Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] be the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This trend was partially reversed in the years after 1885 because many officials felt that the prison regime was too lenient and that flogging was the only effective deterrent to crime . |
| 2 | Often that money is the best investment a company can make . |
| 3 | If that decision is the right one , then the spirit can progress to the next lesson ; if the person gives in to temptation , then the spirit has to be faced with that choice again and again ( either later in that same life or perhaps in a future one ) until the right decision is reached . |
| 4 | That decision was the second major controversy of Hunt 's extraordinary year : this time not just Ferrari but many others felt that the race had been stopped to give Hunt time to repair his car , an argument given plausibility by the fact that Lauda had made his way out of the trouble and was clearly leading the race when it stopped . |
| 5 | While believing that few teachers were intentionally racist , and while not accepting that racism was the sole cause of West Indian underachievement , the committee concluded that unintentional racism ( in the sense of stereotyped , negative or patronising views of West Indian children ) was widespread and did influence children 's performance . |
| 6 | The fact that a storm may show up the poor condition of a flat roof does not signify that storm was the proximate cause of damage . |
| 7 | Or that avocado is the only fat-containing fruit and that when you order it with an oily dressing , or with prawns in mayonnaise dressing , you are ordering one of the most fattening first courses of all ? |
| 8 | Yes I do n't agree with the poor safety record , in in in my view and I think it 's supported by fact that rail is the safest way to travel anywhere any time . |
| 9 | Freud notes that mose is the Egyptian word for child . |
| 10 | This at once indicates that hydrogen is the dominant constituent of the whole of Jupiter . |
| 11 | Nor is there reason to suppose that teaching is the only occupation ( though it may well be the most important numerically ) for which a group of related studies including this one , is an indispensable foundation . |
| 12 | if the questions are read out , the time for each response is the same for all and can be predetermined |
| 13 | The reasons in each case are the same : the sheer weight of human expansion and overpopulation . |
| 14 | The optimum dose individual for each case is the smallest amount needed for a gentle but certain remedial effect . |
| 15 | The answer in each case is the Holy Spirit . |
| 16 | Assistant bar manager Sarah , 21 , said : ‘ I was always taught that honesty is the best policy . ’ |
| 17 | Generally , I would agree that honesty is the best policy , but there are times in a marriage when it is better to keep things to yourself and this is one of them . |
| 18 | Generally , I would agree that honesty is the best policy , but there are times in a marriage when it is better to keep things to yourself and this is one of them . |
| 19 | ‘ My mother has mentioned you a lot in her letters , ’ she said at last , deciding that honesty was the only policy , if she was going to smooth over accusations made in the heat of the moment . |
| 20 | In the light of that enthusiasm is the present Financial Secretary able to tell us how many employee share ownership trusts have been set up under the statutory provisions ? |
| 21 | Getting rid of that backlog is the Holy Grail of programming ; not surprisingly , New World is occupying more of Softwright 's time . |
| 22 | Since you have only your own experience to appeal to , and that experience is the same in either situation , nothing can reveal to you which situation is the actual one . |
| 23 | This technique allows the salesperson to remind the buyer of the main points in the sales argument in a manner which implies that the moment for decision has come and that buying is the natural extension of the proceedings . |
| 24 | Thinking this to be the case one might infer that pleasure was the only good thing . |
| 25 | Ancient Egypt has been called the infancy of the soul , but coupled with that innocence is the terrible knowledge of death . |
| 26 | Exceptions occur when a position is so specialised or obscure that search is the only way ; but by the laws of demand and supply , such jobs as these usually attract high salaries in any case . |
| 27 | As an unhappy season has progressed , the committee agreed that coaching was the essential ingredient for lasting success . |
| 28 | You have seen that there exists convincing evidence that the Jovian interior is hot and that convection is the dominant mode of heat transport outwards . |
| 29 | Well that 's , that , that football was the best thing of course . |
| 30 | Piecemeal highlights are all very well , but viewers tend to be creatures of habit and , at present , a short burst of goals every Saturday night is just a tease ; an uninitiated visitor would never guess that football was the national game . |