Example sentences of "[be] [pron] in [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ideal level of feeding is generally accepted to be one in which the fish is slightly hungry and ready to forage actively for food , most , if not all of the time . |
| 2 | The structure of the Act of 1986 may initially be thought to be one in which the categories of authorised person and exempted person are mutually exclusive categories . |
| 3 | A less extreme form of control would be one in which the courts draw the boundaries for the legitimate exercise of discretion . |
| 4 | A third form of constraint would be one in which the courts subject the exercise of administrative discretion to a set of more specific substantive principles . |
| 5 | Although not particularly liberal on moral issues , it recognises that a climate of opinion in which people can discuss sexual and emotional matters will be one in which the birth control campaign is more likely to succeed . |
| 6 | A ‘ perfect ’ market in economic theory is of course meant to be one in which the product is broadly comparable , entry and exit is possible , and price information is readily available to the consumer . |
| 7 | Informal spoken discourse is something in which the modern foreign language learner , with opportunities for travel and social contact , is most likely to wish to succeed , but also the discourse type he or she is likely to find hardest , precisely because it is so informal and unpredictable . |
| 8 | The fourth issue is something in which the Minister will not be at all interested — European competition in the 1990s . |
| 9 | ’ It 's already being said of her that unlike her famous namesake she is one in whom the quality of Mercy is very finely strained . ’ |
| 10 | For example , this definition of federalism seems reasonable enough : ‘ a federalised state is one in which the several units and their respective powers are constitutionally or otherwise legally united under the ultimate power of a central state or government ’ . |
| 11 | The impact of tourism is rightly a subject of growing international concern , and the surrounding debate is one in which the Trust is well placed to make an important and practical contribution . |
| 12 | The third method for assessing the effects of exposure is one in which the subjects are required to learn a discrimination between pre-exposed stimuli ( or between the pre-exposed stimulus and some other ) . |
| 13 | Hermogenianus ' case is one in which the beneficiary of the trust appears to have an immediate claim against the trustee . |
| 14 | A suspended second ( or ‘ sus 2 ’ ) chord is one in which the major or minor 3rd is replaced by the second to create a more unfinished , open , suspended feel . |
| 15 | According to the standard description , a long shot of a human figure is one in which the figure takes up half to two thirds of the height of the picture . |
| 16 | The easiest format for the script is one in which the shot details are written down on one side of the page , while the corresponding words of commentary are written opposite them on the other side . |
| 17 | A typical example is one in which the subject is sitting in a window lit by daylight . |
| 18 | Thus the experimental activity and the instructional activity are reciprocally enhanced , and the most effective pedagogy is one in which the two act together , each informing and reinforcing the other . |
| 19 | This world-view is one in which the material and the phenomenal dominate consciousness at the expense of the spiritual ( the numinous ) and the supernatural . |
| 20 | ‘ A free and independent society is one in which the ownership of property is spread as widely as possible ’ according to the 1983 Conservative Election Manifesto . |
| 21 | A free and independent society is one in which the ownership of property is spread as widely as possible … |
| 22 | A balanced tree is one in which the number of levels hanging from its left branch is very close to the number of levels hanging from its right branch . |
| 23 | A much less demanding condition is one in which the saboteur is attempting to damage a plant about which he has little or no technical knowledge . |
| 24 | However , the difficult condition which requires the most consideration because it is not that unlikely is one in which the operator is faced with a situation where various things have gone wrong naturally or by inadvertent human interference in the plant or instrumentation . |
| 25 | A cohesive team is one in which the number and strength of mutual positive attitudes among the members far exceeds the number of negatives . |
| 26 | A static system is one in which the content of all individual applications of the rules is at least tacitly contained within the general rules and principles and is discoverable therefore by a purely intellectual process . |
| 27 | It is evident that the only government which can fully satisfy all the exigencies of the social state is one in which the whole people participate ; that any participation , even in the smallest public function , is useful ; that the participation should everywhere be as great as the general degree of improvement of the community will allow ; and that nothing less can be ultimately desirable than the admission of all to a share in the sovereign power of the state . |
| 28 | ‘ An NP-complete puzzle , ’ he said , standing with his hands behind his back and his gaze wandering towards the ceiling , ‘ is one in which the routes to the solution are so numerous that there is no single correct answer . |
| 29 | Equally , it is one in which the pattern of uneven development at the international level changes in line with the shifting relations of domination and subordination between countries . |
| 30 | ‘ A common type of case where problems of timing may arise is one in which the complaint and allegations involved in it are directly or closely associated with criminal proceedings which are pending . |