Example sentences of "[adj] [was/were] both a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , this was both a political and a disciplinary measure . |
| 2 | This was both a matter of pride and of business sense at a time when he was making a major export drive towards America . |
| 3 | In an age when even the most liberal of Mughal Emperors used to demolish Hindu temples , this was both a brave and novel work ; but some considered Dara 's views not just unusual but actually heretical . |
| 4 | Now , on any view , this was both an inadequate and a misleading indication to the driver of the nature of his right under section 8(2) and what the exercise of that right would involve and I agree entirely with the decision of the Divisional Court allowing the defendant 's appeal from his conviction of an offence under section 5 by justices based on the admission in evidence of the breath specimen . |
| 5 | But his appointment as steward of the royal household in November 1318 was both a snub to Lancaster , who claimed the right of appointment , and a mark of his growing association with Hugh le Despenser the younger [ q.v. ] , the chamberlain of the household and the rising star at court . |
| 6 | ‘ We were criticised in '91 for our lack of marketing expertise … that was both a disappointment and a learning experience ’ , reflected Rowlands in Catania . |