Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] [noun pl] is [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A well-known rationale for regional policy interventions is that countries with extensive regional imbalances in economic activity appear more prone to suffer inflationary pressures , and to suffer them sooner , than more spatially balanced nations . |
| 2 | The big worry for British engineering companies is that this recession , like the previous one , will increase the rate at which their share of world markets is shrinking . |
| 3 | However , my experience of do-it-yourself aquarium methods is that : — |
| 4 | One of her fears for the future of white water rodeos is that they almost inevitably will become more serious competitions and less friendly . |
| 5 | One of the benefits of decorated photograph frames is that one can always alter the surround at will , thereby changing the colour emphasis of a particular photograph . |
| 6 | Another factor which may influence the chances of conventional videodisc players is that in the 1990s , the collection of high quality , permanent recordings of movies and other programming might appeal in a way it never could in the early 1980s . |
| 7 | A key weakness of conventional forecasting methods is that they often fail to capture the ‘ turning points ’ — the onset of recession or the beginning of recovery . |
| 8 | The effect of these agency principles is that a ‘ sleeping ’ partner may find himself liable to meet the financial obligations incurred to a third party by an active member of the partnership . |
| 9 | Now , do n't be horrified , this is the whole point of these formica benches is that we can work directly on to them . |
| 10 | One of the peculiarities of these business cards is that there is no single standard set of English translations for the ranks and positions in Japanese companies . |
| 11 | One of the disadvantages of monthly reviewing schedules is that most instruments arriving at the Guitarist office are brand spanking new . |
| 12 | ‘ Rather , the higher level of compact disc prices is because prices have settled at a level which , on the whole , the market appears willing to bear , ’ according to an EC written reply to the leader of Labour MEPs , Glyn Ford . |
| 13 | So the stereotype of Appalachian English speakers is that they 're not very intelligent , they 've got a lack of ambition and success and a poor education . |
| 14 | However , what is usually of most concern in practical discussions of the effects of co-operative R&D ventures is whether co-operation in R&D affects the nature of competition in output markets , giving rise to an environmental externality . |
| 15 | One illuminating example of the usefulness of behavioural homework targets is that provided by a lift-phobic whom we saw . |
| 16 | One explanation for the inaccuracy of recent opinion polls is that ours is a nation of liars . |
| 17 | The relevance of this policy to the rights of floating charge holders is that the procedure for enforcement of a floating charge is to some extent treated as an insolvency proceeding . |
| 18 | In any event , from the American point of view , the whole purpose of ground-based cruise missiles is that the decision to use them can be taken instantaneously without consulting anybody else . |
| 19 | A claim made for non-ELT television materials is that they are authentic . |
| 20 | Another advantage of small chips with few address lines is that each cell of a chip only stores a very crude fragment of knowledge about the image on the retina . |
| 21 | The difficulty with standard significance tests is that their valid and effective use usually depends on the way the data are approached — for example whether the research has been designed with a specific hypothesis in mind or a less focused post hoc analysis is being carried out with a view to revealing underlying patterns . |
| 22 | The problem with such ladder filters is that , in general , each section loads the preceding one with a different impedance making it difficult to predict the overall performance of the ladder or to design a ladder to meet a given specification . |
| 23 | One of the problems with these job losses is that they were almost entirely unplanned : anyone who wanted to take severance or early retirement was allowed to do so irrespective of its effects on the department concerned and on the shape of the university . |
| 24 | The problem with these street preachers is that you do n't get the choice not to hear them . ’ |
| 25 | This might suggest that the major difficulty with closed class items is that they are harder to access than open class items . |
| 26 | One particular time when we are concerned with several computer architectures is when transferring programs from an old computer to a new one . |
| 27 | The main problem with serial/parallel disk drives is that they are not only more expensive but slower . |
| 28 | Accordingly , the danger with floating exchange rates is that the less formal arrangements for cooperation may foster insufficient inter national cooperation of policies for the alleviation of sustained economic recessions or containment of inflationary pressures . |
| 29 | One reason for this limited ability of central banks to intervene in foreign exchange markets is that , generally , official reserves of gold and foreign currencies have not increased in line with the size of the flows which can disturb exchange rates . |
| 30 | The problem with decentralising responsibility and , accountability within public sector organisations is that traditionally it is the politician who is held to account rather than the official . |