Example sentences of "[noun] [is] usually a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eradication of the less serious fungi is usually a simple matter of cutting out and burning the infected timber . |
| 2 | We were told that on a taxation on the indemnity basis the result is usually a recovery of a high percentage of the costs actually incurred but that some percentage is always taxed off . |
| 3 | As the Q sub-branches superimpose , the result is usually a band with distinct P , Q and R branches . |
| 4 | In the latter case also , the published result is usually a map . |
| 5 | The end result of areal geological research is usually a geological map of an area , since the map is the primary method of recording , displaying and publishing geological data . |
| 6 | Private practice is usually a business partnership of solicitors who work together . |
| 7 | In online catalogue searching , the mean number of significant words is usually a little over two and few searches contain more than three words . |
| 8 | The final fence is usually an inviting , straightforward obstacle but it can still cause problems . |
| 9 | Offset is usually a government to government agreement . |
| 10 | The target figure is usually a character whose comeuppance , in terms of simple poetic justice , is most likely to be reassuring : types such as the avaricious or preoccupied merchant , the boorish peasant , the selfish priest , in the roles of jealous husband or cohabitor , or selfish would-be seducer . |
| 11 | Twelve months is usually a more appropriate period . |
| 12 | The position at which you carry out your holding is usually a radio beacon — NDB or VOR — or at the intersection of two position lines . |
| 13 | Lunch is usually a sandwich and then she works until the twins return at around 3pm . |
| 14 | Breakfast and lunch is usually a question of helping yourself in the kitchen . |
| 15 | Alan is usually a very even-tempered individual who has endless energy . |
| 16 | Then report the find to an appropriate authority — a local museum is usually a good starting point , since it may employ an archaeologist . |
| 17 | This primary sore is usually a solitary ulcer , and by the time it has appeared the local lymph nodes are invariably involved and treatment of the chancre with antiseptics or antibiotic ointments will have no effect on progression of the disease . |
| 18 | The outcome of such an exercise is usually a great range of concepts and confusions . |
| 19 | Whether they 're suffering from a mild sore throat and a runny nose , or something more serious , an ill child is usually an unhappy one . |
| 20 | Their focus is usually a series of maps showing spending on individual programmes or of particular types . |
| 21 | French polish is usually a dark brown colour , but as a collective noun it includes button , white , transparent and garnet polishes , which are made with various types of shellac . |
| 22 | Button polish is usually a more orange colour than French , and garnet is darker . |
| 23 | The core of the team is usually a copywriter-art director pair , who normally work together on all their accounts . |
| 24 | In astronomy the transmitter is usually a radio telescope , and it usually acts also as the detector . |
| 25 | Although they are , they must be to the people concerned but I mean , a pet 's usually a dog , cat or bird is n't it ? |
| 26 | Influence-spotting is usually a fairly pointless business , of course , . |
| 27 | In developing countries , obesity is usually a mark of prosperity . |
| 28 | The period is usually a week , but all kinds of variations are possible . |
| 29 | Because a standard IQ score is usually a good measure of g it efficiently tells us something important . |
| 30 | Humour in pop is usually a deadly thing , the preserve of the novelty hit , yet Madness seemed able to tickle funny bones from the beginning without causing embarrassment . |