Example sentences of "is [prep] [verb] [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A mismatched , haphazard gang of pots looks terrible and it is worth investing some decent money in creating a cohesive style . |
| 2 | For brevity it is worth using these little symbols which are easy to learn . |
| 3 | It is worth getting this formidable reputation into perspective by quoting the words of Edward O. Wilson , the world 's foremost authority on ants as well as the author of Sociobiology : In answer to the single question I am asked most frequently about ants , I can give the following answer : No , driver ants are not really the tenor of the jungle . |
| 4 | Although the order does not propose any great innovations , it is worth making some brief comments on its background . |
| 5 | 18 carat gold is becoming more and more popular for gold jewellery and for something as special as your wedding ring it is worth spending that little bit more . |
| 6 | If this sounds rather a lot it is worth noting that other word processors that offer similar facilities make similar demands of your hardware . |
| 7 | However , it is worth noting that unstressed syllables containing , , or a syllabic consonant will sound less prominent than an unstressed syllable containing some other vowel . |
| 8 | It is worth noting that imaginative use of unsophisticated technology ( as discussed in Chapter 7 ) can aid this part of an investigation , enabling a large volume of activities that may be undertaken by specified functional groups to be readily summarised . |
| 9 | Lastly it is worth noting any usual features like sunken logs , projecting tree roots and big boulders . |
| 10 | It is considering introducing some non-tariff barriers , too . |
| 11 | One way in which the flexibility of microprogramming can be used is in providing several different computer architectures and instruction sets on one basic hardware . |
| 12 | The skill is in spotting these slight wind changes . |
| 13 | Do n't you think that man has done enough harm to Jennifer as it is without inflicting any more pain on her ? ’ |
| 14 | However , all this is at a given level of effort ; the final stage of the manager 's problem is On equating this first-order condition to zero , using result ( 4.8 ) that unc we have : unc hence |
| 15 | You can see how Dorothy Sayers did it by having the victim being supposed to be actively painting when in fact he was dead , and it is by using some such piece of lateral thinking , making the victim provide the alibi in this instance , that the trick is probably most easily brought off . |
| 16 | It is by influencing these local events that genes ultimately exert influences on the adult body . |
| 17 | And it is by bringing this institutional dimension into focus that we may fully appreciate the influence of Laski , who was Professor of Political Science at LSE from 1926 to 1950 . |