Example sentences of "it [was/were] [adj] [verb] [noun sg] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus no virtue was made of complexity , and the sense of touch and feel and shape and form of the workers was utilised to the full and resulted in a process in which it was possible to democratise decision-making processes in design involving masses of people . |
| 2 | In eight out of ten catchments the report 's authors calculated that the immediate cost of water treatment or blending was less than the ‘ local cost ’ of farming measures , but , once Exchequer savings from reduced agricultural production were included ( i.e. savings in public grants and subsidies paid to farmers to produce crops ) , in most cases it was cheaper to establish protection zones with curbs on farming than to treat the polluted water . |
| 3 | As Carr pointed out , it was impossible to restore market relations in agriculture without doing the same for industry . |
| 4 | It was impossible to transfer sound waves mechanically from one flat disc to another without getting into geometrical difficulties , and an ordinary gramophone was not loud enough to be put in front of an acoustic recording horn . |
| 5 | A report in the Liverpool Daily Post quoted a Birmingham City Council member as saying that it was necessary to control fox numbers ‘ on public health grounds ’ . |
| 6 | It is a large figure , but the County Council was breaking er , new ground in the sale of link waste , and it was necessary to engage specialist lawyers , erm , Lond a firm of er , London solicitors er , to assist in the in the process , and members will recall that in fact , the the proceeds from the sale of link waste were four point two million pounds initially , with potentially another four hundred thousand pounds , erm , once certain conditions were satisfied . |
| 7 | ‘ We would have been happy to let the variable premium scheme that expired in April 1989 run forever , but the CAP reforms focused on a 30 per cent reduction in cereal prices over three years and the commission decided it was necessary to compensate beef farmers feeding cattle on grass , ’ he said . |
| 8 | It said that it was difficult to use insurance mechanisms to cut car crime , but two years on , it is now using insurance premiums formidably well . |
| 9 | It was supposed to keep retirement benefits safe from politicians ' tinkering . |
| 10 | Accustomed to living and working in the United Kingdom , where it was customary to tip taxi drivers , she felt uncomfortably mean . |