Example sentences of "common [noun sg] [be] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eric writes from his perspective as well , and the common thread is that things do n't last — nothing lasts . ’ |
| 2 | Frank Field , Labour chairman of the Commons Social Services Select Committee , said a common thread was that many of the youngsters came from broken homes . |
| 3 | One common stereotype is that all women are natural wives and mothers . |
| 4 | The common link was that they were long-term drug abusers , and they all bought their heroin from pushers in the streets of San Jose and Watsonville , in June and July . |
| 5 | The most common response was that they felt better able to empathise with their patients and clients and understand the social and psychological implications of disability . |
| 6 | Another common fear is that vegetarians may be lacking in iron or vitamin B12 . |
| 7 | The common talk is that the Official Custodian manages £125bn of charity money and as she winds up her role the error is to assume that this should fall into the fund managers ' laps . |
| 8 | A common fault is that the roof space is not effectively isolated from its neighbours — the party wall must be fully complete up to the rafters and roof tiles so that no smoke can penetrate it . |
| 9 | Of total foreign investment in Czechoslovakia over the previous 2 years only 11 per cent had gone to Slovakia , and the common perception was that the industries of the Czech Lands were in general better placed to benefit from the programme of rapid privatization emphasised by Klaus . |
| 10 | The most common condition is that the appellant must bear the costs of the appeal whatever the outcome . |
| 11 | A common condition is that you should report to the area office on Form CLA30 if profit costs , disbursements and counsel 's fees exceed £2,500 ( inclusive of all VAT ) . |
| 12 | The most common reply was that the initiative offered an opportunity to be independent . |
| 13 | The basic rule of the common law is that : |
| 14 | ( a ) Incorporation The first requirement for an exclusion clause to be effective at common law is that the clause must be incorporated into the contract . |
| 15 | The extent of the warranty of title implied at common law is that the possession given to the purchaser will be undisturbed by the vendor or auctioneer and that the latter knows no defect in the vendor 's title ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 16 | Thus before the 1833 Dower Act , the principle under English common law was that a widow had a life entitlement to one-third of the income from her husband 's former property . |
| 17 | The most common distinction is that between first person ( identifying the speaker or a group which includes the speaker : English I/we ) , second person ( identifying the person or persons addressed : English you ) , and third person ( identifying persons and things other than the speaker and addressee : English he/she/it/they ) . |
| 18 | All connected with the Scotland squad are anxious to convey their respect for the talent in English ranks : the common theme is that the defeat in Cardiff against Wales does not create a poor team . |
| 19 | A common criticism is that their ‘ telepathy ’ is nothing more than mumbo-jumbo covering the clever ‘ detective ’ work of extracting clues and information from their naive victims . |
| 20 | A more common relationship is that between adult education and MSC whose declared commitment to training of various kinds and social education in preparation for responsible citizenship is well known . |
| 21 | There are various reasons why authorities might choose to issue coins , although the common factor is that there would be some benefit , however indirect , to the state . |
| 22 | But the common factor is that they all require the judgement and the practical imagination which the actuary is trained to apply . |
| 23 | The common factor is that we do so perceive them ! |
| 24 | The most common request is that everything should be set back the way it was at time X and it should appear as though the work carried out on package Y never happened at all ! |
| 25 | A common complaint is that the straps are too far back and that the board keeps turning into the wind . |
| 26 | After the first draft of the book was distributed to people for criticism , a common complaint was that these triples were annoying . |
| 27 | For example , if you read the contents of a bar code on a can of baked beans , the common belief is that you would get something along the lines of ‘ Heinz Baked Beans , 225g , 38p ’ . |
| 28 | By far the most common claim is that the review has helped to clarify aims and objectives . |
| 29 | Although there have been theories in this area which would suggest a linear relationship between arousal and performance ( e.g. Hull , 1943 ) the most common claim is that the two variables are related by the curvilinear pattern known as the inverted-U hypothesis ( e.g. Hebb , 1955 ) . |
| 30 | The common mistake is that people are afraid to pull too hard for fear of breaking something . |