Example sentences of "is [adj] [conj] [adv] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Being a Special is unpaid and therefore commitment to the job is all important .
2 Comparative studies in volunteers have shown that activated charcoal is better than either syrup of ipecacuanha or gastric lavage in reducing drug absorption .
3 But surely what we want is more than just housework to be waged and left as it is ?
4 It is evident that only pre-exposure to saline itself produced latent inhibition and that an aversion was established perfectly readily after all other conditions of pre-exposure .
5 The method suffers from the disadvantage that it is slow and consequently diffusion of low molar mass material could be large enough to introduce serious error in the measurement .
6 Our reception is most gratifying — for it is enthusiastic and really kind in the highest degree …
7 Thus contempt is wider than simply breach of any of Parliament 's privileges but can consist of any conduct which interferes with the workings of Parliament or is likely to bring Parliament or its members into disrepute .
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