The phrase "are plain in the" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to assess its correctness in written English.
It could be used in a sentence where you are describing something that is clear or obvious in a specific context.
Example: "The instructions are plain in the manual, making it easy for anyone to follow."
Alternatives: "are clear in the" or "are evident in the".
The costs of this weakness are plain in the fighting around Mazar-i-Sharif, where quarrels between Abdul Rashid Dostum and other warlords have blunted the opposition's offensive and allowed the Taliban to regroup and counter-attack.Impatience with American tactics is mounting on the Northern Alliance side.
The tactical reasons for doing so are plain: in the case of heightened tensions, access to the underwater cable system represents a rich trove of intelligence, a potential major disruption to an enemy's economy and a symbolic chest thump for the Russian Navy.
"It is plain in the very best sense of the word".
This central preoccupation is plain in the constitution of the United States.
Such twists have a broad pulp appeal that is plain in the programme's worldwide popularity.
It was plain in the aftermath that Murray's pain ran deeper than that which throbbed through his body.
The anguish they have suffered over the years was plain in the mother's statement: "This nightmare has been going on now for four-and-a-half years.
Picasso's influence is plain in the primitivistic sculptures, energetic drawings, and elegant, cubist-derived collages which Paolozzi produced as a student.
There is no whodunit here — the horror is plain in the opening shots — and the how is presented with great restraint, but the why remains veiled and mysterious long after the film has ended.
This uncomfortable asymmetry is plain in the story of Amanda Blackhorse, a Navajo and the named plaintiff in Blackhorse et al v Pro-Football Inc., the federal suit that led to the trademark ruling.
Putin's disturbing message to his western critics, repeated in many varied ways over 16 years in power, is plain: in the Rodina, the motherland, your rules don't apply.
