Example sentences of "is [adj] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It tells how much of the variation among individuals in a population is due to variation in their genes ; which in turn tells us whether the population would respond to natural selection on the trait . |
| 2 | The success of Windows is due in part to its ability to keep several applications active at the same time — each in its own screen or window . |
| 3 | Right now is that of interest to you ? |
| 4 | Erm the tentative benefit you put in at the end of that you said is that okay and Maggie said yes erm the answer could be construed I , I thought in that basis well yes it 's okay so what whereas if you 'd 've said is that of interest to you |
| 5 | He also thinks beauty is that in virtue of which we call beautiful things beautiful . |
| 6 | He also thinks beauty is that in virtue of which we call beautiful things beautiful . |
| 7 | However , the significance of climates of the more remote geological past is greatest in connection with their role in the formation of relief now being exhumed from coverings of later rocks . |
| 8 | The apparent ability of these receptors to substitute for one another is strange in view of their strong evolutionary conservation ; perhaps , mused Chambon , their absence results in a phenotype that can not easily be measured in the laboratory . |
| 9 | When the Burns family lived at the cottage in Alloway and later at Mount Oliphant Farm near the village , the Tennants were their closest friends and no account of the Burns story is complete without reference to them . |
| 10 | Insofar as is possible in accordance with our statement of belief , to work with existing statutory bodies and charitable organisations in the achievement of the above objectives . |
| 11 | With Venus at the zenith of your chart from the 13th , the climate is right for success in your worldly endeavours and in affairs of the heart although it wo n't be plain sailing . |
| 12 | Few , I imagine , would dispute that 1 is odd by virtue of its meaning , and 2 by virtue of its deviant grammar : |
| 13 | The soul is free to commune with its Maker . |
| 14 | Under that system , the Eurocheque is free of charge to its payee , the costs being borne by the drawer . |
| 15 | Insulin plays a crucial role in triglyceride and VLDL metabolism , particularly as the clearing enzyme lipoprotein lipase is dependent on insulin for its activity ( Brunzell & Bierman , 1978 ) . |
| 16 | In a research note on MTM , brokers Kleinwort Benson comment that ‘ the short term future of the company is dependent on support from its bankers , which partly explains why the first half figures have been audited . ’ |
| 17 | He is charming in spite of himself , in spite of this alienating introversion and the over-riding sense of melancholy he generates … |
| 18 | Although the new Lotus Elan is similar in concept to its popular predecessor , its styling is far removed . |
| 19 | The bat 's ear is similar in design to ours , but with refinements which give it great sensitivity at ultrasonic frequencies . |
| 20 | It is estate duty that is payable in connection with his death under Section 2 ( 1 ) ( b ) ( i ) of the Finance Act , 1894 , and the consequences will be as stated at paragraph 1 ( iv ) above . |
| 21 | The green-lipped mussel preparation is a remedy which , although given in material doses , is akin to homoeopathy in its mode of action . |
| 22 | KC 's conversational speech may not be entirely normal — but it is remarkable in comparison to his extremely impaired ability to repeat back single words . |
| 23 | At the same time the cultural history of the late fifth and sixth centuries is worthy of attention in its own right . |
| 24 | The InteMate program itself is soon ( or so I understand ) to be merged with IntePlan as a complete ‘ desktop system ’ , is worthy of comment in itself . |
| 25 | The probable answer to the first inquiry is that ownership of material is unchanged by alteration of it ; to the second , that the court will use its discretion in making an order for specific restitution and will award the thing to him whose interest is the more substantial , on condition that he pays the value of the other 's interest . |
| 26 | Jesus had had many interviews with people , we 've looked at some of them over these past few weeks , the time when he met with Nicademus , the religious leader , the time he went out of his way to meet with a woman of Semaria in her dyer need , the other occasion that we looked at er a week or so back when he called Anzakias from that tree of which he was hiding , last week his judge , pilot , but of all those interviews and as many others that we have n't looked at this surely must be one of the strangest as Jesus himself is in the process of dying and as he is dying he is confronted with another person who has a need , but Jesus your need is as greatest as any body elses , your pain , your suffering , your physical suffering was every bit of great as those around you , why be bothered with others is n't that so often our story , when we are in need we can forget all about other people , it does n't matter there need , its poor me , what about me , what about my need , what about my requirements , what about my suffering , but we see here how Jesus apart from any thing else deals with his own suffering , he deals with it by ministering to the needs of other people , and this surely then must be one of the most strange and one of the most interviews that our lord ever had when he was here on earth , with this dying thief , but he was more than a thief he was a er , he was a re a rebel , he was a terrorist or a freedom fighter depending on which way you wanted to look at it and he was dying for his crimes and he was n't alone because there there was this man we 've been talking about , there was Jesus and there was another one , another criminal on the other side and we find that this is all in keeping with what god had promised , all there in , in line with his prophecy way back in Iziah chapter fifty three , it tells us that he was numbered with the transgressors , that he died with sinful men with , with law breakers and here it is its happening right in front of the , the very eyes of the Jewish leaders and the jewish authorities our lords intention in coming into the world was to save men and women , to seek out and to save sinners , remember thirty odd years previous to this event the word had come , for Mary his mother , to Joseph , we will call his name Jesus because he will save his people from their sins and later on writing to Timothy the apostle Paul in the first chapter of the first book in verse fifteen he says it is a trust worthy statement deserving full acceptance that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners , this was his purpose , this was his reason for coming into the world , not to be a good man , not to be a , a great leader , not to give us some model that we can , you know , that we can plan our life out and try and live up to his standards , he says I 've come to give my life as a ransom , I have come to save and to seek that which was lost and here in this incident as he himself is dying and is in physical pain and torment he is carrying out this very work , of seeking out and saving of those who will turn to him , those who will put their trust in him , he is saving the lost , and we see in a wonderful how great the compassion of Jesus was and is , in reaching out and rescuing those who are lost , here we see our lord suffering the most terrible agony and yet in the midst of his own sorrow and pain and , and torment he thinks of this dying thief and extends his grace and mercy to him . |
| 27 | And we find that , this is all in keeping with what God had promised . |
| 28 | If one form occurs more than its alternants , that is a reason to suspect it is unmarked with respect to them . |
| 29 | If your string is unequal in diameter along its length , then the overtones are guaranteed to be off . |
| 30 | They believe the motivating force behind the amendment was Lord Pearson who is opposed to part of his land being designated an SSSI . |