Example sentences of "[noun pl] are usually a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Music and sound effects are usually an important part of a cartoon . |
| 2 | These conditioned psychological needs are usually an extension of a horse 's normal essential requirements ; and sometimes they are advantageous to us in our relationship with horses , but sometimes they are not . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , most yarns these days are usually a mixture of acrylic or man-made fibres with tough , unbreakable qualities and they are also non-biodegradable . |
| 4 | Although such developments are usually a sign of a firm 's success they are not by any means free from potential difficulty which should be resolved before final decisions are taken . |
| 5 | Since men are usually a bit taller than their female partners , it 's easier if the man can stand so that he 's a little lower than his partner . |
| 6 | Literal translation fares rather better with dead metaphors ; the results are usually a little odd , but are nonetheless interpretable in the manner of live metaphors . |
| 7 | Such records are usually a ‘ collection ’ and feature a particular theme ( e.g. country & western or easy listening ) and the advertisement states that the collection is not available in the shops . |
| 8 | The letters are usually an abbreviation of the program 's name , for example , WP for WordPerfect . |
| 9 | This grand term merely means that successful community care schemes are usually a joint initiative of two or more service sectors , that is , a local authority and a voluntary organization , a local authority and the NHS , the NHS and a housing association , and so on . |