Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last thing the retailer wants is to be left with a lot of stock that does n't sell . |
| 2 | In the rumen , H 2 is consumed by methanogenic bacteria and similarly , in methanogenic human subjects , 75% of the hydrogen excreted is as methane . |
| 3 | The big man has been in a clinic since breaking a leg against Crystal Palace last week and the only way he can join in the Reds rise is by cheering them on in front of his telly . |
| 4 | Where the difficulty arises is in cases of so-called ‘ relapse ’ . |
| 5 | In terms of Oriental changelessness , the contrast implied is with western progressivism : the key value that has ensured science , technology , world leadership , imperialism , and the achievements of a materialistic civilisation . |
| 6 | The contrast implied is of course with legacies ( and perhaps institution as heir ) . |
| 7 | The court must find out whether the payment stipulated is in truth a penalty or liquidated damages … |
| 8 | For present students the route to influence is through the Union and through the representation which students now have on Faculty and University committees , up to and including Senate and Council . |
| 9 | The country where the loss occurred is within the territorial limits covered under the policy . |
| 10 | The European Commission has decided that the state aid offered to Digital Equipment Corp at its Scottish plant in Ayr conforms with Community rules , the Irish Department of Enterprise & Employment has had to admit : in a letter to the department , Brussels said ‘ The Commission , with regard to information provided by the UK authorities , considers the regional aid granted to the Ayr plant is in conformity with Community rules and the aid received is within the limits approved by the Commission for this region ’ ; the Irish government had asked for a review of state aid to DEC after it decided to transfer some operations from Galway to Ayr . |
| 11 | Frequently the key to advance is in better ways of measuring or quantifying technical processes , or material advances which in themselves remove one of the constraints on development . |
| 12 | I think where the dilemma emerges is in finding equity for an entity that may have had its balance sheet shot to hell in the recession but may now have a strong future to go forward on . |
| 13 | and the curriculum statement , all the kids do is on a sheet put the number of the courses |
| 14 | Anthony Scrivener referred to the Bill as unique in jurisprudence because a defendant can be guilty of the aggravated offence even though he does no other act than commit the basic offence , and the event which makes the crime aggravated is outside his or her control . |
| 15 | The enticement to covet is like the attraction of an enchanting perfume , one which turns out to be a delicious , attractive , sweet-tasting poison . |
| 16 | Mergers have a Community Dimension where : ( 1 ) The combined aggregate worldwide turnover of all the parties involved is at least 5,000,000,000 ( 5 billion ) ECU . |
| 17 | The May record is of a bird which remained at Piddinghoe until 13 May 1956 . |
| 18 | In Dicey & Morris , The Conflict of Laws , 11th ed. ( 1987 ) , vol. 2 , pp. 1110–1111 , the test propounded is of residence at the time the other party received the payment . |
| 19 | The equipment listed is for 26 windsurfer guests in 1989 . |
| 20 | The equipment listed is for 50 windsurf guests in 1990 , but during the year there will be updates and replacements . |
| 21 | The equipment listed is for 30 windsurf guests in 1990 , but during the year there will be some updates and replacements . |
| 22 | The equipment listed is for up to 40 windsurf guests in 1990 , but during the year there will be updates and replacements . |
| 23 | The adjustment needed is towards a partnership of fellow professionals rather than a hierarchy of expert superordinates and inexpert subordinates . |
| 24 | the whole area of law in which the question arose is in need of comprehensive reform . |
| 25 | In South East Thames Regional Health Authority about 0.96% of the NHS spend is on research and development , of which only 0.03% is recorded as for primary care . |
| 26 | The section on Doing corrections ( page 18 ) is about what the pupil might do , but what the teacher does is in many ways more important . |
| 27 | The Member States may indeed decide that the employee 's contract shall simply continue with the transferor , but they may equally decide that the employee 's refusal to transfer shall be regarded as a termination of the contract by the employer or , even , that the refusal to transfer is to be treated as a determination of the contract of by the employee ( point 36 ) . |
| 28 | For the burden of proof that the intention of the deceased changed is on the person who denies the trust . |
| 29 | Where the Huarache excels is in combining light weight ( at 270 grams it competes comfortably as a racer/trainer ) with stability . |
| 30 | Another way the AX deceives is by the noise it makes , or rather the lack of it . |