Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [pron] is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is quite clear that nothing is missing from the other end of the Interludium as it was copied on to this vellum : the vellum had already been cut to its surviving top edge by the time the Interludium came to be written on to it . |
| 2 | Reaction to the latest rise makes it clear that everyone is watching out for another eruption of internal discord on the exchange rate between Sir Alan Walters in Downing Street , and Mr Lawson in the Treasury . |
| 3 | Thus when analysing organisational goals , one must be clear that one is referring to the objectives officially sanctioned in the organisation , and not to the goals that organisations pursue . |
| 4 | In other situations , however , PH 's pattern of responding makes it clear that he is recognizing familiar faces at an unconscious level . |
| 5 | From the outset , Cohn makes it very clear that he is bent on taking a walk on the wild side , to chronicle the lives of the losers he meets along this small strip of the Great American Nowhere . |
| 6 | Some will think him a spiritual butterfly , some an intellectual too ready to be hoodwinked ; but his searching has a definite progress to it , and the heights and depths encountered in this book make it clear that he is getting somewhere , often against his own will and inclination . |
| 7 | In the British case ( and Saunders makes it clear that he is generalising about the home in British society ) the best way in which the occupant of a house can acquire ontological security is through being its owner . |
| 8 | Mark 's promise that the Holy Spirit will look after their words when arraigned before councils for the sake of the gospel is brought into the Mission Charge by Matthew : it seems clear that he is looking forward from an isolated incident in the ministry of Jesus to the continuing mission of the post-resurrection church of which he was a member . |
| 9 | It makes it a criminal offence for the advertiser to fail to make it clear that he is selling in the course of a business . |
| 10 | Medicine Mr Portillo has made clear that he is examining every possible area of Government spending in the task of cutting the bill before the Chancellor 's next budget in November . |
| 11 | Although it is clear that he is committed to making changes , he has taken up fluent corporation-speak surprisingly quickly . |
| 12 | If a bank is not recognized , it can not use the word ‘ bank ’ in its title ( unless it is an overseas bank operating in the UK and it is made clear that it is using the title ‘ bank ’ because it is entitled to do so in its country of origin ) . |
| 13 | It clear that it is costing British jobs on a substantial scale and that it will continue until the unfair practices cease . |
| 14 | The health authority has made it clear that it is initiating an inquiry to establish the levels of staffing and back-up staffing that are necessary to ensure that there are no shortages . |
| 15 | ‘ That is an inquisitorial power , which may work with great severity against third persons , and it seems to me to be obvious that such a section ought to be used with the greatest care , so as not unnecessarily to put in motion the machinery of justice when it is not wanted , or to put it in motion at a stage when it is not clear that it is wanted , and certainly not to put it in motion if unnecessary mischief is going to be done or hardship inflicted upon the third person who is called upon to appear and give information . |
| 16 | IBM has invested so much in the development of , and so much more in the marketing of , OS/2 2.0 that it has to plough on with it even if in 18 months ' time it becomes clear that it is becoming at best a respectable also-ran in the desktop stakes . |
| 17 | ‘ We should like to see parents control the amount of time their children spend on computer games , especially if it becomes clear that it is becoming more than a normal hobby , ’ said the PAT deputy general secretary , Jackie Miller . |
| 18 | Thus it is clear that it is owing to her body that a woman is defective . ) |
| 19 | Demand is so high that there is bound to be plenty of interest in two new properties in need of some tender loving care which have just come on to the market . |
| 20 | Thirdly , the chances are high that it is sitting atop an ancient tectonic boundary that runs east-west under the Mediterranean — this is where the African and Eurasian plates are in contention . |
| 21 | I am afraid that he is getting very near to the Nuremburg defence of saying that he was only obeying orders . |
| 22 | ‘ No sooner is the dish empty than it is filled again — and with more food than before ! ’ |
| 23 | It is tautological if all that is being said is that where there is no industrial capitalism , there are no industrial capitalists , and vice versa ; and it is fallacious if it is intended as a substantial proposition meaning that the limited growth in some Third World economies is due to the absence of innovators , intermediaries , risk-takers and the like . |
| 24 | Her only outing since when she scored in a canter by five lengths at Haydock has proved that debut form all wrong and she is expected to win again in the Ballymacoll Stud Stakes . |
| 25 | By means of the different colours , it should be possible to decide which blade is running high and which is running low ( Fig. 4.2 ) . |
| 26 | Not that you were dissimulating unfelt emotions : you were merely their translator , and you transcended those emotions , imparting to them that furnace heat which makes a work of genius give off light if it is brought to the desired temperature . |
| 27 | It is not MAS practice to fix fees solely contingent on the price obtained for the company ; however , acting on a part fixed/part contingent basis is acceptable provided it is judged that the interest in selling is genuine , the price expectation is realistic and there is likely to be at least one buyer . |
| 28 | Eaten raw in salads , it becomes more interesting if it is topped with herbs and a good quality olive oil . |
| 29 | The reason for this is not clear but it is believed to be related to surface characteristics such as defect chemistry . |
| 30 | The basic professional stand against censorship is sound but it is weakened by inaction when opportunities arise to be decisive and it is further weakened by elements of the profession which seek to censor , while often interpreting this as positive discrimination . |