Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Closely linked to the issues concerning this form of representation and visibility are the attitudinal issues — the attitudes towards women in such positions , and our own attitudes , as women in those positions , towards our positions and towards other women . |
| 2 | Over the decade since 1973 the main features of the energy demand reduction are the 36% fall in oil consumption , the 66% rise in gas consumption and the 80% increase in nuclear power consumption . |
| 3 | Handpainted wallpapers , a round room and a galleried landing with cupola are the main features of the Georgian part of the house . |
| 4 | But good planning and advance preparation are the best way to ensure the move is as efficient and trouble-free as possible . |
| 5 | The sort of girls who would quickly come to the fore are the sort of Malory-Towers-Swallows-and-Amazons type ; practical down to earth and capable , but there would probably be many unlike that who would be perfectly handless when it came to organisation and practicalities . |
| 6 | Peregrines executing a dive are the fastest animals in the world , but at this time of year they are particularly vulnerable to attack while they are displaying and setting up breeding territories . |
| 7 | I will asterisk those which I believe are s the simple raw data that Paul referred to , and the remainder are the |
| 8 | The most recent studies suggest that more than a third of employers discriminate against black applicants for jobs , and that levels of discrimination are the same for Asian and Afro-Caribbean applicants , for men and women , and vary little between job categories , although previous studies have documented higher levels of racial discrimination in relation to unskilled manual jobs ( Brown and Gay , 1985 ; Smith , 1977 ) . |
| 9 | Lack of interest and meagre funding are the feeble pillars of British and American official attitudes to the display of art at Expo ‘ 92 which opens in Seville towards the end of this month ( 20 April-12 October ) . |
| 10 | Changes in research management and research funding are the likeliest causes of the changes in publication patterns . |
| 11 | Changes in research management and research funding are the likeliest causes of the changes in publication patterns . |
| 12 | So , repression , it 's not that Freud dropped the concept of repression but that he elaborated it and made it much more sophisticated , and the mechanisms of defence are the means , you could say they 're the means by which er repression erm comes about . |
| 13 | So erm the mechanisms of defence are the means that the ego uses to stop itself being worried by any , anything that might seem to , that might seem to throw them . |
| 14 | For Southerners , a woman 's charm , mouth and hair are the key attractions . |
| 15 | Claims to privilege are the same as they would be on ordinary discovery . |
| 16 | The profit positions for the writers of options at the point of expiry are the exact opposite of those for the purchasers . |
| 17 | Until comparatively recently this hope looked greatly at odds with the realities of international law which was prepared to acknowledge the sovereignty and hence the legality of states whose boundaries or existence are the result of force , uphold treaties imposed by coercion , and in general allow that war is an international sphere . |
| 18 | Behind these come what I have called the gybing straps , since these are used during the carve gybe , and at the back of the board are the two high wind straps , which can only be used in Force 4 or above . |
| 19 | The board are the only ones who can resolve that . |
| 20 | In neither case are the conditions to which the product may be subjected precisely known . |
| 21 | The reasons in each case are the same : the sheer weight of human expansion and overpopulation . |
| 22 | Other frequently reiterated problems with community service provision are the absence of effective collaboration between the different service agencies ( see Wright et al , 1988 ) , and the related fact that services tend to be delivered in a piecemeal and fragmented way without coordination at service delivery level ( see for example Challis and Davies , 1980 ) . |
| 23 | The principal victims or beneficiaries of this change of direction are the historic tied houses . |
| 24 | In the other direction are the boutiques , cafés and bars of Gabicce . |
| 25 | ( Critics argue that the most obvious signs of this freedom are the huge pay rises awarded by the directors of many privatised companies to themselves . |
| 26 | Under this category are the following . |
| 27 | El Salvador has the lowest per capita calorie intake in Latin America , and preventable gastric diseases combined with malnutrition are the most common cause of death . |
| 28 | Theft , fraud , arson and vandalism are the most obvious crimes against the business itself , but you must also take into account any crimes against individuals who work for your company . |
| 29 | Mr Molland and the vicar are the trustees . |
| 30 | Other circumstances which may amount to frustration of a booking contract are the flooding of the hotel so as to make it uninhabitable or its destruction by fire . |