Example sentences of "[is] [adj] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Energy transferred to our bodies as heat-by sitting by a fire or by drinking a hot beverage for example-is negligible in comparison . |
| 2 | But if your thirty , that s ninety in horse years , and a survivor of a bomb blast to boot , maybe there 's no better birthday treat , than a quiet feed on fresh hay . |
| 3 | At present the beer is bottom-fermenting in the lager style but Bitburger are considering turning it into a top-fermenting beer . |
| 4 | The decision is controversial in its reasoning , but it may be explained as an attempt by the judiciary to improve the workability of an ageing legal structure . |
| 5 | Whichever approach is adopted ( that of the SDPP or of the School Management Task Force ) the head has to decide whether it is practicable in his or her school to assume that the more that teachers are asked to do in the way of auditing , laying plans , implementing them and reviewing them , the more they will understand about the effectiveness of pupils ' learning . |
| 6 | A guide is self-controlled in all she thinks , says and does . |
| 7 | The central area is volcanic in origin . |
| 8 | Wood is scarce in the Sinai desert , but the acacia is one of the few trees which grow there . |
| 9 | Rooms is scarce in Rhyll , see . |
| 10 | The necessary expertise is scarce in the controlling agencies such as the sponsoring ministry and state auditing bodies , and studies suggest that enterprises attempt to control access to their own expertise . |
| 11 | There 's liquid in my boots . ’ ’ |
| 12 | This life is eternal in character . |
| 13 | The influence of all three is perceptible in Nicholas Shakespeare 's first novel , though it is not so much the magical flights of Marquez as Greene 's Catholic mysticism which I found the most intriguing . |
| 14 | Although very little of the red underpainting is discernible to the naked eye in the finished portrait , its effect is perceptible in the freshness of the skin tones and the convincing wholesomeness of the flesh . |
| 15 | No child will gain pleasure or motivation from a chart if a parent is half-hearted in giving out a sticker or says , ‘ I have n't got time to think about that now ’ . |
| 16 | This book is refreshing in its simplicity , in that it does n't pretend to be anything more than what it is — a love story . |
| 17 | it 's complete in itself and er people by human nature like things to be complete or whole it is it is emotionally satisfying . |
| 18 | The Pakistan team ‘ simply have to understand that petulant dissent is odious in cricket ’ . |
| 19 | Characteristically , the name is topographical in form — referring to a river , hill , or major natural feature — although ‘ tun ’ may sometimes be added . |
| 20 | ‘ There is something animal about her , she is alive in my hands . ’ |
| 21 | Thank you for the everyday experience that Jesus is alive in us today . |
| 22 | And that is why Misery is alive in the world today . |
| 23 | These brilliant vitreous squares of colour catch the limited rays of light from the high windows of the drum and create a shimmering effect which glows and is alive in the semi-darkness of the church . |
| 24 | Yes , the hot news this lunchtime is that the King is alive in Prestwick . |
| 25 | Yes there is something outside his window , however near or far and it is alive but he does n't have to be seeing it and on the other hand something is alive in the room because actually if you look at the context of that , something else is alive beside the clock 's loneliness and the blank page where my fingers move . |
| 26 | if you like the germ of the idea of the poem is alive in his mind because he sits down at the page thinking I 'm going to write a poem . |
| 27 | Rearrangement is extensive in thymocytes of wild-type compared to RAG-1 mutant mice ( negative control ) , as indicated by the virtual disappearance of the germ-line band and the presence of several bands corresponding to DJ rearrangements . |
| 28 | Therefore the underlying aim is not unique , but the power of large Japanese firms is extensive in enforcing systematic inventory reduction . |
| 29 | Indeed , the scope of s2(2) is extensive in this respect : ( 2 ) A person who , not having reasonable cause to believe there is a right to payment , in the course of any trade or business and with a view to obtaining any payment for what he knows are unsolicited goods sent as aforesaid ( a ) threatens to bring any legal proceedings ; or ( b ) places or causes to be placed the name of any person on a list of defaulters or debtors or threatens to do so ; or ( c ) invokes or causes to be invoked any other collection procedure or threatens to do so , shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [ level 5 on the standard scale ] . |
| 30 | Part of the case is anatomical in that some parts of the brain are scarcely connected to others . |