Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [vb pp] [conj] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The strongest ecological difference is that between those who can accept whaling in principle so long as it is properly regulated and those who do not accept whaling in principle at all . |
| 2 | It is widely assumed that these scoring systems can be used for comparisons . |
| 3 | All posts are subject to the local government superannuation scheme and it is widely acknowledged that this is one of the most attractive schemes offered anywhere . |
| 4 | But for those in Japan who do achieve a more secure status it is widely accepted that such benefits are unlikely to be renewed if the individual moves to another company . |
| 5 | It is widely accepted that this system ‘ has nothing to teach us ’ . |
| 6 | To quote one of them ( D. M. Anderson ) , ‘ It is widely accepted that some , perhaps many , of the abiotic chemical reactions and processes leading to the origin on Earth of replicating micro-organisms occurred very early in the history of Earth in close proximity to the surfaces of clay minerals and other inorganic substrates . ’ |
| 7 | However , much of this work is heavily weighted towards the study of individual words , even though it is widely recognized that most vocabulary growth comes from encountering words in the course of reading . |
| 8 | It is widely agreed that such psychoactive plants or preparations from them were much used in religious ceremonies , where their effects were taken as evidence for religious reality ; visions of Paradise which could be reached only by the faithful . |
| 9 | IBM now has 13 autonomous business units , with nine focused on specific product lines , and it is widely suggested that some of these need heavyweight industry veterans to run them effectively . |
| 10 | First , the analogy itself is rather stretched since many local government services , particularly in education and welfare , unlike those delivered by central government ( for example , through social security ) , have always been based on discretion and variation between individuals and not on standardization in accordance with clearly identified rules . |
| 11 | There is a death which is eventually explained and some rather complicated love-affairs . |
| 12 | It is rarely seen but many know of it and no man hunts it ; but that is the white stag , not a unicorn . ’ |
| 13 | More usually it is loosely defined as any increase in GDP , even when that is within the existing production frontier . |
| 14 | It is that in a conditional sale agreement the passing of property to the buyer is expressly postponed until some condition ( usually all the instalments being paid ) is fulfilled . |
| 15 | This survey is elegantly produced and more than just another picture book . |
| 16 | For this the sore is gently scraped and any fluid that exudes can then be looked at under the microscope . |
| 17 | Erm you know there is no doubt in our system of government that the power is highly centralized and that local government is seen as a , a possible convenience well a public convenience probably erm something |
| 18 | The women centre has served a vital need for the community over the last six or seven years , and if it closes down all that work is basically gone and all the support that we 've build up has gone , because basically there 'll be nowhere that women can go to socialise and to find out what 's going on in Oxford . |
| 19 | However , that disc distress is greatly increased when these workers find that their ex-bosses opens another business with another name , just over the road or in the same premises . |
| 20 | The representation of the interests of a particular group is greatly clarified if that group is also able to construct an antithetical image ( for the details of this argument see Miller 1984 ) . |
| 21 | It produces some odd effects , however , for strict equivalence between postcranial and cranial elements is only reached when all the jaws are broken and the molars released . |
| 22 | One torso is so weathered that little can be said but that it does seem to show the same primitive technique as Nikandre 's . |
| 23 | Nevertheless his choreographic plan is so designed that each movement of every dancer , whether as an individual or part of the group , is co-ordinated with the others so that it fits correctly into the overall pattern and within the space allotted by stage , wings and backcloth which — in Symphonic Variations — delicately echoes the curving lines or the dance . |
| 24 | Mr Clinton is apparently determined that this will have no effect on what looks like being a cordial relationship between two leaders who have much in common , especially as Mr Major says he had no knowledge of it . |
| 25 | As basses gain more strings and bassists push playing horizons further and further apart , Hartke 's technology is better placed than most to take advantage of the situation , especially as they reinforce this tonal definition with their use of smaller drivers . |
| 26 | If the early nineteen nineties are as testing a time for U S and U K markets as many people predict I 'm nonetheless confident that Pearson is better placed than most companies to withstand this . |
| 27 | It is better manned , it has more resources and it is better equipped than any police force in British history . |
| 28 | Although it is obviously hoped that these accounts will be interesting as economic history , whatever they reveal about the working and role of government may also be relevant and applicable today . |
| 29 | The survey will be begun to be made , as soon as 500 copies are subscribed for , and it is eagerly requested that such as wish to become subscribers , will be as early as possible in signifying their names , that the proposer may embrace the opportunity of surveying all the streets this summer , which can not be conveniently done after 7 o'clock in the morning , on account of the interruption of carriage . |
| 30 | The area where Julie and Elizabeth were killed is sparsely populated and most of the Zulu inhabitants live off the land or do odd jobs . |