Example sentences of "[noun sg] [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 | The British concept of parliamentary sovereignty is basically a hangover from Tudor despotism , with little relevance today . |
| 6 | Lipsalve is basically a wax which is okay to stop moisture loss but , for intensive healing , moisturiser and Vaseline are best . |
| 7 | The test is basically an objective one , although subjective factors are introduced when looking at child defendants and persons under a disability . |
| 8 | A circle is basically a group of parents who share out babysitting duties between them , on a rota basis . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Primarily because the town 's basically a Saxon foundation . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It was always going to be a hard match , the venue is basically a big fish or nothing venue . |
| 14 | And then us the the pigment is basically a a red ochre . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | This function of the discrimination tree is basically a set-splitting method of looking up words . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The JCR impact factor is basically a ratio between citations and citable items published ’ . |
| 21 | Slimming is basically a matter of vanity . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Course , as Derek says , his mate is basically a very decent bloke . |
| 24 | Pharmacology is basically a practical subject and if anything there is pressure for this part to increase . |
| 25 | Steel is basically an alloy of iron and carbon , but various additives may be introduced to enhance particular functional qualities . |
| 26 | The motor is basically a closed-loop hydraulic control system which derives its input from a small conventional electrical stepping motor . |
| 27 | A game is basically a manoeuvre that people indulge in to get the strokes they need and/or to be in a position to discount others . |
| 28 | The Child 's Game is basically a free play situation where the child chooses any series of activities for 10–15 minutes during which the parent will join in under the child 's direction . |
| 29 | Thus Quality Control is basically a system for setting quality standards , measuring performance against those standards and taking appropriate action to deal with deviations outside permitted tolerances . |
| 30 | The ‘ long copy ’ debate is basically a print debate , though it can apply to radio and , to an extent , TV . |