Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vendor may not be willing to agree to a retention particularly if the purchaser is unable to offer adequate security for the future payment or is unable to pay retention monies into a joint account pending receipt of the consents . |
| 2 | There 's not much we can do with being in or out the building or is there ? |
| 3 | Does that mean he has had a drastic change of heart or is it just that he thinks , along with many of his colleagues , that there is electoral advantage in keeping this quiet at the moment ? |
| 4 | The prohibitions set out in paragraph 4 above shall take effect as from the date herein and shall be binding upon Norwich Union until such time as this notice is rescinded or varied by the board or is the subject of an order made by the Appeal Tribunal of Lautro . |
| 5 | However , is this polarity of values really the case or is it merely a convenient dichotomy for argument 's sake ? |
| 6 | ‘ You know , Charles , do n't you , that the Government 's trying to steamroller a law through to say that everything either is the case or is n't the case ? ’ |
| 7 | Second test for functional form and there should read , you know we 've logged our data here logging implies there 's a multi picketed relationship between the variable expressed in absolute value , is that the case or is there a linear relationship or some other type of relationship there ? |
| 8 | There 's lots of myths about Rachmanite landlords — is that really the case or is it one huge myth ? |
| 9 | Consideration should be given to the question whether " damage " is to be restricted to physical damage or is to extend to loss of profits caused by disturbance of the tenant 's business . |
| 10 | ‘ I am therefore issuing my second challenge to Michael Fallon : will he now withdraw his remarks and accept that real cuts are taking place in Darlington 's training provision or is he scared of the truth about training ? ’ |
| 11 | Can we speak of progress or is it just a series of changes which are going on ? |
| 12 | This is so even if the alternative job offered involves a change in your terms of contract or is with an associated employer , such as another company which is controlled , in terms of shareholders ' voting power , by the same person or people who control the company that you work for . |
| 13 | Section 12(3) applies to a contract where it appears from the contract or is to be inferred from the circumstances that the parties intended that the seller should transfer only a limited title ( whether it be the limited title of the seller himself or of some third person from whom the seller would obtain it ) . |
| 14 | A new cooker or whatever can be a tremendous boon and investment but before you go out and spend money ask yourself questions about the way you live : is the pace hectic or leisurely ? how many and what sort of meals do you have to provide ? are you far from a good supermarket or freezer centre ? how much time do you have for shopping ? are you out at work all day ? do you grow your own vegetables ? how often do you entertain ? can you spend time on cooking and food preparation or is it always meals in a hurry ? |
| 15 | The NI has always been sceptical about the value of government-to-government overseas aid , which too easily finds its way into the pockets of an elite or is wasted on the wrong kind of project . |
| 16 | Then , as section 2 of the 1980 Act , they have the duty , originally spelt out in section 1 of the 1948 Act , to receive a child into care where it appears that a child under 17 ‘ has neither parent nor guardian or is lost or that his parents or guardian are , for the time being or permanently , prevented by reason of mental or bodily disease or infirmity or other incapacity or any other circumstances from providing for his proper accommodation , maintenance and upbringing ; and in either case , that the intervention of the local authority under this section is necessary in the interests of the welfare of the child ’ . |
| 17 | But if selection positively encourages the change or is neutral to it , most or all the individuals in a population would gradually change from one phenotypic form to another . |
| 18 | A child is disabled if he is blind , deaf or dumb or suffers from mental disorder of any kind or is substantially and permanently handicapped by illness , injury or congenital deformity ( s17(11) ) . |
| 19 | Is it a house of prayer or is it unhelpfully cluttered ? |
| 20 | Whether this difference represents an important additional effect of salmeterol or is simply due to a higher relative dose is uncertain . |
| 21 | Is that ambition functioning at a high level or is it just a sense of obligation or is it idealism ? |
| 22 | Many of these factors can be deduced or estimated from surviving archaeological evidence , but other factors — such as size of population , whether farming is only at subsistence level or is producing a surplus , and if so , how large a surplus — are much more difficult to assess . |
| 23 | It is envisaged that the scope of validation will be greater in the case of a centre which is inexperienced at advanced course level or is submitting a proposal in a subject area new to that centre . |
| 24 | The existence string should be used to provide a brief reason why the module name is being reserved and to give an indication of what the module contains at present or is meant to contain in the future . |
| 25 | Thus contempt is wider than simply breach of any of Parliament 's privileges but can consist of any conduct which interferes with the workings of Parliament or is likely to bring Parliament or its members into disrepute . |
| 26 | Will serving dishes , cutlery , table linen be kept in the kitchen or is there space for them near the dining table ? |
| 27 | Just looking at those prices on the screen I suppose Oakes General Pershing is a worthy favourite or is he ? |
| 28 | Would it have any other major part or is that the major part ? |
| 29 | right , now what do you like about driving , I mean er the , you , know , you all know what the car is , what , what , what 's , what appeals , is it just something you have to do , is it a necessity or is it actually because you enjoy it ? |
| 30 | Erm the Communist Party needed the approval of the majority of peasants erm before land reform could take place and there was there 's this sort of chicken and egg problem in that how that do you have land reform in order to mobilize peasant support or is it the peasant support that 's going to enable land reform t to take place successfully . |