Example sentences of "still [vb base] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As with men 's share of unpaid household work , indicators such as the ratio of women 's to men 's rates of pay , plotted in figure 10.2 , and women 's share in household earnings , have shown some changes but still display a gulf between the sexes . |
| 2 | It has evidently met with considerable enthusiasm , but there has been initial resistance from some staff and parents who still favour a more academic approach to teaching and learning . |
| 3 | By selling out when land values hit their peak in 1988 and then buying back at bargain levels later on , canny Pidgely has been able to slash house prices and still make a near-20% average profit per property . |
| 4 | Unlike a jet operator , the owner of a piston-powered airliner can offer that motor manufacturer ( and other operations like him ) a relatively low fee to have an aircraft packed-out just awaiting the customer 's whim and still make a profit . |
| 5 | Realising that they could undercut the bids of competitors and still make a fat profit , the Reichmanns turned their company , Olympia & York , towards the property business . |
| 6 | The large differences show how one can retail one 's own eggs direct to the public at a fairer price and still make a worthwhile profit . |
| 7 | You can be schizophrenic and still make a will that . |
| 8 | But we could sell it to the wine merchants themselves and still make a handsome profit . ’ |
| 9 | Can farmers cut spraying and still make a living ? |
| 10 | The purchasing chemist can undercut the NHS , and still make an extra profit . |
| 11 | As a sociologist , what he is interested in is the knowledge of a social group and as a Marxist he is interested in the ‘ maximum potential consciousness ’ of a group or class — what it could know and still remain a coherent group . |
| 12 | The often surprising results of the January Old Master drawing sales in New York revealed that it is just as easy to overspend on a drawing as it is on a painting , and conversely , that despite high prices for a few grand names , drawings still remain a little understood and modestly priced field . |
| 13 | Pests and diseases have had innumerable volumes devoted to them , and still remain a never-ending source of trouble and worry . |
| 14 | Again , the causes of this diversification still remain a mystery , although changes in the concentration of atmospheric oxygen , trophic resources , and ecological response , especially to predation , may have all played a part . |
| 15 | But there still remain a great deal of summer Sundays in which the massive latent cricket audience can be satisfied . |
| 16 | I still remain a wee bit puzzled as to why we do n't try to recruit more than one member in any one large organisation , eg the exclusion of Scottish Power people simply because we have a [ Stewart ] member already . |
| 17 | Traditionally , local councillors have filled this role and there is no doubt that they still remain a most vital source of redress for citizen complaints . |
| 18 | Translation technologies are important , however , because other solutions still lack a common development environment and should be able to get to multiple platforms from a single code base . |
| 19 | Translation technologies are important , however , because other options still lack a common development environment and should be able to get to multiple systems from a single code base . |
| 20 | Despite the recent re-issue of Rewald 's classic monograph , we still lack a true catalogue raisonné , bringing together all the visual and documentary material and engaging with the fundamental issues ; for example , after the sensational exhibition of the Mellon waxes at the National Gallery in Washington in 1991 , there is an even greater need for a study of the relationship of the waxes to the 1,500 or so bronze casts scattered throughout the world ; more understanding of Degas ' techniques and the reproductive processes used by his founder is urgently required ; a consideration of the images themselves , and their place in contemporary sculpture , is conspicuous by its absence ; and , the biggest question of all , the role of these wax figures in the wider oeuvre cries out to be examined . |
| 21 | However , this progress should not disguise the fact that more than half the teaching staff in further education still lack a recognised teaching qualification , an unhappy state of affairs at a time when their task as teachers grows ever more complex and when the overlap with secondary schools becomes more and more marked . |
| 22 | Bonilla argues that the lack of integration of Rio 's favelados ( the inhabitants of Brazilian shanty towns ) into city life is due to their rural values and orientations which are different from those of the city-born and though modified to some extent by the new situation , still hinder a smooth-adaptation ( Bonilla 1970 ) . |
| 23 | What can be said with certainty is that the Danes still dance a Bournonville ballet much better than any other company , with far greater understanding and sympathy for its original style . |
| 24 | If you still want a Dobermann and can handle any adverse public reactions , you 'll need to know the specific requirements of the breed . |
| 25 | You still want a lesson next week ? |
| 26 | Hughes and company ended last season on a high by winning in both Lithuania and Latvia and although the World Cup finals are now beyond them , they still want a strong finish over the last few games . |
| 27 | Letting agents Sanderson , Townend and Gilbert are to check whether Rumbelows still want a 3,000 sq ft site . |
| 28 | They still want a paper system ! |
| 29 | They still want an independent inquiry conducted by doctors from outside the Oxfordshire Health Authority . |
| 30 | What moves me very deeply about primitive peoples is that they still attach an enormous importance to a certain kind of communication which we have lost ; and that is that they allow the being of the person they are with to communicate with more than words . |