Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] [adv] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 It turns out that it is possible to reproduce exactly the results of non-relativistic quantum mechanics by attributing definite properties to individual systems .
2 If it is acceptable to take away the lives of some , then we can no longer say that all human life is equally important and valued .
3 The view expressed here is that it is impossible to quantify either the costs or benefits of insider dealing in any meaningful sense .
4 The development of endorectal coils for MRI is likely to improve further the results with this technique .
5 That party knows that only a higher court is likely to push forward the boundaries of some legal rule .
6 5.2 The way in which PSD modules are offered in a centre is likely to influence strongly the chances of success .
7 The right contract for a project will depend largely on the system of building procurement being used , and it is useful to review here the systems commonly in use .
8 Before examining the statistical evidence linking education and health to economic growth , it is useful to review briefly the ways in which these two services are said to facilitate economic growth .
9 Clearly it is prudent to question carefully the credentials of a biotechnology conference before signing up .
10 Considerable problems have been raised through the desire of commercial companies and research establishments to patent products or processes , which they have developed , as it is difficult to define accurately the parameters of a biological process .
11 It is difficult to analyse precisely the attractions , if it is not grotesque to call them such , of the Vietnam war .
12 Therefore , the policy suggestion that arises from theory is that in seeking to determine the effects of monopolisation it is necessary to weigh carefully the costs against the benefits , to examine the trade-off of the one against the other .
13 It is necessary to handle properly the relations between the central and the local authorities . ’
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