Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [adj] [conj] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless the wind is more than about 45° to the direction of take-off , a strong cross wind seldom creates problems . |
| 2 | The world price for tin is high and so companies have been opening new larger mines in Cornwall . |
| 3 | The jaw action is scissor-like and both tooth and jaw bone can perform the cutting function . |
| 4 | The geographical area covered by the Diocese is considerable and often events take place in one part which will be of interest to people elsewhere . |
| 5 | 49% believe the increase in divorce is significant but only 22% of you believe the decline in religion is a significant factor . |
| 6 | To take away false self-reliance is constructive but even self-deception may be better than having nothing to put in its place . |
| 7 | The depravity of apartheid is such that even movie executives should feel comfortable that their projects will not be side-lined as too ‘ political ’ , or ‘ radical ’ . |
| 8 | Only when the angle of impact is less than about 20° above the surface is the direction of the body preserved , as an elongation of the crater in the impact direction . |
| 9 | JustText 's typographic control is excellent but currently type can only be set in increments of a single point and leading control is similarly limited . |
| 10 | It follows from this that the failure of an employee to exercise reasonable skill and care in making his basic valuation is faulty and therefore maladministration . |
| 11 | When filling in forms etc it is important that the writing is clear and easily understood. , |
| 12 | The Environmental Protection Act requires the installation of new pollution abatement equipment , and despite assurances by David Trippier , Minister of State for the Environment , the federation is concerned that neither HM Pollution Inspectorate nor local authorities have adequate staff or expertise to advise individual companies on how the legislation will affect them . |
| 13 | After the nest is complete and around 30cm in diameter , the male nudges the female under it and egg laying begins . |
| 14 | Comparative studies in volunteers have shown that activated charcoal is better than either syrup of ipecacuanha or gastric lavage in reducing drug absorption . |
| 15 | For a classical lawyer this argument would be absurd : it is quite meaningless to state that a controversial disposition is valid because only intention is relevant . |
| 16 | Thus contempt is wider than simply breach of any of Parliament 's privileges but can consist of any conduct which interferes with the workings of Parliament or is likely to bring Parliament or its members into disrepute . |
| 17 | Money is more than just notes and coin . |
| 18 | She and her boyfriend Jonathan Clack have become convinced the vandalism is more than just coincidence . |
| 19 | The implied senior rating is double-A-plus and about $285m of debt is affected . |
| 20 | In other words , the ego is more than just consciousness . |
| 21 | The judging panel is concerned that under FRS 3 , income from property companies ' revenue activities and results of capital transactions in their investment properties will be combined at the pre-tax level . |
| 22 | C is thus negative for a laser : its definition arises from the field of optical bistability ( see below ) where the medium is lossy and thus C is positive . |
| 23 | We feel it to be important to dedicate an appeal like this , as the house is more than just bricks and mortar ; it takes a central place in the history of Simon . |
| 24 | A little French is useful as neither Eric nor Jerome speaks much English , but it is not vital : Jerome 's colleague Dominic speaks good English , and will translate . |
| 25 | Their belief in individual autonomy is such that even children are not required to obey their elders . |