Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [coord] it is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Coalitions are not alien to British political experience but it is as well to consider the implications of this form of government . |
| 2 | It turns out that if I choose a direction and look at the electron 's spin in relation to that direction then either its axis of rotation points along that direction or it is wholly in the reverse direction . |
| 3 | Now I do n't think that 's right , fair or democratic and if we 've shied away from it for years handling this issue and now we 're in the position where this house has total responsibility for the thirty thousand citizens in total of Gibralt it 's not the electorate , the total population , thirty thousand and we continued to deny them vote yet they are citizens of the European union under our own legislation and accepted as such by the European parliament and it is wholly wrong Mr Deputy Speaker that the boundaries that we 're discussing in this bill were not drawn so that and it could easily have been done , that we could have incorporated the twenty odd thousand European union citizens of Gibraltar who do wish to be part of Spain and wo n't be for fifty years or more until it 's been a democracy that long , but to give them the right to vote . |
| 4 | It has been calculated that , at some point in her life , one woman in five will be infected with this parasite and it is also generally accepted that the organism is almost exclusively sexually transmitted . |
| 5 | Analysing the relationship may — and will - be a painful process but it is also one of healing , for if you can admit to yourself that the relationship was not perfect and was in many ways extremely frustrating , then the sense of loss and abandonment will no longer be as painful . |
| 6 | Ground can sometimes be hired on a commercial basis but it is more often totally free of charge provided the farmer is assured of your good character and dependability . |
| 7 | Indirectly , therefore , air quality is frequently considered to some extent in this strategy and it is seldom found in its pure form . |
| 8 | That is a wholly different argument and it is therefore important to concentrate on it . |
| 9 | Proprietary life assurance companies are no different in this respect but it is very difficult to ascertain the amounts of profit arising from individual contracts and the exact period of time over which they can be said to have been earned . |
| 10 | ‘ Although he is involved in the redevelopment of mills from a business point of view , he has a deep historical commitment and it is very pleasing to know that this stems from his undergraduate years at Nottingham . ’ |
| 11 | The term ‘ plough-witches ’ is local to this area but it is also recorded in Huntingdonshire . |
| 12 | When she has been a carer in the family and she can no longer fulfil this role or it is no longer needed |
| 13 | M My Lords , first of all the there are a number of reports out now very erm good reports that do encourage primary schools to look and exploit the specialisms of the teachers on their staff and that would cover of course people who have a specialism in teaching this subject and it is also true , sadly in the case of some schools who wo n't allow er people who are specialists in the subject and can speak about it with authority for example er local vicars and priests and , and faith healers who can come in help in a school , but where those schools do ex exploit the expertise in the community , the school is enriched by that . |
| 14 | The XJS may be an ageing leviathan but it is still a unique car . |
| 15 | Birth weight has been used as a measure of fetal growth but it is strongly dependent on gestational age . |
| 16 | We can hypothesize that he would not have survived the rigorous processes of peer review in the British system and it is exceedingly difficult to envisage him negotiating the hazards of leading a party from the dispatch box in the House of Commons . |
| 17 | After all , the survey will have to be done at some stage and it is only going to be helpful to carry out a pilot if it tells the designer something he did not know . |
| 18 | Parental education will be confounded with social class and it is therefore important to consider them jointly . |
| 19 | Essentially it is a sexually-transmitted disease but it is also carried in infected blood and blood products so ‘ at risk ’ are intravenous drug users ; recipients of blood transfusions , for example haemophiliacs ; and anyone who is in contact with the blood of infected individuals . |
| 20 | At high speed , the Alpine feels rock steady which suggests careful attention to aerodynamic tuning and it is only at lower speeds , over give-and-take roads , that the price of the rear engine layout has to be paid with momentary vagueness in the steering when the car crests a brow . |
| 21 | Reports are always subjected to much criticism and it is only by writing in unexceptionable language for a specific readership that clear meanings are preserved . |
| 22 | The Tate is primarily concerned with collecting contemporary art but it is never able to show more than from 23 to 25 per cent . |
| 23 | Football has become the focus for a new kind of identity for working-class male youth and it is quite possible that other forms of sport — cricket for instance — will be similarly used . |
| 24 | There is no simple answer but it is generally advisable to describe the disappointments in broad terms as they affect the whole school ( ‘ the LEA has been unable to grant our request for extra welfare assistance ’ ) and present the successes individually but anonymously ( ‘ through the efforts of the governors a reading aid has been provided for a partially sighted pupil ’ ) . |
| 25 | Yet every now and again a student emerges who shows exceptional talent and it is quite natural that a drama school will make sure that his/her ability is given a good stretch in public with a major role , perhaps playing Hamlet or Hedda Gabler . |
| 26 | He insisted that no decisions about future spending had been taken , but he believed that it was right ‘ that there should be a widespread review and it is right that there should be a big debate . ’ |
| 27 | Erm , I do n't the exact figure but it is quite a bit less , erm seven pounds odd I think is n't it ? |
| 28 | A nuclear arms race is a good recipe for national bankruptcy but it is very profitable for those who design and manufacture the weapons . |
| 29 | Housing is a basic need and it is therefore to be expected that the lower income groups will pay a higher proportion of their income to meet housing costs than the higher income groups , in spite of the fact that they live in less adequate accommodation . |
| 30 | They seem built into human nature and it is often impossible to imagine a society without them . |