Example sentences of "[conj] [is] it [adj] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One will not arrive at the concept ‘ mass ’ through observation alone , however closely one scrutinizes colliding billiard-balls , weights on springs , orbiting planets , etc. , nor is it possible to teach others the meaning of mass merely by pointing to such events . |
| 2 | It is not possible nor is it appropriate to ignore behaviour that involves breaking toys , destroying furniture , or hurting others . |
| 3 | But there is no obligation to keep rigidly to this rule ; nor is it necessary to take examinations at all the grades . |
| 4 | Nor is it supposed to intercept communications entering and leaving America . |
| 5 | Nor is it sufficient to create worker satisfaction if this entails inefficiency and uneconomic working which could be improved by better technological equipment . |
| 6 | But is it correct to include Mala 's person in such a sweep. ? ’ |
| 7 | The Tories have stopped short of making trade union membership illegal but is it legal to punish trade union members financially through selective redundancies , and as collective agreements are cancelled through offering inferior individual contracts and withholding pay rises ? |