Example sentences of "is [adj] [conj] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is little or nothing on the coloration of other everyday materials , such as leather and paper , nor is there any mention of non-substrate uses , such as in dye lasers or photovoltaic cells . |
| 2 | There is little or nothing in recent history that would give Britons cause to distrust their compatriots . |
| 3 | So is that And what about the electricity bills how do you ? |
| 4 | It is possible that none of the top three will take the honours , for Edinburgh Civil Service are once again coming with a tremendous run , reminiscent of last season , when they fell at the final hurdle . |
| 5 | Indeed , it is doubtful if anyone in sport — let alone his main rivals Stephen Hendry , the 7–4 favourite , Steve Davis and defending champion John Parrott — craves a title as much as the mercurial left-hander does the honour of being king of the green baize . |
| 6 | But as the new realists and the Christian revivalists equally understood , mankind needs its shared experience of reality ; and conversation apart , it is doubtful if anything but fiction can do it as well , or do it at all . |
| 7 | When the rosy spectacles are laid aside , it is clear that what to the husband and children can be a refreshing hobby — after all they are more often than not the consumers , not the producers , of the home-made jam — to the wife can be another variant of the natural mother image and in everyday terms can mean longer than ever hours at the chopping board . |
| 8 | The director of a bank in Ljubljana has said ( Politika , 8 October 1987 ) : ‘ It is clear that none of us has become a director without the approval of the Party 's cadres section . |
| 9 | From our results , it is clear that none of the mutations introduced in the different tRNA Asp variants considerably affected the synthesis of m 2 G at positions in the aminoacyl-stem and D-stem ( Table 1 ) . |
| 10 | All this is generally freely given , which is fortunate since none of the clearinghouses has a budget with which to buy published material . |
| 11 | Now he is 44 and something of a veteran in a championship where only his former Ibrox colleague , Tommy McLean , has lasted in the same job for longer . |
| 12 | This shallow casserole dish is 10in wide and 4in high , and is perfect for lots of dishes , from risotto to ratatouille . |
| 13 | Obviously a point with a higher weight is brighter than one with a lower weight . |
| 14 | But Fraser , pressed on the question of value for money resorted to other arguments : " they are more economical , but they are not so satisfactory , they are always going off for sickness of some kind or another , or their mother is ill or something of that kind — that is the greatest trouble , their mother is ill constantly " . |
| 15 | In three years ' time it is likely that everything in the country , including rugby ticket prices , will have escalated by 45 per cent . |
| 16 | This is an altogether more simple reading of the section , and would apply where the policeman comes across a person who is using abusive language , and comes to the conclusion that it is likely that somebody in the audience will intervene to put a stop to it , using unlawful violence ( citizens may have the power to prevent a breach of the peace , but not to preserve the public quiet ) . |
| 17 | An oft quoted tenet that it is inevitable that someone with FAP will develop a bowel cancer , is also disproved by this study . |
| 18 | ‘ It is horrifying that anyone in transit can find their way on to an aircraft undetected . |
| 19 | Of course sometimes I do have additional information showing that the authority is better than me in some areas and not in others . |
| 20 | This is that a homeland with secure borders , however small , is better than nothing at all . |
| 21 | But a small sample for comparison is better than nothing at all . |
| 22 | A simple , rudimentary , half-cocked eye/ear/ echolocation system/cuckoo parasitism system , etc. , is better than none at all . |
| 23 | It is important that someone like Diana is not afraid to touch leprosy patients . ’ . |
| 24 | It is important that someone from the senior management team should exercise day-to-day oversight and responsibility for Compact activities . |
| 25 | But I think , you know to make perhaps an obvious point , the comparison is made with West Germany , it 's not made with what er Japan or , or er America for instance are proposing to do , which is less than us at the present time . |
| 26 | Annie is notorious for lots of things : leaving her dismal clergyman husband , joining Charles Bradlaugh in defence of birth control , urging the London matchgirls to strike , taking up theosophy and stirring up Hindu nationalism in ways many Indian leaders thought dangerous . |
| 27 | This can be compared with the gold content of the undated coins in the Sutton Hoo burial , and it is apparent that none of them could be later than AD 630 . |
| 28 | Those named may include the child , any parent or guardian , anyone with whom the child is living and anyone with the benefit of a contact order . |
| 29 | FPA director Doreen Massey said : ‘ When one in three of all pregnancies is unwanted and one in five ends in abortion , GPs and clinics must work together to ensure that their combined services are reaching this huge area of need . ’ |
| 30 | Bob said : ‘ Training is vital so everyone in the organisation knows what is expected of them , and understands that quality is the essential ingredient in making their jobs more successful and enjoyable . ’ |