Example sentences of "in [adj] it [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think it 's only pragmatic in that it 's maintaining production levels . |
| 2 | After leaving school at 16 , she began to draw more and more : ‘ It is quite close to acting in that it 's to do with reflecting on life — how you see people and the fascination of trying to distil the essence of a person . |
| 3 | As to what happens now he says I 've to go to Magistrate 's Court so it 's just beginning to sink in that it 's gon na cost him some brass and it 's going to be serious . |
| 4 | So for , for the first time the revolution is given an economic goal in that it is to set up industrialization and in a sense the ending of feudalism and the creation of industrialization emerge as , as the two forces whereas up until now it has been feudalism perhaps egalitarianism . |
| 5 | There is some common ground in that it is assumed to imply certain substantive and procedural rights , government must be subject to the law , and the judiciary must be independent . |
| 6 | The agreement is also seen as a landmark in that it is said to be the first time that Apple has licensed Macintosh technology under such an OEM agreement , terms of which were not disclosed . |
| 7 | The Northern Dairy Shorthorn is officially a rare breed in Britain , though it is sometimes included under the Dairy Shorthorn umbrella in that it is registered in the Coates herdbook , albeit with a separate code to identify the bloodlines . |
| 8 | It differs substantially from a conventional yoghurt in that it is made only from organic milk using traditional methods which do n't adulterate the ‘ whole ’ product . |
| 9 | SCP is similar to bankers ' acceptances in that it is evidenced by a formal document and issued at a discount which is paid upfront . |
| 10 | A speed-table differs from a speed hump in that it is designed as a ramp up to a raised plateau with a descending ramp on the other side . |
| 11 | There may well be an element of compulsion involved in civil disobedience , but it differs from coercion in that it is aimed at securing mutual co-operation and understanding in accordance with a dialectical quest for truth . |
| 12 | It is true that the Spanish-American novel has entered the mainstream of world literature in that it is informed by the major intellectual currents of our age , in that its exponents share the artistic and philosophical preoccupations of modern writers in general , and in that it has consciously sought and attained a universality that earlier Spanish-American fiction sometimes lacked . |
| 13 | The fact of class conflict is not denied , but is seen as only one of several sources of conflict within society ; and perhaps most crucially of all , the stratificationalist approach to class is unlike the Marxist approach in that it is used in a fairly ad hoc way as an analytic tool , rather than as part of an integrated sociohistorical theory . |
| 14 | In 1885 it is recorded that transparent thin sections of rocks were sent to London for microscopic investigation and 3 years later sections of English and Irish rocks were being made in Edinburgh . |
| 15 | Thus in one field the U- figure may be given a value of 90 per cent as take up is known to be very strong , while in another it is given a value of 25 per cent since only 1 in 4 of such applicants is thought likely to accept . |
| 16 | Used in one context it is an essential skill for handling difficult situations , in another it is used as an equivalent for laziness . |
| 17 | In this it is related to the heads of the Two Nudes painted a few months earlier , but as opposed to them , it is more completely mask-like , and every area or section of it is clearly defined and forms a self-contained unit . |
| 18 | In Britain in 1991 it is estimated that there are 8,838,000 persons aged 65 and over ( and more than 10 million of pensionable age ) , representing some 15.8% of the total population . |
| 19 | In 1991 it is estimated that the young elderly represent 56% of all elderly persons , and further proportionate falls are anticipated . |
| 20 | In 1991 it is expected to have grow to £17 million and to double in 1992 . |
| 21 | In 1918 it 's disclosed that : ‘ The managers have arranged to supply those children , who remain , to dinner with a hot meal for a penny halfpenny per day per child . ’ |
| 22 | During the main period of fieldwork in 1992 it is hoped to collect a substantial body of ethnographic data on the Laz , which will lead to improved understanding of ethnic and cultural diversity in modern Turkey . |
| 23 | Involvement of the central nervous system is common in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( AIDS ) ; in many it is caused by opportunistic pathogens such as Toxoplasma gondii . |
| 24 | In 1405/6 it is given as Forsshey , in 1408/9 as Forshay ( the same spelling as Reaney gives for John fl . |
| 25 | There will be meetings in 1986 in Beijing and in Cambridge , whilst in 1987 it is hoped that a national conference attended by the Rank Xerox Unit will introduce the whole of China to the techniques and analysis . |
| 26 | At some maxima Mira can reach the second magnitude , and in 1779 it is said to have risen to 1.7 , much brighter than Polaris , while in 1969,1977 and 1987 I estimated it as 2.3 at its peak , though on other occasions it never exceeds magnitude 4 . |
| 27 | In general it is felt that investigations into specific problems have been more valuable than wide ranging background investigations . |
| 28 | In general it is expected that the engineer shall be fair and reasonable in the way he or she administers the contract . |
| 29 | In particular it is seeking to establish comparability of vocational qualifications beginning with hotel and catering , motor vehicle repairs , construction , electrical , agricultural and textile trades . |
| 30 | In particular it is seen to share masturbation 's refusal of the other in favour of the self . |