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

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1 The early stages of the rise of Venice arc obscure and ill-documented ; but when it comes into the light of day it is ruled already by a duke or doge popularly elected , yet normally chosen from , and dependent on , the great families of the Rialto , the chief island of the archipelago on which Venice is crazily and romantically constructed .
2 Now are aware that are losing the agency stuff therefore services should improve generally but this is mostly and the business travel , you know duty travel , cruise positioning that sort of thing , to the extent that erm and two of the ops people paid a visit to last week for a liaison meeting and one thing that I thought was absolutely remarkable that came out was in respect of complaining that they could never get through to anybody in erm in , they could n't get a reply from the extensions and they could n't send messages or anything .
3 ( d ) Agreed price As mentioned previously , it is essential to ensure that this is properly and finally negotiated at the commencement of the transaction .
4 The government 's view , though , is widely and increasingly disputed .
5 Drama , inevitably , is more culturally specialized by language , but in many of its other elements of movement and scene it is widely and inherently accessible , as is clear in mime and was very evident in the silent film .
6 Nurse del Puablo is widely and justly celebrated for her skilled hands , hot thighs and soft lips , her pretty belly , bad ass and good tits .
7 The apparatus put in its place , of social fund grants and social fund loans , is widely and almost totally discredited .
8 What is theologically and pastorally appropriate in the eastern Mediterranean and the Ukraine can not be theologically wrong and pastorally unsuitable anywhere else .
9 The quality of workmanship is unsurpassed and everything , from the sumptuous oak staircase with fluted bannisters and fat , swooping bannister rail to the door handles and keyhole covers , is delicately and perfectly made .
10 The Chair conducts the meeting , interprets the rules and makes certain that the business of the meeting is effectively and properly conducted .
11 Her story-telling has no obliqueness , no mystery ; everything is slowly and patiently explained , as though the audience was a fidgety bunch of six-year-olds .
12 Corporate yuppie culture is oozing insidiously into the development world and the old order is slowly and inexorably crumbling .
13 That is wholly and absolutely wrong . ’
14 ‘ All I know is that for as long as we go on winning , the challenge is on and Bath ca n't squeeze past for the title .
15 If Caps Lock is on and you hold down the shift key , lower case letters are typed
16 ‘ Pain is on and off .
17 From the Lamb it is on and up again to the Shoulder of Mutton for the last pint , and then the long pull up to the finish at the Dog and Gun .
18 A green status LED shows the channel is on and Bass , Mid and Treble pots take care of the clean channel 's passive EQ .
19 There 's only half an hour intermission while the news is on and the votes are collated , and the contestants ' fear ferments into an almost hysterical euphoria .
20 ‘ They chose the busiest time of the year when the Christmas rush is on and that makes it even more appalling .
21 We need to know if the tap is on and whether the plug has been removed from the plug hole !
22 For anyone that has not seen this effect , the lace carriage is set to ‘ F ’ and instead of taking one stitch off and transferring it to the next needle , the carriage ‘ hops ’ the stitch across from the one it is on and hooks it on to the next one .
23 Societies should always be aware when they are launched that life is not always sweetness and light when the pressure is on and constitutions should be framed so that disputes do arrive the framework for settlement already exists .
24 The most effective improvements to central heating controls include fitting a programmer ( to control when the heating is on and off ) and a room thermostat ( to maintain the temperature you want ) .
25 So it is Really is on and off cos there 's nothing much there now , is there ?
26 One thirty until three thirty a friendly ballroom and sequence tea dance with refreshments is on and the I C C on Mansfield Road in Nottingham the International Community Centre and that 's half one till half three .
27 With an value of unity , point 1 is on and 2 is on : this represents the difference ( gain ) in social welfare available by distribution to equality at 2 from 1 .
28 F two the second tuple X four is on X five is off X six is on and the same sort of thing for F three there .
29 Remembering that my microphone is on and I will expect you all to sing
30 he made a joke about a blonde you see just before that , anyway and I said I just wanted to , do you know who is on so he said oh he thinks is on and that must be the from
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