Example sentences of "this [is] [adj] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is essential to bridge sectoral barriers , to ensure cohesive and effective group work in obtaining reliable analyses of local circumstances , and in utilising local resources to the full . |
| 2 | This is insufficient to meet all requirements immediately , and so priorities are being agreed between Computing Sub-Group and Estates . |
| 3 | In Bell 's work the giving of financial support within middle-class families is ‘ men 's business ’ , and in a sense this is inevitable given that men exercise direct control over economic resources in this setting . |
| 4 | Although this is unlikely to happen this year , the astrological pointers are that it will occur before the end of l993 . |
| 5 | However , this is unlikely to cause any difficulties in the context of commercial operations : it is well known that documents of the kind on which standard terms of business are likely to be printed , such as orders , acknowledgments and delivery notes , commonly include contract terms . |
| 6 | Although around 300,000-400,000 square feet of office space ( some 1% of the City 's total supply ) will be needed by firms hit by the bomb , this is unlikely to have much effect on London 's troubled commercial-property market . |
| 7 | It plans to boost public investment again , but this is unlikely to make much difference : public investment accounts for only 7% of GNP . |
| 8 | Again , this is unlikely to win any favour with the population at large . |
| 9 | This is sufficient to hold most video camcorder shoots without the inconvenience of changing cassettes in the middle , a drawback encountered on VHS-C . |
| 10 | This is sufficient to dislodge any particles . |
| 11 | This is supposed to have greater survival value in regard to social functions like nest-egg guarding , and to aid some kinds of brain activity . |
| 12 | This is likely to facilitate subsequent decision-making and can provide useful material for discussion at the next session . |
| 13 | In practice this is likely to mean those schools which are already participating in school improvement schemes or have shown some other indication of an ability to grapple with problems . |
| 14 | In practice this is likely to mean those schools which are already participating in school improvement schemes or have shown some other indication of an ability to grapple with problems . |
| 15 | In practice a resolution of 0·02 eV ( 20 meV ) is attainable with a relatively simple design using UV sources , and this is adequate to show vibrational features ( characteristically ∼ 0·1 eV ) . |