Example sentences of "is [adj] [conj] [adv] [vb -s] the " in BNC.

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2 A cash payment is unusual and either reflects the bargaining strength of the vendor , or , in recent times , may be demanded by receivers and liquidators in recognition of the duty they owe to the creditors .
3 Such tenants should try to persuade the landlord to refrain from opting , for example , by pointing out that the option is irrevocable and often cuts the capital value of the site by restricting the potential group of tenants .
4 And so his knell is knolled ’ ; by Malcolm , ‘ The night is long that never finds the day ’ ; by Macbeth himself , ‘ Send out more horses , slurr the country round , /Hang those that talk of fear . ’
5 Table 3 shows recall to be significantly greater for the last five words in the list when recall is immediate and thus supports the recency effect .
6 She has an extraordinary gift , as she is telekinetic and so has the power to make things happen through thought-transmission .
7 An intent to cause injury by shock is sufficient and apparently means the same as an intent to cause injury to the person ( R v Rapier [ 1980 ] Crim LR 48 ) .
8 The trapezius muscle group is kite-shaped and basically pulls the head and the shoulders back .
9 With a beach start everyone is allocated a position on a short line on the beach , the race organiser checks everyone is ready and then signals the start .
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