Example sentences of "is [adj] [prep] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But basically his success is due to making the most of the resources available , and grabbing opportunities for improving the garden when they arise . |
| 2 | This mounting crisis is due to ignoring the illegal actions of residents who will happily use Council services but refuse to pay for their Council services . |
| 3 | John is grateful for inheriting a full head of hair . |
| 4 | The difficulty is that of translating the verbal problem or formula into the correct operations in the correct sequence . |
| 5 | Twenty-five years covered in one volume , with four other volumes following to tell the story of 1926 alone , shows that the key problem is that of seeing the whole wood among the wealth of trees . |
| 6 | One of the greatest difficulties in discussing both forms of abuse , however , is that of knowing the true extent of the problem . |
| 7 | This should not reduce the usefulness of the reference , since the prime function of a citation is that of referring an interested reader to another work rather than that of publicly applauding the contribution of individual authors . |
| 8 | Perhaps the slightest pleasure of which I can conceive is that of sucking a boiled sweet . |
| 9 | Another difficulty is that of assessing the mental state of individuals who are no longer alive . |
| 10 | So without doubt one of the most important and difficult problems in cancer research is that of identifying the other mutations . |
| 11 | Its goal is to return the British education system to its historic and essential task , which is that of preparing the young to take up their rightful places in society as either leaders or led , and to accept , appreciate , and enjoy their inequality . |
| 12 | The important technique , which keeps you going as an automaton until interest and desire take over , and concentration sharpens to a fine point , is that of having a rigorous time-table of study laid down in advance . |
| 13 | The formation of cliques is not unexpected , given the fact that the only things which the residents actually do have in common is that of having the same employer and the same degree of occupational and residential mobility . |
| 14 | Unless lithotripsy is planned , inserting a stent is preferable to inserting a nasobiliary drain . |
| 15 | Although in practice this means that some patients with chronic stable renal failure would have been referred for rapid investigation and diagnosis , we believe that this is preferable to taking a lower cut-off for carbamylated haemoglobin , such as 125 g VH/g Hb which would reduce sensitivity to 80% but increase specificity to 75% , since this would exclude some patients with a potentially reversible element to their renal failure that may not be so readily reversible if investigation and appropriate management were delayed . |
| 16 | This is preferable to bathing the whole dog , as constant bathing softens the coat , making it difficult to hand-strip and untypical of the breeds . |
| 17 | ‘ You imply that she is used to producing a four-course dinner on a primus in the organ loft , ’ said Mervyn , then , losing interest in the subject , he went on ‘ How do you think John Challow 's shaping ? ’ |
| 18 | As a VMS user with CMKRNL privilege , find a LAT port number that is unused by listing the current used ports ie. |
| 19 | No account of Churchill 's stewardship of Cabinet government is complete without mentioning the swiftest and most comprehensive Cabinet leak in the long history of unauthorized disclosure . |
| 20 | Tourists can stay up to a maximum of 90 days in theory but longer is possible by showing a confirmed return air ticket . |
| 21 | The notion that this is attributable to having a former royal servant , Reynolds , as archbishop instead of an authoritarian idealist like Winchelsey is to overvalue the role of individuals , of Winchelsey in particular ; for all his principled vigour , Winchelsey had failed to ensure long-term security for the clergy , or much beyond transient relief even during his own pontificate . |
| 22 | I did , yes , erm , when erm , we thought our prisoner was finished the co-ordinators wrote to me and said would I be interested , would our group be interested in erm , writing to Yugoslavia 's still , because with the Civil War going on there 's lots of cases coming up , for example there was a whole hospital full of patients that were taken prisoner I do n't know if they were actually physically removed or whether they were held in the hospital without access to medical treatment for something like ten days , and erm , Saria did say she 'd help me last time and I wrote back and said yes , two of us could write once a month , well they 're taken that very liberally and , and , got two or three things from the already and erm , if anyone else is interested in writing an odd letter say once a month to Yugoslavia maybe they could erm , let me know later on . . |
| 23 | Second , there is a category composed of people who work on an irregular basis , but with whom the organisation is interested in developing a continuing relationship . |
| 24 | Delicatessen : A Celebration and Cookbook will delight the enthusiastic cook who is interested in making the most of the very best ingredients . |
| 25 | In general , the research is clear in showing the critical role of support in the development of depression , but that the relationship between support , crises and depression is far more complex than many researchers have previously conveyed . |
| 26 | What is wrong with regarding an authoritative directive as one additional prima facie reason for the action it directs , which supplements , rather than supplants , the other reasons for and against that action ? |
| 27 | Operation is dependent on using the correct chemical products at the appropriate dilutions in the correct sequence with correct temperatures and a flow rate that will ensure maximum turbulence . |
| 28 | At present those wishing to work part time in Scotland must job share , which is dependent on finding a suitable sharer in the right location . |
| 29 | She is wary of platitudes and would never use the magazine phrase ‘ biological clock ’ but , like Captain Hook , she is prone to hearing a fateful ticking . |
| 30 | Nowadays his mistakes are fewer , though Patsy reveals he is prone to hiding a few under the bed . |