Example sentences of "is [adj] [adv] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is that also a different derivation of the inductance ? |
| 2 | Is that normally a legitimate part of |
| 3 | Is that not a humiliating prospect for the Edinburgh summit next year ? |
| 4 | Is that not a crushing answer to those who would maintain that Miller and myself live in the same flat ? |
| 5 | Is that not a political cop-out ? |
| 6 | Is that not a pertinent question in the context of the millions of pounds worth of drugs on the streets throughout the United Kingdom ? |
| 7 | ‘ Is that not a horrible smell , no , Uncle Rory ? ’ |
| 8 | Is that not a significant springboard for the future for British manufacturing industry ? |
| 9 | Is that not a clear case of fraud ? |
| 10 | ‘ Or is that rather a naïve question ? ’ |
| 11 | Is that still a viable method of energy production ? |
| 12 | Is that quite a high score there ? |
| 13 | Is this just a malign coincidence ? |
| 14 | Is this not a strange time to close offices which provide assistance for so many unemployed people ? |
| 15 | Is this not a quick election fix rather than a programme of long-term investment to improve our competitiveness ? |
| 16 | So is this really a new panacea or a just a passing craze for crazies . |
| 17 | But is this really a fair comparison ? |
| 18 | Now this is this quite a common thing after the flu to get a problem . |
| 19 | Nor have there been any informal jolly gatherings when the daily toil of pressing the flesh is over : Mr Kinnock wandering back among the press party , glass of whisky in hand , letting his ( metaphorical ) hair down a little , tipping us just the hint of a wink that this is all just a great game . |
| 20 | No free oxygen is present so a different set of reactions takes place ; the atoms rearrange themselves , seeking the most thermodynamically stable combinations . |
| 21 | The seat inside the Dream Rider is adjustable so a good view is always guaranteed . |
| 22 | In the case of Durkheim , whose political sociology is less conspicuous , there is apparent nevertheless a strong commitment to republicanism ( most explicitly at the time of the Dreyfus affair ) as well as a cautious sympathy with the reformist wing of the socialist movement and a pronounced hostility to Marxist ideas of class conflict . |
| 23 | If the prediction is correct then a negative relationship should be observed . |
| 24 | It is surprising how a similar kind of construction in Bach has an altogether more poetic result . |