Example sentences of "is [adj] [conj] [indef pn] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is adequate if one is simply trying to calculate who is receiving certain benefits , such as old-age pensions , from official sources , but if we are seeking a realistic conception of who is and who is not a dependant or a net contributor to the economy in a broader sense such definitions are not helpful ( Grundy , 1986 , p. 13 ) . |
| 2 | Admission for the evening is free and everyone is welcome . |
| 3 | It is this that one is seeking to transmit and show , and it is this which is the key to the wholehearted and free contribution of the individual . |
| 4 | Candice Dungey 's attacker has not been traced , but Det Insp John Kelly , head of Middlesbrough CID , is convinced that someone is withholding information about what he called ‘ a very vicious attack ’ . |
| 5 | Employee theft , after all , is impossible if one is not employed . |
| 6 | One is bigger and one is bigger . |
| 7 | At Monaco , a race which Hunt does not greatly admire — since the race is meaningless if one is not well up on the grid at the start and passing is well-nigh impossible — he qualified well back on the grid , spun in frustration and then had his engine blow on him . |
| 8 | Complex problems can arise where one of the purposes is lawful and one is regarded as unlawful . |
| 9 | Morale among the British troops is good and everyone is waiting to see what will happen . |
| 10 | One is good and one is bad . |
| 11 | In 1970 one psychologist stated that ‘ an active and rewarding sex life … is indispensable if one is to achieve his full potential as a member of the human race . ’ |
| 12 | There may be clear cut cases , but there is likely to be a large area where it is unclear whether something is a need or a benefit . |
| 13 | It is essential that everyone is kept informed about what is involved and just how the new system will impact upon them . |
| 14 | As he walked , he looked over his shoulder again and again , like a man who is worried that something is following him . |
| 15 | One is young or one is mature and that is all there is to it . ’ |
| 16 | She is young and everything is pretty that is young . |
| 17 | Senior registrar appointment committees assume that accreditation is necessary before someone is appointed to a consultant post and that accreditation will be granted only after four years of higher training ( eight years for a doctor training half time under the PM(79)3 scheme ) . |
| 18 | If one of these machines is defective and someone is injured as a result , then the importer/distributor will be liable under the Act , apart from any remedies available against him under contract . |