Example sentences of "[noun] is [adj] [conj] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The world price for tin is high and so companies have been opening new larger mines in Cornwall . |
| 2 | The jaw action is scissor-like and both tooth and jaw bone can perform the cutting function . |
| 3 | The geographical area covered by the Diocese is considerable and often events take place in one part which will be of interest to people elsewhere . |
| 4 | 49% believe the increase in divorce is significant but only 22% of you believe the decline in religion is a significant factor . |
| 5 | To take away false self-reliance is constructive but even self-deception may be better than having nothing to put in its place . |
| 6 | JustText 's typographic control is excellent but currently type can only be set in increments of a single point and leading control is similarly limited . |
| 7 | It follows from this that the failure of an employee to exercise reasonable skill and care in making his basic valuation is faulty and therefore maladministration . |
| 8 | When filling in forms etc it is important that the writing is clear and easily understood. , |
| 9 | The Environmental Protection Act requires the installation of new pollution abatement equipment , and despite assurances by David Trippier , Minister of State for the Environment , the federation is concerned that neither HM Pollution Inspectorate nor local authorities have adequate staff or expertise to advise individual companies on how the legislation will affect them . |
| 10 | After the nest is complete and around 30cm in diameter , the male nudges the female under it and egg laying begins . |
| 11 | For a classical lawyer this argument would be absurd : it is quite meaningless to state that a controversial disposition is valid because only intention is relevant . |
| 12 | The implied senior rating is double-A-plus and about $285m of debt is affected . |
| 13 | The judging panel is concerned that under FRS 3 , income from property companies ' revenue activities and results of capital transactions in their investment properties will be combined at the pre-tax level . |
| 14 | C is thus negative for a laser : its definition arises from the field of optical bistability ( see below ) where the medium is lossy and thus C is positive . |
| 15 | Hywel is silent and now Elizabeth is silent too . |
| 16 | A little French is useful as neither Eric nor Jerome speaks much English , but it is not vital : Jerome 's colleague Dominic speaks good English , and will translate . |