Example sentences of "[noun] [is] basically a " in BNC.

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1 A microprocessor is basically an integrated circuit designed to carry out calculating and coordinating functions .
2 The interview is basically a form of human interaction and may range from the most informal chat to the most carefully pre-coded and carefully systematized set of questions and answers laid out on an interview schedule .
3 Whatever category your interviewer falls into you should remind yourself even at this late stage that an interview is basically a conversation to find out how well two sides of a potential deal might suit one another .
4 The Normande is basically an indigenous coastal type , possibly with Viking origins , which was crossed with Durham Shorthorn and Channel Island cattle from about 1845 to 1860 .
5 But while RoboCop is basically an entertaining comedy with some ‘ serious ’ ideas thrown in for ballast , Day of the Dead , despite grotesque comedy elements , mostly involving blood-and-guts , is fundamentally more serious , an adult rather than an ‘ adult ’ movie .
6 Brenda , what do you say to the argument that having these sites is basically a means of roping people into the system ?
7 The British concept of parliamentary sovereignty is basically a hangover from Tudor despotism , with little relevance today .
8 Lipsalve is basically a wax which is okay to stop moisture loss but , for intensive healing , moisturiser and Vaseline are best .
9 Windows for Pens is basically a set of extensions to Windows 3.1 which does two things .
10 The test is basically an objective one , although subjective factors are introduced when looking at child defendants and persons under a disability .
11 A circle is basically a group of parents who share out babysitting duties between them , on a rota basis .
12 The package is basically a DOS based drawing tool with which you can draw rooms , and then place objects within them and move them around until they are in the desired location .
13 Primarily because the town 's basically a Saxon foundation .
14 The second device is basically a dummy coprocessor that some machines need in order to reroute Coprocessor instructions from the coprocessor socket to the main processor socket .
15 MIP is basically a place where the big guys parade their wares .
16 The general thrust can be seen intuitively by supposing that inference is basically a matter of moving from premises to conclusion along an acceptable path .
17 It was always going to be a hard match , the venue is basically a big fish or nothing venue .
18 And then us the the pigment is basically a a red ochre .
19 The very latest in home brew kits is basically a bag already primed with the necessary ingredients to make 20 pints of foaming bitter ( or lager or cider ) .
20 The lottery business is basically a very very small business with limited competition , and for a state the size of California it makes it very difficult to have large competition because only a certain number of companies can actually put in a system of this size .
21 A group is basically a collection of individuals , contributing to some common aim under the direction of a leader , and who share a sense of common identity .
22 A FOREIGN module is basically a module header , which points to other files that may not themselves be readable and may be impossible to store as source modules in LIFESPAN .
23 This function of the discrimination tree is basically a set-splitting method of looking up words .
24 In pure marketing terms , the concept is basically a bedroom product in association with a ‘ host brand ’ restaurant , rather than being part of a hotel .
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26 The JCR impact factor is basically a ratio between citations and citable items published ’ .
27 Slimming is basically a matter of vanity .
28 An epitome of title is basically a list of the copy documents behind it , and the columns on the epitome should be appropriately completed , with each document being numbered consecutively .
29 Course , as Derek says , his mate is basically a very decent bloke .
30 Pharmacology is basically a practical subject and if anything there is pressure for this part to increase .
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