Example sentences of "this [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Technically — and particularly impressive for a film produced on a shoe-string — this is wonderfully done . |
| 2 | ‘ Get a ticket , not a criminal record , ’ the ads urge you ; but this is easier said than done . |
| 3 | Of course , this is easier said than done , but it is thought that up to 50% of births of this type could be prevented by better standards of care . |
| 4 | This is easier said than done . |
| 5 | But this is easier said than done . |
| 6 | This is easier said than done . |
| 7 | But for colleagues who have illness in the family or marital troubles , this is easier said than done . |
| 8 | Like practically everything in business this is easier said than done , as the plethora of books , theories , advice and consultants testify . |
| 9 | This is easier said than done . |
| 10 | If nursing already recruits 25% of leavers with between 5 " O " levels and 2 A levels , this is easier said than done , particularly when one considers that other employment agencies are also preparing to compete more aggressively to obtain their share from the pool . |
| 11 | Of course , this is easier said than done . |
| 12 | As for printers the most common requirement is to print a table with a great many columns and this is easier using a wide carriage printer . |
| 13 | That this is rarely understood is a direct consequence of the combined influence of the state-centrist idea and the dependency thesis , both of which consistently confuse the power of the First World with the power of the TNCs , and the weakness of the Third World with the presumed weakness of its economic institutions . |
| 14 | This is rarely done but consistency in outcome is important for dealing with social casualties who may need services at any time . |
| 15 | In some cases , then can continue with visits for up to 28 days , though in practice this is rarely done . |
| 16 | The aim of such practices is to achieve sustained yield involving optimum growth and regeneration ; ideally it involves the maintenance of equal numbers of trees in each age class , but as D M Smith ( 1986 ) discusses , this is rarely achieved in toto especially in old-growth or second-growth forests where age-class distribution is naturally disposed to older trees . |
| 17 | In practice this is rarely achieved by health services and local authorities and almost never includes private and voluntary sectors . |
| 18 | Although the court order may specify a time-limit in which the conveyance or transfer must be completed , this is rarely adhered to . |
| 19 | If organic is what you seek — and this is fast becoming big business — then try Dr Hugh Tripp 's fully organic Seyval wine from Avalon in Somerset ( 0749 86393 ) . |
| 20 | Unfortunately , this is badly implemented . |
| 21 | We strongly support CCW 's efforts to give greater impetus and direction to the provision of environmental education in Wales — this is badly needed . |
| 22 | This is traditionally done in early spring , although you can do it any time between autumn and late spring . |
| 23 | This is traditionally considered as quite separate from the jus ad bellum which governs the legitimacy of resort to the use of force . |
| 24 | However , it does have a relationship with the law and this is briefly explained below . |
| 25 | When this is nearly burnt out , you turn the control key attached to the side of the burned to allow fuel through . |
| 26 | Overnight street parking is usually available in Market Square or the surrounding streets , though this is either restricted or prohibited between 08.30 and 18.30 hours . |
| 27 | This is particularly emphasised in progressive municipal boroughs , whose opposition is written off as the insanity of the ‘ loony left ’ , to the extent that the Labour Party itself seems nervous of suggesting anything socialist or progressive for fear of losing the middle ground . |
| 28 | This is particularly marked in the formulation of the broad aims and goals for a programme of user education . |
| 29 | This is particularly marked on the matter of the last major international crisis faced by this country , the Gulf war . |
| 30 | This is particularly marked in The Mysteries of Udolpho , for when Mrs Radcliffe describes the cottage in which her heroine has taken shelter , she writes of this ‘ bower of sweets ’ as though the reader stood outside it , although Emily , whose view he shares , is indoors , at her bedroom window : ‘ The cottage , which was shaded by the woods from the intenser rays of the sun , and was open only to his evening light , was covered entirely with vines , fig-trees , and jessamine whose flowers surpassed in size and fragrance any that Emily had seen . ’ |