Example sentences of "[to-vb] is [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost all the information that can now be brought to bear is fragmentary and indirect . |
| 2 | ‘ The urge to beget is blind and sinister . ’ |
| 3 | Queens and kings may not always be objects of moral rectitude , but their right to rule is sacramental before it is practical . |
| 4 | O mighty soldier , O man of war , at last you have a cause for which you can fight without endangering your soul ; a cause in which to win is glorious and for which to die is but gain . |
| 5 | The teacher 's aid can help , however , by ensuring that equipment that is difficult for a child to handle is available when needed and properly stored when not in use . |
| 6 | But the relation of pattern to form is problematic and that is what I find interesting . |
| 7 | In Walford v Miles the House of Lords maintained the long established principle that a mere agreement to negotiate is unenforceable because it lacks the certainty necessary for a binding contract and held that any concept of a duty to carry on negotiations in good faith is inherently repugnant to the adversarial position of the parties when involved in negotiations . |
| 8 | But to say that the devil finds work for idle hands to do is misleading because hypermoralistic or ( if meant literally ) hypertheological . |
| 9 | We all mess about when we think that what we have been asked to do is silly or pointless . |
| 10 | What I want to do is clear that with Mr and Mrs as well pay half of that |
| 11 | When this happens competition between males for the right to breed is intense and results in a marked difference between the sizes of males and females . |
| 12 | For this reason failure to respond is rare and late responses are deemed to include an application for an extension of time , which is invariably allowed . |
| 13 | Purchasers in future will be able to safeguard themselves by ensuring that permission to develop is forthcoming before they pay more than current existing-use value or , where a claim on the fund passes with the land , current existing-use value plus 1947 development value . |
| 14 | Agnew and Hill combining to get is clear but it 's a corner and that cross caused real problems to Leicester . |
| 15 | Stealing ( or not paying other debts ) in order to gamble is commonplace and stories abound of any number of crimes — even murder — being committed for pitifully small amounts simply in order to gamble . |
| 16 | The planning process that schools will need to undertake is cyclical and likely to include the following : |
| 17 | Moreover , the contribution of developing countries to research is considerable and seldom mentioned . |
| 18 | Being able to understand what the client is trying to achieve is vital and this is often confirmed by a visit to the hotel to get a feel for the market . |