Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet organized religion is already as remote from Alice 's or Henry 's life as paganism or human sacrifice . |
| 2 | I find it very comforting to know the Association is there when I need help and advice . ’ |
| 3 | This Brigade is probably if not the only conservative one , one of a tiny number in the country , that do n't computerize their information systems for fire safety . |
| 4 | The procedure for receiving stock is usually as follows : |
| 5 | A personal recommendation is best when you are looking for a trainer , but try your local gym , health club or leisure centre and do ask about qualifications . |
| 6 | The safe breaking distance for vehicles at that speed is more than 300ft . |
| 7 | The upper limit of normal for gastrointestinal blood loss is less than 1.0 ml/day . |
| 8 | The balance of the side is just as Bobby Robson would have wished it ; bearing in mind the need for midfield solidity , Rocastle would probably have played anyway . |
| 9 | The positive side is obviously if you go ahead with the Celebration of Election , smashing . |
| 10 | The final result is just as the simple quantity theory states , except that the monetarist view explains the process by reference to a stable demand for money function and an exogenously determined money stock which is under the control of the monetary authorities . |
| 11 | If result is more than 360° , then subtract 360° . |
| 12 | If the result is less than 16,000 then go ahead and save as one complete design . |
| 13 | In order to fit the result of selecting two decimal digits ( a maximum value of 99 ) into a range of twenty storage positions , 20 is subtracted repetitively from the two digits until the result is less than 20 . |
| 14 | The mortality after partial or total colectomy in adult patients with cirrhosis is more than 60% and portosystemic shunting or transplantation , depending on the status of the liver disease , is preferable . |
| 15 | Every teenage fantasy , frustration and obsession is here as the naive youngsters exchange their drab existences for an alcohol-induced escapism . |
| 16 | The irony is even though the travellers have now been evicted from this field in Enstone … it will stay unused … the landowers are being paid to keep it that way as part of the Ministry of Agriculture 's Set Aside policy |
| 17 | Spring is here so it 's time to wave goodbye to winter and go for a splash of colour . |
| 18 | If the PipeDream map width is less than 65 pixels , then all the User Defined Characters may be used . |
| 19 | ( iii ) If the tariff is less than 20 years , the date for the first review is three years before the end of the tariff . |
| 20 | Well did n't we , no we have n't told him what the fault is even though have we so |
| 21 | The leg of a litoptern is all but indistinguishable from the leg of a horse , yet the two animals are only distantly related . |
| 22 | Of the seats where Labour is second , there are 31 where it is behind by 5 per cent or less and a further 11 where the Liberal Democrat vote is more than twice the Tory majority and a differential split in Labour 's favour would produce a Labour gain . |
| 23 | The following extract is exactly as written : ‘ When I tell you that something you use every day could be put to better use — and that using it better could help you to win greater influence , more respect and higher status , promotion and a larger income … it could widen your circle of friends and possibly even secure you fame and power — you might well be curious to know what that ‘ something ’ is … |
| 24 | The study is also considering ripping up all the railway lines and converting them to busways . |
| 25 | ‘ My routine in practice is just as it is on course . ’ |
| 26 | The net force is then where r is the distance between the boundary and the centre of rotation , is the partial specific volume of the polymer , ο is the angular velocity , the mass of the molecule and ρ is the density of the solution . |
| 27 | The Pinot Noir in the grands crus has dropped from almost 65 to 45% , while the difference in the premiers crus is less than 3% . |
| 28 | If the authorities refrain from using force because they think it wiser to use other means , the effect is often as follows : … to prevent or resist violence , the governing class may use guile , cunning , fraud and corruption — in short . |
| 29 | The effect is almost as though one were experiencing full immersion for the first time after years of paddling around in the shallows . |
| 30 | If the alternative Freelink pickup and/or set down point is more than 10 miles away from the one your originally booked , we will contribute £5 per person towards any extra costs that may be incurred by you and £10 per person if the alternative is more than 30 miles away . |