Example sentences of "[noun] be [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because such religions are of more interest to the media than are more ‘ ordinary ’ religions , it is quite likely that whenever the tragedy occurs we shall be treated to the headline Cult Member Commits Suicide . |
| 2 | However , planning ahead may not always be possible — for example if your circumstances change quickly or vacancies are in short supply . |
| 3 | This usually means that melody benefits if notes are of different durations . |
| 4 | The Notes are in eight languages : English , French , Italian , Spanish , Arabic , Greek , Japanese and Portuguese . |
| 5 | He says it 's hard at first because the notes are in different places . |
| 6 | ( It should be noted in passing that the Sex Discrimination and Race Relations Acts are of little relevance here . |
| 7 | After all , salesforce personnel are in close contact with the people who actually make up the market , and ought to have the most detailed knowledge about how it is likely to behave in the near future . |
| 8 | These satellites are in geostationary orbit and the images that they provide are used primarily in weather forecasting applications . |
| 9 | The tasks of planning and liaising , and monitoring are of particular relevance here . |
| 10 | If you are importing , the cheapest and most straightforward methods of settlement are by international payments in currency or sterling , and Midland offers three options : Priority Payments , where speed of funds transfer is of paramount importance ; Mail Payments , where there is less urgency ; and Bankers Drafts , which are particularly appropriate for low priority , low value payments . |
| 11 | Ten parts of South Africa ( not necessarily contiguous geographical entities but based on ethnic groupings ) have been designated by the government as " homelands " for Africans ; four of these have been declared independent sovereign states but are recognized only by South Africa and by each other ; the remainder are at various stages of " self-government " . |
| 12 | Becher et al ( 1981 ) point to some of the problems : it is not obvious what the real reasons are for poor results ( e.g. poor intake ) ; criticism of a hardworking school operating in bad circumstances undermines morale ; and a high scoring school acts as a magnet and deprives other schools of high ability children . |
| 13 | No counsel appearing on this appeal has attempted to defend those findings of fact or suggest that the reasons are in any way adequate . |
| 14 | The only thing that I would ask everybody in Oxfordshire is to write to our M P's here because er yes it 's true that I do n't know what the returns are from last night 's voting , but I do know that er the only local MP that I can see on the voting on the last occasion was John Patten , here in Abingdon , and he voted no . |
| 15 | Accounts are of two types , capital and revenue . |
| 16 | Accounts are of two types , capital and revenue . |
| 17 | ‘ Audited accounts are in any event only one of the sources of information which a prudent banker takes into account . |
| 18 | The four lamps are worth 20 GCs each , the two rails 30 GCs each ; all have Enc 25 each . |
| 19 | A further 11 States are at various stages of adopting these tougher regulations and this will lead to the benefits of cleaner exhausts being extended to a further 15% of the US car market . |
| 20 | Briefly the requirements for short story are for fictional narrative based er narrative based scripts of two thousand one hundred to two thousand three hundred words do not use a factual accounts or anything longer or shorter on this , nor can we consider 60 Writers Monthly |
| 21 | Many of the stories selected for short story are from published collections established authors some are commissioned specifically for the slot . |
| 22 | If picture-books are for young children , then what is one to make of , for example , Charles Keeping 's edition of Alfred Noyes The highwayman or Raymond Briggs ' Fungus the bogeyman ? |
| 23 | Notwithstanding the fact that Dirks was found not guilty , the tests laid down in the case are of great significance : a tipper 's liability is contingent upon the purpose of his action ; while a tippee 's liability is limited to those situations where he knows or ought reasonably to know of the insider 's breach of duty . |
| 24 | The facts of this case are of such gravity that a sentence of general deterrent is necessary , ’ said the judge . |
| 25 | It is hypothetically assumed that if a woman marries but remains childless , she would work continuously in a full-time job until switching to part-time employment , set somewhat arbitrarily at age 54 , the age when the majority of her employed contemporaries are in part-time jobs . |
| 26 | It is logical that this should be so for actuarial skills are in limited supply , are in increasing demand , and frequently carry a great deal of responsibility . |
| 27 | The inability to speedily and correctly diagnose aircraft system and component failures because good diagnostic skills are in short supply leads to departure delays and possible compromises in safety . |
| 28 | Your skills are in short supply and have acquired a rarity value undreamed of in the 1970s . |
| 29 | ‘ ( 2 ) Where the seller sells goods in the course of a business , there is an implied condition that the goods supplied under the contract are of merchantable quality , except that there is no such condition-CC |
| 30 | ( c ) The implied obligation of merchantable quality The SGA 1979 and the SGSA 1982 provide that , where goods are sold in the course of a business , there is an implied condition that the goods supplied under the contract are of merchantable quality . |