Example sentences of "[adj] is [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only as economic circumstances have eased , for most people at least , that the expressive aspects of relationships have become more prominent , although whether family relationships can ever be regarded as ‘ purely ’ expressive is very questionable ( ibid . |
| 2 | The Ethiopian is more powerful — you can sleep on the Yemeni , but Ethiopian keeps you awake all night ! . ’ |
| 3 | If the Peculiar is also strong and consistent then this will increase its importance even occasionally to the point where it will override Mental and General symptoms when evaluating the case . |
| 4 | But what is not clear is why such an excess of water-living invertebrates — if this is the explanation — does not support a larger population of fish ( and water birds such as Dippers and Grey Wagtails ) in the first place . |
| 5 | If a horse is sensible it does not mean that it is plain and ordinary — like an old pair of shoes — rather , being sensible is exactly that . |
| 6 | Marxman join the ranks of the likes of Hiphoprisy and Consolidated , bands who are bangingly right-on to the hip-ho beat at a time ( as we are constantly being reminded — YAAAAAAAAAAAAAWN ! ) when to be anything other than either defeatist or mindless is utterly unfashionable . |
| 7 | ‘ All right , your claim that I was superfluous is probably valid , so why was n't I made redundant in the usual way ? |
| 8 | Self-catering is also available . |
| 9 | Flying the TBM 700 is very easy . |
| 10 | Robyn is not sure whether this is wonderfully modern and liberated of them , or rather depraved . |
| 11 | Any attempt to dodge this is professionally demeaning and destructive of a trustful caring relationship with the client . |
| 12 | For most women this is tremendously exciting ; but it can also feel strange and not a little unnerving . |
| 13 | The city council leader , Graham Stringer , said : ‘ This is tremendously important for the city . |
| 14 | Many civilised countries now include in their domestic legislation a battery of measures intended to prevent the accumulation of money in tax havens , but with the reduction in exchange controls worldwide this is rarely successful . |
| 15 | They may need a good deal of support because of these conflicts , yet this is rarely available . |
| 16 | The blades may also be decorated , by a method known as pattern welding , although this is rarely apparent from the corroded form in which they are found ( Wilson 1976b , pp. 265–66 ; Anstee and Beik 1961 ; Hodges 1964 , p. 47ff . ) . |
| 17 | This is rarely possible , for chimps join in an excited melée as soon as a killing occurs . |
| 18 | Ideally we should include configuration interaction ( CI ) , but this is rarely possible except for small molecules . |
| 19 | In theory it is possible to obtain insurance against warranty liability ( e.g. Directors and officers ) but in practice the insurers are normally so demanding in the kind of confirmations they require and so restrictive as to what they will insure ( eg not taxation ) that this is rarely practicable or worthwhile . |
| 20 | Several substances have been implicated in cases of SBS , and modern chemical methods may detect them , even in very low concentrations ( but this is rarely cheap ! ) |
| 21 | Of course , you can always refer to books but this is rarely convenient if you have a piece of work to do for a deadline . |
| 22 | This is thoroughly enjoyable and could not be more informative . |
| 23 | From a Christian point of view this is thoroughly desirable . |
| 24 | Unlike the budget ‘ Rouge et Noir ’ series this is exclusively devoted to French repertoire and artists with names like d'Indy , Gounod , Fauré , Henry Rabaud , Debussy , Poulenc , Gabriel Pierné , Koechlin , and nearer our own time , Boulez and Messiaen . |
| 25 | This is continuously deteriorating . |
| 26 | This is nearly 200,000 more than during the same period last year , an increase of 14 per cent . |
| 27 | This is nearly ten times the projected output of oil wells in the Arctic . |
| 28 | I 'm sorry to be pedantic Diana , but this is grammatically incorrect . |
| 29 | At the same time there are local choirs which strive to follow slavishly the cathedral model , even where this is either unsuccessful in terms of quality or inappropriate for their congregation . |
| 30 | A guy like this is either good news or very bad . ’ |