Example sentences of "is [adj] [conj] [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The interior is spacious and finely proportioned though the illumination level is low on account of the slit-like fenestration ( 461 ) . |
| 2 | Calorie-wise , all fresh fruit is lower than both dried and tinned . |
| 3 | Much of Jesus 's world has emerged from the haze of conjecture , speculation and mythic hyperbole , and is clearer and better documented than , say , the world of King Arthur . |
| 4 | The news that the Secretary of State for Scotland has asked for a feasibility study to investigate the need for a second Forth road bridge is unwelcome and merely confirms that the Scottish Office lacks a viable , long-term strategy for transport . |
| 5 | Since there are now breeding colonies on the Channel Islands in comfortable feeding range of the Sussex coast , it is likely that both feeding and passage movements are involved . |
| 6 | It said ‘ Many of the smaller hard drives available , especially old ones , use Stepper Motor actuators and it is these that really require that a low level format be carried out on them at least once a year , as after a long period of heating and cooling it is more than possible that the heads are out of alignment with the tracks . |
| 7 | In a long dissertation it might be justified as a way of helping your reader remember your starting point ; in a short essay , however , it is redundant and simply shows that you do n't know how to finish . |
| 8 | ( No. 2 ) [ 1990 ] 1 A.C. 109 , after reference to the principle of law that , in cases concerned with government secrets , the Crown , in order to restrain disclosure , must show not only that the information is confidential but also show that it is in the public interest that it should not be published , continued , at pp. 283–284 : |
| 9 | When exaggerated to this degree , it is evident that neither teaching nor learning could ensue , for cooperation was absent and opposition in full force . |
| 10 | Ainhoa is smaller than either Sare or As Cain , and simpler . |
| 11 | PAUL BEDWORTH is small and slightly built but he was strong enough to push his mother down a flight of attic stairs when she tried to stop him using his computer . |
| 12 | Israel is small and densely populated so it is extremely difficult to find a site for a nuclear plant . |
| 13 | Dr Mostafa Tolba , executive director of the UN Environment Programme ( UNEP ) , has said that damage to the ozone layer is worse than previously thought and has proposed advancing a ban on ozone-destroying chemicals by four years to the start of 1996 . |
| 14 | I realise this is higher than originally envisaged but I firmly believe our approach will lead to the best result . |
| 15 | In part it is because training is in-service and little emphasized and also because so much of government is secret , information being deliberately kept from Parliament and the public . |
| 16 | It is necessary and immensely touching that your mentor should take the trouble to give you comfort in every step you take , in a very basic and everyday way . |
| 17 | This is a useful litigation tool , but it is expensive and both cost and demand need to be researched before it is installed . |
| 18 | Premiums are usually reasonable , provided the investigation is thorough and well documented and supported by affidavits . |
| 19 | Polly James , as the matchmaker Frosine , is energetic and endlessly scheming as she attempts to marry off the daughter and her lover Valère , who is masquerading as the Miser 's steward , and the son and Mariane , who is also the object of the father 's desire . |
| 20 | It is significant that neither Kermode nor Lodge have inclined towards the more radical deconstructionist road . |