Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It appeared from the poor showing of the pro-CPSU communists in the elections that a surprisingly large number of Russians had voted for Sajudis-backed candidates , or had boycotted the voting in overwhelmingly Russian-populated constituencies where only a pro-CPSU communist was standing . |
| 2 | For consumers who use 1,000 units or less a new tariff is introduced , with no standing charge . |
| 3 | Within the next , er month or so a national consultation is being held within the URC to consider the advice of producing a programme of training for eldership which will be used throughout the call of the church and if there are any suggestions or any proposal that anyone would like to make I shall be very glad to receive them within the next month . |
| 4 | The meeting of Experts in June 1978 discussed a difficult question , raised by the United States , as to whether or not a Central Authority was obliged to prosecute or to defend an appeal against a decision of the judicial authority granting or refusing execution of a Letter . |
| 5 | If you 're not sure whether or not a solid floor is properly damp-proofed , try this test . |
| 6 | But the exception he contemplated was in respect of a particular type of statute , namely , a statute creating criminal liability in which the question was whether or not a guilty intention was required to create liability . |
| 7 | The continuations were classified as to whether or not a plural description was used which referred to the target individuals , or whether singular references were used . |
| 8 | For example , it can be used : to predict whether or not a chemical reaction is likely to occur when two different substances are mixed ; to enable the amount of energy theoretically required by or released during reactions to be calculated ; to predict the extent to which a reaction will proceed before reaching a condition of equilibrium . |
| 9 | In a letter to Suger , Robert of Montfalcon declared that a case over whether or not a certain man was his serf should be tried either in the royal court or before the archbishop of Bourges , provided that the proceedings were in accordance with the customs of Bourges ; for him , the consuetudines of his native town had assumed the status of a law binding on outside authorities . |
| 10 | The whole array would need to be searched to establish whether or not a given word was stored , unless the words are stored in alphabetical order . |
| 11 | It is most important to include the widest possible range of matters to be considered when deciding whether or not a given house is below acceptable standards . |
| 12 | For example , knowing whether or not a particular individual is a partner may prove crucial , especially with regard to the fact ( discussed below ) that partners may bind the other members of the firm to contracts and other acts . |
| 13 | The penalty is that the procedure for determining whether or not a particular unit is to be in the sample is a little more complex than with systematic sampling or straightforward random selection of n out of N. |
| 14 | Quantitative scores may be more appropriate for research purposes , for evaluating the effectiveness of different forms of therapy , for screening large numbers of children , and for identifying whether or not a particular child is experiencing difficulties which warrant further assessment and possibly some form of placement or remediation . |
| 15 | ( The control of the agenda can be one of the most important powers which the Chair exercises by deciding the order of the discussion and whether or not a particular issue is a legitimate topic of debate . ) |
| 16 | In order to ascertain whether or not a particular trust is or is not charitable you must look at the preamble to the statute of Elizabeth I , the Charitable Uses Act 1601 and the classification by Lord Macnaghten in Commissioners for the Special Purposes of Income Tax v. Pemsel and the reported cases generally . |
| 17 | Thus in a molecule with a single mirror plane ( point group C s ) it is quite easy to decide whether or not a particular vibration is symmetric with respect to the plane . |
| 18 | Sociologists of religion are not in a position to say whether or not a particular movement is or is not ‘ really ’ a religion . |
| 19 | Whether or not a formal debate is held will depend on the purpose of the examination and a number of other factors , but it is obviously necessary to seek the client 's opinion before deciding the direction that a study should take once a number of problems have been identified . |
| 20 | ‘ It may well be that political groups on the council will have to decide whether or not a special case is to be made for the Festival , ’ he added . |
| 21 | Over 2000 years ago the Greeks realised that a full turn or even a right angle was far too large an amount of turn for many situations . |
| 22 | A user without any computing experience can halt the processing at any time and ask why a particular line of questioning is being pursued or how a particular conclusion was reached — the expert system will explain and justify its line of reasoning . |
| 23 | London 's Theatre Museum could rout its critics by putting on its very first , entitled Cinderella And Her Very Ugly Sisters , as well as a Panto Fun Week of workshops where families can find out how Daisy the Cow negotiates the stage or how a handsome actor is turned into an Ugly Sister , or personally seem to be a Dame or a Principal Boy by being photographed with face beaming through a cut-out stylised figure . |
| 24 | However , the general precedents often contain little or no guidance about when to use a particular form , or why a particular term is drafted in a particular way ( although many firms ' own in-house precedents are accompanied by a commentary explaining the terms and offering suggestions for modifications ) . |
| 25 | Unfortunately , I do n't know who initiated the move to adopt a Regional policy of this nature , or why a written policy was decided on just then . |
| 26 | And doubts were expressed as to its value given the conceded fact that only a small dent was likely to be made in the pigeon population . |
| 27 | She worked with a tenderness that only a caring woman is capable of . |
| 28 | This does not mean that only a slit-eyed cat is dangerous . |
| 29 | The kinematics approach recognizes that the mechanism is constrained in such a way that only a prescribed motion is possible ; a mechanism that is randomly assembled and disassembled with no known input conditions is hardly a mechanism and is impossible to analyse by any method . |
| 30 | Decision : it was clear to the Court that a sentence of detention in a young offender institution could be justified under Criminal Justice Act 1982 , s.1(4A) ( b ) , on the ground that only a custodial sentence was adequate to protect the public from serious harm from him . |