Example sentences of "this [is] certainly " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is easy enough to analyse the formal characteristics of African sculpture in terms of vertical , horizontal or diagonal emphases ; of relative naturalism or abstraction ; of rounded , angular or cubic elements ; or in terms of tensions , rhythm and movement , and this is certainly an enjoyable and satisfying experience , since African sculptors have achieved a remarkable level of expression in what has been called ‘ purely sculptural ’ form . |
| 2 | Now it is frequently said that the development of skilled movement ‘ lags ’ a long way behind that of skilled perception , and in one sense this is certainly true : young babies have excellent visual acuity as revealed by their behavioural discrimination of , and neural responsivity , to gratings and chequerboards — but we do n't see them playing darts ! |
| 3 | If you are looking for a picture book on Nepal for a present or a memento of a trip then this is certainly as good as , if not better than , many of its rivals . |
| 4 | This is certainly not the language that one uses of a resident sage or recognized ‘ master ’ ; and it seems that in Paris at that time there was in fact no one who esteemed Pound in either of those ways . |
| 5 | This is certainly borne out by the World Boxing Council ratings . |
| 6 | This is certainly not a mainstream industry practice and the instances where this has occurred have largely proved to be cases of cleverly couched extortion . |
| 7 | The idea of previewing it at Sainsbury 's was an an excellent PR ploy as this is certainly its new ‘ oven-ready kit car ’ obtainable in a small , easy-to-carry pack from the freezer department . |
| 8 | ‘ Macrobius would be the man to try ‘ etc ) This is certainly how dons talk in the novels of Dorothy L. Sayers . |
| 9 | The irony of this is certainly not lost on him . |
| 10 | In general this is certainly true , as the experienced eye can tell at a glance whether the style of an ancient Greek coin is that of the archaic or of the later , classical period ; in a similar way one can argue from the change in the type of helmet worn by the goddess Athena on Athenian vases in the period 540–510 BC that Athenian coins depicting the same goddess with the same helmet are unlikely to have been made before that time . |
| 11 | This is certainly not impossible — battery-operated recorders existed in 1966 — but it does seem an unnecessary complication to add to an already hazardous operation . |
| 12 | If they have since discovered that this contact can be fulfilling and life-enhancing — and this is certainly not always the case — it is because they have benefited from the broader range of experiences which this contact has offered . |
| 13 | Whether anyone in Berlin seriously expected the French government to believe this is certainly open to question in view of the preceding events . |
| 14 | This is certainly the case when we measure our intimate need of God before his word , in a constant life of meditation . |
| 15 | This is certainly true , but this explanation might only account for some 4 or 5 per cent or NGU cases . |
| 16 | In flood conditions , the entrance is submerged ; in any weather , this is certainly not an adventure for anyone not experienced in the terrors and hazards of subterranean exploration . |
| 17 | The Court of Appeal made it clear in Janata Bank v Ahmed ( 1981 ) that this is certainly a possibility . |
| 18 | And this is certainly the case with the distinction between formal and informal means of social control . |
| 19 | Compared with our ideal this is certainly true , and I shall await developments over the next decade with interest . |
| 20 | This is certainly true , as it will be seen , of the Westbury small mammal faunas , but it also applies to numerous other sites . |
| 21 | This is certainly significant at the 1 per cent level , though we must bear in mind that these expectations are calculated on the basis of a purely random distribution of sites , which may not be quite true in practice . |
| 22 | This is certainly the case in the ‘ Et incarnatus est ’ in the Credo of Victoria 's Missa Surge propera ( track 3 ) , even though the sound is beautiful and ensemble highly polished . |
| 23 | Any man who would do this is certainly not committed to her , could not possibly be committed to godliness , therefore the whole basis of their relationship is shattered . |
| 24 | In our diets , emphasis has for many years been laid on the intake of saturated fat as the major danger factor , but this is certainly not the whole explanation . |
| 25 | This is certainly what this book in part has achieved . |
| 26 | However , perhaps I am asking too much , because at £10.99 this is certainly a worthwhile text with a refreshing approach . |
| 27 | This is certainly against the spirit of the law . |
| 28 | This is certainly a problem which mitigates against the widest acceptance of the language , though the number of people resisting its use today is probably very small , composed of the older and the less well educated . |
| 29 | This is certainly cynical about the ill-effects of power , but what it implies is ‘ power exposes ’ , not ‘ power corrupts ’ . |
| 30 | This is certainly the work of a Christian writing after the conversion of England . |