Example sentences of "[conj] are the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Critics of foreign ownership argue that British plants may become satellite plants or screwdriver plants , involved in the low value-added parts of the production process , providing jobs that are the first to disappear in times of difficulty . |
| 2 | It is just as well for him , therefore , that all the chicks , when they hatch , have firmly planted in their minds the notion that they must follow those two massive three-toed feet that are the first large moving things they see . |
| 3 | They are made under the EC Framework Directive on Health and Safety at Work and are the first in a series of new regulations designed to improve health and safety management ( see also ACCOUNTANCY , November 1992 , p 104 ) . |
| 4 | The accounts , which have been audited represent the CIT in the UK and are the first accounts of the Limited company . |
| 5 | They were chosen for the award by an independent panel of judges comprising leading local journalists from the print and electronic media and are the sixth award winners from the state of Kedah and the 142nd overall since the scheme was launched in July 1975 . |
| 6 | The next Minutes , dated January 11th , 1909 , are unsigned and are the last available until May 1920 ; interestingly they record a decision to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting to alter the Sunday Caddie rule . |
| 7 | Frozen solid in winter , they warm quickly in spring sunshine and may reach temperatures of 15–16°C by high summer , but are the first to slow down and freeze in autumn . |