Example sentences of "one [noun sg] [be] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | One difficulty is that prising apart the imposition of duties from other effects of the exercise of authority is far from straightforward . |
| 2 | One difficulty is that the approach is not sufficiently general : many words do not in any straightforward way denote classes of potential referents ( consider air , some , usually , however ) . |
| 3 | One difficulty is that , like geriatric medicine , rehabilitation medicine in the past has been regarded within the profession as a ‘ soft option ’ bringing limited benefits , being unexciting and scarcely medicine . |
| 4 | One difficulty is that whereas in London , London English is felt to be appropriate in nearly all situations , Creole is appropriate only in some of these . |
| 5 | One difficulty is that there is evidence indicating that hot spots can migrate with respect to each other at velocities of up to 20 mm a k This means that both hot spots can move under ‘ stationary ’ lithosphere and that the lack of motion of the African Plate is thrown into doubt because its past positions have been in part determined with respect to a reference frame of supposedly fixed hot spots . |
| 6 | One hypothesis is that these angry feelings are projected into shop stewards . |
| 7 | One sub-explanation is that there were not enough cameras and technicians to go round ; though , as I say , the Gloucester v Bath match was recorded . |
| 8 | The one hope is that Sir Patrick Mayhew will finally deliver on his promise to give the talks process ‘ direction and focus ’ , rather than act as an interested observer . |
| 9 | In the first days she said her one hope was that her children , isolated though they were , could feel ‘ held ’ in the same safe way . |
| 10 | My one hope was that they would be truly German . |
| 11 | However , one advantage is that women 's clothes can be folded into a very small space . |
| 12 | One advantage is that the students are not in competition with each other , as each student 's achievement is assessed against the criteria laid down and not against the best student . |
| 13 | One advantage is that the number of seconds when grading one 's own eggs are usually less than producers experience when supplying a Packing Station . |
| 14 | One advantage is that salaries are paid even during training ; and a career in the world of manufacture and commerce is attractive to those who want to do something ‘ real , ’ to take part in the basic process of creating wealth , to tackle a variety of problems and jobs and to have a chance to organise and administer , and perhaps to travel . |
| 15 | One advantage is that if for any reason the storage system becomes unused the building may be used for other purposes . |
| 16 | One advantage is that they relieve the prosecution of the burden of proving sexual intercourse , which is helpful where precise forensic evidence is lacking . |
| 17 | My one advantage is that they do not know the layout of the flat . |
| 18 | ‘ One advantage is that it can be used indoors at the bigger exhibition centres , thus saving the time and expense of setting up individual exhibitions . ’ |
| 19 | One advantage is that the animals do n't have to be moved so much so lorries do n't clog up town centres , but there are disadvantages , market day is a chance for farmers to meet and keep track of prices . |
| 20 | One result is that ministers are now routinely sacked by the handful . |
| 21 | One result is that , in 1985–6 , enough land was allocated by the LDDC for the construction of 1,600 public sector-units , although financial constraints meant only 600 could be built . |
| 22 | One result is that the old parties face a growing challenge from new groups led by energetic men who have been excluded from the ruling class because of their race or their class . |
| 23 | One result is that higher rate taxpayers are switching their long-term deposits to tax free National Savings or to the taxable unit trust money funds such as Fidelity Cash , which pays 9pc gross . |
| 24 | One result was that the British were the world 's major communications operators . |
| 25 | One result was that Germany and Italy lost out because neither could achieve a strong centralised government . |
| 26 | The Civilization Society more deliberately went out for bipartisan support and one result was that the six Conservative MPs who belonged to only one antislavery body chose to give their support to it . |
| 27 | One spin-off is that many feminist psychologists still identify themselves as lesbians ; half of the members of the Association of Women in Psychology , for example , are lesbians ( Basow 1986 ) . |
| 28 | In fact one thing he says er which might make you doubt his motives somewhat is that the reason for giving people more than one vote is that they 're more educated , but in general there is also a rough correlation between property ownership and education and so there 's a good reason to give the property owners more than one vote , people who own a lot of property more than one vote . |
| 29 | One disadvantage is that the viewing room must be darkened while the instrument is in use . |
| 30 | One effect is that children , especially those in large families , are disproportionately affected by increases in unemployment . |