Example sentences of "[am/are] the obvious " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Most of us use the booths at one time or another , and they are the obvious place to go if you need a picture for your identity card . ’ |
| 2 | Either the composition of the object or its microstructure are the obvious candidates . |
| 3 | During their period of farm isolation the goats intermittently exhibited large abscesses which are the obvious clinical symptoms of lumpy goat disease , Caseous lymphadenitis . |
| 4 | Perennials are the obvious choice , says Anne Swithinbank , to provide a wealth of cut flowers for indoor arrangements |
| 5 | There are the obvious slots for plugging in more circuit boards , sometimes as many as eight ; there are sockets for adding more main memory , sockets for adding more video memory , and a socket for co-processor to help with complicated maths ; and there are bays next to the disk drive lying vacant waiting for CD-ROM drives , bigger hard disks or whatever . |
| 6 | But he is right in saying that existing road space must be rationed — electronic devices are the obvious method — and public transport radically enhanced . |
| 7 | Sunspots are the obvious culprit . |
| 8 | Weight loss is common , as are the obvious physical signs of needle track marks ( and wearing long sleeves to hide them ) , and the perpetually sore , running nose of someone who has a sniffing habit . |
| 9 | There are the obvious queens of health and beauty cults for the older woman , such as Jane Fonda , Callan Pinkney ( of Callanetics fame ) and Joan Collins . |
| 10 | The two Parkers , already on standby , are the obvious replacements , although Carlton Palmer looks likely to replace Batty in a side otherwise unchanged from the one that drew with Norway last month . |
| 11 | What are the obvious truths about sleep ? |
| 12 | For such a model , power methods are the obvious choice . |
| 13 | Information technology , electronics and genetic engineering are the obvious candidates . |
| 14 | And , of course , at the back of all this there are the obvious and well-known variations between authorities across the country — variations which stem from different socio-demographic profiles , different resource priorities , and different service patterns . |
| 15 | To begin with there are the obvious inconsistencies of style . |
| 16 | Fig. 15 Goldfish are the obvious choice when stocking a new pool . |
| 17 | And expectations that we work , be active , and conceal as far as possible the very existence of our periods , mean that the instant , ’ disposable ’ , ’ invisible ’ products of the soft paper industry are the obvious choice for the vast majority of women . |
| 18 | There of course are the obvious ones : — |
| 19 | ‘ You 're the obvious suspect . |
| 20 | ‘ You 're the obvious person to do it , ’ Cara , ignoring that her sister was staring at her in total disbelief , went on . |
| 21 | ‘ Meaning , ’ she continued , ‘ that your neat little theory that I 'm the obvious suspect is actually pretty hollow … ’ |
| 22 | Someone has to do something about it , and of course I 'm the obvious person . |
| 23 | Well I mean obviously I 'm the obvious alternative is er financial planning |