Example sentences of "and [noun sg] are thus " in BNC.

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1 The source and drain are thus connected by a so-called ‘ inversion layer ’ , in which the majority charge carrier ( electrons ) is the minority one in the bulk of the semiconductor ( which is p-type , so holes are the majority carrier ) .
2 Economics and ideology are thus both ‘ determining ’ in a weak sense , and they interact with each other , but neither make a single future inevitable .
3 Problems of inequality and disadvantage are thus , in one sense , too big and too fundamental for education per se , let alone adult education , to resolve .
4 It was not too difficult in the 1960s and 1970s to discern such contradictions in the East European countries , in the form of conflicts among various social groups , and in particular a conflict — which appeared openly from time to time in strikes , protests or even insurrections , and was only with difficulty contained and repressed — between those who control and direct the overall development of society and those whose lives and work are thus planned and regulated from above .
5 Integration and wholeness are thus intrinsic .
6 Fraud , intimidation and bribery are thus incompatible with responsible government …
7 Matriliny and patriliny are thus complementary rather than contrasted principles and we shall entirely miss the point if we treat the Nambudiri and the Nayar as belonging to different " types " of society .
8 The techniques of polishing and etching are thus complimentary .
9 Polyandry and monogamy are thus rather rare among mammals and polygyny the most common reproductive strategy ( see Table 3.2 ) .
10 Opportunities for influence and participation are thus not dependent on the social rank or size of such groups .
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