Example sentences of "[coord] it be still [adj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Guaranteed income bonds from insurance companies are one answer and it 's still possible to get a good return despite recent cuts .
2 Whilst that remains a possibility , it would be an extreme position to adopt , and it is still possible to visualize a full role for a dynasty of Minoan kings .
3 The economy is very difficult and it is still hard to break the old system . ’
4 But it is still possible to fall between tort damages and entitlement to social security .
5 It is difficult to interpret this without further purpose-designed experimentation , but it is still possible to speculate about possible reasons for the observed pattern .
6 No one will now make the mistake of thinking that industrial employment is ‘ impossible side by side with crofting ’ , but it is still possible to make the contrary mistake of thinking that agricultural improvements by themselves can make a significant contribution towards a permanent solution of the crofting problem .
7 For the more expensive models , a downpayment is required at the start of the scheme , but it is still possible to obtain a car with little or no downpayment with the hire charges being met entirely by the mobility allowance .
8 Luckily , the Herxheimer reaction is less common in late syphilis , but it is still usual to try to lessen the chances of adverse reaction by giving anti-inflammatory steroid tablets before treatment begins .
9 These are all basic points , but it is still necessary to tackle the question of how the kind of speeds mentioned earlier can be achieved , and this involves more detailed consideration of the way the system should be designed .
10 You may be able to continue giving care and support to the abandoned partner but it is still necessary to accept both the loss and the change and to look for a positive way forward .
11 But it is still premature to write him off .
12 The theories discussed below may have evolved from different assumptions , but it is still difficult to discriminate completely between them .
13 There are charts and general guides available to help you decide but it is still difficult to pinpoint an exact weight at which you will be just right .
14 But it is still unlikely to survive a second reading .
15 But it is still hard to beat the experienced eye , which can automatically focus its attention on the most significant features of a spectrum .
16 But it is still wrong to think that here research and higher education are one and the same thing .
17 A request for the appearance of an author of a sponsored book or for an expert on holidays in the Far East is unlikely to cause any problems , but it is still sensible to obtain full details of the programme concerned .
18 But it 's still useful to discover short-cuts or be given practical tips .
19 But it 's still nice to go out and enjoy myself .
20 ‘ I thought we played better against Blackpool and lost but it 's still nice to get three points .
21 I suppose she 's old enough and that , but it 's still hard to believe .
22 But it 's still able to undercut the CRX by a useful margin .
23 The great thing about library music is that it is fairly non-commital : you can go in all kinds of directions and you 're asked to provide music in a certain style , which may not be the sort of thing you would do naturally , but it 's still enjoyable to do .
24 Most of the grass had already been worn away by cheering trampling spectators but it was still pleasant to sit there when it caught the sun .
25 But it was still comforting to have with us little Liena , our 19-year-old interpreter who was a very competent rock climber and all-round mountaineer , for she had climbed Elbrus in the past and could give assurance that we were on the right course .
26 But it was still necessary to master their counterparts . ’
27 It 's like , with Sharon Stone , even at the end she was still dependent on Michael Douglas , like , when he was going she was crying and she could n't kill him at the end cos she loved him so much and , you know what I mean , so no , Body of Evidence , it 'll probably have a rubbish end and she 'll probably marry the lawyer or something , but it was still good to see her beat , tying a man up , putting candle wax on him and shit .
28 This made interpretation more difficult , but it was still possible to draw ‘ some broad conclusions ’ .
29 Regina was eventually moved and found work — but it was still hard to communicate with her :
30 I was redundant and signed on , but it was still hard to make ends meet .
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