Example sentences of "is [vb pp] it [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | If the CEMREL Research Project ( 1972 ) is any indication of what is expected it seems American teachers are looking for a child 's skill at ‘ showing ’ , and , in particular , ‘ showing ’ emotion . |
2 | Some anthropologists would counter these examples by arguing that there actually are class-like phenomena in such states ( Terray , 1975 ) , by pointing out the difference in access to the means of production between elders and juniors and men and women , but even if this argument is accepted it gives little support to the general theory in that such ‘ class ’ differences also occur in clearly stateless societies . |
3 | ‘ The neural net records all details of a scene — body posture , words , tone of voice , movement — and when the scene is replayed it enhances certain features to make the record less ambiguous . ’ |
4 | It is evident that however the relationship is conceived it contains many elements of disorder and conflict , and that if there is not a substantial movement , in the medium-term future , towards greater economic equality among the nations of the world , the prospects for peaceful international cooperation will become still more discouraging . |
5 | When it is established it develops many runners which bear green shoots at intervals . |