Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [noun] is that the " in BNC.

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1 Although such possessory rights are capable of being disposed inter vivos and can devolve to one 's heirs upon death , the cardinal rule in Islam is that the State can at any time repossess the land if such land is required for the public good .
2 ‘ What is important about the work in Edinburgh is that the scientists have shown that in children who are growth retarded , the risk of cot death is abnormally stronger , ’ said Prof Van Velzen .
3 The crucial difference in cricket is that the consulting process can only be conducted on the field
4 The purpose of this device in art is that the audience may cathart their projected anxieties surrounding disablement and ‘ able-bodiedness ’ .
5 THE LATEST joke in Tokyo is that the leader of the Socialist Party , Takako Doi , slipped on a pachinko ball .
6 The emphasis in recovery is that the unmanageability of the family members ' own life is a matter of personal choice : the actions of the primary sufferer do not inevitably dictate the reactions of the family member .
7 The worry in Washington is that the economy and national defence are suffering because young Americans have neither the technical skills of the Japanese nor the linguistic and scientific proficiency of Russian students .
8 But the word in Bonn is that the economics minister , Mr Helmut Haussmann , will overturn the veto ’ in the national economic interest . ’
9 Does my right hon. Friend agree that one of the difficulties of the tragic situation in Cyprus is that the Greek Cypriot Government are recognised as the Government of the whole island , whereas the Turkish invasion was precipitated by the Greek Cypriot coup , which destroyed the 1960 constitution ?
10 The fault element in rape is that the man knows that the woman is not consenting or ‘ could not care less ’ that she is not consenting .
11 The feature in question is that the second half of a parallelistic couplet ( line B ) is often more precise or specific than the first half ( line A ) .
12 One of the key lessons to come out of the General Motors-Toyota joint venture in California is that the Japanese automaker does not rely on automation and technology to replace workers in the plant .
13 The problem in Britain is that the federalists and the press generally , seem to think that everything is bad in Britain while everything is good on the Continent .
14 The reason why there is no increase in output is that the typical supplier has correctly realized that the price on his island is rising at the same rate as the average level of prices , and there has therefore been no change in his relative price and so no incentive to raise output above its natural level .
15 The next stage in promotion is that the agent would normally consult on the content of the proposed order , on the likelihood of opposition to the order , and on whether the Secretary of State would be likely to accede to the powers sought .
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