Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] [noun] it is " in BNC.
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| 31 | Do I already have some suspicion that one day it is going to be removed from the records and scattered , perhaps vanish altogether ? |
| 32 | ‘ In more than one sense it is our flagship . |
| 33 | Cables are dangerous , and where there is more than one cable it is important to keep the glider straight and well clear of any other cable . |
| 34 | When a person is detained in respect of more than one offence it is permissible to delay bringing him before the custody officer until the above conditions are satisfied in respect of all the offences ( but see paragraph 11.4 ) . |
| 35 | If there is any range of activities in which those who possess great power clearly can do better than most people it is in co-ordinating the activities of many people . |
| 36 | As a man of affairs and political influence it is not surprising that he had his opponents . |
| 37 | Any Right , two hundred and fifty pound it is . |
| 38 | What utter and unbelievable nonsense it is for the Labour Group to claim that the Conservative Group have sought to exploit the needs of people with disabilities in order to gain political advantage . |
| 39 | Staff and students wishing to use the car parks must register their vehicle each academic year and each time it is changed . |
| 40 | Instead of assuming that their development progresses along a smooth and unproblematic path it is assumed that there have to be mechanisms and policies to overcome constantly recurring disequilibria and attempts to gain some sort of balance ( for example , between agriculture and industry ; between the amounts available for consumption and for investment in new capital ; between money and financial capital on one hand and production on the other ; and , especially , between capital and labour ) . |
| 41 | In this social and economic climate it is idle to attribute the decline of personal saving , when it occurs , to the taxation system . |
| 42 | Surrounded by extensive and enclosed grounds it is perfect for children who can play in complete freedom while their elders relax on the lawns that gently slope down to an attractive swimming pool . |
| 43 | Although the glass-rubber transition itself does not depend on polymer structure , the temperature at which T g is observed depends largely on the chemical nature of the polymer chain and for most common synthetic polymers lies between 170 and 500 K. It is quite obvious that T g is an important characteristic property of any polymer as it has an important bearing on the potential application of a polymer . |
| 44 | ( As it takes place within an overall structure of hierarchy and private ownership it is clear why the principle can only be described as quasi-democratic . ) |
| 45 | Fortunately , with improved surgical and technical techniques it is now possible to operate on the cataracts of newborn children within the first ten days of life in some cases , and this is considered by some consultants to be advisable . |
| 46 | Adorned with marble , mirrors and chandeliers , sweeping staircases and rich silks it is lavish , opulent and elegant . |
| 47 | Yet for psychological insight and acute comment it is not easy to match the way Marryat , in Percival Keene , states and develops the situation of an illegitimate boy steadily and tenaciously working out how to persuade his noble father , under whom he serves as midshipman and later as lieutenant , to acknowledge him openly and alter his reserved , cold but unmistakably responsible behaviour towards his son . |
| 48 | Given the conservative treatment of revenues from lands , customs and feudal dues it is remarkable that the peacetime account of the Crown should have remained so healthy . |
| 49 | In order to ensure that the cost accounts are a proven and reliable record it is essential that the cost and financial accounts are integrated . |
| 50 | Since the sequence of words in a sentence is subject to grammatical and semantic constraints it is possible to build a probabilistic model for this purpose . |
| 51 | Last year it was 23 per cent , and this year it is expected to reach 34 per cent . |
| 52 | Currently , it has about 550,000 motor policies in force ; last year , in terms of written premiums , it wrote £84m , and this year it is looking at £150m-plus . |
| 53 | The event now claims international status with speakers from Europe and the USA , and this year it is sponsored by DTI under its Usability Now ! technology transfer programme . |
| 54 | Last year more than £61,000 was raised for Macmillan Nurses and this year it is hoped to raise between £75,000 and £100,000 . |
| 55 | Unfortunately , although this is clearly an important and interesting exhibition it is not one that we would wish to accommodate here , essentially because — practicalities aside — we are not a general art exhibition venue , and as a matter of policy only mount displays which relate to our collections or , more broadly , to the world of books . |
| 56 | While it takes ingenuity and careful thought it is possible and productive to use drama at the centre of the curriculum , rather than as an occasional extra . |
| 57 | Due to its small size and high fecundity it is relatively cheap to breed , buy and maintain . |
| 58 | The South therefore includes countries like Saudi Arabia with about 10m people and a GNP per capita of $12,230 per annum ; however , most of its income is derived from oil exports and investment income , and in economic and social terms it is still regarded as an underdeveloped country . |
| 59 | From the complaints of British and French merchants it is clear that the colonial trade was ceasing to be a ‘ device by which was canalized , under royal control , the supply of goods from the rest of Europe ’ . |
| 60 | He is right : by both Mughal and French standards it is a large but hardly dramatic garden . |