Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [is] that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The essence of that hope is that through self-knowledge , existing constraints on thought and action can be better appreciated and thereby overcome . |
| 2 | One surviving base is that from North Luffenham , made of a circular piece of wood cut with the grain , 0.2 cm thick , slotted into a groove at the bottom of the staves ; such a method of fixing is common . |
| 3 | ‘ The reason why men are pioneering many new ideas in this field is that in terms of numbers they are still the large majority . |
| 4 | What is important about this case is that in factual circumstances similar to those before this House the plaintiffs contended for the principle relied upon by Mr. Gardiner and failed to persuade the judge that such a principle existed . |
| 5 | Another hypothesis is that in the competition between high parity infants and their siblings for maternal care , food and other resources , the toll is heavier upon the younger than the older children . |
| 6 | The one reservation with this technique is that in certain years the numbers of L3 which overwinter are sufficient to cause heavy infections in the spring and clinical ostertagiasis can occur in calves in April and May . |
| 7 | The objection in another part is that in order to confirm an hypothesis that an effect was in fact the effect of a causal circumstance of a certain type , we do need an enumeration of elements , and often we do not have an enumeration . |
| 8 | Another difficulty is that in Britain mining rights for minerals are held by individuals ; not , as in many countries , the state . |
| 9 | The thesis of this study is that through a gender aware approach , we would at least be on safer ground when issuing such invitations . |
| 10 | Another judge-made rule is that in Tyrrell ( 1894 ) , which provides that a person can not be convicted as a party to an offence if the offence was created for the protection of such persons . |
| 11 | The short answer to this submission is that at the outset the Board of Review , in stating the issue for their decision , addressed themselves to the wrong question and in their consideration of the facts failed to apply the principles of law stated by Atkin L.J . |
| 12 | The effect of this rule is that at least one share must be owned by a solicitor ; and that the only persons who may own shares in a recognised body are solicitors and RFLs . |
| 13 | Summary The main point we have made in this chapter is that in a relatively formal style such as that of academic essay-writing , much of the impact and credibility of what you write is achieved by the way it conforms to conventions . |
| 14 | Among the works referred to in this introduction , the other important historical study is that by Jane Lewis in The Politics of Mother-hood ( 1980 ) . |
| 15 | That aside , the real strength of this album is that like all the best and most honest Southern woman singers , Nanci Griffith is insisting that small-town 35 year old housewives ca n't get satisfaction either . |
| 16 | The moral of this passage is that in rejecting criticism you work up from gentle fun-poking and comment , through rebuke before calling your critic a damned liar . |
| 17 | One possible answer to this question is that in practice firms may apply a rule-of-thumb pricing method and then use a trial-and-error technique over time to close in on the price and output combination which achieves the chosen objective . |
| 18 | The directing principle of this work is that over the past few centuries sexuality has assumed major symbolic importance as a target of social intervention and organisation , to a degree that differentiates this period from those preceding it . |
| 19 | Its theoretical underpinning is that under the right conditions ‘ the central nervous system will restructure itself ’ . |
| 20 | An interesting difference is that in ants the workers are all sterile females , whereas in termites they are sterile males and sterile females . |
| 21 | ‘ The paradox of this reform is that despite the abolition of PRT for new fields , and the reduced rate for existing fields , after 1993-94 it will actually raise revenue for the Exchequer , ’ he added . |
| 22 | The practical significance of this distinction is that in the first group of cases there is a greater likelihood of the necessary information being passed rapidly to the defendant , and that will in turn meet the objective of the Convention 's authors and also the standards set by ‘ due process ’ tests . |
| 23 | The practical significance of this distinction is that in cases of ambiguity an exception will be construed against the landlord , while a reservation will be construed against the tenant ( St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Diocesan Board of Finance v Clark ( No 2 ) [ 1975 ] 1 All ER 772 ) . |
| 24 | An interesting point is that in the three leading models , those of Cournot , Bertrand , and Stackelberg , the NE outcomes are identical to those traditionally derived ; only the reasoning underlying the derivation of those equilibria changes . |
| 25 | Another distinction is that in reckless manslaughter recklessness as to physical injury is needed ; in gross negligence the criterion may be merely gross negligence as to health or welfare . |
| 26 | The difficulty in assessing this point is that in most cases the normal justification can not be established unless the putative authority enjoys some measure of recognition , and exercises power over its subjects . |
| 27 | The old joke is that in the army they once had the message ‘ Send reinforcements we 're going to advance ’ but it became ‘ Send three and fourpence we 're going to a dance . ’ |
| 28 | What distinguishes visionary leadership is that through words and actions , the leader gets the followers to ‘ see ’ his or her vision — to see a new way to think and act — and so to join their leader in realizing it . |
| 29 | Perhaps the most characteristic British example is that in the civitas capital at Silchester , where it was the second largest building in the town after the forum and was situated close to the south gate . |
| 30 | 1.40 What adds additional force to this argument is that under the Rules of the Supreme Court writs can be renewed only for a good or sufficient reason ( see Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Barbrak Ltd , " The Myrto " ( No 3 ) [ 1987 ] AC 597 ) . |