Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the contest between the two rulers or super-powers was of much deeper significance , amounting to a total re-assessment of Christian society and its government . |
| 2 | And though the Archidamian War accelerated this process no doubt , Athens was at war , or Athenians were on campaign , like Phormio in Akarnania , virtually every year of the pentekontaetea . |
| 3 | However , planning ahead may not always be possible — for example if your circumstances change quickly or vacancies are in short supply . |
| 4 | Compulsory labour involves working at a site designated by the authorities , where prisoners are under surveillance and restricted in their movements . |
| 5 | Above all , where ideologies are in conflict , the appeal to the imagined community of the nation appears to have defeated all challengers . |
| 6 | Where ideologies are in conflict , the appeal to the imagined community of the nation appears to have defeated all challengers . |
| 7 | Few exercises or investigations are of value unless they reach a clear conclusion and best practice reviews are no exception . |
| 8 | The parricide probably occurred in different parts of the globe , where groups were at the first stage in the evolution of Homo sapiens , It is probable that the killing was done , although Freud is not insistent on the point , if the horror of the actual deed has been faced emotionally and the resistance to the idea that it was a deed is not based on emotional resistances . |
| 9 | The research addresses the issue of why fertility is still high under conditions of population pressure on resources in as area of Kano State in Northern Nigeria , where densities are in excess of 250 per square mile , soil fertility is poor , and rainfall levels are falling . |
| 10 | West Country Living : Now 's the time to take the plunge at the water 's edge The property price fall is worst of all where waves are in view , Marcus Palliser finds |
| 11 | Where branches are in any doubt regarding the correct action to be taken or whether underpinning is required , the full file should be submitted to HO Home Claims & Support . |
| 12 | The main clinical sign in both Type I and Type II disease is a profuse watery diarrhoea and in Type I , where calves are at grass , this is usually persistent and has a characteristic bright green colour . |
| 13 | DLabel has no idea what kind of paper or labels is in your printer , and takes your word for it that the size you specify is correct . |
| 14 | Where warranties are to be given the following additional clause may be contained in the agreement : |
| 15 | The other area of controversy was in the kitchen , where cupboards were to be installed by John Saunders , a friend in the business . |
| 16 | In December 1899 , new receiving wards for casuals or tramps were under construction , and they were ready for occupation by the time that Harvey Goldsmith arrived . |
| 17 | One of their main concerns is that their children or grandchildren are to be placed for adoption with no continuing contact with family members , including brothers and sisters . |
| 18 | Mr Kirwan hit back : ‘ Safety should n't come into it where lives are at risk . |
| 19 | In older properties , where ceilings are of lath and plaster , the weight of a plaster ceiling centrepiece can pull the plaster keying away from the laths , causing the whole centre to sag alarmingly . |
| 20 | Our advice is that , where hedgerows are to be replaced , they should not be substituted just with a row of quickthorn between two strands of barbed wire , but with a mixed , proper , traditional hedge — which would be much better for the environment and habitat . |
| 21 | Japan 's Ministry of Posts & Telecommunications is considering constructing optical communications networks as public projects , in recognition that competition has made companies such as Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp less willing to invest heavily in construction — NTT and other common carriers would be permitted to operate the networks , which the Ministry hopes would be used for broadcasting too . |
| 22 | And liberalism advanced even where governments were by no means unqualified in their crusading zeal for it . |
| 23 | A writer must face the terrifying complexity of contemporary life if her fictions or poems are to be relevant to the world today . |
| 24 | Or dogs being round you . |
| 25 | It is , in fact , an approach to managing health services and the range of views is largely reflecting just where individuals are within an organisation , the key tasks that concern them and their own approach to implementation . |
| 26 | This legislation is given legal effect upon subjects by virtue of judicial decision , and it is the function of the courts to say what the application of the words used to particular cases or individuals is to be . |
| 27 | In the case of estate agents , it is their business to act for numerous principals : where properties are of a similar description , there will be a conflict of interest between the principals each of whom will be concerned to attract potential purchasers to their property rather than that of another . |
| 28 | Where managers are of limited competence any increases in efficiency are more likely to result from improved resource efficiency , particularly through disposal of under-performing activities or subsidiaries in order to improve the group 's financial profile . |
| 29 | Sometimes time has decreed that certain books or pamphlets are of much greater importance that the others and some booksellers have an objectionable habit of dismembering the volumes and pricing the ‘ disbound ’ portions separately , to their financial advantage . |
| 30 | If paintings or prints are to be hung on the walls it is important to work out beforehand where they are going to go , and to make sure that battens are fixed in these particular areas . |