Example sentences of "is [adj] [subord] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Washing hospital sheets costs more , in some rich countries , than providing disposable bedding ; returning soft-drinks bottles through supermarkets to be refilled is dearer than using new ones each time . |
| 2 | This , of course , is easier than finding provable hypotheses for which we may expect evidence within the earth 's crust . |
| 3 | Disk Mirror is useful when copying large disks from one drive to another , especially over a network , as you can copy only the required directories . |
| 4 | This combination is useful when suggesting distant hills . |
| 5 | This provides information and data and is useful when preparing final accounts ( Fig. 5.15 ) . |
| 6 | The article is unmarked as regards spatio-temporal relations ; so the function of deictic reference is to set up a continual spatial , temporal and subjective opposition between proximal and distal relations . |
| 7 | The distinction between the two cues is important because manipulating vertical disparities in the way described by Sobel and Collett , for example , has the effect of creating both differential vertical and differential horizontal perspective cues . |
| 8 | This variability is evident when studying purified receptors in artificial membranes , calcium release in single cells or in cell populations . |
| 9 | The interest paid to debenture holders is deductible when calculating taxable profits , unlike dividend payments . |
| 10 | In practice , compromise is necessary when assigning actual shorelines to the above classes . |
| 11 | That 's sufficient in law , although at least 20 years is desirable as validating old recitals of title , etc . |