Example sentences of "this [noun] [is] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pathogenesis of this finding is not known but it appears to be unrelated to any effect of the diabetic state on platelet prostacyclin receptors as prostacyclin binding appears to be normal in diabetic platelets ( Shepherd et al , 1983 ) . |
| 2 | This change is often described as being from a general tendency to blame the fecklessness and idleness of the poor for their poverty , to recognition that the fault lay in the structure of the economy ; from a ‘ moral ’ to an ‘ economic ’ diagnosis . |
| 3 | This should normally be specified as SYS$LIFESPAN : Note that this parameter is not required if CREFDL.COM is run in the Installation Directory . |
| 4 | This function is then specified and identifiable in the intersection of the fields both at assembly level ( see Figure 3.3 ) and as relations between individual component parts ( see Figure 3.4 ) . |
| 5 | In all too many places , this opportunity is not offered and a valuable chance is lost . |
| 6 | This technique is only used when a person is dangerously ill and his own blood would not have time to develop the antibodies . |
| 7 | The aim of the study reported in this chapter is thus to see whether the results of the previous study are still obtained when subjects are not actually aware that the experiment is concerned with subjective risk . |
| 8 | Wattam says : ‘ This dilemma is not addressed or resolved . |
| 9 | As this disclosure is only required where the market value can be readily obtained , the costs to preparers should be small . |
| 10 | Nathalie Sarraute 's Enfance ( 1983 ) also foregrounds hesitations concerning the legitimacy of the autobiographical temptation : generically , this work is not categorized as either novel or autobiography . |
| 11 | In the context of the discussion , however , this disagreement is not treated as face-threatening : it is not directed at Brenda 's personal position but at a proposition ( that the existence of " halfcastes " has confused racial boundaries ) which she has articulated and which is now " up for grabs " . |
| 12 | By its nature , this sound is neither breathed nor voiced . |
| 13 | This job is now completed and we are hoping to hold a short ‘ opening ’ ceremony as soon as it can be arranged . |
| 14 | This process is then repeated and never varies throughout your pattern : two rows with the main carriages and one row with the transfer carriage . |
| 15 | But this contentment is short lived as we begin to discover the true personalities of the characters and the realities which exist behind their initial pleasant façe . |
| 16 | This joy is not questioned or limited in any way . |
| 17 | This file is only read when LIFESPAN starts up and so changes that are made while LIFESPAN is running will not take effect until LIFESPAN is stopped and restarted . |
| 18 | For drawings for display , however , this distinction is usually omitted since the purpose of the drawing is to give an overall impression of the original object . |
| 19 | This business is therefore defined as falling outside regulated business ( see page 23 above ) and is exempted from the general COB Rules ; the exemption forms part of the foreign business carve-out . |
| 20 | However , this confidence is only justified when the check is done systematically and correctly . |
| 21 | The maintenance of the right of silence in police station interviews — the Commission 's own research showed that this right is little used and has little effect on the decision of the police whether or not to prosecute or on the outcome of the proceedings . |
| 22 | ‘ or disorderly behaviour ’ This point is not defined but it is felt that any conduct which is not orderly and is not covered by ‘ threatening , abusive , or insulting words or behaviour ’ would suffice . |
| 23 | Engels argued that : ‘ Sex love and the relation of husband and wife is and can become the rule only among the oppressed classes , that is , at the present day , among the proletariat , no matter whether this relationship is officially sanctioned or not . ’ |
| 24 | This evidence is frequently interpreted as suggesting that larger local authorities are likely to be more efficient than smaller ones , but no statistical evidence has been produced to support this claim . |
| 25 | An analysis of the concept of ontological existent , as we saw , brings certain other categories into focus with which this concept is structurally interlinked and demands that we widen the scope of our investigation . |
| 26 | The role of pension funds in this outflow is often taken as indicative for , since the mid-1960s , pension funds have become the main channel for employees ' long-term savings and their overseas investment is sometimes seen as a ‘ diversion ’ of savings that could otherwise have been used to finance productive investment in British industry . |
| 27 | What is common to all , however , is that an emphasis is placed on peaceful interaction among the members of the society , and this emphasis is cosmologically constructed and morally embedded in a cosmological universe of meaning . |
| 28 | But he 's also saying is n't he at the end of this paragraph , or he 's implying that th this is this revolution is not happening because we the communists are making it happen , it is happening and we need to react to it and somehow we 've therefore got a choice , we can either trail behind or we can lead it . |
| 29 | Needless to say , this service is not advertised but nonetheless appreciated . |
| 30 | It appears that this procedure is rarely used because of the ignorance and fear of disgruntled clients and because there appears to be a generally high level of satisfaction with the services provided . |