Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [adv] [adj] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The most conspicuously ‘ democratic ’ institutions are largely symbolic and expressive in character' ( Edelman , 1964 , p. 19 ) , but the real sites of decision-making are not conspicuously democratic . |
| 2 | Much will depend on the kind of organisation for which they work ; some employers and educational institutions are more open and liberal than others . |
| 3 | The notes are generally long and impenetrable . |
| 4 | While it is fair to say that the regulations in the Blue Book are complex to read and interpret , the guidance notes are eminently readable and practical . |
| 5 | These discussions are often tedious and pedantic . |
| 6 | The reasons are neither sentimental nor superstitious although I accept that arguments for live worship can fall sometimes into these categories . |
| 7 | The reasons are more complex than that . |
| 8 | These objects are also simple and beautiful . |
| 9 | The firm claims that three of its objects are as powerful as seven handwritten SQL queries , with 50 objects combining for up to 1m possible queries . |
| 10 | The firm claims three of its objects are as powerful as seven handwritten SQL queries , with 50 objects combining for up to 1,000,000 possible queries . |
| 11 | These motivational accounts are both complex and important . |
| 12 | It would be wrong , however , to assume that these accounts are necessarily unsatisfactory and simplistic . |
| 13 | The curds are often whiter and paler . |
| 14 | This international system has multiple centres of power and states are increasingly sensitive and vulnerable to the effects of interdependence . |
| 15 | Of course , if V is varied to put EF into the range of delocalised states in a Landau level , vacant states are then adjacent and dissipative scattering is again possible . |
| 16 | ‘ These are our safety valves and cause most concern to the public because the flames are so visible and noisy . ’ |
| 17 | Atrium says the DCE technologies are too primitive and low-level for users to work with . |
| 18 | The low viscosity of basaltic lavas means that extensive flows are more common than distinct cones . |
| 19 | Germans are uncomfortably aware that some parts of the Ruhr are just as dirty as anything the Communists left behind in the east . |
| 20 | The Russians are so bureaucratic that any gems of intelligence they might cull are lost in a mass of trivial dross . |
| 21 | Boxers are less susceptible because many schools do not include the sport in their curricula and , as a consequence , many kids either start independently of school or get involved shortly after leaving school . |
| 22 | Such policies are not cheap or easy , but nor is the waste of black America 's talent . |
| 23 | ‘ Our policies are both necessary and courageous . ’ |
| 24 | It is not the constitution of the central bank which determines its success , it is the policies followed , and overall budgetary policies are as important as pure monetary policy . |
| 25 | He believes his competition policies are more radical than those of the Tories . |
| 26 | This would , however , be a little unfortunate since only relatively few n-ary operations are either interesting or important . |
| 27 | The clear message must be that the old , negative , anticompetitive , anti-business attitudes are still alive and well in the minds of Labour 's paymasters . |
| 28 | One of the damaging implications of the recession is that very few employers are now able or willing to offer employment to trainees . |
| 29 | Meanwhile , large numbers of Namibians are extremely poor and many more are still dependent on remittances from workers in South Africa for a living . |
| 30 | Nitrate residues in British vegetables are often higher than those produced elsewhere , with celery and lettuce among those particularly rich in nitrates . |