Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] it is [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is curious that in modern works on insects , the different stages are often shown in different illustrations , in order to be clearer , to give less systematic hostages to fortune , and to use colour only where it is necessary . |
| 2 | But in the F-Plan we use bran only where it is palatable . |
| 3 | When it came to structuring the District Health Authorities in the form which existed until 1990 , the Department of Health stipulated that ‘ it is important to make appointments only where it is likely that prospective members will have the health and vigour to make an effective contribution throughout their term of office . |
| 4 | The court will issue such a warrant only where it is satisfied that the failure to pay the charge was wilful or negligent . |
| 5 | Thus , Ruangpanit concludes that in such regions , especially where it is necessary to ensure watershed protection so that downstream regions are not affected by flooding or excessive silting , crown cover should be maintained at c. 70 per cent with as little bare soil as possible . |
| 6 | Of course , the court may still grant a disgorgement order merely where it is satisfied that an investor has been adversely affected . |
| 7 | But in their Spitalfields Tartan Collection , the Stewarts have done the work for you ; silks , cottons , wools all match up so that it is possible to choose as much or as little tartan as you like , whether it 's for a few cushions or for some big and bold project . |
| 8 | The Breton later became part originator of the Canadian breed , so that it is possible that the genes of the extinct small Cornish cattle are perpetuated on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean . |
| 9 | When the paper is viewed on the light box , a see-through view is obtained so that it is possible to see the rough copper track layout , like an X-Ray , in relation to the components . |
| 10 | I believe the new electronic KnitRadar ( KR11 ) is geared for this , so that it is possible to use the KR11 while knitting intarsia with the electronic intarsia carriage . |
| 11 | Theory and practice , as represented by philosophy and the various social disciplines , must be united , so that it is possible to investigate existing individualist and holist theories rather than hypothetical constructions . |
| 12 | The technology is also scalable , according to the company , so that it is possible to get software-only playback on an 80386 box or Macintosh IICI or above — users may choose to play smaller pictures or slower frame-rates based on their own system performance . |
| 13 | The pages lie out flat on the desk when the cords are extended , so that it is possible to write the pages without taking them out of the binders . |
| 14 | Similar rules may be constructed to examine the operation of processes of lengthening and rounding so that it is possible ( for example ) to compare in the two communities the distribution of vowel length in four phonetic environments ( see J. Milroy et al. |
| 15 | A year earlier Matisse had show his painting Le Bonheur de Vivre ( Barnes Foundation , Merrion , Penn. ) at the Salon des Indépendants , where it had received a great deal of attention , and during the winter of 1907 Derain was engaged in painting a canvas of bathers ( Museum of Modern Art , New York ) which he intended to show at the Indépendants of 1907 , so that it is possible that the Demoiselles may have been prompted by a spirit of rivalry . |
| 16 | The operations will be carried out so that it is possible to find out how much the order will cost , whether the product is in stock , and whether the customer 's credit limit is OK . |
| 17 | Decision tables are less graphical but are concise and have an in-built verification mechanism so that it is possible to check that all the conditions have been catered for . |
| 18 | At one level an attractive feature of goods subject to excise taxes is that they are relatively price-inelastic in demand , so that it is possible to raise taxation appreciably and increase revenue , because with only a modest effect on the level of consumption there is a small excess burden . |
| 19 | The time limit for setting the action down for trial runs from close of pleadings so that it is possible to set the action down the day after the plaintiff 's solicitor sends off his list of documents . |
| 20 | The answer may turn out to be that the main results of university education for which intrinsic value can reasonably be claimed — such as the activity of critical thought — are included as main elements in the educational process itself , so that it is pointless to go on putting essential questions off by starting with questions about the value of the results of an Arts education . |
| 21 | In The Possessed , the conspirators have enticed their victim to a dark remote spot where nothing will be seen or heard , and have done the deed and tied two heavy stones to the body so that it is sure to sink , and have carried it to a pond and thrown it in : then , ‘ With extraordinary carelessness ’ they overlook that cap which has no doubt fallen off in the struggle , and which the police will soon find . |
| 22 | We have already seen evidence of this in Zande witchcraft beliefs with their eager concern to assimilate and ‘ naturalize ’ new information so that it is consistent with the basic assumptions which Zande take for granted . |
| 23 | However that may be , it is , surely , part of the very meaning of being rational that one tries to organise one 's mental stance towards the world so that it is consistent and comprehensive , consistent in that its elements do not frustrate each other , comprehensive in that it covers one 's stance to as wide as possible a range of phenomena . |
| 24 | The fiduciary relationship , if it is to exist at all , must accommodate itself to the terms of the contract so that it is consistent with , and conforms to , them . |
| 25 | The latter was exquisitely beautiful , so much so that it is dangerous for any mortal to look upon her . |
| 26 | The mortar for grouting should be only very slightly damp , so that it is crumbly , but forms a ball when squeezed in the palm of the hand . |
| 27 | This period of Eliot 's development is often seen as one of increasing narrowing , so that it is useful to emphasize that while it certainly represents a concentration of energy on Christian themes , it also represents a continuing openness to other elements and a drawing on resources whose foundations were laid in Eliot 's studies at Harvard . |
| 28 | But in the last half century , our concepts of computation have been generalised so that it is useful to regard people 's processing of information as computations themselves . |
| 29 | If you have the space , tape the ripstop to a flat surface first so that it is flat before the template is applied . |
| 30 | Trim the top of one of the cakes so that it is flat . |