Example sentences of "is [adj] [to-vb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This does not mean , however , that it is practicable to switch out of this system again . |
| 2 | It is heartwarming to know how important machine knitting can be . |
| 3 | However , while the prospects are exciting and real , there is little to suggest how the various products will be distributed and sold . |
| 4 | For the purposes of this judgment it is unnecessary to set out in detail the concerns felt by the local authority about the placement of the four children with the foster mother . |
| 5 | Though it is possible to trace a system of remedies outside the court structure back a thousand years ( Wraith and Hutchesson , 1973 ) , it is unnecessary to go back beyond the National Insurance Act 1911 for an historical background to modern tribunals . |
| 6 | It is unnecessary to go too far back in history to discover the origins of some of the voluntary schemes for the provision of legal advice which now exist . |
| 7 | Many leases repeat these definitions although it is unnecessary to do so . |
| 8 | It is unnecessary to add much to what has been said already about the horn , except to point out that owing to its conical mouthpiece and bore it is unable to produce such a loud and brilliant tone as the trumpets and trombones , which are played with a cup-shaped mouthpiece and have a cylindrical bore over the greater part of their length . |
| 9 | They are forced to work in isolation , even though it is riskier to do so . |
| 10 | Or is each to remain stubbornly not a piece of a jigsaw puzzle , but in its own watertight compartment , as shown in this diagram ? |
| 11 | The match is due to kick off this afternoon at Wembley Stadium , less than two miles from the scene of the Staples Corner blast early on Saturday . |
| 12 | As is his wont , the novelist delivers an appropriate come-uppance to not-so-eminent Edwardians who adopt the pompous manners of the Empire and refuse to acknowledge that the rest of the world is due to move on . |
| 13 | It is due to move later this year to a permanent headquarters in nearby Broadgate . |
| 14 | Pc Barlow 's present dog , Ben , is due to retire later this year and the officer from Thorpe-le-Soken is trying to find a replacement . |
| 15 | It also emerged yesterday that Mr McNeil , who is due to retire later this month , is to explain his remarks next week before an emergency executive committee meeting of Strathclyde 's Community Relations Council , which was infuriated by his remarks . |
| 16 | Sir James , who is due to retire shortly , could take over from May 1984 the task of director general of ESA , the organisation that coordinates the space activities of 11 West European nations . |
| 17 | We employ an elderly book-keeper who is due to retire soon and I am concerned about getting someone to replace her as the books that she is keeping appear quite complicated . |
| 18 | The Head Housekeeper is due to retire in late 1986 and the Accommodation Manager at the end of 1987 . |
| 19 | The Standing Committee on Postgraduate Medical Education is due to report soon to the secretary of state for health on how staff in NHS teaching hospitals can be helped to teach better . |
| 20 | IBM is anxious to recruit more North West and Welsh firms to take part in the on-going survey , which is due to report again in six months time , Peter Willis , a consultant with the computer giant , said last night . |
| 21 | He is due to report back to police in March . |
| 22 | The former has now left the SVR and the latter is due to do so in early June , the last chance to sample the flavour of an unrebuilt Bulleid Pacific on ‘ the Valley ’ is expected to be this weekend . |
| 23 | LITTLE Laura Davies , who was flown to America for a double transplant operation , is due to return home this week . |
| 24 | The Adjutant abandons the idea of a coffee and hurries towards the Officers ' Mess Where the Inspecting Officer is due to arrive shortly . |
| 25 | Alexa , who lives with her parents in a village near Maesteg , Mid Glamorgan , is due to carry out a second week of jury service from Monday . |
| 26 | Hypocrisy is a key element in this plot , too , with the difference that while they started near the top of society and were on the verge of receiving power at the very beginning , he — as a bastard son who is only just back from having spent nine years abroad ( the typical occupation for one who has no prospect of inheritance in his own country ) and is due to go again — starts very much lower down in society , virtually at the bottom . |
| 27 | A full council meeting is due to go ahead with the formality of passing the decision taken in January by members of Durham County Council 's social services committee . |
| 28 | Runswick Bay , a multi-million pound investment by Yorkshire Television , is due to go out on the network five days a week next year . |
| 29 | MacGregor has a new interest in coal as he is due to take over shortly as chairman of the National Coal Board . |
| 30 | The UK government , which is due to take over the presidency in the Council in the latter half of 1992 , will set the enforcement of existing Community legislation as a top priority during its presidency . |