Example sentences of "problem [was/were] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the root of the problem were the Scottish campaigns of 1480–2 , which had not only been expensive in themselves but had brought continuing expenditure on defence , notably through the acquisition of Berwick . |
| 2 | The clues contained in the problem were the two commas and one colon . |
| 3 | At the root of the problem were the Scottish campaigns of 1480–2 , which had not only been expensive in themselves but had brought continuing expenditure on defence , notably through the acquisition of Berwick . |
| 4 | The problem was the unusual one of a warmish ( well , for the plants anyway ) , wet spring . |
| 5 | We put the machine to the test removing rust from a section of decorative ironwork and the only problem was the tendency of the disc to bite into the metal if too much pressure was applied . |
| 6 | Part of the problem was the less than perfect relationship between the Air Ministry and BOAC , which would have to operate the new aircraft . |
| 7 | Here the problem was the muck . |
| 8 | The other problem was the blisters . |
| 9 | The only problem was the kettle , the noise he would make filling it . |
| 10 | For the other three bodies the problem was the same : either the districts ( for Primitive Methodists ) or the individual chapels ( for Congregationalists and Baptists ) allowed men into the ministry who had no academic qualifications . |
| 11 | The second problem was the influx of men trying to enter the ministry by the end of the century ; if we look at ministers actively engaged in church work in 1901 we see that three out of every ten Primitive Methodists , four out of every ten Wesleyans , five out of every ten Congregationalists and seven out of every ten Baptists had entered the ministry in the 1890s . |
| 12 | The main potential problem was the efficiency of the replacement genes designed to prevent the Aids virus reproducing itself . |
| 13 | The problem was the lack of resources ; a choice had to be made . |
| 14 | Physically the original problem was the connecting of the Soar Navigation system , completed during the early phase of canal development , with the Grand Junction system , the new line between London and Braunston through Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire , completed in 1914 . |
| 15 | Another problem was the oedema he was getting under his stomach and around his sheath . |
| 16 | A major limitation is that , generally , an injunction will only be granted if the employer was in fact willing to continue with the contract , ie where the real problem was the prospect of unwelcome interference in the contract by a third party . |
| 17 | A partial answer to this problem was the building of hundreds of windmills to pump water back into the specially constructed drainage channels , and these were succeeded by steam pumps ( see Stretham ) . |
| 18 | As stated earlier in this chapter , the main Ipswich problem was the very limited availability of home helps , meals-on-wheels and day care facilities . |
| 19 | The problem was the law 's strict insistence on privity of relations in personam . |
| 20 | No , the problem was the car missed its targets . |
| 21 | Hume 's solution to what he had decided was the problem was the re-introduction , in a form suitable for a more politically evolved society , of the binding power of personal contact . |
| 22 | In drawing up a care plan , Mrs Allen and I agreed that the main problem was the infected gash on her leg and the surrounding area of cellulitis . |
| 23 | A final problem was the potential conflict with her stepson , who blamed her for allowing Mr Allen 's problem to become so serious . |
| 24 | The Welsh problem was the poor way we used the ball we received . |
| 25 | A particularly serious problem was the protection of criminal relations by headmen . |
| 26 | Paul Ginman of Casson Beckman , auditors to some 100 BES assured tenancy companies , said the problem was the logic of applying SSAP 19 and the RICS rules . |
| 27 | The main problem was the constant stream of bright green saliva that I was expectorating every minute or two . |
| 28 | The only problem was the stitch each side of the tucked stitch came off the needles at the same time . |
| 29 | The problem was the other Voice in her head , the one that could silence all the rest , the one that brought its pictures with it , the one that poured memories into her mind until she thought she would burst . |
| 30 | The only problem was the , term , drug content , a problem Dr Thompson planned to solve personally , by an ingenious change in his ending ; instead of driving up to a plane , he would drive into it , and explode . |