Example sentences of "and this is " in BNC.
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| 1 | The amount of the annual covenant payment is specified in the Deed , and this is the sum that is payable each year . |
| 2 | In the UK the spread of infection has slowed down but the numbers ill and needing care are continuing to rise and this is a reflection of levels of infection some years ago . |
| 3 | The execution , however , and this is typical of the 17th century Dutch masters , is more minute ; and the composition , completely determined by a diagonal , is stricter than that of the English painters . |
| 4 | Except that ( and this is decisive in regard to the situation of the one-idea painter ) his format was private — almost , one might say , the framework of another self , or of himself in another form — and unavailable to others . |
| 5 | It is easy enough to analyse the formal characteristics of African sculpture in terms of vertical , horizontal or diagonal emphases ; of relative naturalism or abstraction ; of rounded , angular or cubic elements ; or in terms of tensions , rhythm and movement , and this is certainly an enjoyable and satisfying experience , since African sculptors have achieved a remarkable level of expression in what has been called ‘ purely sculptural ’ form . |
| 6 | His relationship with the kids is one between equals , but they also seem to expect him to be a wise man , and this is what he sometimes expects of himself . |
| 7 | As part of the audience you are as much a part of the entertainment as the performance itself , and this is something that dramatists are aware of and have always written for . |
| 8 | Classes help the actor to gain confidence in dealing with many things happening at the same time , and this is an important part of student work . |
| 9 | And this is true of all training in the arts because nobody — no tutor , no establishment , however excellent , can finally lay down rules . |
| 10 | This means that students then have the chance to present themselves as they would at a working audition , and this is often quite a good place to attract attention . |
| 11 | But it has to be said ( it has to be said ! ) wrote Harsnet , and Goldberg , typing , smiled to himself , it has to be said , wrote Harsnet , that if every project is likely , if not certain , to result in the addition of a little more shit to the shit that already exists , there is also the possibility , faint it is true but real , of the unexpected , and this is what delay makes possible and what the onward rush of time , the ever-increasing acceleration of time , perpetually denies , and in addition to the possibility of the unexpected appearing in the coils of delay , in addition to that , it has to be said , he wrote , that whatever the project , however trivial , however exalted , it will always say more than its maker knows , and , if genuine ( I will return to genuine ) , something will emerge which is distinct from whatever came before , from whatever elements went to make up the whole , a tone , a voice , which is not the tone or the voice of the maker but something else , something which , in my more optimistic moments , or perhaps my less clear-sighted moments , seems to be distinct from the shit though inseparable from it , a tone , a style , which links it to its maker 's other genuine ( I will return to genuine ) productions . |
| 12 | Pretends he ca n't go anywhere alone and this is a chance for Tony to get some time to himself . |
| 13 | The question I return to , he wrote ( and Goldberg typed ) , is always the same : I put everything into this , everything I had by way of mind and body and heart , and this is what I have produced . |
| 14 | I have done what I wanted , or thought I wanted , I have pushed as hard as I could , and this is it . |
| 15 | AND THIS IS WHERE THE TRADITIONAL COLOURING , FLAVOURING AND PRESERVATIVES ARE ADDED |
| 16 | Where there are trees or buildings nearby a direct comparison can be made , and this is a good way of eliminating serious misjudgements . |
| 17 | It is as though they are unable to change their minds and this is a very dangerous trait in a glider pilot . |
| 18 | It takes quite a bit of practice to orientate and get the right position for the shot , and this is something worthwhile perfecting during the winter or when you are just flying locally . |
| 19 | Every facility can be provided in hospital , and this is particularly important if special care should be needed . |
| 20 | We take the piss out of him , because of this idea that he will be doing ‘ real police work ’ , but we all know that divisional work has higher status for a Chief Supt. than Research , and this is the cause for celebration . |
| 21 | The detective therefore has a legitimate target in the thief ( again the metaphor is based in militarism ) ; and this is currently reinforced by the politics of materialism . |
| 22 | Inevitably , over such a long period , I became less institutionalized , more able to function as an individual in relation to belief and action and not merely accept the organization 's definition of things ; and this is a profoundly un-police like state of affairs ! |
| 23 | And this is my decision . |
| 24 | Their application is a matter of skill and timing and this is reflected in the attention they receive from the refereeing panel . |
| 25 | If we are to abide by a pure nominalism or particularism , we are forced into externalism , and this is vicious . |
| 26 | But , and this is Libet 's error , what the subject was actually comparing was the time at which two experiences were occurring . |
| 27 | The most common drill — and this is even practised by the better players who may be struggling with their groundstrokes — is to put targets within 60–90cm ( 2–3ft ) of the baseline and inside tramline and think in terms of rallying while aiming at the targeted areas . |
| 28 | The bag should be emptied before it gets about half full and this is achieved by turning the bag anti-clockwise so that the spout can be pulled out of the dust port . |
| 29 | Good control of the condition is vital and this is achieved through a combination of insulin injections , diet regulation , control of exercise and careful monitoring of the condition — in other words , a regular routine . |
| 30 | And this is what happens to the podvig tic which obsesses the notebooks and the ‘ At Tikhon 's ’ chapter : it becomes deflected and surrealized into eruptive impenetrable little freaks . |