Example sentences of "and [adj] [noun sg] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a man of affairs and political influence it is not surprising that he had his opponents . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | In this social and economic climate it is idle to attribute the decline of personal saving , when it occurs , to the taxation system . |
| 5 | ( 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 . ) |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Due to its small size and high fecundity it is relatively cheap to breed , buy and maintain . |
| 11 | In considering the relationship between the religious education of Catholic Secondary School pupils and the S.C.E. Short Courses in Religious and Moral Education it is appropriate to do so under the following headings : |
| 12 | Although Kandinsky proclaimed the vital importance of the inner and personal inspiration it is extraordinary how he seized upon and exploited the styles of Matisse , Malévich , Klee , Arp and the Surrealists . |
| 13 | Well there 's a cat , I do n't know who 's black and white cat it is it comes from the council houses and that stands in the middle of the road ! |
| 14 | This is an extremely bold theory , but in the present stage of historical and anthropological knowledge it is not possible to say whether Marx of Engels were clearly wrong , as they were over primitive promiscuity , or by and large right , as they were over the gentile constitution . |
| 15 | If you 've ever pushed a bicycle with a flat tyre you 'll know what a slow and awkward job it is . |
| 16 | DOS made Microsoft the large and powerful company it is today . |
| 17 | Their book was published by Routledge , and a fine and stimulating rag-bag it is , with the best poems and songs and dance instructions and recipes and a whole round-up of the traditional wisdom of Scotland , if there be any . |
| 18 | There is also a softer side , which has evolved far beyond the fighting form and concerns itself with psychological and physical development It is called tai chi chuan or the ‘ grand ultimate fist ’ . |
| 19 | With the discovery of atomic structure and nuclear transmutation it is now possible to do that , but the cost is greater than for digging gold out of the ground , so nuclear physics has not undermined the gold standard . |
| 20 | In times of crisis and extreme demand it is easy to overlook the willing horses some of whom may not know their own limitations . |
| 21 | If you do rely on a friend or neighbour on a fairly relaxed and informal basis it is worth showing them some appreciation occasionally , a return of favours or a thoughtful gift . |
| 22 | If your work is mainly in the trade and industrial area it is even more important to keep in constant touch with the leading publications in the field . |
| 23 | To me , therefore , the most exciting thing about the Environment Movement at this point is the ethical , moral and spiritual challenge it is raising up against those old utilitarian and dualistic values . |
| 24 | These cases suggest that when manufacture as the signified of the object , becomes reified as having a separate and particular connotation it is not the actual process of manufacture which is of importance , but the ability of the object to stand for a particular form of production and its attendant social relations . |
| 25 | As a reformer confronted with an ignorant and conservative society it is understandable that Olavide saw universities only as ‘ workshops for the production of an élite to serve the state and enlighten the multitude ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ If you start with a new house and new furniture it is usually about five years before anybody can get asthma in that house : it takes that time for the mite dung deposits to build up . |
| 27 | By taking advantage of this tip-of-the-tongue state and other phenomenon it is expected that a model of voice recognition will be derived . |
| 28 | Gesualdo 's later madrigals , however fascinating their scent of decadence , are an evolutionary dead end ; Monteverdi was taking part in the transformation of the madrigal into something quite different , though in view of his dramatic and pictorial ability it is strange that he neglected to produce one of those suites of madrigals popular at the time ( comedie armoniche ) realistically describing women gossiping at the wash ( Striggio 's Cicalamento delle donne al bucato , 1567 ) , Venetian scenes ( Croce 's Triaca musicale , 1596 ) , or a complete commedia dell'arte ( the Am–parnaso , 1597 , of Orazio Vecchi ( 1550–1605 ) , the outstanding masterpiece of this genre ) , and a whole series of works by Banchieri . |
| 29 | From this general , and somewhat-pessimistic picture it is necessary to assert that in most regions there are quite distinct potentials for growth , but some of these are more easy to exploit than others , even given sufficient investment and other inputs . |
| 30 | Faced with this combination of forced scrupulosity and ingenious casuistry it is hard to believe that gratuities were an entirely natural and accepted part of the system . |