Example sentences of "[pron] still [vb base] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Perhaps the origins of song help to explain why we still require a firm outline . |
| 32 | Despite the recent re-issue of Rewald 's classic monograph , we still lack a true catalogue raisonné , bringing together all the visual and documentary material and engaging with the fundamental issues ; for example , after the sensational exhibition of the Mellon waxes at the National Gallery in Washington in 1991 , there is an even greater need for a study of the relationship of the waxes to the 1,500 or so bronze casts scattered throughout the world ; more understanding of Degas ' techniques and the reproductive processes used by his founder is urgently required ; a consideration of the images themselves , and their place in contemporary sculpture , is conspicuous by its absence ; and , the biggest question of all , the role of these wax figures in the wider oeuvre cries out to be examined . |
| 33 | None of us is starving , however , and we all have more than enough clothes to wear , but we still spend a large part of our lives worrying about our material needs — what should we eat ? |
| 34 | Sadly one has to conclude , if the illustrations of lessons reported in the published text are anything to go by ( and one can hardly conceive that the team held back good lessons ) then we still have a long way to go before we can claim with confidence that drama on the curriculum guarantees good education . |
| 35 | A spokesman from Body Positive , a support group for people with the virus justified the campaign : ‘ We still have a long way to go because the general public is still very ignorant and there 's a lot of misinformation around . ’ |
| 36 | Clearly we still have a long way to go to understand just how InsP 3 acts to open individual channels . |
| 37 | A closer look at the supposed benefits of object-oriented technology reveals that we still have a long way to go to realise them fully . |
| 38 | I believe delegation and empowerment is starting to show improvements but we still have a long way to go . |
| 39 | Det Insp Gordon Williams added : ‘ We still have a long way to go before we reach our target . |
| 40 | But even with the successful , and still limited legislation , backed up with the pressure of millions of pounds recovered in compensation by our union , we still have a long way to go . |
| 41 | The fact is that we still have a great deal to learn about the skills that animals use to find their way around their own home ranges and to travel the globe . |
| 42 | We still have a six-point buffer but I expect us to have to go to the last day of the season . ’ |
| 43 | ‘ If we win this game then we still have a good chance of qualifying from this group . |
| 44 | Good , that means we still have a good chance . ’ |
| 45 | ‘ It 's a big disappointment to lose Kharin , but despite that we still have a good team — although when we play Rangers in Glasgow in April I do n't know how many players we will have left . ’ |
| 46 | And so we still have a common struggle and to build up our international solidarity . |
| 47 | But there still remain a great deal of summer Sundays in which the massive latent cricket audience can be satisfied . |
| 48 | A Byzantine historian remarked of the Franks in the sixth century that ‘ although they have become Christians , they still keep a greater part of their ancient religion ’ . |
| 49 | An effort should be made , however , to make them feel that they still have a strong role to play in your life , and that their opinions are still valued and respected . |
| 50 | Although colleges do not award an NVQ themselves , they still have a major role to play in providing the means whereby trainees can gain competence and be assessed in their job . |
| 51 | Richard Spindler and Julia Verity know they still have a long way to go . |
| 52 | Britons join pasta set BRITONS are eating more pasta than ever before but they still have a long way to go to match their continental neighbours , according to a survey by pasta makers Buitoni . |
| 53 | They still have a multi-bit model in the range , the 955 at £260 , but they also make single-bit machines incorporating Philips Bitstream technology and it is the latest of these which forms the subject of this report . |
| 54 | But Monaghan proved that they still have a sizeable heart . |
| 55 | While they still have a special mission to serve the poor , they are the preferred setting for major medical care for the whole population . |
| 56 | However , they still represent a good reservoir objective and in this instance the presence of interbedded shales is a positive factor in terms of hydrocarbon trapping . |
| 57 | Hughes and company ended last season on a high by winning in both Lithuania and Latvia and although the World Cup finals are now beyond them , they still want a strong finish over the last few games . |
| 58 | Their music is too harsh for a crossover of the REM variety but they still offer a major label reasonably strong record sales and , more importantly , a fair degree of earthy , musical chic . |
| 59 | He hit 87 as Essex made 188-6 from 52 overs in their rain-hit match , but they still face a major battle today . |
| 60 | This is by no means a criticism , though , because they still score a considerable number of points for avoiding direct imitation of Fender 's favourite son . |