Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] still " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet it is arguable that it is the central question about any political system whether the decision making process , the institutions and the political culture which obtains , confer a sufficient degree of authority on the decisions themselves and upon those in power that those same institutions are still respected even if , in individual cases , the decisions themselves are not ; for lack of authority within a system and the respect this conveys can have catastrophic results . |
| 2 | Yet the fact remains that people for whom all other comforts are provided in residential institutions are still largely neglected as regards sexual need . |
| 3 | In no system in which democratic political institutions are still vibrant do bureaucracies dominate politics . |
| 4 | Job vacancies are still 10,000 lower than they were this time last year . |
| 5 | Despite everything , a lot of burglaries are still carried out via the front door . |
| 6 | Underground mines are still in operation in Weardale . |
| 7 | Newton Aycliffe police are warning that forged notes are still circulating after a fake £20 note was handed to a Ferryhill newsagent . |
| 8 | The club 's debts are still £6m and the viability of the package could depend on Keegan committing his long-term future to the club and survival in the Second Division relegation battle . |
| 9 | Purely classical ballets are still popular , so there have to be choreographers who understand and mould the technique . |
| 10 | MY work has been written in sand and after my death will disappear in a decade or so , ’ wrote August Bournonville ( 1805–79 ) , the Danish choreographer whose ballets are still in the repertory , and whom the Danes have been celebrating with yet another Bournonville festival in Copenhagen . |
| 11 | Many riders are still short of Grand Prix qualifiers necessary for Olympic acceptance . |
| 12 | The mechanisms behind these interactions are still waiting to be unravelled , but there are indications that small messenger molecules may be important . |
| 13 | Discussions are still ongoing . |
| 14 | Discussions are still in progress and final agreements are expected soon . |
| 15 | We undertook to , you sorry , you authorised us to de-recognise the three unions that were recognised in that field , if the unions agreed , I have to report that two of them have , and the other one naturally , discussions are still going on . |
| 16 | The need for additional secure places that can be accessed by Leicestershire is not at issue , what 's still be investigated is how a regional service meeting varying types of needs can be provided discussions are still taking place with Northamptonshire county council and into some other current secure unit provider authorities as to how best Leicestershire can work with other local authorities in the region towards this objective . |
| 17 | Since returns are still anticipated from most of the remaining 15 courses , the response rate has to be regarded as a preliminary indication of how well the survey worked using course organisers as distributors and collectors . |
| 18 | Of course , these pathological tendencies are still with us today and are widely recognized in individual mental illness ; but what is not generally appreciated is their extent in cultural forms , not all of which are limited to ancient societies . |
| 19 | ‘ My house is in complete chaos , because four years after moving , most of our possessions are still in packing cases , ’ says Loyd , 41 . |
| 20 | Thousands of political prisoners remain imprisoned ; unfair trials and ill-treatment of prisoners are still common ; and the number of executions has risen alarmingly . |
| 21 | More than 100 prisoners are still on the loose in 5 wings of the jail though police and warders today regained control of some sections including the remand block . |
| 22 | At least twelve prisoners are still thought to be inside the jail and refusing to give themselves up . |
| 23 | As the figures on page 59 show , bank accounts are still more commonly held by people in higher socio-economic groups than those in lower ones . |
| 24 | You know , particularly , you know the female may have only a state pension you know the part state pension nothing else coming in , and a lot of these accounts are still net , not gross , so the revenue have got money to give away , and they 're quite happy to do that providi providing that people tap them on the shoulder . |
| 25 | While many contemporaries are still digesting their A level results , these students queued up to sit yet more exams . |
| 26 | It is clear to her that the old ropes are still being pulled by the new masters . |
| 27 | The report concludes that clean technologies are still under-developed — but that important lessons can be drawn from current governmental and industrial experience . |
| 28 | Some of the garages are still carrying out MOTs on cars . |
| 29 | The new developments in information skills are still primarily research-led and because of the slowness of dissemination and take-up of work based on research it is not clear what the impact will be of this work on library practice . |
| 30 | Even so , it remains true that the performance of the individual is a function of the way he developed skills in his earlier more formative years and the way in which his capacities and skills are still changing in the work environment . |