Example sentences of "[ex0] [is] often a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could be of course , that we 're too near to them , because if you think about it , this has happened to most great pioneers in , in science , they were , for the first erm , certainly for the first century , there 's often a tremendous er , rejection . |
| 2 | Inland from the algal ridge there is often a shallow gutter , the origin of which presents a problem . |
| 3 | There is often a stark contrast between private space for which tenants have responsibility for upkeep and the public space which are the council 's responsibility . |
| 4 | There is often a legitimate but hazy division into two ‘ groups ’ of older people : the young , recently retired and the older group . |
| 5 | Once a dispute arises relationships tend to sour , and there is often a noticeable effect on the works if they are not complete . |
| 6 | Where this is impossible , such as against a house well , where there is often a concrete apron adjacent to the wall , the only secure way to fit the post is to screw it into the wall using large expanding bolts , such as Rawlbolts . |
| 7 | It 's a valid approach , though I feel there is often a simple charm in these pieces that just eludes her . |
| 8 | Of course there is often a powerful appearance of blending in the effects that the genetic units have on bodies . |
| 9 | There is often a long term trend to concentration of operators . |
| 10 | Nearly every study uses more than one method , though there is often a strong preference for either survey-style research or participant observation . |
| 11 | As there is often a strong tendency in our own culture never to read a preface , it may be good to call it something else , to give it a title such as " How best to make use of this grammar " , or " Vital know-how before you start " . |
| 12 | But there is often a strong temptation to see things as either/or when they are in fact both/and . |
| 13 | In these ungrazed areas there is often a lush growth of Luzula sylvatica , ferns such as Athyrium filixfelnina and Dryopteris dilatata , and tall-herbs such as Angelica sylvestris and Filipendula ulmarua . |
| 14 | Hindsight is a great teacher and it can be very useful to plot successive forecasts against the actual outturn ; there is often a stable underlying pattern . |
| 15 | Even ‘ age ’ can cause problems in areas of the world where birthdays are not celebrated and , indeed , there is often a vague response to any question involving the passage of time . |
| 16 | Research has shown that in relation to many basic industrial commodities , such as paper , glass and cement , there is often a close relationship between total consumption ( market demand ) and GNP . |
| 17 | A new colour form creates no problems , but when a mutation occurs that alters the anatomy of the cat in some way , there is often a heated debate as to whether the new variant should be encouraged or allowed to die out . |
| 18 | But inside the great doors of the colleges there is often a small notice . |
| 19 | Indeed recent surveys by the National Foundation for Educational Research have revealed that there is often a great deal of confusion in pupils ' minds , particularly as so many educational programmes for history now employ dramatic reconstruction . |
| 20 | There is often a hidden agenda operating , an agenda that tells the story of the publicity machine behind culture or the media profile of the individuals being considered . |
| 21 | Drinking milk makes the situation worse , because there is often a transient lactase deficiency ( see p 202 ) . |
| 22 | There is often a shared pattern of experiences , beliefs and attitudes which have all arisen within their particular generation and which can never be fully shared by younger people . |
| 23 | In semelparous forms , which breed only once , there is often a sudden loss of function after reproduction ; adult mayflies live for less than a week , and male Pacific salmon show catastrophic senescence after their single breeding attempt . |
| 24 | There is often a fatalistic predict-ability about a child 's future achievements in certain structures which , while helping some , can unwittingly limit the progress of others . |
| 25 | In pentagonally shaped plates there is often a distal tongue or lobe slightly lower than the rest of the plate . |
| 26 | There is often a clear element of choice in the case of modern pottery displaying horses , dogs and flowers , which arouse very personal feelings of like or dislike . |
| 27 | There is often a large sag in the line-up of boards , because although the people at either end are confident that they are not over the line , the people in the middle can not judge their approach precisely and tend to hold back in caution . |
| 28 | One reason is that there is often a well-established understanding that all jobs come to an end when their holders attain a certain age . |
| 29 | There is often a fast turnover of patients especially if the surgical ward is one which deals with a large number of minor procedures , which involve only one night in hospital or for which the patient is admitted as a " day case " . |
| 30 | Apart from these ‘ peak ’ hours , there is often a considerable surplus capacity , with buses and drivers perhaps being inefficiently used . |