Example sentences of "are the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Though these documents do not necessarily show evidence of cost-effectiveness thinking being employed in their production , they are the first sign that market forces are having an impact . |
| 32 | The coronoid process ( Fig. 3.14 A , B and F ) and the angle of the mandible ( Fig. 3.14 D ) are the first to be broken . |
| 33 | These are the first summer records for the county . |
| 34 | Though this technology is well-established in medicine , researchers in Japan 's electric power industry think they are the first to take tomography outdoors . |
| 35 | He added : ‘ Aids for the disabled are the first glimmering of a further development of our culture , most of which has been concerned with the development of tools . |
| 36 | Until recently most attention was paid to the island 's goat population , but now pigs are the first priority . |
| 37 | These are the first police accident figures to be released . |
| 38 | They are the first phases in the biggest programme of clinical trials ever undertaken . |
| 39 | They are the first of six . |
| 40 | The leaflets : Personal protective equipment , Controlling contractors and Are you complying with COSHH ? are the first in a series dealing with topics which require particular attention . |
| 41 | Consequently these areas are the first to exhibit extra fat and the last to actually reduce . |
| 42 | Expert systems are the first commercial products to come from the world of Artificial Intelligence research . |
| 43 | The thing that hit me , really hit me , was that they are the first group who have really said anything serious , analytical , about housework . |
| 44 | The pictures featured here are the first quarterly winners of 1992 |
| 45 | The F-Plan calorie and fibre charts are the first charts to make it possible to keep to the correct number of calories and , at the same time , to choose the foods which will be of most help in making slimming both easier and speedier . |
| 46 | Except in cases of oxygen starvation , when the biggest fish in a pond are the first to succumb , it is the tiddlers that react worst to poor water quality , bacterial or parasitic problems . |
| 47 | The only other areas which may cause problems are the first finger bends which occur in bars 11–12 . |
| 48 | The Mancunian dance team are the first band to host an all-nighter at the venue and intend to perform two sets , one at 10pm and the other in the early hours . |
| 49 | Bleach are the first truly mind-boggling band ever to come from Ipswich , an archetypal Suffolk market town , once home of Bobby Robson and erm , that 's it . |
| 50 | In humans , those scents are the first form of communication between mother and baby . |
| 51 | Muffet the bearcat peers out curiously at her new home in London Zoo , where she and new partner Brendan are the first of their species in 20 years . |
| 52 | These are the first of the super-formats , and although basically compatible with standard VHS , the picture quality is greatly improved . |
| 53 | She also adds that there is still a feeling among recruiters that it is the poorer quality staff who are the first to go , however much she tries to emphasise that this is n't necessarily the case . |
| 54 | They are made under the EC Framework Directive on Health and Safety at Work and are the first in a series of new regulations designed to improve health and safety management ( see also ACCOUNTANCY , November 1992 , p 104 ) . |
| 55 | Directors need to make swift , well-informed decisions to ensure that their companies are the first to react and are able to grow at their competitors ' expense . |
| 56 | Critics of foreign ownership argue that British plants may become satellite plants or screwdriver plants , involved in the low value-added parts of the production process , providing jobs that are the first to disappear in times of difficulty . |
| 57 | ‘ Our machines are the first to produce high-quality images on 100 per cent cotton , and non-toxic , durable , images on mugs . ’ |
| 58 | ‘ We are the first England representative team to face the Springboks in 23 years and we must make it a memorable day , one the selectors can not ignore . ’ |
| 59 | ‘ You are the first . ’ |
| 60 | They are the first Suffolk representatives to take part in the national finals . |