Example sentences of "[noun pl] are [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your notes are ultimately a personal activity . |
| 2 | It the belief becomes current in public opinion that in the arguments between government and opposition it is not really a matter of opposing opinions being presented , then the impression will increasingly gain currency that parliamentary discussions are just a game . |
| 3 | There was also the possibility of a more flexible use of facilities in the statutory , voluntary and private sectors , and , finally , the powerful influence of doctors over the lives of the chronically disabled would inevitably wane , a process of ‘ de-medicalization ’ which is largely to be welcomed as medical and nursing skills are only a small part of the required professional skills . |
| 4 | One approach to debunking the distinctiveness of the Thatcher record is to argue that the post-1979 policies are merely a continuation of earlier trends , for example , of the early economic policies of Mr Heath 's 1970 government or of the acceptance of monetary targets and abandonment of Keynesianism under the Callaghan — Healey regime in 1976 . |
| 5 | Their attitudes are clearly a significant factor in whether the technical innovation is successful . |
| 6 | Food preferences are obviously a very individual matter . |
| 7 | MANAGEMENT buy-outs are still a major option , even in the depths of the recession , says venture capitalist 3i . |
| 8 | SuperCalc is more colourful than 1-2-3 in its basic livery , but the icons are just a few abbreviations on the screen |
| 9 | Although the latter cases are probably a diminishing minority , especially now that budgetary delegation under LMS has made it essential that heads in their turn delegate a greater proportion of their managerial functions to senior staff , our studies indicate a more general need for primary schools to continue to review the role of deputy headship , to define more exactly the range of tasks it is appropriate for someone at that level of seniority to undertake , and to ensure that all deputy heads have appropriate job specifications . |
| 10 | Children 's activities are also a high priority , with art workshops and dance courses taking place on a regular basis . |
| 11 | Long hours are often a reflection of an organization 's bureaucratic inefficiency . |
| 12 | Finally , words with ‘ strong ’ and ‘ weak ’ forms are clearly a related matter . |
| 13 | His teeth are even a snow white in colour . |
| 14 | But they admit that many warning signs are just a bluff . |
| 15 | xlvii , Against Euergos ) by pirates , local rowdies or litigants seeking what is nowadays politely called a ‘ remedy by self-help ’ ; in which case the answer was to take refuge inside the fortified central pyrgos or tower , whose foundations are still a feature of the Vari site . |
| 16 | U.S. titles are now a phone call away . |
| 17 | Now that many good leasehold titles are quite a few years old , however , this might well be the time to apply to the Registry to convert a good leasehold to an absolute title . |
| 18 | Many do not successfully complete this journey as anemones are often a limited resource on the reef and most of the fry are eaten by predators before they can reach protection . |
| 19 | The Duveen Galleries are basically a large hallway formed by three separate but continuous rooms strung out in a line , which empty into the side galleries to the right and left . |
| 20 | These meetings are also a chance to swap ideas and plan what we 'll do the next day . |
| 21 | Such proposals are naturally a major source of controversy between the political parties but some local authorities have undoubtedly been looking at charges with a fresh eye in recent years . |
| 22 | The upshot is that London currency derivatives have completely disappeared , currency futures are now a monopoly of the CME while currency options are split between the CME and Philadelphia . |
| 23 | For a young baby who has several more months of formula to come , the hydrolysates are probably a better choice than soya formulas , therefore . |
| 24 | Professional musicians are mostly a cynical lot — they 've heard it all before and played it all before too . |
| 25 | For the Roman period , settlement patterns are perhaps a little more precise . |
| 26 | All three types of pattern , ( written , diagrammatical and digital or Form ) , are based on a tension , or gauge , swatch ; without this , the pattern would not exist at all in any form , because all knitting patterns are basically a notation of how to knit a shape with a given yarn and stitch type , mathematically calculated from the original swatch . |
| 27 | Less than half these Vs have had repeats , and the names of the first ascensionists are often a better guide to a route 's difficulty than its published grade . |
| 28 | Maintenance contracts are therefore a prudent investment . |
| 29 | Their differing opinions are just a discussion , with no heated feelings at all , and Jack is obeyed without argument . |
| 30 | Moral : minor roads are only a short cut if you know where you are ! |