Example sentences of "[conj] it still [vb -s] a " in BNC.

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1 However , the XE is not well supported by software houses , and although it still has a lot of games , most of these are very old .
2 Although it still has a stronger name on the track , the 1992 road range builds on the strength of previous years .
3 I have checked that it still remains a right and that it is OK to withdraw .
4 Walsh emphasizes how this has advanced women 's position in US psychology , and suggests that it still provides a needed ‘ anchor of outrageousness ’ ( Albin quoted in Walsh 1985 : 24 ) .
5 That it still attracts a nucleus of prestigious and established art dealers : Waddington , Raab , Flowers East , Glasgow print Studio amongst others , is a reflection of its vitality , and that new ones are appearing emphasises its buoyancy and optimism .
6 We know that it still has a poll tax element , that it will still need a register , and that it still does not relate to the ability to pay .
7 Pollen was an almost identical diet and it still remains a most important prize .
8 The canal was derelict for many years , but now flows again to produce electricity for the neighbourhood ; and it still makes a pleasant summer evening walk from Tavistock to the tunnel mouth .
9 But it still remains a heavy burden for people on ordinary wages and salaries to provide an adequate pension for themselves .
10 The building has been carefully restored and in the process has lost its Medieval atmosphere , but it still retains a remarkable vault , supported on rows of octagonal piers , which covers the whole hall church interior .
11 Ian Rock , the chief executive , said yesterday : ‘ The group 's position is more stable than for some time , but it still requires a substantial improvement in the economy and a solution to the group 's gearing before it can achieve satisfactory returns on shareholders ’ funds . ’
12 This is a great advance over the rate achieved by earlier machines , but it still allows a routine lookahead of only four moves .
13 Barley thrives in somewhat cooler climes and , being less ‘ hungry ’ , does not need such rich soil — it tends to grow too long and ‘ lodge ’ on very strong soils — but it still needs a longish season to ripen well .
14 All right , Clare never admitted it and I ca n't prove it , but it still seems a betting certainty . ’
15 In this condition its mobility is severely hampered , but it still has a chance of survival if its environment is benign .
16 Le Touquet 's identity today is a little ambiguous but it still has a nice feel about it .
17 There is a further incentive for firms to break into the robust French economy , which has a GDP 15 per cent greater than the UK 's despite a slightly smaller population , since it still enjoys a substantial trade surplus .
18 The lower dam has been breached and most of the signs of its previous existence are gone , while the upper dam , though it still has a fine water race below it , is silted over and is now a peaty , muddy reed-bed .
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