Example sentences of "how [adv] [vb pp] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a pamphlet , ‘ Off the rails : the Implications of EC Transport Policy for Rail Privatisation ’ , co-written with Malcolm Gylee , Professor Hibbs said : ‘ The history of the EC shows how deeply ingrained is the centralising theory and the public sector ownership policy of the commission . ’ |
| 2 | Does he control presentation , identify the item , sequence properly ? 10 If a certain item is dealt with , how far removed is it from an item with which it could easily be confused ? 11 Are the contexts situational , natural and not contrived ? 12 Compare dialogue and prose texts : how many new words are introduced , and in what proportion to running words ( words already used ) ? |
| 3 | The tests may indeed produce something of a learning-for-the-test mentality , and the extent to which the tests pose a problem will depend a lot on the kinds of pupils : how well the values implicit in the school ethos match and are supported by those of their home , and how far advanced is their disaffection with school . |
| 4 | One is inclined to ask here just how well argued is the frequent claim that ‘ the unit of communication is the sentence ’ ( Armstrong 1971 : 428 ) . |
| 5 | How well designed is the Habitat Improvement Scheme ? |