Example sentences of "it is [adv] [verb] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is however seen as an important signal of Mexico 's willingness to respond to environmental concerns . |
| 2 | It is generally fitted with an additional diffuser such as a glass cloth scrim , and positioned so as to give a lighting intensity of about one half of that of the key light . |
| 3 | It is generally used in an exclusive rather than an inclusive sense . |
| 4 | Give me patience , give me a little more patience , Alida thought , for it is soon coming to an end . |
| 5 | It is best seen as an anomalous departure from the general principle of self-determination . |
| 6 | It is best explained by an example . |
| 7 | When the original object of a wishful impulse has been lost as a result of repression , it is frequently represented by an endless series of substitute objects none of which , however , brings full satisfaction ’ ( vii . |
| 8 | The problem here was that genuine open dialogue is unpredictable and can lead anywhere ; it is not consistent with the pursuit of a detailed prearranged plan of work , yet it is widely accepted as an appropriate medium for teaching . |
| 9 | It is probably based on an eyewitness account . |
| 10 | Unfortunately it is also associated with an ‘ illusion of competence ’ effect which leads those employing interviews to value the quality of their decisions out of all proportion to their probable true worth . |
| 11 | It is also used as an agent of ironic comment whose target is the ‘ actualitá ’ of the news broadcast from which all distinguishing features have been purged . |
| 12 | It is also reflected in an interesting way in data on help with finding employment . |
| 13 | The ‘ owner wins ’ convention is suggested by Tinbergen 's sticklebacks. it is also suggested by an experiment on the speckled wood butterfly ( Pararge aegeria ) by N. B. Davies . |
| 14 | It is memorably expressed in an Islamic mode in the famous sacred tradition ( hadith qudsi ) which makes God say that when one of his human servants turns to him : |
| 15 | When the main army is far ahead , and the rearguard is entering the pass of Roncesvalles , it is suddenly attacked by an immensely superior force of Saracens . |
| 16 | Today it is usually decanted against an electric light or white background . |
| 17 | The unpleasantness is stressed because it is usually preceded by an enjoyable activity — eating a meal . |
| 18 | In componential analysis it is usually taken as an obvious primitive feature , so that a word like wife would have the feature [ -male ] . |
| 19 | It needs particularly to be kept in mind , with the objection now to be considered , that it is indeed advanced as an objection to a given analysis of our causal beliefs , and hence is itself a proposal as to those beliefs . |
| 20 | It is often triggered by an emotional upset of some kind , such as moving house or starting playgroup . |
| 21 | It is often planted as an ornamental tree in warmer climates such as the Mediterranean , where it is valued for being very tolerant of salt-laden winds . |
| 22 | In practice ( as , for , in car retailing , and commonly in franchising ) it is often coupled with an exclusive distribution agreement . |
| 23 | This is important , because it is sometimes given as an objection to attitude theories that they can not make sense of subordinate ethical clauses . |
| 24 | It is sometimes enclosed in an octagonal form which contains the " eight tetragrams " ( pa kua ) representing heaven , wind , earth , fire , water , mountain , thunder and cloud . |
| 25 | But , while this new Keynesian role may result in greater material benefits for the workers of the industrial world , it is always perpetrated in an economic system in which the state is acting to defend the interests of capital accumulation and the objective exploitation of the proletariat , whether at home or abroad . |
| 26 | Without having suffered the turmoil of a leadership contest , Labour can boast that it is better prepared for an election than the Conservatives . |
| 27 | The South therefore includes countries like Saudi Arabia with about 10m people and a GNP per capita of $12,230 per annum ; however , most of its income is derived from oil exports and investment income , and in economic and social terms it is still regarded as an underdeveloped country . |
| 28 | As water power became less important , the community declined but it is still preserved as an example of an early settlement . |
| 29 | It is then replaced by an incoming carbon monoxide ( feedstock ) to give ( 4 ) . |
| 30 | It is then replaced by an incoming carbon monoxide ( feedstock ) to give ( 4 ) . |