Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] is [adv] [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once policies are on the statute books , there is reluctance to change them , or change is very slow and largely through non-statutory guidance . |
| 2 | If q is probable given p , then p & g is more likely than and therefore in the nearest worlds where p is true , q will also be true . |
| 3 | However , the number of people who return to education once they have left school or college is so low that the age of finishing full-time education is often used as a simple indicator . |
| 4 | A state of violence or peace is always relative and depends somewhat upon the boundaries of the moral universe , but also upon the nature of the moral system at hand . |
| 5 | There are no screen credits at the beginnings of dreams to tell you what sort of film you are going to see , but there might as well have been in these nightmares , because the tenor , horror or guilt is excruciatingly present before the first scenes have even been played . |
| 6 | It has also been widely observed that the form of intonation is different in different languages ; for example , the intonation of languages such as Swedish , Italian or Hindi is instantly recognisable as being different from that of English . |
| 7 | The key factor , phrase or word is more important than the main topic . |
| 8 | Market research will identify what transaction or aspect is most important but careful consideration should be given to the character or nature of the transaction , before determining the technique to be adopted . |
| 9 | Connecting the ME-6 up to an amp , power amp or mixer is as easy as connecting any effect pedal , and once hooked up the ME-6 can store 25 different effect combinations in five memory banks . |
| 10 | The ways of constructing and understanding meaning , both within the lexical and grammatical structure and in paralinguistic features , vary across cultures and in different mediums and styles , and the attribution of general value , such as objectivity , logic , or lack of ambiguity to any one system , medium or feature is both impossible and fruitless . |
| 11 | But an experience of praise or reward is so striking and sweet that they work doubly hard to encounter such a state of affairs again . |
| 12 | It is sometimes supposed , more extremely , that direct acquaintance or introspection is so uncertain or fallible that not merely no analysis but nothing of value can be got by means of it . |
| 13 | One act or speech is as arbitrary as another , being in the wrong car with the wrong man is in no way stranger than being in the wrong country in the wrong job . |
| 14 | Doing that seems to imply that the much mooted conflict between conservation and agriculture is more imaginary than real . |
| 15 | And hope is less clear than the dew of the morn |
| 16 | Here theorists such as Austin , Hart , Kelsen , Unger , Holmes and even Aquinas , as interpreted by Finnis , speak with one voice in proclaiming that the relationship between rule and decision is more complex than mere deduction . |
| 17 | This history of the Club 's competitions and trophies is rather fluid and imprecise , and the following list is the best that can be arrived at . |
| 18 | There are a thousand other actors in the wings and the official tale about the President 's intentions and reasons is never full and rarely frank . |
| 19 | ‘ The artistic heritage of Rome and Lazio is so vast and imposing that we distribute the work between us , even if according to the rules it is the Soprintendenza for Architectural Monuments which should deal with mural painting ’ . |
| 20 | If attitudes to the content of the diabetic diet have changed radically , the importance of the regularity of meals and snacks is as important as ever for the patient on intermittent injections of insulin . |
| 21 | And the supposed unfairness , or disparity of treatment , between plaintiff and defendant is more apparent than real ; at least in the present context , discovery is a device beloved of plaintiffs as they seek relevant material on which to rest their claims . |
| 22 | The trend to polarise in reading theory and practice is both unnecessary and unfortunate . |
| 23 | Where the relationship between theory and practice is more dialectical than applied it allows a fruitful interaction between the two , although this does not always happen . |
| 24 | And Biddy is as hard-working as ever . |
| 25 | Our quality of mind and emotion is more important than the clothes we wear or the knowledge we possess . |
| 26 | At times Tim 's speed and intelligence is quite breathtaking and I sure that with a couple of years experience he will become a very fine craftsman . |
| 27 | ‘ This is a statement of defiance to say the arrests have made absolutely no difference to them and Warrington is as vulnerable as it ever was , ’ he told Sky News . |
| 28 | The cost of eating and drinking is very low if you have western currency to exchange . |
| 29 | The demand for carnivores like the Venus Fly Trap and Sundew is so great that one nursery alone now stocks thirty thousand plants . |
| 30 | The development of simulations and emulations is technically promising but the necessary skills-levels are high and the financial implications of programming , development , and verification , are substantial . |