Example sentences of "is a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mark Flanagan , of Ash , said companies were also concerned that passive smoking will fall within the Health and Safety at Work Act now it is a proven health risk . |
| 2 | There is a proven gas source in the Westphalian A and B coals and along the basin flanks gas generative maturity post-dates traps formed during Cimmerian structural development . |
| 3 | Greenpeace says that incineration is a proven technology and that all incinerators release ‘ toxic , persistent and bio-accumulative chemicals ’ through emissions , effluent and toxic ashes . |
| 4 | ‘ It is a proven fact that it strengthens growing teeth . ’ |
| 5 | IV is a proven technology . ’ |
| 6 | THERE are horror movies and there are Japanese horror movies and without being remotely racist it is a proven fact that in the Land of the Rising Sun they like their severed limbs , blood and gore with knobs on . |
| 7 | In the NSWP countries , as in the USSR , control over appointment is a proven method of controlling policy . |
| 8 | The shareware package Formgen has been around for some time now and is a proven system for designing forms . |
| 9 | The shareware package Formgen has been around for some time now and is a proven system for designing forms . |
| 10 | I visited a scheme in Kirklees , near my constituency , which wants to turn into a car project instead of remaining a motor cycle project , but there is no money available for that purpose , even though it is a proven , cost-effective way of deterring young people from continuing to commit this kind of car crime . |
| 11 | The Bivvy Dome is a proven and firmly established shelter in use throughout the camping world which offers superb protection against the elements but saves the angler the need to carry a umbrella around with him . |
| 12 | In this sense it is a proven success , while democratic feminist socialism is , to most people in the world , an obscure jumble of aspirations . |
| 13 | Brian Horton says that Joey is a proven scorer … he 's scored goals in the youth team … the reserves and hopefully keeps scoring for the first team … he 's exciting … and people love to watch wingers … |
| 14 | Signed from Wolves for a quarter of a million pounds , Mutch is a proven goalscorer . |
| 15 | Toye has been in the Armagh county squad in recent years and is a proven forward capable of turning the tide in his team 's favour . |
| 16 | In a recent meeting with the Darlington Priests he stated : ‘ It is my intention to provide a Catholic desk for every Catholic pupil in Darlington where there is a proven need . ’ |
| 17 | It is a proven fact , however , that prolonged high altitude reduces intelligence . |
| 18 | Branch secretary Kevan Nelson said : ‘ The centre is a proven front line service providing vital support to the community . |
| 19 | The ‘ imaginary relation ’ is a material one , that is , it is the actions or practices of the individual that flow ‘ freely ’ from her ideas . |
| 20 | It is very true that in one sense it must be implied that although there is no existing difference , still that a difference may arise between the parties : yet I think the distinction between an existing difference and one which may arise is a material one , and one which has properly been relied on in this case … |
| 21 | On some islands , there is a lethargic variety of sea-snake which lies on the sand in the shallow , and which can give a nasty poisonous bite when stood on . |
| 22 | If it does not , or when it files and gives notice that it is satisfied , or the court on application decides it needs no further information , then only is a return day fixed by the court . |
| 23 | This is a horrifying story , but it is also a moving testament to the courage of the child who grew up to become a man surprisingly free from bitterness or hatred . |
| 24 | There is a horrifying similarity between these two views of Swanage beach : above , 1930 , with its row of bathing tents , and below , 1944 , with its concrete bollards . |
| 25 | It is a horrifying thought because a good , well trained polisher would have served a seven year apprenticeship and we contemporary furniture-makers can not pretend to get near that knowledge and experience . |
| 26 | It is a horrifying catalogue of crime and of utter disregard for the Geneva convention . |
| 27 | This is a horrifying conflict on our own doorstep . |
| 28 | That is a blinding game ! |
| 29 | Cadenabbia is a smallish resort , running along the west shore of Lake Como . |
| 30 | Kalmar is a smallish ( 50,000 population ) town in a largely rural area of Sweden on the east coast of the country about 300 km. from the main Volvo production facilities in the large industrial town of Gothenburg on the west coast . |