Example sentences of "it is [adv] [adv] [adj] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is rather unexpectedly glutinous and flabby to the touch — all-in-all rather unpleasant , if it were not for the splash of vivid yellow it gives to an otherwise sombre winter hedgerow . |
| 2 | It is analytically more revealing and significant to identify actors by the roles they play , for example politicians and officials . |
| 3 | The Etude retrouvée that he also plays is one that the composer did not use in the final set ; although it has the same title and key as Pour les arpèges composés , it is otherwise quite different and a splendid piece which pianists will look forward to seeing in print . |
| 4 | At a glance the design of the east ( fig. 67 ) looks similar , but it is both less crowded and knit more subtly into a whole . |
| 5 | However , for many items it is both perfectly adequate and extremely cost effective . |
| 6 | If the answer to the question is not known , it is both scientifically worthwhile and ethically correct to investigate the issue , provided that the question is not a trivial one . |
| 7 | It is both more sensitive and more specific than almost any technique currently available . |
| 8 | It is both architecturally creative and practical and his ideas embrace three characteristic spaces — the community , the group and the individual . |
| 9 | It is nearly always female and her voice is usually heard wailing near the family 's ancestral home just prior to a person 's death . |
| 10 | It is the NACAB , which continues : ’ It is financially highly inefficient and imprisoning people because of their financial vulnerability should be anathema to a humane society . ’ |
| 11 | One is that we do make acquisitions , we on , on the whole er , prefer er , organic growth because it is normally more profitable and the prices you have to pay for acquisitions er , tend to put significant premiums on the companies you buy which you may er , in the longer run eventually erm , er , turn into shareholder value . |
| 12 | It is thus both puzzling and worrying that so many brewers are still apparently obsessed with eradicating the uniqueness of the individual historic pub , effectively destroying what has been a familiar and secure social centre in their attempts to ‘ improve ’ upon a successful , time-honoured formula . |
| 13 | It is thus both interesting and important to discover what factors lead this third of the population to defy the civic culture of assent . |
| 14 | It is even more original and varied in type than the consort music , including not only fantasias , ‘ In nomines ’ , stylized dance-music , arrangements of music from masques and of popular songs , but also miniature genre-pieces , essays in programme music and pure impressionism such as Byrd 's ‘ The Battle ’ and ‘ The Bells ’ , variations on ground basses , and sets of variations on popular tunes as distinct from simple arrangements of them . |
| 15 | Indeed , it might be ventured that whenever there is the possibility we prefer to use this basis of organisation , probably because it is intrinsically more accessible and more firmly established as part of our mental " set " . |
| 16 | it is soft enough to clean broken or damaged skin ; it is intrinsically very clean and thus appropriate to use . |
| 17 | It is probably late eighteenth-century and known as Halfway House as it lies roughly halfway between London and Bath . |
| 18 | I am happy that he is receiving education suitable to age , ability and aptitude at home , in fact , between ourselves , it is probably more appropriate and worthwhile than that which he is likely to be receiving at school — not through any fault in the local schools but because schools can not always provide ideal circumstances for all learning and certainly can not provide the context in which John is operating . |
| 19 | ‘ Thus , while military expenditure may have negative consequences for capitalism , as pluralists argue , it is also functionally necessary and , therefore , impossible to eradicate by political reformism alone . |
| 20 | Since the theory is more general it is also more complicated and , in its advanced forms , more abstract . |
| 21 | Not only does it go faster but it is also more controllable and better-protected . |
| 22 | It is also more reliable and better suited to their needs . |
| 23 | It is also very shy and usually remains hidden in the undergrowth . |
| 24 | It is also very effective and has been practised in Holland for centuries . |
| 25 | ‘ Although the studying is at times hard going , it is also very enjoyable and well worth all the effort and has helped me produce a higher standard of work for the Company . ’ |
| 26 | It is also extremely difficult and can be contentious . |
| 27 | Not only is the value element in education crucial , it is also highly problematic and it is this that creates particular problems for curriculum planning . |
| 28 | It is also highly desirable and constructive in any social system , whether it be an organization , a group , a family or a friendship . |
| 29 | When polished it is also highly reflective and was thus widely used for mirrors . |
| 30 | ‘ But it is just as common and we intend to make everyone realise it ’ . |