Example sentences of "is [adv] [adv] [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In February 1980 the Afghan Foreign Minister argued that ‘ the presence of foreign troops in a country , especially when it is requested by that country , is basically not against the principles of non-alignment ’ . |
| 2 | When we begin to appreciate more clearly and with greater precision how and why so many Third World countries are locked into a global system that is so patently against the interests of the majority of their peoples , we may find one of the keys to the development puzzle , and a valuable clue as to how the global system currently works . |
| 3 | The colour range is amazing and there is generally enough for the hems and sewing on the buttons of one garment on each reel . |
| 4 | It is largely up to the banks themselves to decide on the ratio that they consider to be ‘ prudent ’ : i.e. the ratio that provides them with enough liquid assets to enable them to meet any demands for cash . |
| 5 | Membership is open only to the residents of the Bendinat estate ; exclusive apartments with fine views have been built alongside the estate 's golf course . |
| 6 | His body is still here in the woods with three others killed in the same action . ’ |
| 7 | Although dual employer structuring may be common in some industries , nevertheless our main concern is more specifically with the origins and development of employers ' associations themselves , which will now be delineated . |
| 8 | The Prime Minister is clearly now on the ropes and does n't seem able to fight back . |
| 9 | The poetry substitutes for the love and for the lovers — Astrophel 's and Stella 's reality is also only within the bounds of linguistic play . |
| 10 | In the latter case , it is considerably cheaper to board children with foster parents , and social workers would argue that in practice this is also often in the children 's best interest . |
| 11 | Although marketing is done centrally , the success of a franchise is also down to the efforts of the franchisee in drumming up business . |
| 12 | As Lloyd points out , ‘ In effect it is now up to the police to exercise their political judgement about our freedom to demonstrate ’ ( 1989:260 ) . |
| 13 | The former English national champion is now out of the singles competition but has reached the semi-finals of the doubles . |
| 14 | The former English national champion is now out of the singles competition but has reached the semi-finals of the doubles . |
| 15 | The special report from the Select Committee on Health is now therefore in the hands of the Privileges Committee , and it can not be discussed . |
| 16 | A kill every few days is often enough for the predators of large prey . |
| 17 | The operation of the electoral system has changed as a result of alterations in the level and distribution of support for the political parties , so that the value of a vote is far less for the supporters of some parties than others and in some constituencies than in others . |
| 18 | WELL , YOU CAN SAY ONE thing for John Major : after ducking the date on two occasions when he might have won , he ca n't be accused of lacking courage in calling a general election when his party is at best level-pegging with Labour and , possibly , is even behind in the polls . |
| 19 | ‘ He plays for a mixed side in his spare time and is well up with the rules which is pretty useful because they seem to change every couple of months . ’ |
| 20 | The only place that is well out from the banks on a river is the middle section . |
| 21 | In a big theatre performance will never be perfect unless the beat is understood more by the eyes than the ears , because sometimes the chorus is almost wholly in the wings , and almost always divided between two sides . |
| 22 | Since other versions of the weeping bitch tale are known from the continent , and France is unquestionably home to the fabliaux , the divergent descent of the known Dame Sirith and the Interludium from an English descendant of a French source — perhaps an Anglo-Norman play text — rather than the one from the other looks most likely . |
| 23 | Nevertheless there has been a slow but perceptible change in the basis of such control , which is no longer in the hands of particular landowning families and individuals as such , but part of the duties of the office to which they have been elected . |
| 24 | is no longer in the hands of a capitalist ruling class ; it is pluralistic and will change depending on the issue and the circumstances . |
| 25 | I mean she was warning the population that there 's erm salmonella in eggs , and I her party is actually traditionally in the interests of the farmers and things , and she took the interests of the population first and she was absolutely hauled through the hedges by the press . |