Example sentences of "is [adj] [conj] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is understandable that a civil servant takes longer to negotiate or work out a solution over which he is unenthusiastic , the result being that by the time the work is complete , there is a new minister who is more ready to see the weaknesses of this line of action . |
| 2 | But is that because a new innovation you see . |
| 3 | Normalised data is stable and a good foundation for any future growth . |
| 4 | Belgacom , the Belgian state phone company , is terrified that the government , which is in such a panic to cut its budget deficit as required by the terms of the Maastricht Treaty that it tendered its resignation to the king , who declined it , will rush to raise cash by privatising the phones : ‘ It is only when the company 's reorganisation and internal restructuring is complete that a new change to its statutes could be undertaken , ’ the board said , warning ‘ It takes time to transform an administration into an efficient and dynamic company . ’ |
| 5 | It is undeniable that a great deal of important and fundamental research has come from the several centres of excellence in the USA . |
| 6 | From the unlikely beginning of an extreme and unremitting egocentricity , Hobbes has thus explained how it is possible that a civil society can come into being . |
| 7 | It is possible that a strong sense of teamwork , which was less apparent in other instances , had been engendered through such within-board activity . |
| 8 | In many instances it is likely that these lowered rates of employment are the direct result of providing care , although in some cases it is possible that a temporary withdrawal from the labour market ( for example , because of redundancy or child-bearing ) may enable some women to take on informal caring responsibilities and delay their return to paid employment . |
| 9 | It is possible that a greater difference would have emerged if we had been able to age-match the Crohn 's disease and control groups , as age has been shown to be inversely correlated with intestinal blood volume . |
| 10 | It is possible that a substantial increase in demand for teacher education on language could develop in the next few years . |
| 11 | If the WC cistern takes a long time to fill , it is possible that a high-pressure type of ballvalve has been fitted instead of a low-pressure type ( page 38 ) or that there is dirt in the valve orifice . |
| 12 | A number of considerations need to be made , and it is possible that a combined method may be preferable . |
| 13 | Alternatively , it is possible that a fundamental determinant of matrix-initiated cellular differentiation is a change in cell shape and size . |
| 14 | However , it is possible that a bright flash observed on the Moon by five English monks in the summer of 1178 was the formation of Bruno , in which case it is about the only lunar crater that has ever been observed to form . |
| 15 | It is possible that a third person might have entered the lavatory and been provoked into violence by what the defendant was doing — the woman 's partner , for example . |
| 16 | It is possible that a few cells or nuclei were damaged at the site of crypt bisection and damaged nuclei would not have been measured . |
| 17 | It is possible that a high-status tomb may yet be found entirely intact and that many gold and silver objects remain to be discovered by excavation . |
| 18 | It is possible that a dilated colon would generate only very low amplitude contractions that are not distinguished during manometric studies . |
| 19 | Although such a strategy is possible as a distinct strategy , it is more often employed as a tactic for reducing emissions as part of the air quality management strategy . |
| 20 | Very occasionally it is good to have interludes of completely new material as long as the mood is right and a satisfactory form created . |
| 21 | She is a strict disciplinarian treated with great respect by her customers , but she is kind-hearted and a good friend to Lizzie Hexam . |
| 22 | Therefore , it is conceivable that a higher cost drug would be worthwhile , compared to the alternative , if it had much higher effectiveness . |
| 23 | * Every — patient is different and a new experience . |
| 24 | This was required by the SIB in order to protect customers of smaller firms , which might need to rely on the larger firm with or through whom they are dealing ( although it is doubtful that a small securities firm should trade in complicated derivatives at all if it does not have the necessary expertise ) . |
| 25 | It is doubtful whether a mere counterparty should be treated as a customer . |
| 26 | Following this , it is clear that a strong distinction can be made between rule on the one hand and normative regularity on the other . |
| 27 | It is clear that a great deal of ley hunting done over the past 50 years has been hunting chance alignments . |
| 28 | However , it is clear that a major factor in both risk and accident estimates is how busy the junction was . |
| 29 | But it is clear that a major function of topic marking is precisely to relate the marked utterance to some specific topic raised in the prior discourse , t.e . |
| 30 | In both these examples it is clear that a major advantage of the simulation model is that answers can be more reliably obtained to questions such as ‘ how high should 1 build this bridge ? ’ or ‘ what would be the hydrological effect of building another 2000 houses in Edwalton ? ’ than if the engineer or planner were to rely solely upon rules of thumb or ‘ common sense ’ . |