Example sentences of "basically a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pharmacology is basically a practical subject and if anything there is pressure for this part to increase . |
| 2 | As for the CPC , it 's basically a slowed-down Spectrum — even Noel Edmonds wo n't give them away any more ! |
| 3 | In contrast GCSE remains basically a hierarchical , subject based examination that is non-formative in character and like its predecessor is shaped by the requirements of educational and occupational selection . |
| 4 | Although incorporating some features of the previous 1963 edition , this was basically a new form of contract and by implication was intended by the JCT to be used on contracts exceeding £250,000 in value . |
| 5 | The motor is basically a closed-loop hydraulic control system which derives its input from a small conventional electrical stepping motor . |
| 6 | The disk is round , diameter up to 19.5 mm ; covered by a dense coating of long rugose spinelets with basically a trifid crown . |
| 7 | DataServe for VME , the base software product , provides what is basically a remote procedure call mechanism for VME , and opens up corporate data stored on ICL 's IDMSX mainframe data stores to different environments . |
| 8 | This is basically a protective action , an attempt to save the eyes from possible danger , but it has also become a way of reducing the unbearable tension of the moment . |
| 9 | " We 've built this programme on the fact that I 'm basically a nice guy . |
| 10 | This is basically a normal 486 PC with a larger than normal hard disk and a cheap network interface card . |
| 11 | Although he leads a different lifestyle from others he is basically a normal person ! |
| 12 | It was basically a Roman Catholic movement with substantial Protestant support and sympathy . |
| 13 | The GCE and CSE examinations were conducted by a variety of Boards and , although subject experts tried to judge some standard of achievement , it was basically a normative assessment i.e. the same percentage pass the examination each year . |
| 14 | Although taekwondo is basically a modern development , its roots can be traced back nearly 1500 years , to the indigenous native style of ‘ tae-kyon ’ . |
| 15 | In terms of the definition of er what is historic York I think again an issue we went over for some length of time at the greenbelt inquiry , I would draw your attention back to my earlier comments that York is basically a modern industrial city with a very precious historic core , that historic core er represents no more than actually five percent of the built up area , that something like eighty five percent of the city was built after eighteen hundred , the view that was expressed by the County in N Y Two , in terms of the definition of the greenbelt , the Greater York greenbelt and its purposes was not accepted by the City Council , we do not accept that all of the func elements of the York greenbelt contribute towards preserving the character of the historic city , we rely on the the fact that the two comments the Senior Inspector made at this , the the green wedges and historic core itself that establish the historic character of the city , there are many parts of the edge of York which could repli be replicated in many cities , historic or otherwise around the country and finally just coming back to the issue of scale of development erm the point I should have made earlier about the house builders figures for the city of York is that the house builders did suggest a figure of four thousand for the city , erm , I 'm not aware on what basis that was made , but clearly my evidence would quite clearly indicate that I believe that could not be accommodated , certainly on any known sites within the cit current city boundary , thank you Chair . |
| 16 | It 's , it 's a r it 's an ongoing programme where they have sixty five thousand in , into er , deal with small problems , problems of a capital nature , but the far fixed er , man is pollution prevention , which is basically a legal requirement to stop effluent going into the stream and the like . |
| 17 | I think one of the things which the French have learnt to do is , indeed , to integrate specialists , whether they 're scientists , whether they 're economists , erm and their generalists , that 's to say the people who have basically a legal , economic , administrative background , to integrate them within the administrative hierarchy in a much better way than we have , erm and this is erm something which does I think make it easier sometimes to provide advice that really is erm clued up about the technical aspects of something . |
| 18 | ‘ The world crisis is thus in my view basically a moral rather than a political or economic crisis . ’ |
| 19 | I love it because it 's Christian and Christmas to me is basically a traditional Christian festival , and that 's the part of it that I enjoy . |
| 20 | The oral shield is somewhat variable in shape but is basically a rounded rhombic or triangular with a wide distal edge which may be slightly indented ; all are separated . |
| 21 | I believe there are several thousand States in Ireland now and I see the sense of locality that has always dominated here as basically a time-serving National identity . |
| 22 | There will be a special CD to accompany every single release from ‘ Out Of Time ’ , each containing three live songs , forming what is basically a live album . |
| 23 | Basically a simple intercom system which directly replaces an existing door bell system , the inside and outside units can be installed from 3 to 50m apart , using two core-bell wire to connect them . |
| 24 | Here both buttocks and the far side of the back are visible in what is basically a simple three-quarter view of the figure ; one leg is in strict profile , while the other is seen almost from a frontal position . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's basically a simple matter , ’ he said , banging his hand on the file of testimony he had produced for inspection . |
| 26 | Philosophical Idealism , then , was well suited to be called upon as testimony in support of what , after all the huffing and puffing was basically a political programme . |
| 27 | The KNU president Gen. Bo Mya , in a letter to Saw Maung dated Nov. 30 , 1989 , said that after 40 years it had been " proven beyond doubt that the civil war , which is basically a political problem , can not be settled by military means " , and that " the most correct and suitable means of achieving [ the KNU 's ] political goals is the settlement of the civil war politically , in a just and rational manner " . |
| 28 | It 's basically a pre-programmed spreadsheet with over 1,600 formulae , so you do n't have to set up your own . |
| 29 | Thirdly , because they regard the elections as basically a viable process . |
| 30 | All the plastic tranklements of modem primary education could not disguise the fact that the room was basically a solid Victorian construction , built to last . |