Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] is [adj] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erosion or accretion of sand by wind action is evident throughout and soil genesis is truncated by erosion or fossilised by deposition . |
| 2 | Asquith 's début feature is fascinating both because its setting in a bustling film studio gives some impression of what it was like to shoot a picture in Britain at the end of the silent era , and because of what it argues as the future for British films . |
| 3 | In some ways , these shapes serve to show how versatile the TrueType system in Windows 3.1 really is , since font rendering is perfect even when the text is bent out of all proportion — so if you 're still running Windows 3.0 , upgrade now ! |
| 4 | Indeed , senior management commitment is essential so that companies can devise strategies which will make the most of opportunities which the EMC Directive presents . |
| 5 | If an organisation is market leader and has a size and presence which can ensure that manpower planning is possible so that most jobs can be filled from graduate entry , then the need for an executive search firm is probably limited to a few specialist or technical appointments . |
| 6 | Partly due to its history , and partly to temperament , the Home Office is conservative procedurally and cautious in outlook . |
| 7 | This means that , where the investor 's marginal rate of income tax is higher abroad than in the UK , he will not be liable to additional income tax in the UK , but nevertheless will suffer a higher tax burden on an overseas investment than with a comparable UK investment . |
| 8 | It would appear that the objection to local income tax is political rather than practical . |
| 9 | Aelurostrongylus infection is widespread partly because it is almost indiscriminate in its ability to develop in slugs and snails , and partly because of its wide range of paratenic hosts . |
| 10 | I stress local : Verkhovensky 's group psychology is plausible enough but it does n't engage with anything wider or further that he proposes to do . |
| 11 | Careful pre-test counselling is essential so that you understand all the advantages and disadvantages of knowing if you have HIV , and can make your own informed decisions about whether to continue with your pregnancy . |
| 12 | Character evidence is admissible only where relevant to the issues to be decided . |
| 13 | It has discarded lectures , but accepts that familiarity with concepts of the Welfare State is important so that the trainee is not fearful of the information expectations . |
| 14 | Recreational drug use is bigger today than it was in the Sixties , but enthusiasm for Ecstasy may be starting to wane . |
| 15 | The more frequent presence of social problems among female GP referrals is interesting here because these might be expected to raise the possibility of alternative referral ( for example , to a social worker ) and management . |
| 16 | A low response rate is serious particularly if there is reason to suspect that persons likely to give particular kinds of answers might be less or more likely to respond than others . |
| 17 | Pupil assessment is continuous so that the child 's future educational needs can be determined . |
| 18 | Its importance in soil conservation practice is world-wide partly because much of the international literature on the subject in popular and scientific journals is written by Americans , and partly because of the American foreign aid programme in which conservation plays an important part . |
| 19 | However , the national monetary sovereignty identified with an exchange rate union is illusory rather than real . |
| 20 | At just 24p , the chocolate treat is cheaper here than anywhere else in the world , except America where it costs the same . |
| 21 | In some regions , the cable is split into several parallel strands , and at a few points around the margin ( typically two or three ) the continuity of the cable is broken , the actin distribution appears disorderly , and the wound front is irregular rather than smoothly curved ; some of these discontinuities may represent sites of stronger attachment to the substratum . |
| 22 | Other things being equal , a writing task is easier if the organisation is chronological ; if the subject matter is drawn from personal experience ; if the subject matter is concrete rather than abstract ; and if the audience is known to the writer . |
| 23 | The Open Desktop X server software is available now and the RS/6000 software is set for September , at $700 apiece ; only one copy is needed per customer site . |
| 24 | However , because of the two dithiadiazole functionalities at either end of the molecule , the solid state structure is polymeric rather than dimeric . |
| 25 | Therefore the enemy must deduct a further -1 from its armour save , so the save modifier is -2 rather than -1 as is normal for a strength 4 hit . |
| 26 | Therefore the enemy must deduct a further -1 from its armour save , so the save modifier is -2 rather than -1 as is normal for a strength 4 hit . |
| 27 | So Fibres ' polyester capacity is small today and aimed at niche markets , in such areas as automotive upholstery and trim . |
| 28 | The career structure for kennel staff is identical here but , as Nicole Keefe the kennel manager told me : ‘ Working at the breeding centre can involve more unsociable hours . |
| 29 | If incidence rather than prevalence is of interest , a longitudinal panel study is essential even though the administrative burden can be heavy . |
| 30 | The lack of vitamins in the British and Scottish diets , in particular , may explain why the incidence of heart disease is higher here than in the Mediterranean areas where blood cholesterol levels may be as high , but there is much less heart disease . |