Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [conj] they [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advantages of films , video-tapes and MEDIATRON programmes are that they allow the careful preparation of material which is recorded and so can be used many times . |
| 2 | Anyone listening to or reading about the debate will know that the nub of the Government 's thinking is that they want the Bill to be passed . |
| 3 | ‘ Another thing I admired about young lads like Ken Logan , Gregor Townsend and Peter Wright is that they have the right attitude , a little bit of cockiness . |
| 4 | Their main benefit is that they allow the applications software to be independent of the physical printing device as opposed to the normal case where specific routines have to be written for each device . |
| 5 | Have you noticed how well-prepared some individuals are when they answer the phone and how others are ill-prepared , as though they never receive calls ? |
| 6 | An essential feature of general SVQs is that they preserve the main characteristics of occupational SVQs . |
| 7 | The point of new methods with new messages is that they convey the sense of a new order ( or at least the decline of the old one ) . |
| 8 | The advantage to lenders is that they reduce the risk of delinquent accounts by having access to data from a variety of sources . |
| 9 | The reason I single out the engineers rather than the commentators or the producers is that they ensured the best pictures of the University Boat Race ever seen , as well as the usual smooth coverage of the Grand National . |
| 10 | The common fault of children 's stories is that they grab the attention with some device , amuse thoroughly , but end up answering no questions . |
| 11 | ‘ Sure they miss the money , but one of the most important things is that they miss the buzz . |
| 12 | The reason for their use is that they make the task of interpretation easier for the reader . |
| 13 | The problem with ‘ infant industry ’ and other import controls is that they protect the domestic producer , whether foreign or local . |
| 14 | From the standpoint of constructivism , the reason why associationist-representational theories so spectacularly fail to capture the essence of thought is that they ignore the fact that every thought , like every action , has , at some level , a purpose . |
| 15 | One very important advantage in using CAI packages for online user training is that they reduce the ‘ stress ’ feeling , which is present in the use of real online systems . |
| 16 | The reason is that they deny the significance of speculative balances and argue that overwhelmingly money is held as a medium of exchange . |
| 17 | Marx 's main quarrel with writers such as Maine is that they see the communal aspect of the descent group as growing out of the expansion of the family . |
| 18 | As we shall see in a moment , one significance of the parallel markets is that they make the Bank 's monetary control operations , at least in principle , more difficult and they do this in at least two ways . |
| 19 | A feature of all these quotes is that they conflate the social and the personal ; Vicky , for example , argues that the arts are ‘ a waste of taxpayers ’ money' and then says ‘ I could n't motivate myself to do it ’ . |
| 20 | The answer is that they pursued the site owner monthly for three years until he agreed to sell the plot , seconds away from Hampstead Heath , then designed a five-bedroom house with 40ft outdoor pool and had it built . |
| 21 | All we ask of anyone coming to live in a civilized city is that they accept the code of behaviour of civilized , decent people ’ etcetera , etcetera … |
| 22 | The measure of Ireland 's forward effort was that they dominated the English pack despite a final lineout count that finished 28-16 in England 's favour . |
| 23 | One advantage is that they relieve the prosecution of the burden of proving sexual intercourse , which is helpful where precise forensic evidence is lacking . |
| 24 | However , their big advantage is that they leave the purchaser with unlimited upside potential in the event of a favourable exchange rate movement . |
| 25 | The only good thing you can say about Man U is that they lost the league championship this season ( fancy getting beaten by Leeds ! ) . |
| 26 | The merit of separate qualified defences is that they focus the evidence and the legal argument , giving the jury ( in contested cases ) an opportunity to assess the defence , and giving the judge fairly precise guidance on the basis for sentencing : this might be thought to ensure that each defendant is dealt with more fairly , but the risk of confusing the jury in a contested case might tend to erode that protection . |
| 27 | A necessary ( but not sufficient ) condition for performance improvements is that they force the manager to lower costs . |
| 28 | The important point about these immediate constraint is that they establish the scenario for the operation of the group . |
| 29 | A weakness of many low-cost colour inkjets is that they use the colour cartridge to produce black by applying 100 per cent cyan , magenta and yellow . |
| 30 | From the water companies ' point of view , the advantage of indirect systems is that they reduce the effects on the mains of heavy demand ( first thing in the morning , for example ) and that they keep most of the householder 's water system separate from the mains supply . |