Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is that done once a day or each driver ? |
| 2 | The trouble is that taken overall the drop in academic competence has not been dramatic . |
| 3 | In that work it is possible to see clearly the relation between his insistence on totality and the Romantic aesthetic of totality as the inner necessity that moulds all works of art . |
| 4 | On a clear day it is possible to see both the English and Bristol Channels ; the distant Quantocks and Mendips frame the Somerset Levels , with Glastonbury Tor rising mysteriously out of the mists . |
| 5 | From this , we can see that it is possible to control both the rate and angle of descent by varying the pitch ( Fig. 8.1 ) . |
| 6 | If you can arrange for an automatic ballcock top-up into the filter chamber and pressure bungs on the inlet(s) to the pond , then it is possible to fill only the filter with water , suck it through the Eradicator , into the sand filter and so into the pool . |
| 7 | One particular strength is that it is possible to specify both the area and the subject of the map . |
| 8 | By modification of the conditions of test and the use of an appropriate indicator , it is possible to determine separately the calcium content of a sample . |
| 9 | It turns out that it is possible to reproduce exactly the results of non-relativistic quantum mechanics by attributing definite properties to individual systems . |
| 10 | Paul never explicitly describes the heresy he seeks to expose at Colossae , though from his statement it is possible to piece together the evidence of what had been such a destructive influence . |
| 11 | But it is possible to understand better the man behind those achievements . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | It is impossible to explain satisfactorily the passion that Shah Jehan had in this direction . |
| 14 | As Laurence Martin has said : ‘ It is impossible to refute entirely the criticism that the various strategies of limitation may appear to make the world safe for nuclear warfare and thereby hasten its onset ’ ; but he concluded : ‘ The proper question may therefore be not , should we contemplate limited nuclear war , but , should we consider the ways of limiting the nuclear war which is henceforth always a possibility ’ ( Howard , 1979 , pp. 119 and 120 ) . |
| 15 | In many districts it is impossible to distinguish exactly the contribution of winter-lets to homelessness , but they must add a considerable degree of uncertainty to housing demand in any given rural location , particularly in attractive holiday areas . |
| 16 | While it is impossible to measure precisely the influence of these factors , they all probably contributed to the falling output-capital ratio and the consequent decline in the profit rate . |
| 17 | By its very nature it is impossible to quantify exactly the extent of the black economy . |
| 18 | The view expressed here is that it is impossible to quantify either the costs or benefits of insider dealing in any meaningful sense . |
| 19 | It is known that the sea is cruel , but it is also humourless , so few laughs are prompted by this book and after some glum pages it is easy to crave even the schoolboy humour of Stephen Leacock 's skit , Soaked in Seaweed . |
| 20 | The growth in value and volume of overseas trade will be discussed in the next chapter , but it is appropriate to consider here the provision of shipping and of port facilities . |
| 21 | The development of endorectal coils for MRI is likely to improve further the results with this technique . |
| 22 | Wherever we are aware of development work which is likely to affect significantly the enjoyment of your holiday , we shall always do our best to inform you before you travel . |
| 23 | That party knows that only a higher court is likely to push forward the boundaries of some legal rule . |
| 24 | With the government insisting on cutting back sulphur emissions from Scottish power stations , the company is likely to bring forward the opening date of the station by several years to 1992-93 . |
| 25 | This form of ‘ observation ’ has very severe limitations not only because the teacher has a principal role in the lesson but because that role is likely to demand almost the whole of the teacher 's attention , particularly at the most important moments . |
| 26 | 5.2 The way in which PSD modules are offered in a centre is likely to influence strongly the chances of success . |
| 27 | It is conventional to use twice the median of the absolute values of the modified residuals as the length of the vertical bar used to blur the smooth . |
| 28 | The present standard of Woolmer Road , the county say , is inadequate to accommodate safely the traffic volumes likely to result from directing two-way traffic on to the route . |
| 29 | A trainee who feels that their training course is inadequate has often no option but to continue on the training course or find themselves in a position of having their benefits cut . |
| 30 | We will consider DVI further below in 3.23 but it is helpful to review here the basis of its approach to data compression . |