Example sentences of "[noun sg] system [be] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first Scottish subscriber to the VISCOUNT system is the City of Aberdeen Library Services . |
| 2 | Another feature of the tax system is the capital allowances that can offset any liability . |
| 3 | The social security system was the legacy of Lord Beveridge and the post-war Attlee Government . |
| 4 | Another major problem for the adjustable peg system was the liquidity arrangements discussed in Section 8.2.2 . |
| 5 | since the prime contributor to the ‘ shape ’ of a safety system was the documentation and narrative , the first step in signalling this culture change was to revise and enhance its content . |
| 6 | One method of arriving at cost in the absence of a satisfactory costing system is the use of selling price less an estimated profit margin . |
| 7 | Another of the benefits of the travelling team system was the camaraderie that was built up between the players , all of whom were effectively competing with each other for Davis Cup recognition . |
| 8 | The NOP poll , taken late last month on a sample of 1,000 , including only 27 per cent of parents , showed 80 per cent of people already believe an effective education system is the key to economic success . |
| 9 | The only change to the personal taxation system was the reduction of the basic rate of tax on the first £2,000 of taxable income to 20 per cent from 25 per cent at a cost of £1,770 million . |
| 10 | Another example of a library with a particularly well-designed functional sign system is the Van Pelt Library , University of Pennsylvania , USA . |
| 11 | The main advantage of this Software-based control system is the simplicity of the microprocessor/motor interfacing , which can be implemented directly by using the PIA outputs as phase control signals . |
| 12 | In Great Britain the government 's control system is the prescription pricing regulation scheme , a voluntary agreement between the industry and the government that agrees profitability on NHS business . |
| 13 | An important criteria for a hotelier to consider when the decision is made to obtain a card access system is the availability of local after sales support . |
| 14 | Alifabs Ambassador extruded aluminium fascia gutter and rainwater system is the design ideal for both new and existing buildings . |
| 15 | The core of Paris 's hospital system is the Assistance Publique , with 26 short stay hospitals containing some 20 000 beds , more than 20 other facilities ( medium and long stay ) , and a home care programme . |
| 16 | As long ago as 1973 , Lancaster pointed out that : ‘ a critical factor affecting the success or failure of an online information retrieval system is the effectiveness of the procedures employed to teach people how to use the facilities ’ . |
| 17 | The world system is the unit of analysis for understanding all changes , even local changes . |
| 18 | The major benefit to clients of the use of a computer system is the cost saving involved . |
| 19 | One firm that has recently installed a CAD system is the Somerset shoemaker Clarks Ltd . |
| 20 | I have said that the most unpopular aspect of the old rating system was the fact that the single person household paid the same as the multi-occupied household next door . |
| 21 | In no other British rail system are the sections of a train called cars . |
| 22 | A clear symbol of the growth of a banking system was the establishment in 1773 of the London Clearing House to cope with the huge increase in inter-bank payments . |
| 23 | THE essence of any energy system is the conversion of energy from one form to another . |
| 24 | As the language system is the focus of our study here , we start with the idea of the linguistic variable ( for example the vowel /a/ in such items as cat , bad , have ) , and our first task is to discover what the possible variants of a variable may be : subsequently , the quantitative distribution of linguistic variants may be demonstrated by reference to the familiar speaker-variables of social dialectology , such as age and sex of speaker . |
| 25 | It was immediately much regretted that the death penalty could not be applied to burglars and footpads , and the prison system was the object of particularly fierce criticism . |