Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] be in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The big hook which had once been part of a hanging scales was in the shape of the letter S , and sharpened to a point at both ends . |
| 2 | Now we know why Labour policies are in such a mess . |
| 3 | If judicial divisions and controversial judgments are in any case inevitable , the pragmatist asks , why should the controversy not be about what really matters , about which decision will produce the least inefficient practice or the fewest occasions of injustice in the future ? |
| 4 | The denominations of bank notes rose ; banker 's drafts were often used to replace cash ; and by the end of Emor several million-sesterce notes were in circulation . |
| 5 | The power of the various European States was in practice estimated by commentators largely in the crude terms of the extent of territory each possessed . |
| 6 | More than 120 copies were in the hands of various TV and broadcasting units by 4pm on Tuesday , the time The Sun says it got its copy . |
| 7 | Professional aims and social and economic policies were in alignment with each other . |
| 8 | She said one of her most memorable times was in 1924 , when Malcolm Muggeridge 's father was the candidate in her constituency . |
| 9 | Now although we can differentiate the products er agricultural products , we can only do that at the very final stage in processing , by and large , where there 's much less scope after product differentiation right , at the er the raw material erm level , which is where most agricultural trade continues er , most trade in agricultural products is in the raw commodity , not the refined commodity the refining , there might be the processing and the manufacturing , tend to occur in the country of consumption and not in the country of production a number of complicated , erm political reasons erm alright , but the but because there is n't the scope for product differentiation alright , we have n't witnessed an increase in intra industry trade in agricultural goods whereas we have done for manufactured goods because there is scope for intra industry trade er yeah scope for product differentiation . |
| 10 | Nizan 's literary and political activities are in many ways best understood as a contribution to what he would doubtless have designated as a " cultural revolution " . |
| 11 | James Molyneaux and the Rev Ian Paisley have already set this deadline for the resumption of talks and even as their two parties vigorously fought each other in several constituencies , joint working groups were in session drawing up vital working papers for the forthcoming negotiations . |
| 12 | Dry grasslands are in part a relic of early agriculture , dating from the days when pre-historic man undertook the first forest clearances . |
| 13 | Although the short-term projections were in line with many of those produced by private-sector forecasts , those covering the longer term were considered somewhat optimistic by many economists . |
| 14 | The problem , even for these simple situations , is to validate the proposed hierarchies in the sense of confirming ( or not ) that lower steps are in fact prerequisites for higher ones and in what sense they are prerequisites . |
| 15 | Their first tactic was to say they would take away the licence of any striker : their second was to say all striking drivers were in breach of contract and fire them . |
| 16 | Relatively few government securities are held , and although overseas securities grew in the 1980's , European equities are in fact a relatively small proportion of the total . |
| 17 | The mistake of allied strategists was in imagining that such a regime could possibly be brought to a state of collapse by a decline in popular morale . |
| 18 | This is that the evaluation of a company 's prospects is ultimately a matter of subjective judgment , and hence what ‘ economists frequently characterize as quantifiable risks are in reality uncertainties of such large and incalculable proportions as to intimidate investors and send them scurrying to the seemingly safer ground of follow-the-leader ’ . |
| 19 | At that time , it was becoming increasingly clear in discussions of nuclear strategy that strong voices were in favour of NATO moving towards a commitment of no first use of nuclear weapons . |
| 20 | Peter Lihou 's firm , Mainstream computers is in the doldrums . |
| 21 | Administrative secretaries were in early January appointed to run the two new parties , the National Republican Convention and the Social Democratic Party [ see p. 36968 ] . |
| 22 | Where larger amounts are concerned , the employer will need to become involved but this should not deter you if you believe that the purchase of free-standing AVCs is in your best long-term interest . |
| 23 | Therefore voluntary aided schools are in effect a kind of partnership : the premises are provided and to an extent kept up by the religious or other body which established them whilst the cost of running the schools is borne by the public purse . |
| 24 | Governors of states whose ruling political parties are in opposition to the Federal Government have announced plans to start their own channels . |
| 25 | Neither of his old clubs are in action today , but both could want him back next season , although Gosforth 's two student locks , Simon Gibbs and Alistair Meadows , have both said they will be staying with the club . |
| 26 | ‘ On final closure in 1980 the temporary bridge was removed and although the old foundations are in place , they can not be used due to poor ground conditions . |
| 27 | Administrator Denise Gilgallon said many exciting projects were in the pipeline . |
| 28 | Further investigations are in progress . |
| 29 | On the other hand , the policy formation process is a largely uncontrolled one : on the whole , the government decides which groups it will consult or listen to and which it will ignore ; and empirical evidence shows what one would intuitively expect , namely that some groups are in a much better position to influence government than others . |
| 30 | The problem , however , in understanding the popular impact upon social policies is in explaining the fact that governments seem peculiarly restrained in translating such opinion into policies . |