Example sentences of "[noun sg] what be the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the present level of those seeking political asylum ; and what were the comparable figures in 1989 . |
| 2 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the current annual budget of the national drugs intelligence unit . |
| 3 | In this case asking the question what is the future benefit to be received often unblocks the problem for students . |
| 4 | Mother 's question What is the modern name of the Muscovite Empire ? |
| 5 | Can you answer the question what is the relative strength of the electric field at points N and M in Fig. 2.9(a) and at points Q and P in Fig. 2.9(b) ? |
| 6 | If one were asked the question what are the four chief characteristics of the Suffolk horse ? the answer would certainly be — colour , quality , compactness and hardy constitution . ’ |
| 7 | On the other side , on a new spreadsheet what is the new global format called ? |
| 8 | To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the average pensioner 's income from savings . |
| 9 | To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total number of people in the Greater London area receiving social security benefits in 1978-79 and the total in 1990-91 . |
| 10 | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current level of retail price inflation in the United Kingdom ; and what is the average within the European Community . |
| 11 | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current level of consumer debt in Britain ; and what was the comparable figure in 1981 . |
| 12 | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the latest annual rate of inflation . |
| 13 | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the latest International Monetary Fund forecast for growth in United Kingdom business fixed investment in 1991 . |
| 14 | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total revenue from duty on tobacco goods in 1990 . |
| 15 | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the average annual rate of investment in manufacturing industry ( a ) from 1974 to 1979 and ( b ) since 1979 . |
| 16 | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the average family income in ( a ) 1979 and ( b ) 1991 in real terms . |
| 17 | The terms are of no great importance , and do little more than mark what is the incontrovertible fact of the duality within conscious episodes as we recall them . |
| 18 | The programmes of two Soirees are worth recording ; the one in October 1865 started with a Public Tea at 6 o'clock precisely and was followed by the Chairmans 's Address Duet T is the hour for music Mrs Baker & Miss Russell Song Scenes of Home Mr. Bate Address — Rev.J.McFadyen Song Auld Robin Gray Miss Russell Duet What are the Wild Waves Saying Mr Bate & Mrs Baker Address — Capt.J.C . |
| 19 | Even apparently descriptive language involves selection –f what are the significant features to describe , which will be affected by theory . |
| 20 | EXAMPLE What is the molar mass of carbonate ions , ? |
| 21 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the latest figure for the number of council properties left empty by the 10 councils with the most such properties . |
| 22 | To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what are the latest figures for housebuilding in the public sector ; and what are the comparable figures for 1979 . |
| 23 | When I ask the fat ladies at the drop-in centre what is the one thing that would do most to improve the estate they say ‘ get rid of the kids ’ and they are only half joking . |
| 24 | To tell them a subject what 's the next step I 've got ta do ? |
| 25 | To ask the Attorney-General what is the current complement for the Serious Fraud Office ; what is the number of staff in post ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 26 | To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest unemployment figures for the Sheffield travel-to-work area expressed as a percentage . |
| 27 | To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current level of unemployment in the city of Leicester ; and by what numbers and what percentage it changed in 1990 . |
| 28 | To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current rate of unemployment for ( a ) registered disabled people and ( b ) disabled people generally . |
| 29 | To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average level of London weighting allowance paid to employees in ( a ) inner London and ( b ) outer London at the latest date of which figures are available . |
| 30 | To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total increase in uneployment throughout the countries of the Common Market during the past year ; and what was the percentage of that increase in the United Kingdom . |