Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [is] well [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may say that a living body or organ is well designed if it has attributes that an intelligent and knowledgeable engineer might have built into it in order to achieve some sensible purpose , such as flying , swimming , seeing , eating , reproducing , or more generally promoting the survival and replication of the organism 's genes . |
| 2 | A similar situation exists in some Latin American countries — for example , in Brazil , Argentina and Chile — where industrialization is well advanced and political life is now dominated by a struggle between classes , the outcome of which will decide whether their regimes remain autocratic , sometimes regressing into military and repressive forms , or become more democratic and eventually social democratic . |
| 3 | The notion of heterodoxy versus orthodoxy as a ‘ motor ’ for modernization is integral to a theoretical genealogy which sees change as brought about by the tension of ‘ ought ’ versus ‘ is ’ , whether in Hegel 's tension between the universal and the particular , jurisprudence 's counterposition of positive law and natural law , or Adorno 's well known ‘ utopian moment ’ . |
| 4 | However , this classification is illuminating only to the extent that apposition is well understood , and it is not clear that it is , or even can be . |
| 5 | The report states that Britain is well equipped in terms of research and development to meet the opportunities but " the country 's manufacturers appears incapable of supporting the development of new ideas and their translation into new products on the strength of home markets " . |
| 6 | It appears that London is well represented tonight , but we are all from one particular borough . |
| 7 | ‘ The distinction between the actions of trespass and trover is well settled : the former is founded on possession ; the latter on property . ’ |
| 8 | Such techniques as aromatherapy seem to operate similarly , and the use of incense to achieve specific effects in meditation and ritual is well established . |
| 9 | The history of their service to the Plantagenets and Lancastrians is well known . |
| 10 | This view of community education and development is well summed up in the first Gulbenkian Report on Community Work . |
| 11 | Although , like Gatsby , the meeting between him and Miranda is well planned , he is very vague about what happens after that . |
| 12 | Roderick 's eminence as an engineering scientist and scholar is well known . |
| 13 | The range of political institutions and objectives is well discussed , although one could have wished for more emphasis to be placed on European Community matters and where they may lead us . |
| 14 | The association of liver disease and PHT is well recognised . |
| 15 | The size of units is very practical and progression is well measured . |
| 16 | This division between the life-styles of men and women is well documented , but little is known about the precise form or effect of housework attitudes . |
| 17 | The procedure for job applications and interviews is well known to most returners and I have therefore assumed that you do not need detailed guidance on this . |
| 18 | But Willaert is well represented in Musica nova accomodata per cantar et sonar sopra organi et altri strumenti ( Venice , 1540 ) , and we also have a number of his three-part ricercari , notably eight in a collection of Fantasie et rechercari a tre voci accomodate da cantare et sonare per ogni instrumento ( Venice , 1549 ) , in which Rore is also represented . |
| 19 | He is also Chairman of the Financial and Stewardship Committee , a member of the vestry and of the church choir , while Judith is well known for her community work and embroidery . |