Example sentences of "[is] some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least there s some loyalty left in the game |
| 2 | While there is some inconsistency within and between classrooms where subject labels and subject relationships are concerned , there is rather less inconsistency in this ‘ alternative curriculum ’ , and for children it has a much more profound impact than the labels teachers use . |
| 3 | Er , Ian , Ian made the point about some inconsistency and there is some inconsistency between the section conferences . |
| 4 | Timothy Langdale , QC , counsel for Guppy , said he had had high expenses in recent years and it should not be assumed ‘ that there is some pot of gold stuck in some foreign country ’ . |
| 5 | However , in nearly all instances there is some response to any face . |
| 6 | A less common type is some act or omission of the seller u nder the contract which lays the buyer open to legal action from third parties ( for instance because goods which have been negligently manufactured injure a third party while they are being used by the buyer ) . |
| 7 | This is probably acceptable so long as we restrict ourselves to a single group , like mammals , but there is some dissent when people seek to extrapolate mechanisms from non-vertebrate species , like molluscs , to the mammalian brain ( e.g. Hawkins and Kandel 1984 ) . |
| 8 | The effects have yet to be fully assessed , but there is some concern that , as bus companies are no longer allowed to engage in cross-subsidisation ( ie direct profits from profitable routes towards subsidising unprofitable ones ) , unprofitable routes and evening and weekend services may be forced to close . |
| 9 | There is some concern , however , that we are failing to capture the attention of the under-25s as much as our long term future demands , and steps are currently under way to improve matters . ’ |
| 10 | More common , even in a wide range of situations in which subordinate staff are primarily motivated by ‘ utilitarian ’ rather than ‘ normative ’ considerations , is some concern about the justification for the policy that is to be implemented . |
| 11 | THE Langbaurgh and Redcar counts will both be at the Coatham Bowl in Redcar : there is some concern , we gather , that the Redcar result may never be published . |
| 12 | There is some concern that such schemes could be killed off by privatisation . |
| 13 | The Amstrad 2286 is one such example , In the case of a 386 machine all you need is some software — EMM386.EXE that comes with MS-DOS 5 , 386MAX or QEMM . |
| 14 | All that 's really required is some software that controls how your documents are printed , and to whom . |
| 15 | The current obsession with pseudo-Victorian and other bogus ‘ historical ’ styles imposed willy-nilly and quite regardless of the true age of the pub , seems to suggest two things ; firstly that pub designers and fitters have completely lost their way , both in recognising and respecting what is genuinely old and in looking for a wholeheartedly modern pub style ; secondly that there is some king of awareness , correct but misguided , that people like their pubs to look old and feel familiar . |
| 16 | There is some flow along these tubes as well as around them , so that a spiralling motion results . |
| 17 | ‘ As well as this obvious damage , ’ he said to them , ‘ there is some oedema — swelling . |
| 18 | In most authorities there is some delay ; in some ( the metropolitan boroughs are the worst offenders ) there is an inordinate delay of weeks or months . |
| 19 | It may be that there is some delay after completion , which makes it impossible for the buyer 's conveyancers to lodge their transfer within the period of priority . |
| 20 | Because people have freedom of choice where to shop there is some overlap between these spheres of influence . |
| 21 | So there is some overlap . |
| 22 | At stages where there is some overlap in requirements for different mixtures it is better to use the higher oxygen mixture if cultures are to continue beyond 24 h . |
| 23 | Of course there is some overlap between the two ; there are some black people in professional work just as there are whites in unskilled labouring jobs . |
| 24 | As to the question of lower earnings paid in rural than in urban areas for the same industries , four reasons can be suggested for this , although there is some overlap with the earlier discussion of low agricultural wages . |
| 25 | I mean there is some overlap between biology |
| 26 | Each is suitable for a particular application , though there is some overlap . |
| 27 | The exclusion clauses which may be incorporated into contracts between firms and their customers may conveniently be divided into three types , although there is some overlap between them . |
| 28 | What pupils and parents require is some notion of progress in relation to other people , that is norm-referenced data ; in relation to mathematical objectives , that is criterion-referenced data ; and in relation to pupils ' own earlier performances . |
| 29 | Now , all we need is some glamour , some sex , some amphetamine … |
| 30 | Thus , there is some degree of selfdetermination in the ship case because we are free to shut our eyes , to cross the river and see it move from right to left , free to jump into the water and watch it coming towards us , free to determine the speed with which it passes across our visual field by moving our eyes with or against its movement . |