is that we 're away from our country and our relatives .
9 The problem is that they are rather too practical in their outlook and are used to doing as they please . ’
10 The problem is that they are a small sample of all criminals , and almost certainly unrepresentative .
11 Part of the problem is that they are often on tasks that are also severely impaired after destruction of primary visual cortex .
12 The problem is that they are harder to measure and therefore justify , and that 's why hard-nosed finance people refuse to spend on environment and try to cut back training when it 's the last thing they should do .
13 The main problem is that they are then required to undergo training in paramilitary riot control at Hounslow under the tuition of superfit instructors who convey a militaristic image .
14 ‘ The problem is that they are not there to be promoted . ’
15 Whereas adolescents ' problem is that they 're between homes , they do n't have that shell , so they 're free but also vulnerable .
16 The only problem is that they were not introduced soon enough .
17 Well , basically her problem is that she is afraid of nobody .
18 The problem is that there are not enough markets to absorb the waste that is available for recycling .
19 Another major problem is that there are so many ‘ Europes ’ , even in western Europe .
20 The problem is that there are very few young trees to succeed them .
21 The real problem is that there are situations where negative pecuniary externalities exist , and this means that co-operative R&D ventures may end up doing less R&D than independent firms would have done in the same setting .
22 The problem is that there are few data from which to calculate a requirement .
23 The problem is that there are far more male general managers , some of whom are , arguably , unexceptional .
24 Has it occurred to the Minister that the problem is that there are plenty of young people camped out in the open air , but that they do not have any work ?
25 The problem is that there are 75 ridings a year and to give a wider berth would concentrate our low flying over other parts of the countryside to the detriment of the inhabitants there .
26 Because part of the problem is that there are too many people in agriculture and if you can reduce the population threshold allowed , right , wages will virtually rise , because labour productivity will rise because there is less labour on the same amount of land .
27 The problem is that there 's little to offer in between ; high street quality seems almost a contradiction in terms .
28 ‘ The problem is that there 's hardly any around . ’
29 The root of the problem is that there is no Non-Conformist equivalent of the church commissioners who , as well as contributing in large measure to Church of England clergy stipends , share with the state the responsibility for providing the Redundant Churches Fund .
30 The problem is that there is nothing remotely central about these places at all .
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