Example sentences of "and [pers pn] is [adj] that [adj] " in BNC.

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1 this has got costs back on to a sensible basis , and he is convinced that this assures the Company of its place at the forefront of the european industry .
2 The company 's performance in the first quarter of 1993 would certainly back this projection up , he adds , and he is confident that this trend will continue now and in the foreseeable future .
3 Our reforms have ended most students ' need to rely on benefits , and it is better that that should be so .
4 These are discussed by J. Milroy ( 1983 ) , and it is noticeable that many of these features , such as w for wh ( in words of the type what , which ) , have reflexes in later English pronunciation .
5 His career was not without its less attractive moments , and it is sad that many fans will remember the famous picture in the 1981 Wisden of him kicking down the stumps after having an appeal refused in New Zealand almost as readily as they will recall his wonderful bowling ; yet even in dissent he was physically graceful , and the picture is positively balletic .
6 Over 800 modules are available to students and it is probable that all 3,000 students registered have unique programmes of study .
7 Bacterial synthesis of protein from industrial residues or organic wastes such as wood pulp is under investigation and it is probable that viable processes will be developed .
8 A look at the estate map of 1634 gives a picture of the village as it was then , and it is probable that this had n't changed much from the previous centuries .
9 The curriculum of the college centred on Muslim jurisprudence and Quranic studies , but Delhi had a reputation for astronomy and medicine and it is probable that these were also taught at the Hauz Khas .
10 The requirement that the defects be disclosed to the buyer is one of degree and it is probable that some positive act of drawing attention seems to be required .
11 No golf at all was reported in 1916 and it is probable that next to nothing was played .
12 And it is good that other agencies are being involved . ’
13 The BG-BASE reference manual is no substitute for a users ’ guide to our particular application , and it is essential that such a guide be written by the end of 1993 at the latest .
14 The log will be used by the Support Officer to assist in formulating policies on training needs , as well as for analysis of common hardware failures , and it is essential that all problems , however minor , are recorded .
15 If your choice is available , a Reference Number will be given and it is essential that this number is written in the space provided on the Booking Form .
16 Selecting a target weight for the obese is important and it is essential that this is realistic .
17 And it is essential that this call should be echoed by North-East conservationists .
18 Teeth and bones are largely composed of calcium and it is essential that enough of this mineral is present in the diet for them to remain strong .
19 The inevitable increase in migration into and within the European Community will exacerbate these problems , and it is essential that public policy be directed at promoting good relations between all groups in the community and a sense of social cohesion .
20 Yet a death has occurred ; and it is critical that this death is acknowledged .
21 Now this is certainly intriguing evidence of the ability of some species to adapt to mirror images ( problems gleefully exploited in Lewis Carroll 's Through the Looking Glass ) , and it is curious that follow-up efforts showed monkeys and even gibbons failing the tests .
22 It is the simplest and most obvious layout , but there are , of course , other patterns — such as the radial pattern of so many modern housing estates — and it is odd that these others should not have been tried out until within our own time .
23 But all of them are constantly watching the keyboard for their particular call up command and it is possible that one command may affect more than one accessory — with predictable , and disastrous , results !
24 One of the regions adjacent to Surrey which is referred to in Frithuwald 's charter is Sonning , the province of the Suningas in east Berkshire , and it is possible that one of the three sub-kings who witnessed with Frithuwald ruled here , in which case Wulfhere 's presence in Berkshire was already established at the time of Frithuwald 's grant .
25 Both Thoc1 and Thoc3 have a single open reading frame and it is possible that one of the two methionine residues at nucleotides 76 and 94 ( Figure 1 ) is used for translational initiation in vivo .
26 Steers ( 1953 ) has stressed the importance of vegetation and of dune formation in the history of offshore bars on the north Norfolk coast , which will be discussed below , and it is possible that slight changes of base level may also be important in the initial stages of some offshore bars .
27 We do not , however , have the diagnoses of all patients who died between three months and two years , and it is possible that chronic renal disease was a factor in some of these .
28 Most of the terraces are preserved as flattenings on spurs and it is possible that similar features might result from wasting of a spur due to attack by the headward erosion of valleys on either side .
29 Further research is needed in this area and it is possible that important abnormalities in the ‘ modulating ’ apoproteins may be found .
30 In the case of Venus you can see from Figure 5.2 that the abundances of C and N are fairly similar to those on the Earth , and it is possible that this is true of the planets as a whole .
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