Example sentences of "is still a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is still a cat and a particularly affectionate one , making a most rewarding pet if you can overlook its strange nudity . |
| 2 | But this is still a chore I could do without . |
| 3 | They do , and it is still a quest worth becoming a question : ‘ Where is he ? ’ |
| 4 | However , there is still a shortfall of £500,000 which has to be found before negotiations can be concluded . |
| 5 | Even for the first child in a family , despite the fact that this year 's uprating mainly benefited first children , there is still a shortfall of 75p a week . |
| 6 | ‘ British fashion manufacturing is still a sweatshop industry ’ |
| 7 | There is still a sense in which the relation between words and object can be called ‘ arbitrary ’ , since we are not dealing with onomatopeia , but it is quite unproblematical . |
| 8 | Village life is therefore not as close knit as it once was , which is common in many villages today , but nevertheless local functions held in nearby Harpham village hall are always well attended proving that there is still a sense of community in the area . |
| 9 | Although the behaviour of nutters is clearly different from that of other fans in the Rowdies group , there is still a sense of order in what they do . |
| 10 | The Financial Times of June 29 wrote : " There is still a sense of illegality , or at least doubtful legality , about Denmark 's 11 partners going ahead with ratifying the Maastricht Treaty on political and monetary union , when the Treaty of Rome [ establishing the European Economic Community in 1957 ] says that constitutional revisions must carry the unanimous assent of all EC states . |
| 11 | Also , seek medical help , especially outside the UK , as rabies is still a possibility . ’ |
| 12 | There is still a possibility the club could resign from the Northern League before Tuesday 's deadline . |
| 13 | There is still a way out of this economic mess , if Mr Gorbachev can summon up the courage to take it . |
| 14 | More than two thirds of that colossal amount was devoted to lager , which is still a minority brand in Britain . |
| 15 | Even though these figures increase quite sharply for old people over 75 , it is still a minority of that population . |
| 16 | And even when it succeeds , there is still a chance that after pursuing it for some way another gazelle passing in front will impede it and its first , tiring target will be able to escape . |
| 17 | Experience teaches.a lot as to whether or not a phenomenon is likely to be a genuine signal or background noise , but there is still a twilight zone , the tantalising occurrences which are probably noise but might possibly be signal . |
| 18 | Moore prices undoubtedly suffered from over-heating and have fallen back but looking through our records there is still a consistency again the best works getting the best prices . |
| 19 | The Chatterbox , although he is not as bad as the interrupter , is still a nuisance . |
| 20 | But yarraman also loses its suffix and the verb yuu now gains the suffix -ndi to indicate that yarraman is still a location ( the man is still on the horse ) . |
| 21 | But even when practical concerns are uppermost there is still a framework , a wider context , into which the research and the questions to which it is directed have to fit . |
| 22 | Despite the best tries of metricationists , the name of Fahrenheit is still a household word ; that of Reaumur is not . |
| 23 | WIDCOMBE IS still a village . |
| 24 | There is still a village shop with newsagency , and a post office . |
| 25 | PRESENTING the top children 's show on BBC TV is still a thrill for Edinburgh-born John Leslie . |
| 26 | BUT THERE IS STILL A DROUGHT ON … |
| 27 | The first problem is whether there is still a consensus about the nature of social work . |
| 28 | Viv Richards … for most people one of the greatest batsmen of all time … he 's getting older but on his day is still a wonder … today sadly for oxfordshire was his day … he made 162 not out … and smashed the ball all around and out of the ground … |
| 29 | Cairns had taken 6 for 70 in the Lancashire first innings , and after watching him add 5 for 75 against Kent Robinson commented : ‘ He is still a youngster but he is setting in well and showing what an excellent prospect he is . ’ |
| 30 | He knows that the West would still not send its troops to help rebellious East Europeans , because Russia is still a superpower . |