Example sentences of "is [adv] a [adj] amount [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is only a small amount of centralised buying ; each department is responsible for its own buying and stock control . |
| 2 | There is only a limited amount of change that can be achieved by direct transformation in the ‘ swords to ploughshares ’ manner . |
| 3 | Since intra-plate volcanicity is linked to effectively stationary sub-lithospheric thermal anomalies , there is only a limited amount of time available for a volcano to develop before plate motion removes it from its underlying region of crustal melting and source of magma generation ( Fig. 5.3 ) . |
| 4 | I welcome that assurance , but does my hon. Friend accept that there is already a tremendous amount of evidence about some of the things that are clearly wrong with maritime safety ? |
| 5 | There is already a large amount of data on normal women , which shows that HRT prevents bone loss after the menopause . |
| 6 | Thanks to the inherently leaky nature of the water industry , there is already a fair amount of information to go on . |
| 7 | On shallow swims it is better to sink two rigid poles ( scaffolding poles are ideal ) , for with any rope-anchored system there is always a certain amount of swinging , especially when there is a strong wind . |
| 8 | The low-light television is suitable for use in harbour , where there is always a certain amount of light . |
| 9 | But there is still a fantastic amount of vitality and will in the theatre . ’ |
| 10 | It is therefore understandable that , even among those who now happily accept the idea of hypnotherapy , there is still a certain amount of reservation about the concept of regression as part of the healing process . |
| 11 | There is still a certain amount of imitation , particularly in the openings , but the texture is less polyphonic than in the earlier canzoni , and fast triple-time refrains recur . |
| 12 | INCREDIBLY for a railway system that has served the nation for more than 150 years there is still a considerable amount of history either still serving or extant . |
| 13 | Mr Ievers said , however : ‘ There is still a considerable amount of work to be done before schools can report to parents using the levels and attainment targets used in assessment of children introduced as a pilot project only very recently . |
| 14 | I understand there is still a considerable amount of graffiti on the motorway bridge over Tithe Barn Lane . |
| 15 | Above your head is probably a vast amount of space , which can be used for storage and a whole range of activities — the loft . |
| 16 | There is also a tremendous amount of shared support amongst girls themselves . |
| 17 | There is also a certain amount of secrecy , or lack of communication , about vertical arrangements more generally . |
| 18 | In all likelihood , the water is frozen under the ground ( there is also a fair amount in the planet 's ice-caps ) . |
| 19 | There is also a considerable amount of evidence to indicate that patients themselves see communication as a crucial part of their care . |
| 20 | There is also a considerable amount of feedback from implementation which influences further policy making , and many policies are so skeletal that their real impact depends upon the way they are interpreted at the implementation stage . |
| 21 | I think that is both a substantial amount of peer pressure and also the clearest possible indication that there is an expectation right around the world that people will put the communal benefit of a GATT agreement , before purely domestic interests . |
| 22 | This time I 'm seeing a woman , who is more of a therapist than an analyst ; I prefer this because the sessions are more conversational and practical and there is even a certain amount of role playing . |
| 23 | ( Indeed , there is even a large amount of statistical information about each of the more than 500 communes . ) |
| 24 | A calorie is actually a tiny amount of energy . |
| 25 | Inveterate trafficker in traffic systems Peek Plc told its annual meeting yesterday that it saw signs of a trading upturn in March : ‘ Although trading conditions in the first two months of the current year continued to be difficult , we have seen signs of improvement in March — there is currently a significant amount of enquiry and bidding activity and it is expected that this will translate into firm orders , ’ chairman Ken Maud said . |
| 26 | Well I think one of the advantages of a nursery schooling is certainly a considerable amount of social interaction for the children , which very often they wo n't be obtaining , either if they 're living in high rise flats , or at the other end of the social spectrum if they 're parents are living in large houses with large gardens and no other children within the vicinity . |
| 27 | Well I think one of the advantages of a nursery schooling is certainly a considerable amount of social interaction for the children , which very often they wo n't be obtaining , either if they 're living in high rise flats , or at the other end of the social spectrum if their parents are living in large houses with large gardens and no other children within the vicinity . |