Example sentences of "[conj] it is still a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the UK , there is no vaccine licensed for use in its prevention , but a vaccine is used , I believe , in New Zealand and some other countries where it is still a relatively common disease . |
| 2 | Under the present director , Geoffrey Morgan , a soft-spoken Welshman whose main outside interest is silkworms , the list of names has moved away from the Reform Club and further out into Middle England , although it is still a very long way short of representing a cross-section of the population . |
| 3 | Right , although it is still a car , it 's , it has different attributes . |
| 4 | When entertaining , much depends on the kind of entertainment you like , and what adaptations may be possible so that it is still a pleasure and not a strain . |
| 5 | If necessary , the cork can be trimmed with a small saw to fit , but make sure that it is still a tight fit to prevent flotation . |
| 6 | They do , and it is still a quest worth becoming a question : ‘ Where is he ? ’ |
| 7 | And it is still a curiosity that the broad sense seems to be practically confined to the work of Scaevola . |
| 8 | Akeman Street was the boundary between what is now Tackley Park and Whitehill Farm as early as the year 1004 when King Ethelred gave the small estate of Whitehill to St Frideswide 's monastery at Oxford , and it is still a boundary though the Roman road has vanished from sight . |
| 9 | Admittedly it is diachronous , but hardly by more than half a stage or so , and it is still a valid generalisation to say that a massive limestone is developed over a very wide area towards the end of early Cretaceous times . |
| 10 | Now he 's gon na be a very busy man this person , if it is still a man , who 's going to make sure that all these Trusts are acting in an accountable way and eliminating all this bureaucracy . |
| 11 | But it is still a very large sum indeed , which may be viewed with some in credulity by the millions of lower paid people who have been hit by the Government 's attitudes on , for example , child benefits . |
| 12 | That is a fair stretch , but it is still a finite length of time . |
| 13 | I am in the process of fitting scaffolding runner boards to offer some protection , but it is still a concern that I could explode because of a minor accident Are there any cases of this happening ? |
| 14 | But it is still a painstaking process , and must be done well in advance of play . |
| 15 | The attitude to unmarried mothers is very different now from a generation ago , but it is still a tragedy for most families if a schoolgirl daughter becomes pregnant . |
| 16 | But it is still a cat and a particularly affectionate one , making a most rewarding pet if you can overlook its strange nudity . |
| 17 | Some local authorities are arranging for pick-ups , but it is still a very hit and miss affair . |
| 18 | But it is still a pretence . |
| 19 | Regrettably it seems that with age , and perhaps successive generations in captivity , the red diminishes , but it is still a very striking fish . |
| 20 | Yes , it 's pricey , but it is still a fairly exclusive instrument ( though rumour has it that the Japanese will be issuing their ‘ 51 Reissue some time in the future ) . |
| 21 | But it is still a valuable work , and will be listed as ‘ all published ’ . |
| 22 | Sharing works may be part of the ‘ culture ’ of the drug-using community , but it is still a risk even if it is with close friends or a partner . |
| 23 | But it is still a work of analysis , not of dogmatics . |
| 24 | But it is still a passive role and , while many major figures in sport express a sense of responsibility for black youth , none actively encourage or discourage them from following their examples . |
| 25 | This shrine has long been abandoned but it is still a place of great power and of deep significance to both the Elves and the Dark Elves . |
| 26 | But it is still a wonderful place to visit . |
| 27 | The rigidity of the Seayak is noticeable but it is still a plastic boat and therefore slow and fairly cumbersome . |
| 28 | This is obviously much less than the comparable figure of half a billion , which is the factor by which the histone H4 gene after natural selection is more accurate than a typical secretary ; but it is still a very impressive figure . |
| 29 | Such a contract is termed ‘ an agreement to sell ’ but it is still a contract of sale within the definition because of the words in section 2(1) ‘ agrees to transfer . ’ |
| 30 | It is liable no doubt to be avoided for fraud but it is still a good contract … ’ |