Example sentences of "[is] [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 el-Kefevi of the early sources even places him in Edirne , writing that he was appointed by Murad II to one of the Uc Serefeli medreses there in 855/1451 It is only right to emphasize , however , that negative evidence of this sort the fact that an appointment is not mentioned-is not a wholly dependable guide when dealing with the since it can by no means be relied upon to provide a complete account of a scholar 's career .
2 Its just a pity there s not a better song to really get at the SCUM supporters , that does nt perhaps offend the older generation who WERE alive at the time .
3 Another pair of compatibles is husband and policeman ; both belong to the category of human males , and Arthur is/is not a husband and Arthur is/is not a policeman are logically independent .
4 Another pair of compatibles is husband and policeman ; both belong to the category of human males , and Arthur is/is not a husband and Arthur is/is not a policeman are logically independent .
5 What remains to be said here is that the objection-that science does not involve causal and other nomic connections-is sometimes a part of something more general and by its nature more difficult to deal with : scientific scepticism about philosophy and its categories .
6 In I Love Lucy ( currently viewable on Channel 4 on Friday afternoons ) , the heroine 's living room is blatantly a theatrical set .
7 Under water it is mostly a sonic world and on the surface it is mostly visual .
8 But Bill 86 , admittedly , is mostly a bit of fine-tuning .
9 In addition , as with music , the improvisation and performance side is mostly a group activity , and therefore this brings a different emphasis to the assessment of individual contributions , as well as posing its own particular problems .
10 Differentiation between remission/mild and moderate disease is mostly a function of stool frequency .
11 In the match vs scum on New Years Day , Strachan played on the right and White on the left , and I hoped that meant that I would *never* again see Strach on the left side , which is mostly a sad sight .
12 For the vast majority of the work that we do there is very seldom any criticism , and in actual fact there is mostly a clamour for more activity and more and better work .
13 Most ( although not all ! ) horses do become less worried about strange objects as they get older , but some old horses are just plain silly about some things , but it is mostly a bit of a game to them and if ignored , they soon settle down !
14 The holy grail of limitless energy , ‘ harnessing the power of the Sun on Earth ’ , is metaphorically an irresistible force and today , 40 years after the quest began and with over twenty billion dollars already spent trying to achieve it , the barriers to be overcome seem to be immovable .
15 Implicit in this stance is a conception that criminal law enforcement is properly a matter of compulsion , which leads , inexorably it seems , to a conclusion that regulation has failed .
16 Whether or not it is properly a part of literary studies may be a matter for dispute , but it undoubtedly constitutes an important position concerning the relationship of linguistics and literature .
17 But for the young , it is rather a question of the scales falling from their eyes , and having nothing to believe in any more .
18 They look rather sickly and there is rather a lot of black dust on the leaves and fruits .
19 This is rather a pity , for the reasons we explained in Chapter 5 .
20 There is rather a lot of evidence that what laymen especially valued was the propitiatory function with God of beautiful worship , with splendid chants , vestments woven by the most skilful women , and lavish expenditure of gold on the book covers seen in church and on the altar crosses .
21 This is rather a trivial example : if teeth were the only problem , senescence could be cured by false teeth .
22 This is rather a subjective approach , and has sometimes led to the situation where the same eruption has been given a different label by different observers .
23 Curiosity satisfied , it is rather a relief to emerge from darkness to daylight .
24 It is rather a place to make a man forget that there is any necessity for treason ! ’
25 ‘ He is rather a talkative person , as no doubt you have discovered . ’
26 Second , that this obligation ‘ to prevent loss ’ is rather a strange one .
27 All this is rather a shame , given the progress made in other areas .
28 As I said at the beginning , copyright is rather a dull subject .
29 The far end of Avenida do Mar is rather a mess , with parked buses , cars and trucks together with fishermen 's huts and boats .
30 Empowerment is rather a dirty word and I am suspicious of it . ’
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