Example sentences of "[verb] [is] [det] [conj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Pete Harvey flies … races … and competes for fun … for him hangliding is more than a sport … more than a hobby … it 's a passion
2 On the other hand , when the amount produced is such that the demand price is less than the supply price , sellers receive less than is sufficient to make it worth their while to bring goods to market on that scale ; so that those who were just on the margin of doubt as to whether to go on producing are decided not to do so , and there is an active force at work tending to diminish the amount brought forward for sale .
3 For Conrad , this is as it should be : that see means both to perceive and to comprehend is more than an accident of metaphor .
4 The accuracy with which the pulses can be timed is such that the phase ( Fig. 8.7(b) ) can be carried across gaps in the data with an accuracy to better than 20 µs ; that is to better than .
5 So what they 're saying is this that the square on that side
6 The speed at which the loop is formed is such that the bobbin is suspended , so eliminating any need for lubrication despite the continuous rotation of the bobbin carrier .
7 The other thing I would say is this that the management , whilst they very rarely agree with what Eric has got to say I 've never met a member of management at any level , at any level that does n't respect what he 's got to say and that 's a tremendous , er psychological blow before they even get round the table , because he 's completely disarming and his record in terms as vic er for , of victories , for individual members and groups of mem er , members , er , is legendary and I think apart from his ability it 's the respect in which he 's held by , by everybody , by everybody .
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