Example sentences of "they are [adj] of the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Indeed we are rarely aware of them as rules , until they are broken , since they are typical of the settings in which we received our moral training .
2 I believe they have proved to be responsible bodies , who have worked well with their Chief Constables and the local authorities their members represent and they are proud of the forces they are providing .
3 To many people the horse 's face seems rather unexpressive , and as a result they are unaware of the emotions of the horse .
4 Scotrail can not be so terminally stupid that they are unaware of the numbers of people wanting to use the train in the summer , and therefore a train that accommodates more than four people at a time may well be required .
5 However , we believe many Planning Committee members are fearful that voting to refuse will make them vulnerable to unpleasant accusations that they are uncaring of the needs of terminally ill children .
6 They are expressive of the sentiments of retributive justice that Beccaria wished to exclude from consideration of punishments .
7 While they are aware of the dangers of being seen to support the Tories , senior party members would argue that neither party had won the election , and Labour could not assume the Liberal Democrats would play its game .
8 But associated with the prohibition is the education and training of workers so that they are aware of the dangers and understand the reason for preventive action .
9 The fact that IUD users are up to nine times more likely than non-users to contract a sterilising infection is enough to rule it out for large numbers of women , despite it 's reliability as a contraceptive device — if they are aware of the dangers , that is .
10 Similarly I look at English and ask whether staff and students locate their discipline within the Leavisite paradigm or whether they are aware of the developments of the past thirty years , such as structuralism and post-structuralism .
11 Most people in Western countries are aware of the ‘ football pitch ’ sized areas of rainforest disappearing by the minute , but are they are aware of the murders and disappearances of the people who are living on these acres ?
12 The UK Forestry Commission would take issue with the findings of the UN ECE because they are doubtful of the methods used to measure damage .
13 People fail in negotiations because they are frightened of the consequences of saying " No " .
14 The men march with their warders and when they are clear of the confines of the fences for those few steps they are hemmed in by the soldiers and the dogs .
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