Example sentences of "and [subord] [adj] [noun sg] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | To protect the spirit of demilitarisation , a convention has been followed that defence spending will not exceed 1 per cent of GNP , and although this ceiling has been broken on a few occasions , the 1 per cent target has a symbolic significance . |
| 2 | The process of renovation had been full of difficulties and although some success had been achieved , shortcomings and blunders had been committed . |
| 3 | The war against the Japanese was still in progress and although considerable advance had been made , there was a great deal of very difficult terrain to be covered and the prospect of arranging an invasion of the Japanese islands was horrendous . |
| 4 | And if that work had been started , because as far as I 'm concerned sickness does not cover maternity . |
| 5 | This task is straightforward in a fine , well-worked tilth , but can be a nightmare in badly cultivated soil containing unrotted turf , and if inter-row hoeing has been inaccurate . |
| 6 | Prior to 1980 , the state pension was also linked to the average rise in earnings , whichever was the higher , and if this link had been maintained , single pensioners and married couples would be receiving an extra £12.80 and £20.50 , respectively . |
| 7 | And if human reason had been impaired by the Fall , what guarantee was there that one could think God 's thoughts after Him ? |
| 8 | Because income support was introduced at a time when there would otherwise have been an increase in supplementary benefits , and because transitional protection has been provided for some groups of claimants who have been transferred to income support , the Government claims that relatively few people suffered an actual cut in benefit in April 1988 . |
| 9 | And because this phrase has been much abused and misunderstood , it may be useful at this point to refer back to Erikson , to whom we owe it in the first place . |