Verb

1. Used to indicate the existence of something physical or abstract in a particular place.

   There is a man here to see you.

   There are three zeros in “1000”.

   There is a flaw in your argument.

Quotations

• 1993 November 27, Gene Roddenberry et al., “Parallels”, Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 7, episode 11, Paramount Pictures

  Data: For any event, there is an infinite number of possible outcomes. Our choices determine which outcome will follow.

• 2006 April 15, Russell T. Davies, “New Earth”, Doctor Who, Phil Collinson (producer), British Broadcasting Corporation

  The Doctor: We can’t let a single particle of disease get out. There is ten million people in that city. They’d all be [at] risk.