Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as the debates over possible American intervention in Bosnia showed , there are many cases where such conditions are not going to be met ; where the political case is confused , the endgame a matter of guesswork . |
| 2 | Several case reports have suggested that oral cyclosporin is effective in inducing clinical and endoscopic remission . |
| 3 | A base-plate adaptor is available for all the above-mentioned pumps and so — if you need it — is a coarse foam pre-filter . |
| 4 | There is growing awareness that much existing mainstream provision is irrelevant to black and Asian communities . |
| 5 | ‘ A recent in-house survey showed that almost exactly 10% of the students in the mainstream provision were unemployed ( 1300 out of 13,000 ) . ’ |
| 6 | In the expectation that Denmark will in due course be able to join them , our partners propose to complete the ratification procedures . |
| 7 | Thus , if the total award is large enough ( say , reflecting three years ' employment and loss of salary and contract benefits for that length of time ) , an ex gratia payment will not reduce your former employer 's legal liability towards you at all . |
| 8 | No regional funding was forthcoming . |
| 9 | ‘ These people , striving for power , should understand once and for all : any attempts to draw the armed forces into the political struggle are criminal and fraught with danger . ’ |
| 10 | In addition , because there is such a lack of water , the total biomass is low . |
| 11 | So , those who support the Public Service Ideal advocate specific mechanisms designed to ensure that political coverage is wide-ranging , balanced , and impartial , as well as being independent of the state . |
| 12 | Since a firm intact skin is essential , both to exclude infections and prevent the contents from drying out , it is usual to leave roots on the soil surface for a few hours to harden their skins . |
| 13 | The maintenance of rural support is crucial to the continuation of the Liberal Democratic Party in power . |
| 14 | The most widely used technique is cost-effectiveness analysis , where the costs are measured in money terms and the improvements in health assessed in the most convenient natural units , such as ‘ years of life gained ’ or ‘ disability days avoided ’ . |
| 15 | The Spanish look is simple , witty , bright and light , and most of it quite affordable . |
| 16 | The oral shield is variable ranging from a lozenge to a flattened triangle . |
| 17 | The oral shield is variable in shape from a rounded triangular to slightly pentagonal ; it lies proximal to the genital slits not spanning them . |
| 18 | The oral shield is irregular in shape , the proximal edge is rounded and the distal edge may be produced and this region may be depressed ; in some specimens the oral shield looks pentagonal , again with the distal portion depressed . |
| 19 | In the Atlantic O. dominans bears closet affinity with O. fasciculata Lyman , 1883 , found off St. Kitts , Leeward Is ( Fig. 29 ) but differs by the following characters ; the plates of the disk are much larger and fewer in number than in O. fasciculata ; the oral shield is irregular or hourglass in shape , not arrowhead shaped as in O. fasciculata , finally the shape of the tentacle scales simple and spine-like in O. dominans but leaf-like or with a broad base and an acute tip in O. fasciculata . |
| 20 | The oral shield is rhombic often with the two proximal sides indented . |
| 21 | The oral shield is rhombic sometimes with a distinct distal lobe . |
| 22 | The oral shield is rhombic with a convex distal edge . |
| 23 | The oral shield is rhombic almost pentagonal , the centre of the shield may be slightly depressed . |
| 24 | The oral shield is rhombic often with the distal edge slightly produced . |
| 25 | The oral shield is rhombic , often with a slight distal projection . |
| 26 | The oral shield is rhombic but often with an obtuse proximal angle and a convex distal edge . |
| 27 | The oral shield is rhombic with a slight distal lobe . |
| 28 | The oral shield is rounded triangular . |
| 29 | The oral shield is rounded pentagonal but with a convex distal edge . |
| 30 | The oral shield is rounded triangular often with the lateral edges slightly concave . |