Example sentences of "is [adj] [conj] [adv] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The body is normally able to control the balance of cholesterol , by producing more if the intake is low or less if the intake is increased . |
| 2 | It is clear that a waiver is of no effect unless it is unequivocal and only where the representee acts on it to his detriment . |
| 3 | They could say it is human as soon as the egg is fertilised . |
| 4 | The close correspondence between the τ and r results suggests that the deviation from interval scale is slight and hence that the effect on results may not be radical ( Siegal , 1956 ) . |
| 5 | It is extraordinary that even though the Government found an extra £40 million for sport in the last Budget , which is near enough double the expenditure on sport year on year , Opposition Members criticise us and suggest that we are not providing the necessary resources for sport . |
| 6 | All is well as long as the subject is lying down , but when he stands up , the reflexes which normally make arteries all over the body contract to meet the new hydrostatic conditions no longer operate effectively , and a sharp and dangerous fall of blood pressure follows . |
| 7 | It is notable that even when the young Rogers was inspired by the direct experience of discovering two moths in nearby woods , he turned immediately to books to find out about the life-cycle , and learn the lepidopterists ' terminology . |
| 8 | Insanitary conditions , and the concentration of people and rats in a limited area , made them vulnerable to attacks of plague , and it is noteworthy that even when the disease had ceased to be common in the country , it persisted in urban areas . |