Example sentences of "is it really " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether inherited or picked up from an antique shop , it often holds a sentimental value — but what is it really worth ? |
| 2 | This does indeed seem like getting something for nothing , but is it really ? |
| 3 | ‘ This a pension of £60,000 plus £600,000 at the end — is it really possible ? ’ he asked . |
| 4 | Is it really as duff as we said ? |
| 5 | ‘ Is it really important ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ In the light of these realities , is it really reasonable to expect the police to apply to the Irish population in this country the presumption of innocence that they apply to other citizens ? |
| 7 | Is it really beyond the realms of the possible for the international community to put any tangible pressure on Ceausescu ? |
| 8 | Is it really necessary for a person to leave a body behind , a body that must be buried in the ground or thrown into a fire ? |
| 9 | But is it really ready for an all-out assault of US cultural imperialism which will , as sure as Stalin followed Lenin , lead to more phoney romanticised visions of America 's mythical past and an enormous Eastern European identity crisis ? |
| 10 | Parker called for a ‘ United Congregational Church ’ and despite vociferous interruptions from the floor he asked , ‘ Is it really a glorious thing to be absolutely independent of each other ? ’ |
| 11 | Is it really true that nucleic acids are the only carriers of genetic information ? |
| 12 | Is it really the case that ordinary mem bers of the public have a hatred of the police so virulent that it completely overbears normal reactions of shock , concern , and compassion ? |
| 13 | But is it really a good idea that students should be taught about sex in seminaries ? |
| 14 | ‘ Is it really ? |
| 15 | Is it really any better to be saying to another religious tradition what John Hick presumably says , namely : ‘ Your God is really my God ’ , than to be saying with Polycarp and the Proconsul : ‘ Your God does n't exist ’ ? |
| 16 | Nor is it really clear what the documents tell us . |
| 17 | Is it really the breed for you ? |
| 18 | They may be too young to know their own minds and the teachers may be taking advantage ; but is it really an area where the authorities should intervene ? |
| 19 | Is it really possible for a woman to break a man 's penis in the same way that one can break a wrist or an arm ? |
| 20 | For instance , is it really important to realise that the ollie to nosepick above is on an exceptionally harsh bank in Nottingham ? |
| 21 | Initially planned to help educate new American listeners , ‘ Louder That Bombs ’ proved to be a mish mash of ‘ The World Wo n't Listen ’ , ‘ Hatful Of Hollow ’ and the forthcoming single , ‘ Sheila Take a Bow ’ / ‘ Is It Really So Strange ’ and ‘ Sweet And Tender Hooligan ’ . |
| 22 | Is it really suitable for your needs ? |
| 23 | ‘ Is it really certain — no competition ? |
| 24 | I know we have all heard of cases where someone has smoked sixty cigarettes a day and still lived to a ripe old age — but is it really worth taking the chance ? |
| 25 | Is it really necessary for you to have no claim if you are indeed made redundant or treated unjustly at the time when the contract finishes ? |
| 26 | Is it really necessary to explain the excitement of smashing things , whether they are milk bottles , shop windows , buses , telephone boxes or whatever , if the alternative is to stand there and do nothing . |
| 27 | Is it really possible to ‘ contract-out ’ some specialties and still retain a comprehensive service ? |
| 28 | Is it really an ‘ echo ’ from the past ? |
| 29 | Is it really relevant that most of that military money produced not a single weapon ? |
| 30 | ‘ Scorelord ! ’ he cried , ‘ Is it really you ? ’ |