Example sentences of "it still [verb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In India , however , it still remains a living force , playing a prominent role in the lives of millions of people . |
| 2 | But it still remains a heavy burden for people on ordinary wages and salaries to provide an adequate pension for themselves . |
| 3 | It still had a blackish colour but was narrower and less deep . |
| 4 | It still had a good edge . |
| 5 | The house that William had found was down one of the side streets and not so majestic , but it still had a fair bit of the Gothic about it , and the brass knocker on the front door had the face of an ogre . |
| 6 | Clive practised his exercises diligently and , when I saw him the following week , he had mastered the breathing technique — although it still took a great deal of concentration on his part and was not something he did naturally . |
| 7 | As the fund entered its second century , it still played a vital role in the welfare of the patients . |
| 8 | The building has been carefully restored and in the process has lost its Medieval atmosphere , but it still retains a remarkable vault , supported on rows of octagonal piers , which covers the whole hall church interior . |
| 9 | It still retains a medieval shop window . |
| 10 | Ian Rock , the chief executive , said yesterday : ‘ The group 's position is more stable than for some time , but it still requires a substantial improvement in the economy and a solution to the group 's gearing before it can achieve satisfactory returns on shareholders ’ funds . ’ |
| 11 | Here at least is an honourable attempt to deal with a serious theme ; though based on a true story , it still leaves a lingering suspicion that life is not quite so neat . |
| 12 | The seats were simple and uncomfortable , the noise intolerable , but it still shaped a disastrous decade of short-term economy stock building that is now being regretted . |
| 13 | It still needed a fine catch from Crowe , who hared back to wide mid-on and sprawled towards the boundary . |
| 14 | Its debts total a staggering £1.3bn and although interest rates have crashed in the past two years , it still needs a massive cash flow to keep the banks happy . |
| 15 | Barley thrives in somewhat cooler climes and , being less ‘ hungry ’ , does not need such rich soil — it tends to grow too long and ‘ lodge ’ on very strong soils — but it still needs a longish season to ripen well . |
| 16 | He believes it still has a long way to go . |
| 17 | Kubota has at least half a dozen Alpha chips in the labs , but says it still has a long way to go before there is sufficient software support to bring out the Titan 2.0 . |
| 18 | Even if Hanson holds on to the British end of the ARC operation , it still has a long list of ConsGold assets to offload including : |
| 19 | It still has a Romanesque nave with large circular columns ; these have varying types of cushion capitals , and chevron decoration remains on one or two of the nave arcade arches ( 364 and 366 ) . |
| 20 | Indeed , as we will see later , it still has a significant role to play even when the latest presentation graphics software is being used to generate the information . |
| 21 | The lower dam has been breached and most of the signs of its previous existence are gone , while the upper dam , though it still has a fine water race below it , is silted over and is now a peaty , muddy reed-bed . |
| 22 | Although long deserted , it still gives a superb picture of the power and ambition of these Tudor ‘ new men , . |
| 23 | It was one of the first cities conquered by the Arabs in Andalucía and it still retained a Moorish atmosphere . |
| 24 | There is a further incentive for firms to break into the robust French economy , which has a GDP 15 per cent greater than the UK 's despite a slightly smaller population , since it still enjoys a substantial trade surplus . |
| 25 | Much of its picturesque quaintness had gone , but it still had a deep attraction for him . |
| 26 | The canal was derelict for many years , but now flows again to produce electricity for the neighbourhood ; and it still makes a pleasant summer evening walk from Tavistock to the tunnel mouth . |
| 27 | Though this problem is not as widespread or invidious as in South Africa , it still affects a significant number of children . |