Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm in my experience it 's quite normal for erm a period after the close of the enquiry to be erm given to erm the planning authority or authorities to on other matters which are outstanding at the close of the enquiry , whether it 's two weeks , whether it 's whether it 's very very common , it 's it 's reasonable that the authority should have that opportunity to . |
| 2 | ‘ Others , including myself , believe that non-punitive but truly compensatory damages awarded by the courts of the United Kingdom are preferable to the exorbitance of emotionally-driven jury awards , ’ he said . |
| 3 | The spinelets are largest in the centre of the disk becoming shorter and more rugose towards the edge . |
| 4 | The spinelets are largest in the centre of the disk . |
| 5 | It 's hard to imagine now the armies of men working here and at Beldi Hill , but at one time the area must have been loud with the noise of men and their picks , crowbars , shovels , barrows , crushing hammers and water-wheels . |
| 6 | However , the sex of the fetus will be known in numerous situations of antenatal diagnosis other than for sex-linked diseases , and it now seems that some women seek abortions merely because they are dissatisfied with the sex of the fetus . |
| 7 | Although Essex finally agreed to provide Thomas with special teaching in a state school , his parents are dissatisfied with the quality of tuition on offer and have appealed for help from Mr Clarke , Education Secretary . |
| 8 | The second reason why conventional maps are unsuitable for the answering of the types of queries mentioned above is that the human eye and brain can not take in the amounts of information that would be present in the overlays and in the accompanying tables of figures and statistics . |
| 9 | The tables on the South side of the Library are unsuitable for the consultation of colour illustrated books , and for leather bound books , until UV screening can be applied to the windows . |
| 10 | It is in the field of its own procedures that the Court of Appeal , in the past , has been receptive to the claim of substantive justice . |
| 11 | In fact it seems more likely that Picasso felt that the Demoiselles as he decided to accept or leave it represented a truly astonishing challenge with which he himself must come to terms ; obviously if he had been dissatisfied with the look of the painting he would not have left it as it is , and it has been argued that the stylistic discrepancies within the painting are essential to its iconography , to the message which it is intended to convey . |
| 12 | Mr Morley is understood to have been depressed since the death of his wife from cancer nearly two years ago . |
| 13 | I happened to see Sir John Woods [ Permanent Secretary to the Board of Trade ] tonight and he told me that Sir Stafford Cripps had been reading the minutes of Cabinet committees during his absence [ in India , where he had been for nearly four months trying to reach a settlement which would lead to independence ] and had been depressed by the amount of time and energy taken up in the Ministerial Committees with the discussion of quite minor matters which individual Ministers ought to settle in their discretion . |
| 14 | The dilemmas and compromises which are inherent to the task of teaching need to be honestly identified and openly confronted . |
| 15 | But difficulties arise which are inherent in the nature of poetry itself . |
| 16 | this morning this beautiful day had been rich with the promise of some wonderful event before nightfall . |
| 17 | He was put on probation and ordered to do community service after a solicitor said he 'd been upset by the death of his mother . |
| 18 | Our study also indicates that αβ T cells are unnecessary for the generation of apparently normal γ T cells . |
| 19 | Dr Mann concluded that students are uninstructed in the use of books , and laid the blame on the lecturers . |
| 20 | The Romans had been used to the idea of employing rams to push down walls , and catapults to throw stones at or over them . |
| 21 | But , if this has happened and the information has been used to the detriment of the person to whom it " belongs " , damages will be available against the person responsible . |
| 22 | Thus the Duke and the rest of the Christians are dishonest towards the bond of business set by Shylock in expecting him to be forgiving . |
| 23 | Most mammalian embryologists have been guilty in the past of using age as a measure of developmental stage ; this has proved to be an inadequate and often misleading criterion . |
| 24 | ‘ The society are supportive of the continuation of the local brick-making industry and the employment it provides . |
| 25 | Where bureau heads are mobile within the structure of state administration they have less of an egoistic interest in maximizing budgets . |
| 26 | In addition , analysts — like many others — are apprehensive about the prospect of VAT being imposed on books ; Pentos itself believes VAT of 5% on books is likely . |
| 27 | The questions may have been terse to the point of harshness , but Bert seemed equal to them . |
| 28 | This means that the traverse across Scotland usually takes two days , three if you are marooned in the middle of a Sunday . |
| 29 | Apart from the points discussed above , which are due to the structure of the file , two more considerations will influence the space required by the file . |
| 30 | According to a Nature Conservancy Council Report ( 1981b ) significant declines in swan populations in many parts of Britain are due to the ingestion of lead shot and weights which find their way on to lake and stream beds from where they are consumed as grit . |