Example sentences of "[det] a [noun] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.

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1 Even so , it took great nerve and daring to ride that wind for such a distance and it is a fitting tribute to the bravery of the balloon pioneers , yet it will be seen that those men and women who followed Sadler into the skies display , in their own way , no less daring than he .
2 small number of sentences number that they come out understanding and that 's rather mysterious So to explain just in general terms , you 're interested in describing language in such a way that it 's the kindest thing that 's easy to learn , rather than hard to learn .
3 And if you can think of that , you can repackage your particular thing not in terms of your own interests and ideas and so forth , but you can package it in such a way that it 's intriguing , or at the very least , the people who are going you hope will use it can actually see how they could use it .
4 These assert that , under perfect competition , market forces will cause resources to be used in such a way that it is impossible to make somebody better off without making somebody else worse off — in this sense , perfect competition avoids waste .
5 Furthermore , the pain caused by the presence of an embedded spine makes the muscles it has penetrated contract in such a way that it is driven even deeper into the flesh .
6 We should keep our house and garden in such a way that it is an asset to the neighbourhood .
7 They become entangled in such a way that it is very rare for any to wriggle free , and while there is ample time to collect them at relative leisure they should nonetheless be collected as quickly as possible .
8 The social worker whose aim is to effect change in response to some cry for help , will try to ensure that the change occurs in such a way that it is manageable for the system as a whole .
9 This is a method of analysing the contents of documents or other non-statistical material in such a way that it is possible to make statistical comparisons between them .
10 The system is based on the same engine as its predecessor , and has been re-worked for the Mac in such a way that it is almost identical in processing sequences , Sage says .
11 Of course exactly that case never occurs , or if it does it occurs in such a way that it is not recognized as being a repeat run of the previous bitter experience .
12 A logo is a visual symbol which seeks to communicate a simple message to the public in such a way that it is instantly recognisable and memorable .
13 The single-cell layer of the wall will lie in such a way that it is in contact with the mother 's blood supply , burrowing into the capillaries ( thread-like blood vessels ) to obtain nutrition via the mother 's blood — only the first few days ' nutrition comes from within the blastocyst itself .
14 The release must be set out in such a way that it is easy for the journalist to use it .
15 Do make sure that all this material is filed in such a way that it is easy to find and is related to any photographic or other reference .
16 A major firm has probably sunk cost in such a way that it is unlikely to be successfully challenged by an entrant .
17 HAVING considered the tort of nuisance , we now turn to a further tort which had its origins in nuisance but which has developed in such a way that it is now quite distinct from it .
18 " Every question asked requires historical information to be applied : the basic need here is for the candidate to select information which is relevant and to organise it in such a way that it is directed towards answering the specific question asked . "
19 Suppose now that it lends 90 per cent of that deposit in sterling to a UK resident who spends it in such a way that it is redeposited with the UK bank ; also that the remaining 10 per cent is held by the overseas bank as an interest-bearing sterling deposit with the UK bank .
20 Another effect of intrinsic curvature is revealed when a vector is transported round a closed path in such a way that it is moved parallel to itself at each step of the journey .
21 Christianson & Loftus ( 1987 ) , unfortunately , report their data in such a way that it is difficult to know whether retrograde and anterograde effects were present , however , there was clearly no interaction of effects with retention interval ( 20 minutes versus 2 weeks ) .
22 The information comes from selecting data and presenting it in such a way that it is meaningful and useful to the user .
23 It 's , it 's a very simple organism , but basically what it 's there for is to ensure the future of T four genes , and this is what i it 's doing , and presumably natural selection has er selected it in such a way that it is an optimum design as far as , as far as doing this er is concerned , because it would be in competition with mutant T fours who did it in different ways , and presumably this is the kind of T four that seems to succeed .
24 Note that the character string END-OF must not appear in the description in such a way that it is aligned with the other keywords in the header , or a scanner error will result .
25 Computer equipment may be designed in such a way that it is aesthetically pleasing as well as functional , there may be something novel about the design which falls short of the scope of patents .
26 At each Hour a verse from the hymn is followed by a prayer which acknowledges this and sees the Incarnation as the means by which all men , both living and dead , can be united : The office thus daily rehearsed the historical story of the Passion of Christ and its significance in such a way that it is constantly renewed in human awareness through both the linear and cyclical experience of the passing of time .
27 That is ‘ No comment ’ , but it 's ‘ No comment ’ done in such a way that it is implying intelligence on the part of the audience , saying , ‘ Well , you realize , of course , that if I were to comment on this , you know , it would prejudice either the chances of the prisoner if we catch him or , you know , any possible clues and so on . ’
28 Well , you 've obviously had some bad experiences , but I think one of the , one of the best defences is actually not to sell your wares , I mean who 's interested in your wares , but actually to try and state what you 're doing in such a way that it is of some interest .
29 And how can I say it in such a way that it is of interest to the people that are likely to listen to it ? ’
30 If his suggestion is yet another example of the well-thought-out policies of the Labour party , we should be given a carefully calculated costing of such a proposal before it is introduced in such a casual manner .
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