Example sentences of "is [adj] [subord] [indef pn] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is adequate if one is simply trying to calculate who is receiving certain benefits , such as old-age pensions , from official sources , but if we are seeking a realistic conception of who is and who is not a dependant or a net contributor to the economy in a broader sense such definitions are not helpful ( Grundy , 1986 , p. 13 ) . |
| 2 | Employee theft , after all , is impossible if one is not employed . |
| 3 | At Monaco , a race which Hunt does not greatly admire — since the race is meaningless if one is not well up on the grid at the start and passing is well-nigh impossible — he qualified well back on the grid , spun in frustration and then had his engine blow on him . |
| 4 | In 1970 one psychologist stated that ‘ an active and rewarding sex life … is indispensable if one is to achieve his full potential as a member of the human race . ’ |
| 5 | There may be clear cut cases , but there is likely to be a large area where it is unclear whether something is a need or a benefit . |
| 6 | Senior registrar appointment committees assume that accreditation is necessary before someone is appointed to a consultant post and that accreditation will be granted only after four years of higher training ( eight years for a doctor training half time under the PM(79)3 scheme ) . |