Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [verb] [conj] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.

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1 Taking on a new persona is in any case impossible but it is possible to adopt and adapt some of the methods of effective presentation which others employ .
2 It needs to have the necessary quality of confidence about it. ) 4 Whether the relevant information can be easily isolated from other information which the employee is free to use or disclose This to some extent relies on the intelligence and honesty of the employee .
3 The policy of the solicitors ' governing body is encapsulated in Rule 1 of the Solicitors ' Practice Rules 1990 ( and of earlier editions ) : A solicitor shall not directly or indirectly obtain or attempt to obtain instructions for professional work or permit another person to do so on his behalf , or do anything in the course of practising as a solicitor , in any manner which compromises or impairs or is likely to compromise or impair any of the following : ( a ) the solicitor 's independence or integrity ; ( b ) a person 's freedom to instruct a solicitor of his choice ; ( c ) the solicitor 's duty to act in the best interests of the client ; ( d ) the good repute of the solicitor or of the solicitor 's profession ; ( e ) the solicitor 's proper standard of work ; ( f ) the solicitor 's duty to the Court .
4 The antipathy to blood sports is more profound because it is unethical to torment and kill any sentient creature for mere entertainment .
5 More than this ; few dissent from the proposition that it is legislatively supreme , that is to say , that it is competent to make or unmake any law whatever , and that no other body can impede its will so to do .
6 However , alongside these measures , specifically directed towards the alleviation of symptoms , it is important to identify and change some of the external stresses that have caused the problems in the first place .
7 The designer is able to construct and analyse any mechanism within the assembled kinematics programs .
8 It is best to try and group all mains-voltage components into one area rather than disperse them around the board .
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