Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun sg] was the " in BNC.

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1 According to Lincoln 's recollection subsequently , he glanced at a map in his office and decided within ten seconds that the 38th parallel was the correct demarcation line between the zones of American and Soviet occupation .
2 Colonel Bonesteel believed the 38th parallel was the most satisfactory line in dividing Soviet and American spheres that could be arrived at-this would place Seoul , the Korean capital , in the American sphere .
3 However , in favour of the 38th parallel was the fact that it appeared a rough and ready division , which might satisfy the Russians and give Seoul to the south .
4 According to Scott , Marshall was seventeen times lawfully married , and after his hundredth year was the avowed father of four illegitimate children .
5 The rise of the Nevilles and the Percies in the late fourteenth century was the first occasion when families of genuine northern origin came into the front rank of the nobility — one may exclude the duchy of Lancaster from any such comment , because it was closely connected with the royal family and also held substantial lands in the Midlands and the South .
6 The point at issue in the second case was the fundamental one of whether the Directive compels an employee to transfer when the employing enterprise is sold or whether the Directive merely creates an option for the employee to transfer .
7 The second change was the rise in inflation which reduced the statutory limits on contributions by more than half .
8 The second try was the mortal thrust .
9 The second sister was the mother of Sir Francis Bacon , and the youngest , Elizabeth came to Bisham as Lady Hoby .
10 The second cell was the same .
11 The Second Labour was the destruction of the Lernaean Hydra .
12 The second half was the same … all Swindon … the Blues packed the goalmouth and Town could n't find a way through …
13 the second half was the same … thank heavens for hammond … coming up the save of the game … and he followed that up with another …
14 The most contentious issue in the early days of the second session was the collegiality of bishops .
15 At the beginning of this book , the boys had clearly split into two different groups , the first group was uncontrolled , carefree and disorganised and the second group was the opposite , controlled , one unit and almost like an army .
16 The Second Period was the time during which was laid down the evidence the nature of which has been revealed by men such as Charles Darwin and others , who gave to the world an understanding of the way in which evolution has operated through thousands of millions of years .
17 A second body was the Protestant Dissenting Deputies which had been founded in 1732 and was , by the end of the nineteenth century , healthier than its older friend although The Christian World noted in 1901 that it ‘ seems to have fallen on evil days ’ .
18 The second obstacle was the nature of China itself ; the geographical size of the country , the way in which it traditionally operated , and , above all , its disunity .
19 The second interrogator was the hearty man of the day before .
20 The second theme was the adoption of a ‘ just deserts ’ approach based on the principle of proportional punishment as the primary aim of sentencing , though this was qualified in respect of certain types of offence by the third theme which was based on the retention of the now-familiar bifurcatory or twin-track approach to sentencing .
21 In situations where the second person was the farmer 's wife there could be physical limitations to the amount of assistance given .
22 The second factor was the change in the Ministry of Defence 's decision-making processes brought about by the increasing complexity of Defence issues .
23 The second factor was the appearance on the scene of a common enemy — though not immediately recognized as such .
24 The second factor was the changing international structure of industrial production .
25 According to the Memoir he was twice married , and his second wife was the widow Curran .
26 The second event was the sudden brutal crashing of something large and heavy , coming from above , upon the windscreen .
27 The second event was the ending of the conveyancing monopoly .
28 The second event was the identification of ‘ adaptor proteins ’ , of which Grb2 is now the best known ( others include Shc , Crk and Nck ) .
29 The second development was the French decision in the 1960s to leave the NATO command structure .
30 The second development was the readoption of the ZOPFAN idea by the Non-Aligned Movement .
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