Example sentences of "is [adj] [prep] [verb] new [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Although no-one can deny the impressive growth of small electronics firms that make , for instance , personal computers ( see ‘ The Great British Small Computer ’ , p 639 ) the consultants said the IT industry : • is unimaginative in designing new products • lacks marketing ability • has insufficient skills in distributing goods • does not sell enough overseas • lacks enough big companies with comprehensive product and marketing strategies .
2 If you think fund management is all about finding new wheezes , then the present focus on charities provides an apt illustration .
3 It provides an effective descant over voices , and can sound languid and restful , especially when unaccompanied in its bottom octave , rising from middle C. In its middle register it is useful for teaching new tunes or doubling the melody line .
4 * The Ukrainian government has announced it may consider restarting the two undamaged reactors at the Chernobyl site unless foreign help is forthcoming in installing new facilities to provide heating for the people still working in and around the complex .
5 JOHN NICHOLS is keen on visiting new outlets and buying fish .
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