Example sentences of "is [adv] [adj] for its " in BNC.
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| 1 | The justification for such bare-faced cheek is in the recorded sound , which even the most jaundiced critic would have to admit is strikingly vivid for its age , the piano sound clear and articulate , and the orchestral detail as immediate as the day it was recorded — perhaps even more so — with just a tiny hint of brassiness and a slight shortfall of orchestral power to give the game away . |
| 2 | Glamis Castle is most famous for its association with Macbeth , and Shakespeare 's hero is said to still bemoan the murder of King Duncan , appearing to walk on the roof , taking a route known as The Mad Earl 's Walk . |
| 3 | Similarly , experts will talk about Persian carpets and Anatolian ( Turkish ) rugs , regardless of the fact that both countries produce items in all sizes , shapes and designs ; this is probably because Persia is most famous for its magnificent Court carpets , while Anatolia is viewed as the home of the prayer rug . |
| 4 | In this capacity he produced at least one paper on study skills which is most notable for its adherence to the conventions of academe . |
| 5 | As well as being a most beautiful country , with a very pleasant summer climate , Hungary is most interesting for its history and unique and engaging inhabitants . |
| 6 | William Macdonald in " Sketches of Islay " says Sanaig cave is worthy of notice , it is difficult to enter , its numerous far winding passages form a " perfect subterranean labyrinth , " and it is most remarkable for its reverberation . |
| 7 | Highlight of the sale will be a limestone portrait of Per-Neb which is especially rare for its perfect condition and its age ( 2360 BC ) . |
| 8 | Built in 1673 by the owner of Gwydir House , it is especially notable for its 17th century painted ceiling . |
| 9 | The island is home to one of the largest seabird colonies in Britain and is especially notable for its 160 000 pairs of Manx shearwaters — about one third of the world population lives here . |
| 10 | The Skein of Geese is justly famed for its cuisine . |
| 11 | Northern Ireland is justly famous for its great natural beauty and the warmth and hospitality of its people . |
| 12 | Northern Ireland is justly famous for its great natural beauty and the warmth and hospitality of its people . |
| 13 | Cheltenham is justly famous for its reputation as one of the country 's leading antique centres , where objets d'art , fine furniture and paintings galore are displayed in traditional Regency settings . |
| 14 | Sierra On-Line is a software house that is justly famous for its high-quality games . |
| 15 | In practice , the division may be honoured more in the breach than the observance ; the first Church Commissioner ( who is broadly responsible for its financial as distinct from political or pastoral duties ) is also chairman of the CBF . |
| 16 | Although the first drops of water only officially began to trickle into the basin in 1975 , Rutland Water is already famous for its wildfowl numbers . |
| 17 | The primary population is directly dependent for its living on the land and includes farmers , farm workers and foresters ; the secondary population exists to serve the primary population and includes the village shopkeeper , the smith and the doctor ; by contrast , the adventitious population lives in the countryside by choice and includes newcomers such as elderly migrants and commuters . |
| 18 | Birmingham is still famed for its vision and enterprise building the National Exhibition Centre ( NEC ) , the International Convention Centre ( ICC ) , the beautiful new open space outside it — Centenary Square — and the National Indoor Arena ( NIA ) for sport . |
| 19 | The Tarn is still famous for its trout , and boats can be hired from Tarn House . |
| 20 | The Handbook produced by the Project for use in co-operating schools is still useful for its analysis of the contributing factors , available resources and major themes and concepts , as well as including for discussion purposes an examination of what one particular school had used as a basis for its own planning . |
| 21 | King ( 1967 ) is still useful for its descriptions of the continental landscapes of plate interiors although his interpretations of the tectonic processes involved have now been superseded by more recent work . |
| 22 | If your insulation is reasonable , and heat loss and energy conservation not therefore serious considerations , or if the window is more useful for its light than its view , or the view needs disguising , then see what you can do with the frames . |
| 23 | Anyone with taste for late-Romantic byways should enjoy this piece , though the 23-minute first movement is decidedly long for its material . |
| 24 | The church is also famous for its sculpture , both statues and the presbytery altar with its rare marbles and gold-faced bronzes . |
| 25 | His score is also notable for its choruses , particularly double choruses , which are accompanied — in contrast to the merely continuo supported solos — by the orchestra ( three violins and continuo for harpsichords , which are usually joined by arpe , liuti , tiorbe e violoni ) , not merely doubling the voices but sometimes playing independently : This orchestra is also employed in three unusually extended sinfonie to the Prologue and Second and Third Acts , that to the prologue consisting of 11 ( slow ) bars in quadruple time , a canzone of 32 bars with echo-effects of forte and piano emphasized by the scoring : 7 bars in triple time , and 21 in quadruple . |
| 26 | It is also remarkable for its universality and its enduring appeal after five millennia . |
| 27 | Apart from its situation and its unity of style , Salisbury is also remarkable for its high standard of craftsmanship . |
| 28 | It is also important for its own sake . |
| 29 | Not only does he handle the commercial activities of Kew but he is also responsible for its little-publicised conservation work . |
| 30 | To its regular readers it is also renowned for its humorous In England Now column , introduced 50 years ago and now the subject of a new anthology . |