Example sentences of "[noun pl] are still a " in BNC.
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| 1 | MANAGEMENT buy-outs are still a major option , even in the depths of the recession , says venture capitalist 3i . |
| 2 | xlvii , Against Euergos ) by pirates , local rowdies or litigants seeking what is nowadays politely called a ‘ remedy by self-help ’ ; in which case the answer was to take refuge inside the fortified central pyrgos or tower , whose foundations are still a feature of the Vari site . |
| 3 | Efficiency plateaux are still a long way from becoming a feature of Southern energy economics . |
| 4 | But actually I 'm com quite quite pleased with my body at the moment , my legs are still a bit skinny but apart from that I 'm doing okay I think ? |
| 5 | For company cars are still a bargain . |
| 6 | Some aspects are still a little scrappy — the bundled software , DOS and Windows , is n't particularly well set up and the documentation wo n't win a Pulitzer prize . |
| 7 | Heated rollers are still a firm favourite , and Clairol Curl Control Setters , £29.95 for 20 rollers , are rubber coated to grip hair gently . |
| 8 | Anyone looking at Community legal texts can not help being struck by the large quantity of them and , although the European Communities are still a relatively youthful organization , a lot of those texts have already been amended many times over . |
| 9 | Those beautiful mission buildings are still a major feature of Texas architectural history . |
| 10 | And your your brains are still a bit dubious . |
| 11 | The Polgars are still a united and , in a quite humane way , isolated family . |
| 12 | While such machines are still a long way from being able to beat the American champion ( there are about 700 Masters in the US ) , it is clear that the period from 1977 to the present has seen a degree and pace of progress in machine chess that is very different in kind from what went on between 1957 and 1976 . |
| 13 | In the general hospital , where visitors pour through every day of the week , physical humiliation is less likely though ward rounds by some consultants are still an exercise in treating the patient as a malfunctioning piece of machinery . |
| 14 | Peptic ulcers are still a major medical problem and require new drugs , particularly non-toxic drugs with a prophylactic effect , to prevent ulcer reoccurrence . |
| 15 | ‘ Young people 's bodies are still a saleable commodity in Britain in the 1980s , ’ the study concludes . |
| 16 | At present doctors must prove at regular intervals that such patients are still a danger to society . |
| 17 | High death tolls are still a characteristic of less developed , low-income countries . |
| 18 | But the Greens are still a good 5-8 points ahead of the Front in the opinion polls . |
| 19 | Even if none of your guests is a vegetarian , these dishes are still a delicious alternative . |
| 20 | ( But electricity shares are still a safe investment ) . |
| 21 | Maybe just as well they have to , because , even when cosmic diamonds are still a rare find , we do not want the beauty of the Universe to be compromised by adventurers who are after personal gain . |
| 22 | Rip currents are still a subject of active research and by no means everything is known about them , in particular the generation of the cell circulation which feeds them . |
| 23 | ‘ Films about the Brits are still a problem for most audiences in the US , ’ Romain Hart , head of British film distributor 's Mainline , recently commented . |