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

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1 The last term e it , is the error term of the equation and in the case that the equation has been specified correctly and is unbiased then the sum of the error terms should be zero which would reduce Eq .
2 is that an Orkney way of doing it or is that just a sort of male thing ?
3 I du n no , as you say to see the culture things like that but it 's a bit difficult to put niggers down in their own country well what 's that then , is that , is that just the ferry between an island or something
4 Is that just the name of the vaccine ?
5 An alternative approach is to measure share price changes ; prices at any given time reflect the market 's estimate of future performance and if it is assumed that this estimate is reliable then a comparison of ‘ before and after ’ figures should provide an accurate guide to the change in earning potential brought about by merger .
6 Is this just a way of expressing friendliness ?
7 Is this just a case of too much sun ? ’
8 Is this just a game for you ?
9 Have the political and creative aspirations of the sector been abandoned in the climate of new realism ’ , or is this simply the beginning of a new phase ?
10 Nor is this necessarily a model of steady decline .
11 Is this now the age of ‘ lies , damn lies and journalism ’ ?
12 Nor is this only a question of a difference between writing and speech , as might at first appear .
13 Is this merely a definition of the limits of a gratuitous promise ( as in Thomas v Thomas , infra ) or is it an offer to contract , the consideration being P's forbearance from marriage ?
14 Now of course it may be that the child has caught a worry about schooling from the parent , but I think that 's the first thing to sort out — is this really a problem in the child , or is it a problem in the parent 's mind ?
15 Now of course it may be that the child has caught a worry about schooling from the parent , but I think that 's the first thing to sort out — is this really a problem in the child , or is it a problem in the parent 's mind ?
16 Is this really the intention of the UN sanctions and , if so , what is the reasoning of it ?
17 Or is this perhaps a product of the over-excited brain of a middle-aged and somewhat disparaged poet , when he finds that his ignored , his arcane , his deviously perspicuous meanings , which he thought not meanings , since no one appeared able to understand them , had after all one clear-eyed and amused reader and judge ?
18 Is this perhaps a comment on the inadequacy of the law and the difficulty of policing and getting convictions ?
19 If the relationship between risk and return is linear then the value of should not be significantly different from zero .
20 Sleep is impossible yet the Commando in the next trench when I looked in on him was sleeping soundly , his face and arms uncovered and the mosquitoes completely ignoring him .
21 That which is sinful by nature is sinful right the way through it 's existence unless something radical happens to it .
22 It is all largely a matter of trial and error to find the string that will suit you best .
23 If it is all just a matter of philosophy , then anyone can voice an opinion on it , and there may be differing views of what ‘ humanity ’ consists of behind it all .
24 It is all really a matter of manual dexterity and self-confidence .
25 Top 40 Hits , for instance , only lists records that entered the US Top 40 up to July 27 , 1991 and thus is well over a year in arrears .
26 If a printer is available then the puzzle on screen could be dumped to the printer and the wordsearch would be solved in the usual way .
27 If the prediction of the rational expectations hypothesis embodied in equation ( 3.1 ) is correct then the regression in equation ( 3.2 ) should yield an estimate of α 1 which implies that α 1 is zero , and an estimate of α 1 which implies that α 1 is unity .
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