Example sentences of "[pron] [is] now [adj] [conj] the " in BNC.

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1 Of them one is now mad , one is now dead and the other has since forgotten all about it .
2 He added : ‘ It 's now clear that the capital value of quota is considerable .
3 It 's now likely that the issue of CD prices will be referred to the Monopolies Commission .
4 The grosser absurdities of the consultative document have disappeared , and it is now apparent that the cross-curricular elements ( those aspects of learning that will not slot into the conventional ‘ subject ’ boxes yet are still too important to be left to chance ) are going ( somehow ) to be retained .
5 Is the Minister aware that on 10 December the National Rivers Authority told me , by letter , that it had taken two samples from the river — above the Coalite plant and below — and that the sample from the river above the plant showed a low level of dioxin , the one below the plant showed considerably higher levels of dioxin and that it is now certain that the dioxin is coming from the Coalite plant ?
6 It is now elementary that the tort of negligence involves three factors : a duty of care , a breach of that duty and consequent damage .
7 It can be said in conclusion that these developments have become central to the future of the ‘ GIS revolution ’ of the late 1980s , since it is now clear that the massive ( and desirable ) growth of the use of GIS can not be supported without improvements to the use environment experienced by the user .
8 It is now clear that the counsellor is doing more than listening .
9 It is now clear that the misappropriation theory which was valid in the Second Circuit , but unresolved nationally , is now encompassed by s.10(b) of the SEA 1934 and Rule 10b-5 .
10 Northwestern Bell Telephone Co et al , where it was held that proof of an organised crime nexus is not required for RICO to be invoked , it is now clear that the draconian penalties applicable under RICO may be used against insider dealers .
11 There is yet no general explanation for the fertility decline ( Cleland and Wilson 1987 ) ; it is now clear that the transition began within the space of a few decades throughout Western Europe , from Trieste to Tromso , in a wide variety of countries ( Coale and Watkins 1986 ) .
12 It is now clear that the King had the gravest doubts about the general suitability of his heir for the Throne , and that these doubts went far enough to turn his mind towards the desirability of getting his second son to succeed instead .
13 Indeed it is now clear that the Court of Appeal may on appeal even exercise a power conferred on the court below after the date of the judgment against which the appeal is lodged ( Attorney-General v.
14 It is now clear that the fixing of the period of detention required by retribution and deterrence is of fundamental importance to the prisoner .
15 In some instances Community law itself may permit or require Member States to carry out inspections or take other measures , but it is now clear that the Council or Commission may not authorize a Member State to take measures which go beyond those which would be justified under Article 36 .
16 It is now clear that the construction of the small-town defences provided an additional influence on their morphological development , depending upon the inclusion or exclusion of particular areas .
17 It is now clear that the earthen bank had been cut back to make way for a stone wall , resting on cobbled foundations up to 3 m ( 10 ft ) wide , but unfortunately no precise dating evidence for its construction was recovered .
18 On 6 December , in my first speech for several years from the back benches of the House of Commons , I said : ‘ Our entry into the ERM was welcomed by both sides of the House and by most of the press , but it is now clear that the bands within which the pound is allowed to float are sustained only by damagingly high rates of interest in Britain . ’
19 It is now clear that the variation in is greater than that of because the former has the additional term in which does not appear in equation ( 5.46 ) .
20 It is now clear that the powers the Lord Chancellor was granted under the Legal Aid Act are wider than anyone had previously thought and that he can restrict access to justice simply by cutting or restricting lawyers ’ fees .
21 It is now clear that the review has not reached anything like that stage of progress .
22 Although shops were wrecked in the attack , it is now clear that the bomb was aimed at the security forces rather than commercial properties .
23 It is now clear that the change in basal-subtracted EC 5 on eradication plus healing is only a mathematical consequence of the fall in gastrin driven basal acid secretion .
24 It is now clear that the courts have developed three different tests for determining the question of reasonableness .
25 It is now clear that the presence of the wall causes the fluid viscosity to enter in a much more important way into the dynamics of turbulent motion than it does for free flows .
26 It is now clear that the SNP signed on the dotted line for a long-term deal between themselves and the Tories over the Maastricht bill and the Tories are now exacting their pound of flesh .
27 It is now well-recognised that the development of tourism is having massive effects on the built and physical environment of many countries and areas .
28 The establishment of TECs was debated and fought in the House , but it is now evident that the TECs are doing good work and that the system needs to be given time to settle down .
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