Example sentences of "be [adj] [coord] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to the constitution of the united Germany , acts tending to and undertaken with the intent to disturb the peaceful relations between nations , especially to prepare for aggressive war , are unconstitutional and a punishable offence . |
| 2 | Per capita costs of material appear low , but the project is so small that production costs are minimal and a great deal of good will and free time has gone into material production and distribution . |
| 3 | When deadlines are deadly and a male editor is breathing fire and brimstone down the phone , I go all giggly and silly-little-me-late-again-ish . |
| 4 | However , casual or conspired encounters with the public are infrequent and a primary duty is to deliver court summonses and warrants . |
| 5 | The pottery designs are distinctive and a diverse range of colours used . |
| 6 | a All these options are useful but a catalytic converter will cut out 90 per cent of emissions of carbon monoxide , nitrogen dioxide and hydrocarbons . |
| 7 | a All of these are useful but a returnable bottle system ( as with doorstep milk deliveries in the UK ) uses fewer raw materials and less energy than even the most efficient recycling scheme . |
| 8 | However , this may not always be possible and a good list will be categorised in such a way that sections can be taken out and used as appropriate . |
| 9 | There have been some impressive cases of increases in productivity , notably British Airways , British Leyland , and British Steel , which have shed workers , but it remains to be seen whether the improvement will be durable or a once-only case of firms shaking out the least efficient workers . |
| 10 | This might , for example , reveal that a child who appeared to be inattentive or a slow learner was in fact showing symptoms of specific learning difficulties ( e.g. dyslexia ) or a hearing impairment — possibly an intermittent one such as is associated with otitis media . |
| 11 | The ultimate goal was the creation of an industry , originally funded by foreign investment , that would be self-sustaining and a major earner of foreign currency . |
| 12 | This is a time of tension when the stakes may be high and a future plan hangs by a thread . |
| 13 | You want to be light and a good conductor of heat . |
| 14 | A new ground will be costly and a suitable area will need to be found . |
| 15 | The culture of the worker can only be subordinate and a closed system ; a security from the salient values of the industrial culture . |
| 16 | Catalysts must have a high surface to volume ratio to be effective and a physical form which presents minimum resistance to high velocity gas streams and be capable of operating at high temperatures and often under high humidity conditions . |
| 17 | If he receives decent ball , Stuart Barnes can be brilliant but a big question mark hangs over his performance when he 's confronted with poor quality possession . |
| 18 | Even if we were to obtain substantial concessions and eliminate all our strategic nuclear weapons , we could not eliminate all theirs , so we would merely leave them with a residual capability which would be overwhelming and a continual menace to ourselves . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've always wanted to be mysterious and a little bit sinister and have girls swoon when they see me . ’ |
| 20 | They assume this oral culture to be inferior and a major contributor to the ‘ backwardness ’ of so-called primitive societies . |
| 21 | The preparation of the floor surface is crucial , it should be level and a good underlay will help to minimise any variations as well as improve the look and durability of your carpet . |
| 22 | Many businessmen and politicians in Scotland expect the effects of the Tunnel to be adverse but a recent analysis by economists from the Royal Bank of Scotland suggests that Scotland 's high tech inward investment is unlikely to be threatened . |
| 23 | He wants not a huge monument which would hardly be fitting but a small plaque somewhere in the village the plane narrowly avoided . |
| 24 | A pharmaceutical salesperson will discuss with doctors the problems which have arisen with patient treatment ; perhaps an ointment has been ineffective or a harmful side-effect has been discovered . |
| 25 | They are super and a perfect fit . |
| 26 | This policy has many advantages : It makes it possible to concentrate development and testing work on key points affecting safety , reliability , protection from radiation , and improved capacity ; Thanks to the large orders for identical equipment , the industry can anticipate its work load long in advance , equip itself accordingly , and schedule its fabrication work in the most economical manner ; Construction times are short ( now only five years for a 900-MWe unit ) because the working drawings are identical and a defective item of equipment can be replaced promptly ; And finally , standardisation makes it easier to train the operating personnel and reduces maintenance problems . |
| 27 | He was a yuppie decades before the word was invented , and his stated objects in life were self-promotion and a settled life . |
| 28 | His toes were warm and a good colour , and there was no sign of swelling above or below the plaster . |
| 29 | It is an important feature of being independent and a vital ingredient of providing care in the community to people with all kinds of disabilities . |
| 30 | I think these proposals not only are a way forward but also in light of what is actually happening in the area of Highfields with er the high numbers of unemployment , with the high rate of people underachieving in education I think for the last two and a half years there has been no clear guidelines or structure that has systematically brought about any results in the two centres to move forward where people have lost out by this issue being bureaucratic and a political football that 's being kicked about and I think it 's about time where we now have cross party consensus that we move positively forward and work towards these proposals . |