Example sentences of "is quite " in BNC.
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| 1 | The law relating to covenants is quite complex but basically a covenant is a legally-binding document by which you transfer some of your income to a charity for a stated period . |
| 2 | There is a simple covenant form attached to this leaflet which is quite sufficient . |
| 3 | This is quite separate from Gift Aid and details can be supplied on request . |
| 4 | The aim of our schools programme is quite simple ; to reduce the number of new infections and to encourage positive attitudes towards those with AIDS . |
| 5 | Some have been living for a disconcertingly long time in museums ; but once doubted , the evidence of inadequacy in a fake is quite often soon in coming . |
| 6 | The film is therefore built up in pieces , a process which makes particular demands of an actor — who is also vulnerable to technical problems with cameras , lighting and editing in a way which is quite removed from the stage actor 's experience . |
| 7 | Yet every now and again a student emerges who shows exceptional talent and it is quite natural that a drama school will make sure that his/her ability is given a good stretch in public with a major role , perhaps playing Hamlet or Hedda Gabler . |
| 8 | Remember , though , that badgering agents is quite useless ; if they want to come they will come , but telephoning them and overselling yourself can be just as useless as not letting them know that you 're alive and working . |
| 9 | If you feel you have done well at an interview and everyone seems to like you it is quite likely to find that you have n't got the part . |
| 10 | Finding a character that is true in every moment is quite another matter . |
| 11 | When placed alongside the house of laity in the synod of the Church of Ireland , the power of the laity in church decision-making , including statements on political ethics and positions on public local issues , is quite considerable . |
| 12 | It is quite possible that a number of other political changes would have got under way more recently were it not for the direct intervention of Pope John Paul II and the Vatican . |
| 13 | It is quite clear that Rome did not have a policy on catholic schooling at this time , and certainly not one requiring attendance at such schools as a religious duty . |
| 14 | It has even been described as a fundamental moral precept by more than one Irish catholic cleric : ‘ The law of the Church is quite definite , quite universal in this matter . |
| 15 | It is quite possible , he wrote , that it will lead nowhere , even when one has begun at the right time in the right spirit , or at least not at the wrong time , in the wrong spirit , with the wrong plans and having made the wrong preparations , with the wrong tools and the wrong principles , on the wrong surface and with the wrong conception . |
| 16 | It is up to each one of us , he wrote , at every point in our lives , to decide how much order and how much disorder , how much discipline and how much freedom we need for the best realization of our project of the moment , even though that project may turn out to be flawed or even utterly mistaken in the short run , of course I am only talking about the short run , he wrote , in the long run , as I have already said , both success and failure are quite without meaning , the notion of meaning is quite without meaning . |
| 17 | Then he said : This is quite something . |
| 18 | The initial outlay is quite low and the information here is based on using equipment and ingredients that are freely available . |
| 19 | However , it is well recognised by conservationists that the modern pace and scale of change poses a threat which is quite unprecendented . |
| 20 | It is quite unlike any other public , social or recreational establishment . |
| 21 | Typical of these is the 1990 Sauvignon Vigneto del Cero ( Venica & Venica ) which is quite lovely . |
| 22 | The Old Rectory is quite an isolated establishment and there is little local interest in her excellent food . |
| 23 | It is quite wrong to look at him as a marginal or failed artist , a tragic case , like his country of Bengal , even though he himself sometimes seemed to see things this way . |
| 24 | Twenty-two athletes spend five days for the most part watching their teammates do all the work , and at the end of it all , everyone is quite happy to settle for a draw . |
| 25 | M26 is quite similar to M9 , but a little more vigorous . |
| 26 | In cultivation it is quite hardy and suited to all but dry or exposed places . |
| 27 | The reason is that physically removing a weed , especially a perennial , is quite final , while one hoed out and simply left on the surface can easily root in again , especially in wet weather . |
| 28 | It is quite a hefty spade , with bicycle-type handlebars and a sprung lever at the rear , which you step on to activate it . |
| 29 | It is quite rare to have an accident directly caused by some kind of technical failure . |
| 30 | In dry and settled weather conditions it is quite safe to leave gliders out overnight . |