Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the scope for resistance is limited and the all pervasive security network is said to extend to Sunday services where sermons are monitored for hints of dissent . |
| 2 | But both Dr Kohl and Mr Modrow , aware that the hopes of many for reunification are growing by the day , and more quickly than the politicians can accommodate , tried to cool expectations . |
| 3 | The best leaves for smoking are things like oak or beech . |
| 4 | Boys who were caned at school for smoking were found to be more likely to increase their smoking than those not caned . |
| 5 | In early mosques , the focal point for prayer was a sacred stone ( the qibla ) , which was set in a wall facing Mecca ; it later became customary to enclose this stone within an arch-shaped niche known as a mihrab , or prayer niche . |
| 6 | What I really learnt about teaching was when I actually started the stuff . |
| 7 | There was no get-out clause for the gallant crustaceans who , once they had raced for glory were snapped up , popped into the cooking pot and served as ‘ dish of the day ’ by the ship 's chefs . |
| 8 | I should have thought on about Easter being late . ’ |
| 9 | But as we saw , this claim is asserted with more fervour than is justified , since the case for reduction is by no means watertight . |
| 10 | An obvious subject for preparation is to remind oneself of one 's assets . |
| 11 | The initial hypothesis suggested above about baptism being more a social than a religious ceremony is so general and broad that it obviously can not be tested without being broken down into its constituent parts . |
| 12 | Montanism , the Easter controversy , and the debate about baptism were all complex issues which required consultation between bishops . |
| 13 | Two patients who had been negative for dysplasia were found to have low grade dysplasia in their colectomy specimens . |
| 14 | What is unique about champagne is the particular combination of soil and grape varieties . |
| 15 | Despite that , surprisingly few complaints about discrimination are made to industrial tribunals each year . |
| 16 | Keeble ( 1980 ) had included this variable as a proxy for ‘ the restructuring hypothesis ’ , by which he meant the argument that the real reason for decentralization was that manufacturing industry was under pressure to cut costs and had changed location in a search for cheaper , ‘ green ’ labour . |
| 17 | The relationship between wealth , occupation and birth-determined social characteristics such as caste is a problem common to much research on South Asia . |
| 18 | say about badge 's |
| 19 | THE main public response to A Force for Change is the Plus Programme , a continuing series of measures drawn up by Deputy Assistant Commissioner Charles Pollard and Commander Alec Marnoch . |
| 20 | Maintaining the impetus for change is brought about by nothing less than dogged determination . |
| 21 | Public opinion on proposals for change is made known at public enquiries . |
| 22 | Only in desire for change is there a significant difference ; while the women score high , the men get almost full marks . |
| 23 | The argument for change is not just about cash . |
| 24 | External pressure for change is seen as mediated through the ‘ micro-politics ’ of school life , a term used to refer to the conflicts and struggles between various interest groups within schools . |
| 25 | How do we develop systems that are sensitive to the needs of users as well as the expressed needs of practitioners ? and , How do we maintain the practitioners ' interest when the need for change is identified but managing a planned process of change will take time ? |
| 26 | This article explains in more detail why establishing effective strategies for change is so important rather than leaving everything to ad hoc decision making . |
| 27 | However , Mead , Cooley and Thomas also recognised that socialisation is not a simple one-way process , and that potential for change is also generated within the individual . |
| 28 | Indeed the pressure for change is not something which batters the conservative position from outside , it is a worm which undermines it from within . |
| 29 | The potential for change is therefore always present in variation , and may appear as a progressively greater or lesser favouring by the speech community of particular linguistic variants from among the variants that are available in the community at some particular time : to that extent change can be said to consist of change in community norms . |
| 30 | The greatest force for change is the growth of the superstores , likely to dominate British electronics within five years . |