Example sentences of "[is] basically a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is basically a problem of the misuse of land … particularly in pastoral areas , much of the problem results from the customs , value systems and attitudes of the people concerning grazing lands and livestock , together with the lack of government mechanisms for effective control . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Disease , as we have already said , is basically a state of imbalance or disharmony . |
| 4 | Letter is basically a contract which they require our agreement/signature and return to them . |
| 5 | Which is basically a square with a middle , and it 's just got C P C P C |
| 6 | ‘ So , this is basically a work of fiction . ’ |
| 7 | It is basically a way to associate tuples of real numbers |
| 8 | The Rottweiler is basically a calm , confident and courageous dog with a self-assured aloofness that does not lend itself to immediate and indiscriminate friendships . |
| 9 | It is basically a question of ‘ balance ’ , in that the salesperson must judge the individual circumstances and ‘ tailor ’ the demonstration accordingly . |
| 10 | It is basically a hobby for , as he has no interest in clubs or competitions , although he would now like to try some ‘ stacking ’ This involves , as the name suggests , attaching extra kites to the same line , considerably increasing the pull of the kite . |
| 11 | The British concept of parliamentary sovereignty is basically a hangover from Tudor despotism , with little relevance today . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Well , E N V Three is basically a damage limitation exercise , and I think that erm the qualities of this area are so great that er it would be im impossible to envisage |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | It is basically a call for people , oppressed people , to have more control over their own lives , to shape their world and to use modern resources and technology to do so . |
| 16 | Fouché is basically a policeman : a corrupt , meddling , political sort of policeman it 's true , but a policeman none the less . |
| 17 | ‘ It is an eight-page booklet and is basically a plan to improve the canal and river corridors . ’ |
| 18 | As we have seen , a matte is basically a mask ( for example , a black card , or a painting on glass left partially clear ) that blacks off a part of the frame or , usually , part of a whole succession of frames . |
| 19 | This is basically a reflection of the potential profitable benefit of a call . |
| 20 | The quadriathlon , still in its infancy , is basically a triathlon with a gruelling canoe leg thrown in for good measure , and East Anglia has one of the leading exponents in this new sport . |
| 21 | Like all disc grinders , the body shell is basically a cover for a powerful motor which drives the disc at high speed . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The Type 11 system is basically a system of retrospective or prospective reimbursement , and is thus very similar to an insurance-based system or to systems such as the American Medicare payments system , where the insurance company , or the state , reimburses the hospital ( provider ) for care supplied . [ … ] |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | If the package or product is reserved successfully , LIFESPAN will create a skeleton package module , which is basically a module header with an issue number of 00.00Z . |
| 26 | If the operation is successful , LIFESPAN will create a skeleton package module , which is basically a module header with an issue number of 00.00Z . |
| 27 | This is basically a fig leaf . |
| 28 | However , the difficulties encountered in attempting to implement what is basically a Type I system whilst retaining choice for GPs and patients are demonstrated in a more comprehensive description of the proposed provisions . |
| 29 | Lairds , like Swans , was designated a Naval yard and therefore intervention fund and for the E E C. With the advent of the peace dividend , those yards , designated Naval yards can not compete with the merchant yards who receive the intervention fund , which is basically a subsidy that allows European yards to compete on a level plain with shipyards in the Far East . |
| 30 | You see his dad is basically a king . |