Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] is that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A simpler interpretation is that the experimenters have rediscovered what Lashley ( 1950 ) showed many years ago , that partial removal of the cortical area to which the dorsal lateral geniculate body projects , has remarkably little effect on simple form discrimination tasks and that it is only when the entire cortical projection zone is removed that severe deficits , detectable in the simple behavioural paradigms we use , emerge . |
| 2 | A possible explanation is that the Celtic tradition remained in these areas longer than the south and west , the people of which with their close Gallic links had been subject to greater Roman influence before the conquest , this region too was where the vast majority of the figured pottery was made . |
| 3 | A possible explanation is that the reduced bile flow as shown in cholesterol gall stone patients may enhance the absorption of water in the bile duct and may thus produce hepatic bile with a greater total lipid concentration . |
| 4 | The other most obvious difference between the researcher and the ordinary new member of a social group is that the former must keep detailed and accurate notes and records of everything observed and every impression gained . |
| 5 | A different suggestion is that the rate of the Earth 's spin periodically slows down and then speeds up again , the ‘ slow ’ times coinciding with ice ages . |
| 6 | A further problem is that the governing authority of quangos often consists of a board or council . |
| 7 | A further problem is that the promotion , pay and career development of officials may be outside the control of immediate superiors and hence it may be difficult for the departmental head to have much impact upon the work , the responsibilities , the morale and the development of individuals within the organisation . |
| 8 | A further requirement is that the task or role which you are prepared to delegate must be seen as an important one . |
| 9 | A further difficulty is that the current legislation provides no means for combating the growth of the tacit or informal collusion which has come to replace the formal agreements of earlier years . |
| 10 | A further refinement is that the Secretary of State ( through a panel of inspectors ) conducts an examination in public into the proposals , rather than adjudicates on objections in an appeal system . |
| 11 | A further advantage is that the amateur can also save 20 years practice . |
| 12 | A further advantage is that the hens will assist in controlling unwanted bugs and slugs . |
| 13 | A further advantage is that the higher new salary will form the basis for future overtime payment calculations whereas Computer Technology Payments were excluded . |
| 14 | A further speculation is that the optimum must lie between these two values . |
| 15 | A further possibility is that the individual may , at least for a time , hold onto beliefs and values taken without question from others , for example parents , teachers , peers . |
| 16 | A further possibility is that the guillotine motion has been tabled because massive opposition to the Bill is anticipated . |
| 17 | A further risk is that the smaller Fellowships become so , " special and different " that they may lose the wider identification with all sufferers from addictive disease and they may therefore be less exposed to the common humility that is the essential basis for recovery . |
| 18 | A further complication is that the function of a particular segment may depend on just which interpretations are most likely at that point in processing rather than on the language system as a whole . |
| 19 | The non-response is likely to be non-random so that bias is introduced ; a further complication is that the desired respondent may pass the form to someone he or she thinks is more interested . |
| 20 | A further presumption is that the Scots Reformers indulged themselves in communion but twice a year . |
| 21 | A further difference is that the other language , English , is not learned naturally and probably has to be ‘ taught ’ rather than simply acquired through access . |
| 22 | The parallel market has no participation by the Bank of England ; a further distinction is that the discount market activity is on a secured basis — in the parallel market it is unsecured . |
| 23 | He added : ‘ A further distinction is that the new age traveller tends to seek a high level of musical enjoyment , enhanced by stimulants such as alcohol , soft drugs or designer drugs . ’ |
| 24 | A further danger is that the vagueness of the new offences might lead to their being constitutionally challenged as contrary to section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . |
| 25 | A further point is that the Shotgun model includes a large number of carrier variables and that it is worth further investigation to see if a more parsimonious model provides a satisfactory relationship . |
| 26 | A further example is that the provisions in question are against the principles contained in public Acts ; and yet a further example is that the provisions do not conform to previously accepted models , precedents , etc , from the point of view of drafting . |
| 27 | A further example is that the provisions in question are against the principles contained in public Acts ; and yet a further example is that the provisions do not conform to previously accepted models , precedents , etc , from the point of view of drafting . |
| 28 | The basic criterion for the need to reorganize a direct file is that the number of seeks per access has risen appreciably . |
| 29 | A popular theory is that the body 's genetic material ‘ wears out ’ , accumulating more and more errors until the body 's cells cease to function altogether . |
| 30 | The only difference from a commercial studio is that the BBC 's recordings are n't meant for release on record . |