Example sentences of "[subord] [noun sg] is [adj] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Interpretation is allowed to copy what it finds , and to distort it , and it may be that the novel can be interpreted as an entertainment which conveys that doctrines of science and improvement ca n't encompass what happens in a frightening world , where motive is dark and ill-will ubiquitous . |
| 2 | There is consistent evidence that response to well man and similar health promotion clinics is inversely related to social class and that such clinics therefore fail to address problems of prevention and management of chronic disease where need is greatest and anticipatory care could be most effective . |
| 3 | Italians call it the ‘ Silent South ’ for this is a region of real peace and tranquility , where life is relaxed and full of simple pleasures . |
| 4 | Unemployment cover where employment is seasonal or part-time . |
| 5 | The idealism which inspired this Act of Parliament was eloquently expressed in the House of Commons by Alfred Morris , MP for Manchester , Wythenshawe who had originally introduced this measure as a Private Member 's Bill : If we could bequeath one precious gift to posterity , I would choose a society in which there is genuine compassion for the chronically sick and disabled ; where understanding is unostentatious and sincere ; where needs come before means ; where if years can not be added to their lives , at least life can be added to their years ; … where the disabled have a fundamental right to participate in industry and society according to ability ; where socially preventable distress is unknown ; and where none has cause to be ill at ease because of disability . |
| 6 | Although this is uncontroversial where conversion is uncertain or unlikely , it is sometimes argued that where conversion is probable convertible debt should be reported outside liabilities . |
| 7 | Although speech is immediate and flexible , it lacks permanence . |
| 8 | Even if progress is slower than expected , and it may not be , nothing that has happened so far gainsays General Colin Powell 's claim after six days of fighting that the allies , unopposed in the air , are systematically dismantling Saddam Hussein 's ability to wage war , and doing so at remarkably small cost to themselves . |
| 9 | Use moisturiser or skin-conditioning cream at night , particularly if skin is dry or ageing . |
| 10 | But it is not always possible to state a priori if labour is productive or unproductive , since it is the particular circumstances which determine this . |
| 11 | If management is clear and confident about its purpose and tasks , the climate for management development is favourable . |
| 12 | There are undoubtedly risks in encouraging children to redirect their hostility rather than getting to the root of the problem ( if aggression is frequent and/or intense ) or training the child in ways of coping with life that do n't involve aggression . |
| 13 | If access is uncontrolled and unsupervised , the likelihood of plagiarism is increased , particularly if an author has not published the results of his or her work . |
| 14 | If demand is higher than expected , can I object if the manufacturer asks another producer also to make the same product ? |
| 15 | But what if demand is lower than expected — must I keep to my quoted price ? |
| 16 | Water loss from cells especially if air is warm and dry |
| 17 | I can not think , however , that we are meant to live as if life is earnest and real , and that we are not meant to enjoy ourselves . |
| 18 | Bring to the boil , reduce heat and simmer until liquid is thick and syrupy , stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan . |
| 19 | Whisk yolks and sugar until mixture is thick and pale and holds a trail . |
| 20 | We say that if food is good and wholesome in the first place , we do n't need irradiation . |
| 21 | If doubt is human and universal , why do so many Christians treat it as dark and unmentionable , a problem that gnaws at the mind like the suspicion of cancer or troubles the conscience like a guilty thought ? |
| 22 | This is misleading because counselling is more than this , but it does provide one valuable element of the process . |
| 23 | Because Lavender is versatile and cheap , it is the oil used most commonly by nurses at the Radcliffe Infirmary . |
| 24 | And the same , whatever class you are , because class is primitive and silly . |
| 25 | Its value as a fuel is limited , since uranium is cheaper and plentiful . |
| 26 | There has always been an unresolved tension in the English and Welsh educational systems between the view that education is broad and general while training is specific and vocational . |
| 27 | Since muscle is heavier than fat but not as bulky , a small increase in muscle size compensates for a larger amount of fat loss , resulting in a considerable change in shape but no change in body-weight . |
| 28 | On the one hand it can be used simply to say that whilst theory is essential and desirable it nevertheless depends for its validity on observation ( of an empirical kind ) . |
| 29 | Todd deems le Play 's schema incomplete , however , because it ignores a further crucial discriminating variable — whether marriage is endogamous or exogamous with regard to the family . |
| 30 | How to win the argument that the IDO is dormant rather than active , since this has considerable bearing , not least on whether compensation is liable if workable reserves are limited by conditions . |