Example sentences of "is a important [conj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The automatic recognition of handwritten words and digits is an important but difficult task that now has a large literature ( see Harmon , 1972 ; Tappert et al , 1990 ) . |
| 2 | This is an important but different explanation from that which attributes failure of conservation programmes to the conservation agency ( e.g. the Ministry of Forestry , the Environment , or ad hoc project staff ) being ineffective in getting local people to cooperate with them . |
| 3 | Survey evidence showed that although training is an important and effective way of helping some unemployed people back to work , it is not the only way or always the best way . |
| 4 | Pseudomonas cepacia is an important and increasing cause for concern among patients with cystic fibrosis ( CF ) , their families , and health professionals who look after them . |
| 5 | This is an important and complex issue . |
| 6 | This is a pity , since it is an important and powerful method of study as in any field of the history of art . |
| 7 | It is worth noting too that DES statistics sometimes single out ‘ science ’ enrolments , implying that this is an important and distinguishable category ( see , for example , DES Statistical Bulletin 14/86 , Table 7 ) . |
| 8 | It is an important and rare specimen . |
| 9 | In a letter sent out to employers Stan Heywood , assistant chief executive , wrote : ‘ As one of the biggest employers in the area , we appreciate that caring for children is an important and responsible job . |
| 10 | Midlife is an important and exciting time which has no need to borrow the outgrown trappings of youth . |
| 11 | If there is an important and difficult question of law , however , I do not anticipate that senior judges will either feel ‘ demeaned ’ or take umbrage at the possibility of the courts looking at the question again on fuller argument . |
| 12 | Many people find it hard to counter the argument of ‘ people before buildings ’ that the Church puts forward , even though for most of us the visible presence of a church — whether still in religious use or not — is an important and reassuring symbol of faith to all who pass by . |