Example sentences of "[noun] is simply [verb] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Normally , their stock is simply seized and forfeited .
2 So great is the police workload that some crime is simply logged but not investigated .
3 A One easy way to give naturally curly hair that perfect ringlet look just like you see in magazine pictures is simply to shampoo and rinse your hair and afterwards comb an even amount of conditioner through the hair .
4 ‘ Often , what 's perceived to be aggression is simply fear or nervousness , ’ Joanne added , recalling the first dog they rescued .
5 According to them , to accept the legitimacy of an authority is simply to accept that whatever other reasons there may be for a certain action , its being required by the authority is an additional reason for its performance .
6 One of their main uses is simply to store and sort information — in ‘ databases ’ .
7 In the limiting case , the visitor is simply told that certain specimens and artifacts have certain kinds of names .
8 ‘ I decree today that life is simply taking and not giving .
9 It 's very interesting to note that in contemporary political philosophy there is almost no room left for democratic decision making because in most theories that we 're given , more or less everything is already decided at a constitutional level I mean think of theory of justice , it 's the theory of justice that decides the basic nature of a constitution so the role of members of a government is simply to interpret and apply the constitution so they can make the most efficient tax policies given the basic constitution , but no individual has the authority to challenge that constitution and change it by democratic means .
10 My first , er , but sad duty is simply to say that Sir Kenneth , our President , had hoped to be here , but he 's had er , an operation and er , he is not really quite well enough , so I was asked as a Vice-President , whether I would stand in for him , at the weekend , and er I shall do my best , and erm , I 'm glad to have to opportunity of doing one or two things , but we 'll come to those in due time .
11 An ideal product for 600dpi reproduction is a newspaper as the quality of the paper is such that high definition typesetting is simply wasted and , as Eddy Shah found with the Messenger Group papers , you actually need less printing ink .
12 The Board is simply saying that its own policies will also be explicitly only for companies .
13 Here , the aim of assessment is simply to identify whether or not the child 's language is unusual or atypical compared with that of other children of a similar age or in respect of other aspects of development .
14 Left : The bathroom is simply furnished and uncluttered
15 The method of preparing the blank before inserting the cutlery blank is simply to drill and clean out the hole in the shaft before fixing , put the Special T on the tang and insert with the handle on top so the Special T does not run down the wood .
16 The best solution from my point of view is simply to recognise that rivers are part of the natural heritage of our country and that they should be made public rights of way , just as footpaths are .
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