Example sentences of "it is [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well if the definition of salinity is the amount of salt dissolved in a particular volume of water , perhaps the logical way to do it is simply to take a volume of water and evaporate it and weigh the amount of salt that 's left so that might be the simplest approach . |
| 2 | It is simply to make a comment about their style of doing things . |
| 3 | But if the being of an individual woman is sufficiently strong and well-developed , then , knowing that light to be there deep within her , she can allow it to permeate the whole of her presence , refining and changing her very substance rather as a lamp when it is lit makes an apparently opaque glass shade appear translucent . |
| 4 | It is fast becoming a business where , to participate , you need a glossary . |
| 5 | Prepare the cross-spar to the length indicated ( about 60mm longer than the spine ) and you will soon see why it is generally called a ‘ spreader ’ , as you stick first one end down with more strong tape , then have to curve it , in order to fit it within the kite shape at the other end and onto the final corner . |
| 6 | Now we have the first royal re-marriage and it is barely raising a ripple . |
| 7 | It is even taken a step further . |
| 8 | I think the nearest thing to it is probably towing a caravan er a pyramid . |
| 9 | Nevertheless it is clearly playing a useful part in a prevention campaign ; indeed , the greater the number of elements in such a strategy the better . |
| 10 | The School is in the process of widening its range of options with an MSc/Diploma in Marketing ; it is also pursuing a proposal to introduce a modular MBA , in the first instance in Public Sector Management , but others are expected to follow . |
| 11 | It is also appointing a coordinator to promote research on electro-active polymers , and plans to run further workshops later this year . |
| 12 | Failure to clear it can only add to the guilt because it is also robbing a relationship the transparency that it lives on . |
| 13 | It is also seeking an expansion of pinewoods in the core areas of Deeside , Strathspey and the River Beauly catchment . |
| 14 | It is also to proclaim a message about Jesus — and therein for a feminist lie all the problems . |
| 15 | It is also developing a respite care service . |
| 16 | It is also taking a 49.9% stake in Swedish food company Bake Off for an undisclosed sum . |
| 17 | It is also considering a similar step for Sarawak , scene of heated confrontations with tribal people who claim that the logging is destroying their homeland . |
| 18 | It is also building a key contacts list covering those with a part to play in the process . |
| 19 | It is also to assert an ethnically , or nationality-based citizenship to the exclusion of those who do not share that particular cultural tendency . |
| 20 | It is also becoming a more common practice for sellers to try to qualify their liability by reference to matters revealed in the disclosure letter . |
| 21 | It is also becoming a substantial force in team sports , with virtually all UK First Division soccer clubs using it . |
| 22 | Not only has ‘ Orpheus ’ proved the hit of the season ; it is also attracting a younger audience . |
| 23 | It is also launching a new series called Wisley Companions , the intention of which is to collect information from a variety of Wisley Handbooks and compact it into a smaller number of volumes . |
| 24 | It is also planning a £187million cash call on shareholders early next year , unless a bid for the company emerges in the meantime , though that now looks unlikely . |
| 25 | Morning coffee and afternoon tea are served here , together with light snacks , and it is already proving a popular meeting place for the ladies of St John 's Wood . |
| 26 | Simon complains of ‘ the unsuitable blue chosen by Mr Serota ’ for the Tate 's walls and adds : ‘ If there is some deep strategy for this marginalisation of the British collection it is certainly making an impact , for there are fewer pictures on view than ever before . ’ |
| 27 | I stress this folk opera strength in Grimes , because it is usually considered an example of the doom of the individual , faced by the oppression of society . |
| 28 | A leasehold estate is measured by a fixed period of time ; it is often called a term of years , though a tenancy for weeks or months is equally a leasehold . |
| 29 | For this reason it is often called a back e.m.f . |
| 30 | It is often called an eclipsing variable , though it should more properly be described as an eclipsing binary . |