Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The new ministers soon find that there is remarkably little room for manoeuvre , and that most of the quick and easy panaceas to the intractable problems of Defence have been tried many times before .
2 Structural models for poly ( A+U ) double helices suggest A on A stacking to be the predominant interaction [ 29 ] , which is consistent with comparable exothermicities for both poly ( A ) single strand and poly ( A+U ) helix formation [ i.e. , the contribution to duplex stability from U-U stacking is small , consistent with the observation that poly ( U ) is predominantly random coil at room temperature ] .
3 There 's less phallic symbolism in architecture than people might like to imagine .
4 Its coat pattern is not unlike that of the Hereford : it is basically dark red with white on the legs , tail and underside and a white face with red eye-patches .
5 Thus there is only limited scope for crop and livestock production in Lewis and Harris .
6 It was believed that they were to stage yet another demonstration at the Party conference , this time during tomorrow 's crucially important debate on immigration .
7 is extremely good news for business , for householders and for those on a fixed income , and will he continue the policy of reducing the inflation rate ?
8 A : California 's Proposition 65 is extremely severe legislation regarding lead levels in many products .
9 But if war should occur , it will be war not only between states but between exploiter and exploited ; there is thus real potential for war to turn into what Clausewitz called ‘ war of hatred ’ .
10 This is not mere deification of success ; many of the most important facts of European history have been its great failures .
11 This is not general immunity against prosecution for child abusers .
12 There is some United States authority for the proposition that service on a person who does not understand the language of the document in question is not good service on want of due process grounds .
13 It is not unlike end-play in chess .
14 The glycocalyx of platelets is thicker and more dense than surface coats of other blood cells and is rich in glycoproteins ( Berndt & Phillips , 1981 ) , which is not surprising bearing in mind the number of receptor functions and transport mechanisms active at the platelet surface .
15 It may , for example , be said that the order contains provisions involving an unnecessary or unjustifiable infringement of rights , and that there is not sufficient evidence of need for the powers sought .
16 It is not sufficient reason for postponement of these rights either that a solicitor might advise his client to remain silent , ( R. v. Neil McIvor ) , or a general police concern that other suspects might be tipped off , ( R. v. Eric Smith ) .
17 In other words , an individual will not need to start from scratch where there is already reliable evidence of competence at work .
18 The Joynes Jukebox is already attracting alot of interest from abroad and could soon be gracing cafes and bars all over the world .
19 Er and er well it 's not just one innovative idea er it 's just innovative idea after idea er which is encouraging because it er means that the company is not resting on its laurels er having found an avenue and an opportunity they do n't seem to be content just to sit expanding and developing that and doing nothing else .
20 It 's just plain asking for trouble . ’
21 The daughter who lives round the corner that gives most of the support [ PC ] is heading for a breakdown herself , she 's under considerable stress about Mum , but ca n't get cooperation from her brother and sister as to what should happen regarding the mother 's future …
22 On the other hand , if there is usually insufficient notice of need it may be necessary to keep staff who have periods with little to do between projects .
23 First , the results below show that there is always smooth convergence of play to position where the long term player 's type is revealed .
24 ‘ But Danny has shown through his attitude and his skill that he deserves to be in the side and he is under serious consideration for inclusion against QPR .
25 The mean strain in the phase r is the same as the uniform strain inside a spherical inclusion , composed of the material of the rth phase ; this is perfectly fitted into an infinite matrix consisting of the comparison material , which is under uniform strain at infinity .
26 The Lacandon rainforest in Chiapas state , south-east Mexico , is under renewed threat from oil exploration .
27 It merits consideration , even though there is still keen advocacy for cash flow accounting , and even though there are inevitably additional costs and a long lead-time to production ( probably rather more than the two years in NZ ) as departments switch to accrual accounting .
28 Yet apart from the obvious general fact that there is still insufficient concern about process evaluation and that there is a regrettable tendency for people to embark upon long and costly courses of action without carefully considering whether they are necessary or possible , there remain two major issues to cause concern in the countries I visited .
29 But there is still considerable room for manoeuvre .
30 Although the houses show higher levels of staff contact , there is still considerable room for improvement and this has implications for management and training .
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