Example sentences of "is it a [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it a consciously ironic reversal of the negative stereotype of blacks ? |
| 2 | Nor is it a completely objective evaluation . |
| 3 | Is it a straightforwardly positive thing or is it — as Lakoff might suggest — a disadvantage in many situations ? |
| 4 | Is it a stylishly cute picture of a rhinocerous or a clever way of pushing young people into smoking . |
| 5 | Is it , is it a fairly confident outlook , or are you thinking well it could be better ? |
| 6 | If children in schools are involved , is it a genuinely educational experience for them ? |
| 7 | Football hooliganism is not a particularly new phenomenon , nor is it a peculiarly British problem , it has occurred all over the world . |
| 8 | Is it a very good plumb , oh you 've got plumb line for the top and the bottom have n't you ? and hope . |
| 9 | It is certainly not a typical European centralised system along the lines of France , Italy or Sweden ; nor is it a carefully defined mixed economy like West Germany , where curriculum is centralised , but under the aegis of regional parliaments ; nor is it a highly localised system with a multiplicity of small school districts , as in parts of the United States . |
| 10 | Or is it a more contemplative picture of man ? |