The phrase "are the role" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to refer to the function or position of something, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "In this project, we need to clarify what are the role of each team member."
Alternatives: "what is the role" or "what are the responsibilities".
Those are the role models.
Harry Truman, J.F.K. — those are the role models".
There are the role models we want, and the role models we get lumbered with.
"Everyone seems to have an idea to explore, and in this way, the super-rich are the role models".
So are the role and shape of the European Union, and the future course of American foreign policy.
The other three wild cards, Dr. Lomborg says, are the role of clouds, the effect of aerosols and the effect of the sunspot cycle on earth's climate.
So who are the role models that would satisfy this student cohort's imagination as pioneers and trailblazers in the arts world?
Equally interesting to consider are the role that influence and originality play in postmodern art, and the changing demographics of the target museum audience.
But the one kind of key we'll leave out this week are the role of musical keys - we'll put those aside for a more technical topic.
God and the Devil are the role models of a campaign that was commercialized in 1889 when Jake Kilrain, promoted as the good Irishman (family man, humble) defended his heavyweight title in a bare-knuckle match against the bad Irishman, John L. Sullivan (drank too much, beat his wife).
Also of note are the role debuts tonight of Ms. Weese, Pascale van Kipnis and James Fayette in George Balanchine's "Concerto Barocco," Ms. Weese's debut tomorrow afternoon in Balanchine's "Agon" and debuts tomorrow night by Ms. van Kipnis, Maria Kowroski and Charles Askegard in Balanchine's "Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet".
