Example sentences of "[noun pl] [is] [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rationale for trying to obtain verbatim records of children 's speech in naturalistic settings is that it provides the best indication of what language a child actually uses in ordinary , everyday settings . |
| 2 | However , one of this industry 's main characteristics is that it attracts the maverick . |
| 3 | But the radical difference between this and previous dieting methods is that it makes the food you consume more filling and also renders some of the calories it supplies non-fattening , as you will begin to learn in the next chapter . |
| 4 | One of the beauties of Springs is that you dictate the pace . |
| 5 | An essential feature of general SVQs is that they preserve the main characteristics of occupational SVQs . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | The advantage to lenders is that they reduce the risk of delinquent accounts by having access to data from a variety of sources . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The common fault of children 's stories is that they grab the attention with some device , amuse thoroughly , but end up answering no questions . |
| 10 | ‘ Sure they miss the money , but one of the most important things is that they miss the buzz . |
| 11 | Now , to illustrate the difference between sort of causation , one of my favourites is if you take the number of new born babies in Holland and you take the number of storks , they 're found to significantly correlate . |
| 12 | The problem with ‘ infant industry ’ and other import controls is that they protect the domestic producer , whether foreign or local . |
| 13 | The significance of the geoid for the operation of geomorphic processes is that it defines the ultimate base level for denudation ; any change in the geoid would therefore cause consequential changes in base levels . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 ’ . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | A necessary ( but not sufficient ) condition for performance improvements is that they force the manager to lower costs . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | One of the main requirements of the analysts is that they view the organisation in a fresh and open way . |
| 21 | And the central point about localities is that they provide the context in which these combinations of social processes take place and in which people act as a result of such combinations . |
| 22 | One of the great attractions of DIY for many householders is that it avoids the notoriously difficult relationship between householder and the professional builder or decorator . |