Example sentences of "[pers pn] is [adj] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Previous page Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 31 | It is important at this point to repeat another reasonably clear fact already referred to : the rise in the total elderly population will not be immediate . |
| 32 | It is important at this point to have in view the position reached at the beginning of the 1970s by the validation procedures of the CNAA , the procedures of the colleges and polytechnics themselves , and the issue of institutional ‘ autonomy ’ or ‘ independence ’ . |
| 33 | It is important at this stage to stress the unhealthy nature of avoidance . |
| 34 | In exploring the origins of norms , it is important at this stage to distinguish two sources of change . |
| 35 | It is important at this stage to point out two serious limitations of the IS-LM model and these should be borne in mind in all its applications . |
| 36 | It is difficult at first encounter to appreciate how great a step has been taken in adopting this principle . |
| 37 | If , therefore , it is difficult at this stage for us to establish with any certainty general patterns of cause and effect between ‘ industrialization ’ and the relatively autonomous conjugal family , it may be possible for us to argue that there is at least a degree of fit , a congruence , between these two elements . |
| 38 | It is difficult at any time to represent a large body of one 's fellows ; in these critical days of reconstruction it is harder than ever . |
| 39 | It is unlikely at this time of year , and so soon after lifting , but if the plants do show signs of dryness and shrivelling , immerse them in water as completely as possible before heeling in . |
| 40 | It is clear at that stage the London committee envisaged funding its proposed activities by subscriptions , and that it intended to concern itself with the diseases of cows and sheep as well as horses . |
| 41 | 1.2 It is tempting at this point to plunge straight into an account of the adjectival system and how it produces such results as those above ; and in fact we should state clearly at this point that readers who prefer to build up the picture piece by piece , assessing the validity of the connexion between data and theory by starting from the evidential end , may pass immediately to Chapter 2 without any disadvantage . |
| 42 | I agree with my hon. Friend that it is vital at this time , when there is the greatest risk of proliferation that the world has ever known and when the world 's greatest nuclear power is in a state of disintegration , that we ensure that while we take every positive and constructive step to try to deal with that very grave situation , we recognise the need to maintain our essential safeguard , our own nuclear deterrent . |
| 43 | It is vital at this stage that the selected project is presented in a clear , concise and logical format . |
| 44 | It is hard at this distance to work out whether the family played a great part in the daughter 's choice of trade , though common sense suggests that this was probably so . |
| 45 | The move from tones to tone-units is a difficult one , and I feel it is advisable at this stage to use only slow , careful speech for exercises ( Tape Units 15 and 16 ) . |
| 46 | It is sufficient at this stage to point out that there are difficulties in making the categorical statement that the practice of hi sā can never lead to Truth . |
| 47 | It is sufficient at this stage to note that the SGA 1979 does not necessarily contemplate the sale of absolute ownership ( National Employers Mutual General Insurance Association Ltd v Jones [ 1988 ] 2 WLR 952 ) and that relativity of title is the key to the understanding of the property passing provisions under the SGA 1979 . |
| 48 | It is sufficient at this point to remind ourselves of Bernard Rollin 's argument , in defence of Rawls , that the interests of infants , imbeciles , and animals , will be included in the scope of those of the moral agent with moral personality . |
| 49 | ‘ He is dreadful at day-to-day organisation , ’ Bloch says . |