Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [conj] a [noun sg] [is] " in BNC.

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1 Although it is possible when a program is used for individual tuition for it to collect data on pupil performance , this is only one mode of diagnostics .
2 Admission for assessment for twenty-eight days ( section 2 ) is possible where a person is suffering from mental disorder and it is considered that he or she ought to be detained in the interests of his or her own health or safety or with a view to the protection of other persons .
3 The company , as anticipated , is profitable and a dividend is paid into the trust .
4 It is clear that a waiver is of no effect unless it is unequivocal and only where the representee acts on it to his detriment .
5 While it is clear that a trespasser is a ‘ stranger ’ for this purpose , we can only conjecture who else is included in the term .
6 Although it will be some considerable time before it is fully catalogued , all the material is accessible and a record is being maintained of the areas most in demand ; cataloguing priorities are being established accordingly .
7 The numbers coming to meetings can vary from 4 to 24 which is uncomfortable if a speaker is booked and I do not know how many will come .
8 Another but more legally complicated way of arriving at the same result under the subsection is to say that , when the police seek to intervene , it is likely that a belief is likely to arise in the mind of the first victims , that violence towards the police is a likely outcome of the defendant 's conduct .
9 If it is obvious that a word is a loan word , keep it , but make a note that it is a loan .
10 It 's important that a student is prepared to understand and work with the prevalent theatrical traditions in UK schools .
11 It is important that a patient is well-nourished prior to surgery , as this helps the promotion of wound healing , resistance to infection and ability to overcome trauma .
12 On the other hand , if the hiring organization does not itself contemplate commercially exploiting the software or preventing others from using it , then it is important that a term is included in the contract granting a licence for the continued use of the program .
13 They 're the only times really and as with the I B M the I B M people 's the company I B M said if it 's more than a page is it really worth sending it out .
14 Mutual aid groups and health visitors may also be able to support parents and encourage them to foster their child 's independence where it is apparent that a parent is showing extremes of protectiveness towards their child .
15 In these circumstances it is essential that a direction is sought as the child can not be medically or psychiatrically examined or otherwise assessed for the purpose of providing expert evidence without the leave of the court ( FPCR , r18(1) ; FPR , r4.18(1) ) .
16 Because at the end of the day , it is essential that a balance is struck between meeting housing needs and conserving environment .
17 ‘ I think it 's critical that a solution is reached which enables companies , that are not of sufficient size to go onto the full list , to have some marketability , ’ said KPMG partner , .
18 Their bite is worse than a horse 's
19 ‘ I am sure it must be one of the most frustrating things to have to go through , but we have to maintain standards as a Tour , and that is why it is vital that a player is sure she is capable of meeting the performance requirements before joining us . ’
20 Finally , the Advocate-General 's view is that the Barber judgment applies to schemes whether or not they are contracted out and it is irrelevant whether a scheme is funded exclusively by the employer or also by compulsory or voluntary employees ' contributions .
21 Graphemic parsing is necessary because a phoneme is often represented in English by more than one letter ( for example , PH represents one phoneme in ‘ graph ’ , OO represents one phoneme in ‘ boot ’ ) .
22 It is satisfying when a Minister is attacked from opposite directions — by both one 's own right hon. and hon. Friends and Opposition Members .
23 Secondly , the variation in the reference measurement is greater when a plant is present , but still considerably less than the variation in the plant measurement .
24 The same is true when a woman is finally able consciously to see her animus , her inner Eros .
25 It is sufficient that a deed is signed and that the signature is witnessed and attested .
26 It is like pedigree dogs — a pedigree is special but a cross-breed is nothing more than a mongrel .
27 When the Director is satisfied that a trader is indulging in conduct detrimental to consumers , the FTA 1973 provides for a three-fold procedure .
28 After Mrs Wordingham 's death later in 1989 , Mr Wordingham applied to the High Court for rectification of the will under s 20(1) ( a ) of the Administration of Justice Act 1982 , which states that ‘ if the court is satisfied that a will is so expressed that it fails to carry out the testator 's intentions , in consequence — ( a ) of a clerical error … it may order that the will shall be rectified so as to carry out his intentions … ‘ .
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