Example sentences of "[subord] it [vb -s] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new model joins the previously-announced 16-port model , although it has an earlier availability date : the company is aiming for late this quarter for the eight-port model , while the 16-port version is not expected until the third quarter . |
| 2 | The Atapeuerca skeletal sample is large by the standards of any other Middle Pleistocene hominid site , so it provides an unprecedented opportunity to examine the internal morphological and metrical variation of what is assumed the represent a penecontemporaneous sample of individuals of different ages and sex . |
| 3 | Silicon Graphics has signed a letter of intent to buy 10% of Control Data Systems once it becomes an independent company . |
| 4 | The Council … believes strongly that a first degree course in Educational Studies lasting three years may be designed to lead to an Honours award … the concept of a three-year degree course in Educational Studies , leading to an Honours or an unclassified degree , will be acceptable provided it combines an adequate period of practical experience in the classroom with a requisite minimum of academic studies . |
| 5 | If it chooses an independent valuer , then there is a separate contract between the valuer and the borrower , the society 's obligation being confined to using care in the selection of the valuer . |
| 6 | Most members of the Arab League would welcome a Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon , but not if it means an inter-Arab war . |
| 7 | We try and look at the risk to see if it warrants an extra premium . |
| 8 | Simple material can be unmistakably right if it has an appropriate urge and impulse . |
| 9 | For products that are expensive and only used sporadically an unattractive product may be chosen if it has an exceptional performance as its handling characteristics will ensure that it is only used as a last resort and not used casually when other cheaper products would suffice . |
| 10 | If it seems an ambitious goal , let me ask you a simple question . |
| 11 | We respond by saying that we will see how much local INTEREST there is , and if it looks an economic viability we 'll come and talk to you . |
| 12 | This has even been a criticism of ( or objection to ) the use of conditional funds from the IMF , unless it becomes an absolute necessity for economic survival . |
| 13 | In each case the new wall light will be controlled by the existing switch connected to the rose or junction box you select , unless it has an integral push-button or pull-cord switch . |
| 14 | Is not his solution of private consultants to be engaged by competitive schools asking for trouble , because it creates an automatic conflict of interest and renders their reports suspect by definition ? |
| 15 | Their response is depressing — and also debilitating — because it creates an instant polarity between what might be termed the old and new agendas of the left , when what is actually required is a synthesis . |
| 16 | The logarithmic technique is not normally used because it requires an extra search for every power-of-two increase in the number of records , while a higher-level index only needs to be built when an index has reached three or four tracks in size . |
| 17 | This means that rhyme monitoring should take longer than word monitoring because it involves an additional stage . |
| 18 | Nudes news : Women are upset by female nudity in films because it sets an impossible standard but think there should be more male nudes on screen , according to a Glamour magazine survey . |
| 19 | Such racing is not good because it introduces an unpredictable element and is avoided in real system . |
| 20 | If , rather differently , serving the interests of the enterprise is taken as a proxy for maximising the joint welfare of the relevant groups the formulation is unsatisfactory for this purpose because it contains an inherent bias towards the shareholders . |
| 21 | This dust is sometimes called fines , and it is also called soil but this is a poor term because it implies an organic component , which is absent . |
| 22 | I have drawn this chart to a larger scale because it provides an excellent check of the limiting magnitude of binoculars . |
| 23 | If you want to make a trip to China then , even while it seems an impossible dream , start planning that trip . |
| 24 | But I would make clear to Mr if he looks at the minutes of the budget review sub-committee , that the suggestion of the director of property services wastes his time fully exploring all options for the disposal of all or any part of the County Farms estate , for which he probably asks for a large amount of money , since it involves an enormous amount of wasted time , is not been agreed , it 's a non-delegated item , it was a recommendation of this committee which has not been moved at this committee , and it was a most unfortunate and woolly form of words . |
| 25 | When buying a baby seat check its weight , capacity and whether it has an integral harness and quick-release buckle . |
| 26 | When it receives an acoustic signal transmitted from a range of up to 40 km , the weapon jettisons its ballast and rises to just below the sea surface . |
| 27 | Another novelty is the secure access feature , which prompts you for a password when it auto-answers an incoming data . |
| 28 | It should soon develop a habit of relieving itself in this way when it finds an appropriate spot at the start of its walk . |
| 29 | A behavioural response is strengthened when it has an increased probability of occurring ( frequency ) or when it is likely to be performed for a longer period of time ( duration ) . |
| 30 | It moves the word you are typing to a new line when it enters an invisible margin running down the right-hand side of the screen . |