Example sentences of "[noun] it is [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the two methods it is generally agreed that ‘ write black ’ is much better at fine lines and accurate reproduction of small typeface sizes while ‘ write white ’ is best for large areas of solid black . |
| 2 | In soil geography it is generally suggested that the systems approach was formally applied by Nikiforoff ( 1959 ) although earlier he had distinguished accumulative and non-accumulative soils and so implicitly involved an open system attitude ( Nikiforoff , 1949 ) . |
| 3 | In some organizations it is still seen as the junior partner to sales , in others it has an equal status , in yet others it has a superior status . |
| 4 | ‘ As a result it is better protected against cold winds than it used to be . ’ |
| 5 | In our speaking and listening programmes of study it is therefore recommended specifically as a learning medium . |
| 6 | While there is no regulation that specifically excludes due diligence work on a listed company , in practice it is rarely undertaken due to the rules on equality of information to be given not only to all shareholders but also to offerors or bona fide potential offerors . |
| 7 | Deceptively , because in practice it is rarely accomplished and only in a few cases have polymer blends or mixtures achieved industrial importance . |
| 8 | The distinction , though in practice it is often blurred , in theory is clear . |
| 9 | The most important ingredient in the construction stage is time but , although this is sometimes a source of worry at the beginning , in practice it is often found that this stage is less time-consuming than the planning stages . |
| 10 | The term ‘ further education ’ ( FE ) is used sometimes in a general sense to cover all post-school education , but in practice it is usually differentiated from higher education ( study at universities , polytechnics and colleges of higher education ) , and divided into the categories of non-advanced further education ( NAFE ) , which means A-level standard or below , and advanced further education ( AFE ) which is above A level or its equivalent . |
| 11 | The analysis of required skills ought in principle to have an ergonomics input but in practice it is usually done on the basis of experience of similar system designs in the past . |
| 12 | ( b ) Counternotices Where the initiator of the review is required to specify the proposed new rent it is sometimes provided that the figure so specified shall be the new rent unless the other party serves a counternotice within a given period . |
| 13 | ( In the United States it is also called Lou Gehrig 's disease . ) |
| 14 | In a commercial or industrial setting it is often assumed that organisations try to maximise profits as their main goal . |
| 15 | A formal pool often serves a different function from an informal one , for in an appropriate setting it is often used to mirror the garden around it . |
| 16 | In the field of cancer therapy it is well known that irradiation can cause tumours and yet they can also be treated by radiation and many of the drugs used in chemotherapy for tumours can also cause tumours . |
| 17 | In effect it is merely to restate the fact that the intuitions that sustain the case for individualism in explanation are largely our intuitions . |
| 18 | The original edition in 1960 , ended the story in 1880 ; the new edition , revised and rewritten by Dr Leslie Hunt , brings the story up to date in all senses , relying on original historical research by Hunt himself and by many contributors to Johnson Matthey 's journal Platinum Metals Review ( founded 1957 ) , and on Hunt 's knowledge of modern industry It is lavishly illustrated , partly in colour . |
| 19 | In industry it is usually done with portable meters which measure the electrical resistance between two needles pressed into the wood and thus give the answer much more quickly . |
| 20 | 10 Burden of proof Dealing first with the question of reasonableness as between the parties it is now accepted that the burden of proof falls on the party seeking to enforce the restraint . |
| 21 | When the phoneme occurs between vowels it is sometimes pronounced as a ‘ tap ’ ( the tongue blade strikes the alveolar ridge sharply , producing a very brief voiced plosive : the phonetic symbol is ; this is very common in American English , and is also found in a number of accents in England : think of a typical American pronunciation of ‘ getting better ’ [ ] . |
| 22 | The Dryopithecini retain the primitively thin enamel of early hominoids , and in some aspects of the skull and dentition it is little advanced over proconsulids . |
| 23 | But the steps it is now taking will fall far short of producing the necessary number of teachers for England and Wales . |
| 24 | On a second or subsequent marriage it is frequently said that a wedding speech should make no reference to previous spouses , nor children of earlier marriages unless they are junior pages and need to be acknowledged and welcomed , or even the fact that either party has been married before . |
| 25 | If there is a lacuna in the law it is probably confined to combinations to do acts which amount to crimes but to no other wrong , but the exclusion of such cases from the tort of conspiracy may be a necessary consequence of Lonrho whatever the mental element required for the tort . |
| 26 | As a direct consequence of the Torrie proposal it is also understood that the university 's application for its collections to be granted nationally registered status — giving access to a range of vital funding — is likely to be rejected by the Museum and Galleries Commission . |
| 27 | In some countries it is still used as a dairy cow , but in Britain it is definitely a beef breed with the advantage of being able to convert grass into meat with great efficiency . |
| 28 | In other countries it is sometimes seen in dogs imported from endemic regions Gross : They are readily recognised on the basis of size ( 1.0-2.0 cm ) , being much smaller than the common ascarid nematodes which are also found in the small intestine , and by their characteristic " hook " posture . |
| 29 | Since its task is to hold the vote together , by threat , bribe or flattery it is purposely chosen to give a political , social and geographical spread . |
| 30 | In the summer the monarch is distributed from Mexico to Canada , but with falling temperatures it moves south , and in the winter it is only found in Mexico and the southernmost United States ( Figure 4.2 ) . |