The phrase "example of the big" is not a complete sentence and is not grammatically correct.
It is missing a subject and verb. However, it can be used as a noun phrase in a sentence. Example: "The Eiffel Tower is an example of the big landmarks in Paris." Here, "example of the big" is used to describe the type of landmarks in Paris.
Cameron said the service was an example of the big society in action.
Ken Livingstone calls them "the best example of the big society I've seen in the past decade".
The merger is an example of the big boys battening down the hatches; no matter what they say, this isn't about exploiting "high-growth emerging markets".
It would be a great example of the "big society", albeit not, I suspect, the type that David Cameron has in mind.
Will the Nets become the latest example of the big business of sports, in which owners have no regard for fans?
In another model example of the big society at work, his proposal is furiously opposed by an existing community group, Friends of Gloucestershire Libraries.
But another example of the big-screen talentless would find a place for themselves more easily.
Valdobbiadene Prosecco Spumante Superiore NV (£7.49, Aldi) While this is a perfectly decent example of the big-foam and pear-drop character of cheaper prosecco, its price also means it's the one I'd choose for mixing with Campari or Aperol for a homemade spritz, or with pureed white peaches for a bellini.
More than $500m was spent developing "e-Citi"—a classic example of the big-bang innovation strategy pursued by Mr Reed decades earlier when he installed thousands of ATMs in Citi branches, and transformed the way people used their bank.E-Citi attracted few customers, and was resented by Citi's established businesses.
While this is a perfectly decent example of the big-foam and pear-drop character of cheaper prosecco, its price also means it's the one I'd choose for mixing with Campari or Aperol for a homemade spritz, or with pureed white peaches for a bellini.
And that's an example of the bigger topic.
