Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In pondering these options , the key point to bear in mind is that the only way a society can get a rich future is by engineering a rich economy . |
| 2 | Consequently , if a volcanic island is to be formed the rate of growth of a volcano must exceed the rate of ocean floor subsidence . |
| 3 | Determination of total organic content by ashing may be useful to identify problem areas but the best way to obtain a representative sample is by overburden drilling to bedrock . |
| 4 | Furthermore , only nine , a very low number , are to laymen , and the first to a donee with a Scandinavian name is from 1019 . |
| 5 | Jaguar shareholders will be sent details of Ford 's £1.6billion takeover terms in a circular due to be posted today to shareholders in the UK and also the US , where a simultaneous offer is to be made to investors holding Jaguar shares in the form of American Depository Receipts . |
| 6 | A possible world is to be thought of as a complete way in which the world might have been . |
| 7 | A tepid bath is to be preferred . |
| 8 | Now , as far as I know , mechanical missionaries from the copper-capped brigade made various sorties on the L.M. main line over the years , but only one expedition by what might be considered a top-link engine is on record having penetrated further than Mold Junction . |
| 9 | A prestigious provenance is amongst the best proof of quality . |
| 10 | Erm a classic example is of course erm the second world war . |
| 11 | According to John Graham , who knew Glasgow well , Sim was ‘ the only man of our town 's set of lawyers that he can think proper to trust it with , ye know the naturall temper of those lawyers of a low class is to be sharpers , and that s what ye would avoid … ’ |
| 12 | ‘ A strong recovery is in prospect in 1992 and 1993 , ’ he said . |
| 13 | From the user 's point of view , the source of a requested item is of far less interest than speed of supply . |
| 14 | World Aids Day will be marked on December 1 and a multi-disciplinary group is in the process of arranging a range of activities for the week November 30 to December 5 . |
| 15 | Projects where a specific commodity is in international demand will prove an exception to this ; such demand may prove to be strongest in other parts of the developing world , particularly Asia . |
| 16 | In the second example , suppose a specific project is under consideration and the manager , but no one else , knows there is a 0.7 probability it will yield a return of 20 per cent on the investment , with a 0.3 probability that it will yield nothing . |
| 17 | From their point of view living in physical isolation in a rural district is by no means a problem , not only because of the high level of local car ownership , but because they , unlike the planners , do not confuse the idea of social cohesion with the notion of geographical proximity . |
| 18 | A striking exception is to be found in Herbert 's The Flower , one of the few poems to suggest that there can be growth , change and joy in old age . |
| 19 | A striking example is Re Sigsworth . |
| 20 | Where a technical problem is of great importance to a buying organisation , its visibility high and its solution difficult , any supplier who can solve it will gain immense bargaining power . |
| 21 | A working party is to be formed to draw up opposition to the plan , for presentation to the Welsh Office . |
| 22 | Even a professional footballer is among her clients . |
| 23 | A cultural change is in progress ; whereas deviant accounting practices had previously attracted muted adverse comment — even perhaps a degree of respect for the ingenuity sometimes shown — the standard demanded by the Panel has been seen to be exacting , requiring the spirit of the standards to be followed in addition to the detailed rules . |
| 24 | A foreign court is at liberty to appoint a consul in England of its own country , or any other person it desires as an examiner to take evidence . |
| 25 | ( 1 ) The English court 's power to comply with letters of request from a foreign court is to be found in the Act of 1975 and nowhere else . |
| 26 | 2.2 Secondly , the implementation of the National Curriculum through the nineties will mean that the ‘ horizontal ’ extension of school language teaching across the ability range will be followed by a ‘ vertical ’ extension up the age range , since a foreign language is to be a foundation subject for all pupils between the ages of 11 and 16 . |
| 27 | Another way of creating a bad impression at a social interview is by being so self-conscious and aware of what is going on that you are unable to act naturally and show yourself in the best possible light . |
| 28 | We must remember , first , that a social class is by no means always culturally monolithic . |
| 29 | According to the Popperian position , the observation statements that form the basis with respect to which the merit of a scientific theory is to be assessed are themselves fallible . |
| 30 | A RUINED castle is to be rebuilt , 750 years after the first brick of its historic predecessor was laid on the banks of the River Mersey . |