Example sentences of "[adj] [vb -s] it be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as a political shibboleth it was raised to all-powerful heights and was used as a battering-ram to silence any suggestion by anybody that one might ever spend more on anything even if the aim of spending more immediately was to spend less later . |
| 2 | On shallow swims it is better to sink two rigid poles ( scaffolding poles are ideal ) , for with any rope-anchored system there is always a certain amount of swinging , especially when there is a strong wind . |
| 3 | Amnesty International believes it was deeply flawed . |
| 4 | Convex says it is enhancing the Mach 3.0 microkernel with faster input-output capabilities and parallel processing extensions in a scalable architecture . |
| 5 | Convex says it is also enhancing the Mach 3.0 microkernel with faster input-output capabilities and parallel processing extensions in a scalable architecture . |
| 6 | Orbitel Mobile Communications Ltd says it is to launch its latest series of Groupe Speciale Mobile phones at CeBit ‘ 93 , in Hannover : improvements to come in with the new 901 series include improved battery life , speedier battery charging , and ‘ added functionality ’ , although Orbitel is not saying yet exactly what it means by this ; the series is to include a combined mobile and transportable phone , providing both in-car and portable functionality , the company says . |
| 7 | Alcatel Network Systems UK Ltd says it is launching a mobile communications system for UK freight services to link vehicles via satellite to their home base using its Euteltracs mobile system which provides two-way text communications between a mobile unit and its base , and position tracking and group messaging ; the service is similar to electronic mail and airtime costs are similar to cellular phone costs ; a mobile kit comprising antenna , the communications unit and keyboard should sell for £4,000 ; the system uses Qualcomm Inc 's technology . |
| 8 | Meanwhile Hitachi Ltd says it is to join Kalieda Labs Inc , the joint venture between IBM Corp and Apple Computer Inc to exploit multimedia technology . |
| 9 | Caldaire North-East Ltd says it is owed almost £800,000 by Stockton , Middlesbrough and Langbaurgh councils . |
| 10 | Colonel Goreng was moving away from the details of the operation to talk about the Western concept of ‘ human rights ’ , to mock it , to say what a ridiculous shibboleth it was when it stopped you defending the rights of those who were n't criminals , when Mrs Goreng knocked on the door . |
| 11 | er I mean , hoe successful has it been ? |
| 12 | For none of the above has it been a lonely battle . |
| 13 | Why are the hospices and Macmillan nurses able to control pain with precision , while in general wards it is still sometimes a case of hit-and-miss ? |
| 14 | It 's not red entails It 's not scarlet |
| 15 | ( c ) As a substitute subject : To stay in bed on a wet day is pleasant becomes It is pleasant to stay in bed on a wet day . |
| 16 | Silicon Graphics Inc says it 's giving a lot more headroom to software these days and is looking hard at NT in the wake of the recent NT developers ' conference ; it also wants to get into the high-end Apple Computer Inc Macintosh market and migrate those users over to ‘ real machines ’ that let them realise some of their hopes and dreams but it ca n't see itself going below the $5,000 mark . |
| 17 | Financially troubled Sequoia Systems Inc says it is no longer looking for a buyer — it did n't get any acceptable offers in the first place — and is talking to minority investor Hewlett-Packard Co about new funding to get development its PA-RISC-based fault tolerant machines back on the tracks . |
| 18 | Motorola Inc says it is now shipping the 40MHz version of the 68040 in volume , claiming that at 41.8 VAX MIPS , Motorola , it runs faster than the 50MHz version of the full 80486 from Intel Corp . |
| 19 | Islandia , New York-based Computer Associates International Inc says it is now shipping CA-Clipper 5.2 , which it says improves performance , extending its functionality and providing better links to foreign data : it costs $800 , and is offered to existing users at $150 ; users of dBase or compatibles will pay $200 . |
| 20 | Sausalito , California-based Autodesk Inc says it is committed to diversifying its revenue stream , but did n't say what it had in mind . |
| 21 | Newtown , Pennsylvania-based graphics chip maker Tseng Labs Inc says it is in discussions that might lead to it entering the business of development and production of audio chips : ‘ We 're talking to a lot of people in the sound area , both engineers and companies — because we do n't have any basic sound technology , we 're looking to acquire that either through people or maybe an acquisition , ’ Tseng vice-chairman Jack Gibbons explained to Reuter . |
| 22 | Islandia , New York-based Computer Associates International Inc says it is shipping release 2.0 of its CA-Cricket Draw III object-oriented drawing program for producing graphics on Apple Computer Inc 's Macintosh ; the thing sells for $250 . |
| 23 | Apple Computer Inc says it is fighting a claim by the US Internal Revenue Service that it owes $290m in back taxes for 1987 and 1988 : issues include transactions with offshore entities , transfer pricing and the timing of deductions ; Apple has appealed to the US Tax Court . |
| 24 | Despite fall in first quarter profits ( see page five ) , Advanced Micro Devices Inc says it is hopeful that it will have record earnings for the third consecutive year : sales of Flash memories increased by more than 50% over the December quarter , while unit shipments of Am386 microprocessors was another record . |
| 25 | Honeywell Inc says it is taking action to counter a shortfall in European markets and that they will enable the company to achieve its business goals , including making earnings of $2.40 a share in 1993 . |
| 26 | BCE Inc says it is ready to invest about $1,600m in telecommunications activities over the next five years in Asia , Latin America and Eastern Europe , and is interested in wireline privatisations , investment in wireless cellular licenses and joint ventures in both in different countries in those regions ; it has active negotiations with Mexico , India and Moscow for cellular licence investments , and is Cable & Wireless Plc 's partner in Mercury Communications Ltd ; BCE president L R Wilson also criticised Canada 's ‘ uncertain and confused ’ telecommunications regulatory framework , describing it as BCE 's biggest challenge , and calling for change ; at the annual meeting , he hit out at the policies of the Canadian Radio television & Telecommunications Commission , saying it is too slow in considering new products , services and rates — ‘ To be truly competitive , we need government policy and a regulatory framework which is clear , responsive and internationally relevant , ’ he said . |
| 27 | Financially troubled Marlborough , Massachusetts-based Sequoia Systems Inc says it is no longer looking for a buyer — it did n't get any acceptable offers in the first place — and is talking to minority investor Hewlett-Packard Co about new funding to get development its Precision Architecture RISC-based fault-tolerant machines back on the tracks : Hewlett has hitherto seemed doubtful about further involvement . |
| 28 | Burlington , Massachusetts-based , Symbolics Inc says it is working with both DEC and Intel Corp to make its object-oriented development environment and database — respectively Genera and Statice — available on DEC Alpha RISC and Intel Corp P5 ( or Pentium , see back page ) platforms by the second quarter of 1993 . |
| 29 | Apple Computer Inc says it is still on target for mid-1994 launch of its first RISC-based Macintosh after IBM Corp announced that it was now shipping the first PowerPC chips to Apple . |
| 30 | Santa Monica , California-based Quarterdeck Office Systems Inc says it is now shipping its long-awaited MS-DOS version of the X-Window System . |