Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [noun sg] it is " in BNC.

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1 But particularly in the absence of a coherent professional philosophy it is reasonable to suppose that social and occupational origins also play an important part in shaping judicial attitudes to imprisonment in this country .
2 To be fully professional , one needs to express feelings and give responses to the feelings of the sufferer but nonetheless be aware that within that professional relationship it is not relevant that one should be personally liked or even appreciated .
3 In each specific case it is impossible to determine the exact line of distinction between faith and faith plus , between our faith in God and our faith in other men .
4 By dressing up deprivation in this spatial vocabulary it is possible to hide the more unpalatable realities of economic restructuring , redundancy and exploitation .
5 In this political struggle it is also obvious that non-urban areas can not expect to receive equal treatment because politically their numbers are too small to count against the majority , who being concentrated , can receive more social provision at cheaper cost .
6 Within the British political culture it is rare for workers ( even manual industrial ‘ proletarians ’ ) to consider the wholesale expropriation of the property of another class as a reasonable political option , but if the financial institutions insist they are only guardians of the people 's savings then why should the ‘ people ’ not call them to account ?
7 To obtain this private statute it is necessary for the local authority to promote a Bill in Parliament laid down by Parliament .
8 In view of the approach taken by the courts to this implied term it is probably fair to regard it as imposing on the seller a separate obligation to pass to the buyer a good title to the goods .
9 Because of this cultural dominance it is often seen to be ‘ proper English ’ with other ways of speaking judged as inferior .
10 In view of this generous gesture it is hoped that both local and visiting climbers will treat this venue with the respect due to a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a first class example of sandstone rock .
11 Without understanding this philosophical background it is difficult to appreciate the distinctiveness of Oakeshott 's critique of rationalism .
12 When there are a number of individuals or groups from different disciplines and pursuing different objectives within some overall specification it is obviously crucial that all their activities should be in line with the common goal .
13 Even in this restricted form it is possible to write essentially different programs which are nevertheless semantically equivalent .
14 But without political institutions enjoying some real power it is difficult to have political conflict or political life in any but a very narrow sense of the term .
15 Against this liberal orthodoxy it is worth making two points .
16 For example , one may suspect that the labour market is overheating , i.e. that X L > 0 , but without further quantitative information it is impossible to gauge the extent of the problem .
17 ‘ In a free democratic society it is almost too obvious to need stating that those who hold office in government and who are responsible for public administration must always be open to criticism .
18 ‘ In a free democratic society it is almost too obvious to need stating that those who hold office in government and who are responsible for public administration must always be open to criticism .
19 ‘ In a free democratic society it is almost too obvious to need stating that those who hold office in government and who are responsible for public administration must always be open to criticism .
20 One could distinguish , for instance , the rift song ( Led Zeppelin 's ‘ Whole Lotta Love ’ ) ; the call-and-response or antiphonal song ( the Who 's ‘ My Generation ’ ) ; the tension/release song , built on an alternation of narrative or repetition and lyrical release ( from Elvis Presley 's ‘ Jailhouse Rock ’ to the Rolling Stones ' ‘ Satisfaction ’ , ‘ Sympathy for the Devil ’ , ‘ Jumpin' Jack Flash ’ , and many others ) ; and a revival of its close relative , the verse-and-refrain song form ( probably derived from ‘ folk ’ traditions : many of Bob Dylan 's songs are classic examples ) Altogether , then , at this macro-structural level it is certainly true that almost all popular music works within the sphere of the known .
21 Without some grasp of this basic requirement it is impossible to understand what followed .
22 Additional cost headings would , however , need to be included for : Land Legal fees Estate agent 's fees These basic breakdowns of cost do enable the surveyor or management to identify the total cost allocated to certain cost centres each month and with the aid of this basic information it is possible to produce a cost value reconciliation statement ( see Chapter II ) .
23 For he thinks it is scientifically debatable , ambiguous and controversial , and yet it is convincing , because ‘ in some puzzling way it is true ’ .
24 but obviously I must succeed for Yorkshire first , and with a batsman , Sachin Tendulkar , joining us instead of another quick bowler it is more than ever important that I do so . ’
25 According to O'Neill : Given this remarkable posture it is not surprising that Carter 's record of policy-making in other fields was unimpressive .
26 From this brief description it is clear that the information derived from MRI is already significantly greater than that from most of the other imaging techniques .
27 Even if there is no dependence on human performance in the on-line operational mode it is bound to exist in the maintenance mode .
28 From this post-Saussurean perspective it is clear that the theory of literature as expressive realism is no longer tenable … .
29 In order to maintain this circadian rhythm it is only necessary that one protocerebral lobe and the ipsilateral medulla externa and lobula should be in nervous connection with the thorax .
30 Working within this international world it is , of course , a great help if one speaks several languages , but my own experience has been that it is not the ability to speak another language , rare enough this essential tool of international business is amongst British people , but the experience of having lived and worked with people in another country which is the decisive factor .
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