Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wheel is of Flemish type , typical of the Donegal flax wheel . |
| 2 | Here the wheel is of ‘ pitchback ’ type , the water falling short of the highest point of the wheel , and thus turning it , as it were , backwards , or in the opposite direction to the flow of water . |
| 3 | Conversely , if the main wheel is behind the c.g. , the directional stability will be less and the rudder more effective . |
| 4 | The wheel is inside the building , as is usual in this part of the country . |
| 5 | A second water wheel is in the heart of the main building , this being a smaller one producing around six horse power . |
| 6 | To this end , Ritschl offered a fresh account of the nature of religion , an account which began by considering what religion is for . |
| 7 | The one Religion is beyond all speech . ’ |
| 8 | But if religion is beyond speech or predication as Gandhi affirms , can it be hypostasized , or referred to as if it is a referent ? |
| 9 | Only man 's will to triumph over life survives , making the world a human jungle in which religion is at best evolutionary humanism . |
| 10 | It is , however , because religion is about the archaic heritage of humanity , and involves relations with parent figures , particularly the father , that one would expect emotional reactions to the subject ; either religion is the most important part of life , and immune to scientific investigation for that reason , or it is too trivial to be worth a working scientist 's time . |
| 11 | Themes like " rites of passage " or " festivals " can so attract attention to sociological aspects of religion , that the impression is given to pupils that religion is about how people organize themselves and give meaning to their lives — that the essence of religion is manufactured by societies and by people . |
| 12 | Morality without religion is unthinkable for religion is to morality as water is to seeds in the soil . |
| 13 | A particularly famous instance of the search for a natural religion is to be seen in the early years of the French Revolution . |
| 14 | It is important to note that in any case this question of the essence of religion is to be debated by pupils , not assumed for them . |
| 15 | There is the suggestion , therefore , that the traditional popular religion is in decline , albeit still responsive enough to hierarchical religious leadership to produce the necessary political religious results . |
| 16 | To many observers in the outside world it would appear that the religion is in little danger . |
| 17 | But though the churches are failing , religion is in some ways more powerful than ever , if by ‘ religion ’ we mean some way for people to make sense of their lives , and particularly suffering . |
| 18 | They stand condemned by the very tenets of their religions unless that religion is in itself a perverse and cancerous development which will in time kill what gave it birth in any case . |
| 19 | Is it not the case that such a religion is by its very nature harmful to the cause of human equality ? |
| 20 | ‘ A moral life without reference to religion is like a house built on sand . |
| 21 | Perhaps your current self-image is at odds with your Dream ? |
| 22 | A $226 million fusion furnace is to be built at Livermore while a $294 million device is nearing completion at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in New Jersey . |
| 23 | The choice of how many tablespoons to make the solution with depends on how much of the granule is required in each tablespoon dose i.e. 1/7granule ( 7 tablespoons ) — unc ( 20 tablespoons ) , as well as for how many days the remedy is to be given . |
| 24 | The best remedy is to counter-attack . |
| 25 | The only remedy is to regularly spray the foliage with clear water to dislodge the pests so that the fish can devour them . |
| 26 | If an abseiler becomes entangled and stuck during an abseil then the only remedy is for the instructor to cut the rope at the top . |
| 27 | It can be an offence , however , not to assist strangers , injured or in acute danger , where an obvious remedy is at hand such as pulling someone from wreckage or issuing a warning . |
| 28 | The administration of the remedy is like dropping a pebble into the water 's edge , the ripples/waves resulting will depending on their homœopathicity cancel out the energy disturbance of the disease . |
| 29 | However , if we do not like being judged by an external tribunal , if we do not like our citizens being interrogated by foreign judges about acts committed in the United Kingdom , if we do not like our Acts of Parliament and our internal administration being scrupulously picked over by a European Commission , if we do not like the relations between the Crown and its possessions being altered over our heads , the remedy is in our own hands . |
| 30 | Pack this with activated carbon and filter wool , but do n't use the carbon while the copper remedy is in use as it will adsorb the treatment . |