Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [conj] an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it should be stressed that this implementation requires the assumption that the distribution of returns in the past is stable and an accurate proxy for future returns . |
| 2 | It is possible that an enabling bill will be brought before Parliament next year , and the first trial could be within a year . |
| 3 | Indeed , it is doubtful that an inanimate entity can meaningfully be said to have interests , or if it could , what they would be . |
| 4 | If the meanings of these latter concepts are themselves established by definition , it is clear that an infinite regress will result unless the meanings of some terms are known by some other means . |
| 5 | However , it is clear that an imaginative treatment of this form of interior could show off the texture and complexity of the original timber structure to dramatic effect . |
| 6 | While it is clear that an enormous range of interest groups exist in Japan , few would argue that small firms , non-unionized labour ( who make up over 70 per cent of the total ) , minority groups or the elderly have the same continuous access to the state as do large companies . |
| 7 | The nature of British law is such that an adverse ruling becomes a " precedent " for later cases , and the basis for cautious legal advice in the future . |
| 8 | We must therefore train suitable staff in programming , and it is likely that an additional member of staff will be required for programming and troubleshooting within the next five years . |
| 9 | In the future it is likely that an increasing number of services to schools will be contracted-out and any approach to whole-school planning must take this into account . |
| 10 | Ultimately , the literature on community interventions and organizing suggests that having control is larger than an individual phenomenon , but includes an interaction with life 's social and political systems . |
| 11 | The ultimate experience in the Yogic views is the realisation that everything is contained in consciousness , and this awareness is obvious when an essential identity is established between individual consciousness and the object . |
| 12 | The number of compounds is large and an efficient method must be used to store such information . |
| 13 | It is helpful if an abbreviated notation ( which merely shows the broad subject category to which the document belongs ) can be readily derived from the full notation . |
| 14 | ‘ The Peavey has the graphic too , ’ explains John , ‘ but with shelving controls low and high , which is better than an actual tone control . |
| 15 | If you are uncertain about whether or not you can get back with a reasonable margin of safety , make a safe landing while you can ; a planned approach into a poor field is better than an out-of-wind crash into a good field ! |
| 16 | Most of the members clung to the view that " the Labour Movement is more than an anti-Fascist Party … |
| 17 | That the magic of the place is more than an architectural phenomenon is expressed in both the introduction by the house 's present owner , the Duke of Buccleuch and an essay on its history by John Cornforth . |
| 18 | But our Cathedral is more than an architectural achievement — it is an affirmation of belief , a place of community and worship , a symbol of unity and faith , a source of inspiration . |
| 19 | There is a grand piano , which is excellent , an electric sitar which is more than an okay Coral , a banjo that actually sounds like a banjo and a really good rock bass . |
| 20 | is more than an artistic style , |
| 21 | Thus , a group is more than an aimless crowd of people waiting in an airport lounge or at a bus-stop . |
| 22 | There is more than an even chance that the end will , in the end , be changed by a wise deployment of the means . |
| 23 | With 3 gold medals , Steve Redgrave is more than an Olympic hero . |
| 24 | The speculum , which is warmed before use , is smaller than an erect penis and does not normally produce any pain or discomfort when used . |
| 25 | This is slower than an audio cassette recording . |
| 26 | ‘ Alas , disclaimers may work if , for example , the property being valued is industrial or an expensive house . |
| 27 | it is cheap because an already-paid official is used |
| 28 | The division of responsibilities between the two tiers means that some co-ordination is necessary if an effective service is to be provided . |
| 29 | Sure , the scrambled images and snappy messages vomited forth by the touring technology are a visual blast from the present , but take away the Trabants , the self-mockery and the TV sets and the musical fabric is thinner than an anorexic aardvark . |
| 30 | It is perfectly possible , as Griffen explains , to allow pupil and parent choice , but there is no evidence that his is other than an isolated example . |