Example sentences of "is [adv] [num] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover the story is basically one of the dynamics of medical specialisation — London 's story of hidden ( and not so hidden ) subspecialties is even more apparent in Paris . |
| 2 | Mr Major is only one of a majority of politicians who like it hot at the Kundan . |
| 3 | So the mysteries of migration routes , which prompted this brief foray into the biological and geological past , is only one of a myriad miraculous facets of nature , of the greater Mind , that tells us of the great planetary drama in which life has existed , maintained within such finely balanced parameters , for hundreds of millions , if not billions of years . |
| 4 | Much of what Suzanne Moore argues in her piece ( MT February ) is entirely welcome ; the prosecution of a group of sado-masochists is only one of a sequence of events — most recently the provisions of Clause 25 of the Criminal Justice bill — which look uncommonly like the recriminalisation of homosexuality by stealth . |
| 5 | A tanker ban is only one of a package of measures which may be in place by the year 2000 . |
| 6 | How far debt finance reduces the capital stock inherited by future generations depends on the choice of taxes ; and the use of terms such as the ‘ burden of the debt ’ obscures the fact that debt policy is only one of a package of instruments for attaining a desirable intertemporal distribution . |
| 7 | ‘ It is only one of a number of options which include proposals from British , US and Continental companies , ’ the source said . |
| 8 | The courts have made clear on several occasions that section 76 lays down a ‘ general principle ’ of parental choice which is only one of a number of factors to which an LEA could or should have regard when exercising their functions . |
| 9 | It is only one of a number of instruments which express the official curriculum . |
| 10 | If it is accepted that ability to consume is the major determinant and indicator of economic status — and that is implicit in the common concern over the ‘ standard of living ’ of different groups in society — then the conclusion must be that retirement is only one of a number of factors that affect economic status , and retirement alone is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for economic dependency . |
| 11 | While this perspective was offered as an alternative to the moral and disease models of child abuse , which tend to dominate ‘ lay ’ and ‘ expert ’ thinking on the subject , it is only one of a number of possible sociological approaches . |
| 12 | In some monastic traditions the Office is only one of a number of priorities . |
| 13 | The New Year feast is only one of a number of sumptuous meals that follow as relatives arrive over the next few days . |
| 14 | Paul is a lawyer other lawyers love to hate , but his is only one of a number of Yorkshire law firms that are sending a chill down the back of the London legal establishment . |
| 15 | Checkpoint Cheltenham is only one of a mound of proposals on marketing director Brian Larcher 's desk , of which perhaps one in eight will get built . |
| 16 | That is only one of a series of incidents in the CAA 's files where conflicting transmissions have led to dangerous situations . |
| 17 | And the problem of the relation between idea and reality is only one of the difficulties . |
| 18 | As explained above , the main feature of these proposals is that the UK should adopt an Article 85-type law on restrictive trade practices , and an Article 86-type law on abuse of market power ( though this is only one of the options put forward ) , while retaining the present UK arrangements for mergers policy . |
| 19 | If , as we have been told , that is only one of the options , the Minister should tell us what the other options are . |
| 20 | In any case , non-compliance with medication is only one of the factors which affects the progress of a psychotic illness and the possibility of a relapse . |
| 21 | But that is only one of the factors in North Yorkshire that is influencing the vacancy rate . |
| 22 | Amenity is only one of the factors to be taken into account . |
| 23 | Disclosure is only one of the areas dealt with in the regulations ; they also set out the principles and rules to be followed in preparing building societies ' accounts . |
| 24 | Gyproc cove is only one of the range of British Gypsum home improvement products . |
| 25 | Salination is only one of the problems , but it is a serious one . |
| 26 | However , it should be stressed that diagnosis is only one of the aims of assessment and diagnosis on its own may be of limited value in developing strategies for intervention ( Crystal 1984 ) . |
| 27 | Although the word " leprosy " is used throughout , true leprosy as we would define it is only one of the diseases mentioned here . |
| 28 | This is only one of the things that can happen to the electrons , but it is the one which is of interest in the production of TL . |
| 29 | Getting away with extremely low wages is only one of the benefits enjoyed by the employer ofhomeworkers . |
| 30 | Conductivity , he says , ‘ is only one of the process involved . |