Example sentences of "[adj] be [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why , then , did interest groups come into focus ; what was this new theory ; how adequately does this theory make sense of British politics ; are there alternative perspectives on the part played by interests and groups in British politics ; and how adequate are those perspectives ? |
| 2 | The multiplication of life tenures , the scramble for reversions , and the attempt to make posts hereditary are all indications that offices were coming to be regarded as forms of property rather than as jobs to be done . |
| 3 | So high were these prison walls , indeed , that they left you wondering at the build of the common Italian criminal . |
| 4 | ‘ How old were these kids ? ’ |
| 5 | How old were these children Nelly ? |
| 6 | Rather different were those heads who avoided not only confrontation but also contact , taking refuge in their office and resorting to memoranda rather than face-to-face encounters . |
| 7 | What Jencks 's argument makes clear is that inheritance theories are only of practical value when the inherited characteristic is specified , together with the way in which it actually operates to produce criminal behaviour . |
| 8 | What does seem clear is that Nu was one of the hardliners : he was suspicious of the British Government 's intentions , particularly with regard to keeping the Frontier Areas apart on ‘ Divide and Rule ’ lines . |
| 9 | In all these projects , what has become clear is that software configuration control is essential . |
| 10 | However , what is clear is that agriculture in many parts of the developing world is extremely vulnerable to even a slight worsening of conditions ( Parry , 1990 ) . |
| 11 | What is now becoming clear is that clozapine produces a build up of dopamine in different receptors from other neuroleptics , and this gives a strong indication that another neurochemical abnormality underlies at least some symptoms of the disorder . |
| 12 | Whether annexation was a long-term aim in Japan is debatable ; what is clear is that Japanese believed that their nation 's security necessitated a hold on power in Korea of a kind which could only be achieved by colonial status . |
| 13 | There is no room here for a highly technical debate about language , but what is clear is that Christianity can not possibly associate any view of God with what we would normally conceive a person to be . |
| 14 | What is clear is that business managers are pulled in many directions and that they must and do make choices among alternative objectives ’ . |
| 15 | if nothing for the fact that the message that is coming home loud and clear is this request for clarification , the advent of certainty , one way or another . |
| 16 | So clear is this conclusion to my mind that , notwithstanding anything which has been said in other cases , I would be very slow to concede that the word ‘ appropriates ’ in section 1(1) is in its context ambiguous . |
| 17 | A further test of the hypothesis that increased serum cholesterol and LDL levels are causative is that cholesterol lowering should reduce the incidence of ischaemic heart disease . |
| 18 | How free is another matter . |
| 19 | So generous is this bequest by birds to their young that a chick needs no additional food from which to build the flesh and bones and feathers of its infant body , and it still has enough energy left over to break its way out of the shell . |
| 20 | What , then is the essence of the thesis about prime ministerial government and how adequate is that perspective on the location of executive power within the British constitution ? |
| 21 | How adequate is this perspective on party politics in Britain ? |
| 22 | If you 're interested is this type of theatre and if you wish to see it regularly in the centre of Brighton , come and see these shows . |
| 23 | You know you say , How steep is that hill ? well for every hundred you go along you 'd go up fifteen . |
| 24 | How steep is that hill ? |
| 25 | how steep is that hill ? |
| 26 | A flushed and jolly character raises his glass among friends and family — how real , how reliable is that evidence ? |
| 27 | How old 's that child ? |
| 28 | How old 's this guy then ? |
| 29 | The crucial difference between new and old is that publishing responsibility passes to the television and radio operators : the ITC and Radio Authority will not have the power to preview programmes or vet schedules . |
| 30 | She should n't be allowed to stay there if , how old is this girl that 's been chucked out of the house ? |