Example sentences of "[coord] the [adj] [is] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Right , young lady , there are a few things you need to know about how I run this unit , and the first is that my nurses do n't loll around in the corridors indulging in idle chatter with strange men ! ’ |
| 2 | For the trouble with the great and the good is that we expect them to be on duty the whole time . |
| 3 | The first is that reflexes are largely mediated by the lower parts of the brain , and the second is that they are less rigid than one might think . |
| 4 | The first is that the author , a lifeboat supporter , is donating a substantial amount of the cover price to RNLI funds , and the second is that there are links in the text with the lifeboat service , more particularly in the section dealing with the aircraft 's crashes in the sea . |
| 5 | And the second is that there 's the , that the parents should have some kind of feel for how the child is progressing , and how the child is getting on . |
| 6 | One is that they are a dumping site for iron ; another is that the magnetic material is involved in the growth and repair of bones ; and the third is that the magnetic deposits are concerned with detecting magnetic fields as an aid to navigation . |
| 7 | The long and the short is that the Linn is a player that will shake , but which may not , ultimately , stir . |
| 8 | The main argument running through this chapter and the next is that there have always been , and will always be , threats to broadcasting organizations and , more generally , broadcasting structures . |
| 9 | So as you said the danger is that it 's not balanced for our delegates and the ideal is that we want the combination of all four . |
| 10 | But the essential is that we have money . |
| 11 | Thank you Mr Mayor I just wanted t to come in with two fairly quick points er as to why I will not be able to support this amendment , but the first is that the leader of the council has indicated that the efficiency savings erm has got as far as it can go and that , you know , we have been trimming at the margins and there is no more margin left and that leads you to believe that perhaps one should be looking at somewhat more er root and branch type of pruning in the spending that that the labour group want to actually erm deal with , er and the second point I would like to make , and er I thank councillor for giving us a a a a new word tonight obfuscation because that describes exactly what I think the labour group are trying to do by bringing this figure down it removes the embarrassment they would have from having to add on a substantial sum of money f due to the failure to collect the cou er the community charge in previous years and I think that they are trying by by this amendment with some very quick foot work to try and delude the people of this city . |
| 12 | But the fourth is that some of the financing was priced too low — for revealing reasons . |