Example sentences of "[adj] [is] still " in BNC.
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1 | Even if it has nt , and your figure for the south stand is right , that s still more than 39 thousand . |
2 | This is still true when he says that some of the respondents lacked the emotional maturity to respond adequately to poetry . |
3 | Fifty years later , in Thrones , this is still the best he can do — juxtaposing the two authors , and the two compositions , as here , so also at 98/689 , 100/719 , and 103/736 . |
4 | To be sure , this is still rudimentary and indefinite . |
5 | This is still not an easy subject-matter — when the Royal Academy put together its recent retrospective of ‘ German Art in the Twentieth-Century ’ it dealt with the Nazi years by ignoring them altogether — a decision that put it in line with the orthodox view of the work 's quality and conveniently avoided the embarrassing possibility that these works — kitsch , sunlit expressions of heroic physical vigour and serene landscape — might still prove more popular than German expressionism . |
6 | This is still seen as one of the most important events in the history of mankind . |
7 | This is still the situation today . |
8 | But this is still Mr Milos Jakes 's Czechoslovakia . |
9 | It is more the fact that this is still a vast military entrepot , an extension of America 's armed might projected down towards South America . |
10 | Its public debt has fallen to 111% of GDP from a peak of 131% in 1987 , but this is still the second highest ( behind Belgium ) of any industrial economy . |
11 | This is still ( in 1910 ) the unmistakable voice of his early letters to Helen : it confirms the ‘ David ’ portrayed in As It Was . |
12 | This is still not understood . |
13 | This is still a remarkable proportion for one school to produce , but it is a shadow of Eton 's former prominence . |
14 | This is still only about one eighth of the number of people required to fill public appointments of one kind or another . |
15 | The significance of this is still far from clear , because some types of mental illness are associated with abnormal quantities of these substances , and because many drugs with effects on the brain ( anaesthetics , tranquillizers , hallucinogens ) are chemically related to natural neurotransmitters . |
16 | As Dr Wallace Hooper , quality systems manager , points out , ‘ the unit operations still use 1960s chemical technology because this is still the state of the art in the field ’ . |
17 | It was recognised , however , that such a solution was nigh on impossible for any but the simplest systems — and this is still true today , despite massive increases in computing power . |
18 | This is still a binding holiday agreement on both you and us , but we have set it out in plain English , in a way that we hope you will find informative and easy to read . |
19 | This is still a relatively light machine , but the weight is equivalent to a conventional half-sheet orbital sander . |
20 | But this is still a rare instance , Likewise , at the in-service level , very few authorities can match the well-conceived programme of courses for teachers produced over a number of years by Geoffrey Hodson and Maureen Price of I.L.E.A. But until we can sort out our muddled thinking that surrounds the subject , there is a danger that the next ‘ official ’ report will not fare any better . |
21 | The United States manages by and large to unite its culturally and ethnically diverse population with the American dream , and this is still a very strong factor , but this is under increasing strain as the Hispanics grow in numbers and as the ethnic minorities grow in influence . |
22 | At the time of writing , this is still the case , although the initial process of removing the fuel has occurred in many instances . |
23 | While I accept that this is still an open question in the minds of many local farmers , I thought the article should have been more explicit about the scientific consensus on this point . |
24 | This is still a month or two short of publication but I have managed to get hold of a set of proofs which I am sending you under separate cover . |
25 | But I should stress that this is still very much a personal interpretation by somebody only marginally involved in the market . |
26 | With different rolls being exposed to several subjects of different contrasts this is still possible with APE 100 and Rodinal if the developer is used at different dilutions . |
27 | When first introduced , it was customary to give daily injections for periods of ten to twenty days , and this is still the practice in many clinics both in this country and elsewhere in the world . |
28 | In essence this is still the procedure used today . |
29 | They asked , appropriately enough , for a visitors ' book and this is still in use in the vestibule of the church . |
30 | This is still minute in relation to the number of health technologies used in the NHS , however . |