Example sentences of "no [adj] [noun] [conj] it is " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is obvious that environmental factors exert a far-reaching influence on this particular AL and , indeed , the concept of ‘ safety ’ has no real meaning unless it is considered in relation to ‘ the environment ’ . |
| 2 | There is no official collection because it is immediately picked over by a series of scavengers — first adults , then children , then dogs and cats . |
| 3 | There is no simple answer but it is generally advisable to describe the disappointments in broad terms as they affect the whole school ( ‘ the LEA has been unable to grant our request for extra welfare assistance ’ ) and present the successes individually but anonymously ( ‘ through the efforts of the governors a reading aid has been provided for a partially sighted pupil ’ ) . |
| 4 | This is no easy task when it is aimed at an entire work force and when the normal reading habits of the employees may range from The Times at one end to The Sun at the other . |
| 5 | This is true , but of no great significance since it is easy to modify the model developed above and make it immune from this particular criticism , while ensuring that all its important features are retained . |
| 6 | Given that the nerves and muscles of the leg in walking show essentially no electrical activity while it is off the ground , McMahon concluded that the swinging leg must operate purely under the influence of gravity , as does a falling object . |
| 7 | What they have to say by way of appraisal has no effective force unless it is incorporated into the mediation process enacted by teachers and under their control . |
| 8 | In the Dodds case the House of Lords stated that if the month in which the period expires has no corresponding date because it is too short , the period given by the notice ends on the last day of that month , ie 28 February or 29 February in a leap year . |
| 9 | There are no garish signboards promising services and supplies , no welcoming notices and it is not readily located by strangers without a map . |
| 10 | ‘ But this man attacked the nurse for no apparent reason and it is very difficult to legislate for that sort of behaviour . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ The workers have not followed the proper dispute procedures , they have no legitimate grievances and it is difficult to know what they want . ’ |
| 12 | If the right hon. Member for Aylesbury ( Sir T. Raison ) inquires of the trustees and directors of either the national or the Tate he will be told in no uncertain terms that it is extremely unsatisfactory that they can not acquire the sort of painting that they need to keep their collections fresh and up to date . |
| 13 | It is incomplete and it has also no structural significance although it is tempting to describe for example the " springs ' in terms of contractile polymer chains ( entropy springs ) and the " dash-pots ' as descriptive of the motion of chains through holes or barriers to motion caused by adjacent chains . |