Example sentences of "the [noun] is [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By mauling and driving , the defence is able to reorganise and fan out across the pitch , ready for the next attack , as the English team found out to their cost in Cardiff . |
| 2 | However , if the prosecution does not raise it as a motive for murder the defence is unlikely to challenge this . |
| 3 | ‘ If , therefore , for any unhappy reason , counsel for the defence is unable to accept the assumption which stems from the fact that a particular statement has not been made available to him by the prosecution , it would become counsel 's duty to invite the judge to exercise the discretionary power which is given to him by the proviso to section 18 of the Evidence Law , ( c. 118 [ J. ] ) , by examining the statement himself and directing that it be used in such manner as the justice of the case demands . |
| 4 | If the car dealer had made extensive enquiries of previous owners as to the accuracy of the odometer reading , then the defence is likely to succeed , especially if the general condition of the car was consistent with the mileage recorded on the odometer . |
| 5 | Where , however , the recorded mileage was exceptionally low for the age of the vehicle and the defendant had failed to make any enquiries even of the car 's immediate previous owner , the defence is likely to fail , Simmons v. Ravenhill ( 1983 D.C. ) . |
| 6 | Distinguishing Rex v. Clarke , 22 Cr.App.R. 58 and Reg. v. Hall , 43 Cr.App.R. 29 , Shelley J.A. , delivering the judgment of the court , observed that the defence is entitled to see such a statement , not by virtue of any general rule of law , but by virtue of the prosecution 's duty to inform the defence of statements in their possession made by a witness whose evidence at the trial differs substantially from what has been said in the statements . |
| 7 | As with the centesimal system the time will depend on the acuteness of the symptoms , the chronicity of the complaint and the vitality of the patient but there has always been the question of when to repeat the remedy if the response is insufficient having regard to the severity of the symptoms . |
| 8 | Alternatively , if the behaviour is followed by an undesirable or noxious event on a regular basis , the response is likely to occur less frequently under similar conditions in the future . |
| 9 | The Premier is desperate to mark his EC presidency with a British led Euro-recovery plan . |
| 10 | However , the languages of science and engineering have become so specialised that communication across the disciplines is difficult to achieve , but there seems to be no reason in principle why this must be so as the concepts are universal . |
| 11 | Even with fewer guests than the park is able to cater for ( some 20,000 this week ; 35,000 are expected daily thereafter ) , the most popular rides such as Big Thunder Mountain and Star Tours had waits of an hour or more . |
| 12 | The park is pretty dialled in with a food shop , skate shop , and the midi ramp . |
| 13 | What I 'm doing is getting stuck into erotic literature and pornography : the club has a fascinating , not to say incredible , collection , and I ca n't imagine the opportunity is likely to arise again . |
| 14 | However bad the situation , the majority is unwilling to risk change . |
| 15 | ( The practice is to be found in education everywhere , although the terminology is American see Terwilliger , 1971 , pp. 74–100 for a discussion of this and related techniques . ) |
| 16 | But if the housewife is unable to perform her duties , what 's the husband gon na have to do ? |
| 17 | This maternal influence on the housewife is likely to decline with age , experience and maturity , but , as far as marketers are concerned , its influence is strongest at a point in the couple 's life when heavy expenditure may be incurred to establish the " household " . |
| 18 | However , the NME is right to stress the alarming cumulative effects of Morrissey 's flirtation with right-wing imagery . |
| 19 | The Prince is likely to meet Donald ‘ Splash ’ MacKillop again when he flies into Stornoway on Lewis on 26 March . |
| 20 | The provision is unlikely to relate as much to the uplands as to lowland areas such as Halvergate Marshes , the Somerset Levels and The Broads . |
| 21 | And viability , the point at which the fetus is able to survive outside the womb , is the limit accepted by most modern-day proponents of abortion . |
| 22 | The change is unlikely to help heal relations between Downing Street and France , reported to be at an all-time low . |
| 23 | There are already law faculties which offer an extended course for European languages and I do believe that the expertise is available to set up more of such centres . |
| 24 | The UCTA is concerned to regulate the use of clauses which exclude liability for failure to perform , for certain other types of tortious acts , and for failure to comply with certain warranties implied into contracts for the supply of goods and services under the SGA and SGSA ( for instance as to good title under the SGA ) . |
| 25 | This simply means that the retailer is entitled to claim from the wholesaler ( as damages for breach of contract ) the whole amount which the retailer is himself liable to pay his buyer . |
| 26 | Also , in writing of events the writer is certain to have to abbreviate any descriptions very sharply . |
| 27 | We can tell that the writer is eager to take us to the climax . |
| 28 | It was a bout of poor quality and the writer is supposed to have murmured : ‘ Only connect . ’ |
| 29 | The writer is able to measure artists not only against each other but also against standards of technical achievement . |
| 30 | The trial is due to start on May 25 . |