Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] usually a " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ We get few complaints about what we do — it is usually a problem with how we do it . ’ |
| 32 | Most cases are isolated incidents and when clusters occur it is usually a particularly virulent strain or involves people who are possibly genetically susceptible . |
| 33 | It is usually a good idea to walk with your dog in the usual fashion at first , working through the basic commands . |
| 34 | Since the hypocrite ( it is usually a he : there are few women hypocrites in Elizabethan drama , which may be a comfort to the feminists ) tells us the truth , we are able to judge the extent of his lies , his success in duping others . |
| 35 | To this extent it is usually a prerogative of the male rather than the female , although female transvestites in this full sense of the word are known . |
| 36 | A home is both a material necessity and , if one is bought , it is usually a person 's most expensive purchase . |
| 37 | It is usually a compromise between the necessary functional requirements ( strength , weight , etc ) and those of manufacturing ( availability , machinability , cost , etc ) . |
| 38 | It is usually a case of accepting the method used by the manufacturer whose software is being employed . |
| 39 | It is usually a very busy city , with shops and markets full of people , but today the streets were empty . |
| 40 | In his view the " pros " of segregation are : i Recruitment of interested specialist staff ii Specially designed environments iii Concentration of resources for dementia , avoiding diffusion of effort iv Special attention to relatives ' needs and the greater acceptability to relatives of a " special unit " v Avoids fear , antagonism and rejection from the non-demented vi Special information , research and teaching are useful spin-offs The " cons " of segregation are : i It is usually a more expensive option ii Admission criteria are difficult to establish — what degree of dementia qualifies ? |
| 41 | However , as it is usually a method designed to illustrate something already known , a certain discretion may be exercised in the placing of the lines of section . |
| 42 | It is usually a matter of variations in the use of material , usually of the series itself . |
| 43 | The difficulty is that it is usually a mixture of both — in which case it all gets blamed on external causes . |
| 44 | It is usually a shelf species but has been recorded from a depth of 1200 m so is included in this study . |
| 45 | It is usually a shelf species but has been recorded from 1665 m . |
| 46 | It is usually a part-time appointment , often held by people distinguished in the world outside university , such as lawyers and business people . |
| 47 | Well I believe in Twyman 's law — that when a statistic looks interesting it is usually a mistake . |
| 48 | It is usually a requirement of the banks and institutional investors that a new company is formed to effect the management buy-out . |
| 49 | It is usually a facultative characteristic and affects only a proportion of the worm population . |
| 50 | Summarizing is a key behaviour in effective meetings where it is usually an important part of the chairing role . |
| 51 | From the relatives ' point of view , it is usually an enormous relief to be able to label increasingly apparent peculiarities and emotional problems as ‘ illness ’ because illness is no one 's fault and families are , therefore , absolved from the guilt incurred by self-blame . |
| 52 | If a customer asks a broker to deal on an exchange it is usually an implied term of their contract that the broker will do so in accordance with the usages of that exchange . |
| 53 | He is usually an old male who can anticipate which way the colobus will go and climbs a tree well ahead of them , so completing their encirclement . |