Example sentences of "[adj] [is] often " in BNC.
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| 1 | This means that students then have the chance to present themselves as they would at a working audition , and this is often quite a good place to attract attention . |
| 2 | This is often the result of inexperienced people trying to give a helping hand to get the gliders out . |
| 3 | This is often a sign of nervousness and usually means that more spin training is needed . |
| 4 | The fear is always that the outside will be presented with the chance to gain knowledge and power at the expense of the institution ; although this is often only obliquely implied : |
| 5 | Dr Slevin agreed that this is often beneficial , but is concerned about other aspects of such therapies . |
| 6 | This is often picked up by the programmers , who then make the system more secure . ’ |
| 7 | Damp This is often a problem with sleeping bags . |
| 8 | This is often enough to stabilise a big float rig . |
| 9 | In such a system one can say ‘ my own ’ or ‘ my true father ’ and this is often done . |
| 10 | Thus , although it might be useful to remember a particular telephone number ( and so convert a short-term into a long-term memory ) , this is often not the case and we are unlikely to want to remember every hand of cards . |
| 11 | This is often referred to as pekoe , meaning the downy part of the shrub that is of the best quality . |
| 12 | This is often conceded only grudgingly . |
| 13 | Although this is often construed as ‘ thou shalt not do this ’ , or ‘ thou shalt not do that ’ , holiness is really Christian discipline for the service of Christ . |
| 14 | This is often linked with a supposed denunciatory effect — the idea that the mandatory life sentence denounces murder as emphatically as possible — and with a supposed general deterrent effect , in declaring that there is no mitigation of sentence available for this crime . |
| 15 | This is often misunderstood as cleaning oneself of contamination , but is obviously not the case as is proven by the fact that they had to clean themselves carefully before going into the bath , or mikva as it is called , so it becomes clear that it was to purify themselves spiritually , not physically . |
| 16 | In statutory terms this is often a period of just three days . |
| 17 | This is often because they have such fear for the future , for some reason of their own , that death seems preferable . |
| 18 | This is often regarded as a minor energy consumer , but it may in fact represent a significant proportion of the total electrical load in a laboratory . |
| 19 | However where possible , eg. if there are several hours to wait before your return flight , and this is often the case in low season , a room will be made available for changing and storing hand luggage . |
| 20 | If it is selector trouble this is often possible to rectify by taking the top off the gearbox in situ . |
| 21 | It follows that one of the major ‘ pulls ’ of urban life is the opportunity of employment , though this is often not borne nut by reality . |
| 22 | Most LEAs are engaging in programmes of governor training , this is often aimed at a limited number of governors on the assumption that this will cascade through to the remainder . |
| 23 | This is often the problem with dull stainless steel which can be restored with a good quality cream cleanser . |
| 24 | In other cases , original cornice detail may survive intact behind a box fascia — this is often the case in turn-of-the-century shopping parades . |
| 25 | This is often seen when a young horse is introduced to something new , such as a brightly coloured jump . |
| 26 | This is often referred to as a consideration of the patient 's future ‘ quality of life ’ . |
| 27 | This is often not quite so unpleasant as an aa flow to move across ; instead of loose angular cindery material , the surface consists of big , angular , smooth-sided blocks of solid lava , much more agreeable to touch and walk over . |
| 28 | This is often described in the context of ‘ standards ’ . |
| 29 | This is often an unintentional form of steering which happens when the sail is not at the correct angle to the wind — the section of the sail next to the mast does not fill with wind and the driving force acts from a couple of feet farther back . |
| 30 | In large fleets where there is so much dirty wind on the layline this is often the best tactic . |