Example sentences of "be [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Just shows you how much more important I am than them , does n't it ? ’ she laughed . |
| 2 | The advantages of these are that they last much longer and cost much less to run ( the saving well outweighs the higher asking price ) ; their disadvantages are that the light they give is not quite so ‘ warm ’ and does not come on instantly . |
| 3 | Their two main disadvantages are that they can discolour with time unless an ultra-violet light stabiliser is incorporated in the plastic , and that it 's difficult to fit security devices to them ( make sure good locks are fitted as standard by the manufacturer and frames are strengthened ) . |
| 4 | Marjorie Perloff has remarked that young American academics and students have a shared culture based on having read or studied the same books : ‘ they have , by and large , taken courses that expose them to writers like Freud , Nietzsche , and Marx , whereas the odds are that they have not taken a course in , say , the lyric poetry of Goethe , the fiction of Stendhal , or the theatre of Molière . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Latest indications are that they will miss out , but it is n't impossible , ’ said a spokesman for Schroders . |
| 6 | ‘ Latest indications are that they will miss out , but it is n't impossible , ’ said a spokesman for Schroders . |
| 7 | Latest reports are that they are breeding successfully . |
| 8 | The attractions of these products are that they store well , are easily obtained and offer a high profit margin . |
| 9 | Peel told the NME : ‘ The Wedding Present 's virtues are that they make records which are direct and uncomplicated and it seems that these are now being regarded as vices in some quarters . ’ |
| 10 | Important characteristics of expert systems are that they provide advice in problem-solving based on the knowledge of experts , facilitate learning through experience and allow the use of natural language processing . |
| 11 | The problems with unwanted feelings are that they tend to hinder us in the here and now even though the feelings are often associated with past or future events . |
| 12 | The advantages of these methods are that they allow for careful preparation of material and can make use of the best teachers available . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | If the fish are obtained from the same area the chances are that they all came from the same parents . |
| 15 | Drawbacks are that they are carburetted , requiring much wristwork from the driver on the hefty levers which control the warm air intakes . |
| 16 | But their big-money approach was rejected , and the indications now are that they wo n't be back . |
| 17 | It is an interesting activity , so the chances are that they will quickly forget about the camcorder and behave naturally . |
| 18 | Frequently recurring criticisms of the contracts are that they are of up to nine years ' duration , they contain hidden annual increases , that the costs of settling old agreements are added to the undisclosed capital value of new equipment , and that the total cost of a contract is not disclosed . |
| 19 | But it was certainly not my intention to say that the ASB in general and on other accounting questions was moving towards unfudgeable figures : indeed , the indications are that they will continue to ask companies and auditors to make judgments so as to distinguish case from case . |
| 20 | Yet another way in which people may judge the costliness of different types of credit is how reasonable they think any credit terms are that they have recently been using . |
| 21 | Their main advantages are that they are relatively cheap , come in a wide range of sizes and styles , and can be built directly into the brickwork without the need for a sub-frame . |
| 22 | Their two main disadvantages are that they can discolour with time unless an ultra-violet light stabiliser is incorporated in the plastic , and it 's difficult to fit security devices to them ( so make sure good locks are fitted as standard ) . |
| 23 | The owners of both Cool Ground and Twin Oaks are keen to run their horses and the indications are that they are likely to get their way . |
| 24 | The interesting points to note for both papers are that they emerged at a time when the SDP , a party of the middle-ground , was in the ascendant , and that neither moved to the ‘ left ’ , not even the social democratic ‘ left ’ , in the 1987 election . |
| 25 | The advantages of longitudinal studies are that they make it possible to study change over time , though as a series of snapshots rather than as a continuous process . |
| 26 | If multiprocessing desktop machines are on the agenda , and all indications are that they will appear later — that is to say next year — rather than sooner , then they will definitely use a higher performance Precision Architecture RISC 7100 part ( currently at 99MHz ) , which Hewlett-Packard will first introduce in a new uniprocessor system . |
| 27 | Two other requirements that Beccaria makes of punishments for them to be effective are that they should be prompt and certain . |
| 28 | If multiprocessing desktops are on the agenda , and all indications are that they will appear later — ie next year — rather than sooner , then they 'll definitely use a higher performance PA RISC 7100 part ( currently at 99MHz ) that HP will first introduce in a new uniprocessor system . |
| 29 | Meanwhile , DEC is supposed to have Alpha boxes running on the floor at DECWorld ‘ 92 in Boston this week : expectations are that they may have a deskside Flamingo , and one to four processor Laser there . |
| 30 | And as for yourself , you too should try talking to a friend or relative whom you trust — the chances are that they may already have realised that things are going badly . |