Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [adj] [noun pl] [conj] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A healthy , strong body copes better with stressful situations and is a means , like relaxation , of draining the stress glass . |
| 2 | This duty is owed only to lawful visitors and is a statutory form of negligence derived from the ‘ neighbour principle ’ in Donoghue v. Stevenson [ 1932 ] AC 562 ( HL ) . |
| 3 | Platelet activating factor is on of lipid mediators that is generated in a variety of cells upon chemical or immune stimulation . |
| 4 | It is not of overwhelming proportions and is presented as near as possible to a lived-in family home , rather than a museum . |
| 5 | The little fish has an eel-like body and a goby-like head covered all over in small spines and is extremely predatory . |
| 6 | She cares deeply about environmental issues and is a true blue ‘ green ’ . |
| 7 | It was known to Paracelsus in the fifteenth century , it can be found in the fourth century BC in Hippocratic writings and is one of the principles of treatment in Ayurvedic Medicine which was written down over 5000 years ago . |
| 8 | A business may , for instance , spend more on anti-pollution measures than is necessary to satisfy the relevant legislation , perhaps to avoid adverse publicity which may damage sales . |
| 9 | Information is held temporarily in electronic circuits and is lost whenever the computer is turned off . |
| 10 | Northallerton Health Authority wants to close the hospital , which caters for people with learning difficulties and handicaps , because it says it is not up to modern standards and is isolated . |
| 11 | Chancroid , also called soft sore , soft chancre , and ‘ ulcus molle ’ , is a disease of world-wide distribution but is seen only rarely in temperate climates and is uncommon in Western Europe or North America and , when it has been diagnosed , it has usually been imported from warmer countries . |
| 12 | Porosity is found mainly in oolitic grainstones and is made up of both primary intergranular and leached intragranular voids ( Fig. 16a ) . |
| 13 | The model serves well for interpersonal relationships but is less useful for looking at mass communications where opportunities for feedback are not always present and where the power and resources of the two parties may be vastly disproportionate . |
| 14 | It has , for example , become the principal breed in subarctic Finland and the Finnish Ayrshire is now widespread in several northern countries , including the USSR , but the Scottish cow has also adapted well to hot climates and is found in Kenya and South Africa in particular . |
| 15 | The subject , Home Economics , has changed considerably in recent years and is constantly evolving to take account of social change and developments in technology . |