Example sentences of "very [det] [is] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Very little is revealed about the impact of these changes on the social life and social relations of farm families and farm communities .
2 Although substantial information has recently accumulated on how IL-6 interacts with two distinct receptor molecules on the surface of target cells ( 15–16 ) , as yet very little is understood about the signal transduction pathway which mediates its effects .
3 Also , by binding Vitamin C to a phosphate mineral , very little is lost during the food 's preparation — which , says Steve , does away with skeletal deformities in young fish , a feature of vitamin deficiency .
4 Unfortunately , after the Romans left in the 4th century , very little is known of the inhabitants of the area until the arrival of the Normans in the 11th century .
5 Very little is known of the ecology or adaptations of periantarctic beetles , grass aphids or thrips .
6 Travel sickness is known to be the result of repetitive movements on the organ of balance in the inner-ear , but very little is known about the types of movements responsible and the types of people who suffer most .
7 Because the Pretoria government has focused on infection among black people , very little is known about the extent of the epidemic in the white population , but the disease appears to have remained largely within the gay community , with a ratio of 15 to 1 men to women infected with HIV , and clusters of infection in urban centres .
8 Very little is known about the layout of fields or of the ploughs that may have been employed on them .
9 As a consequence , very little is known about the first thousand years of Imperial history .
10 Very little is known about the control of the timing of these events but it is clear that there are at least two underlying clocks .
11 Very little is known about the way such dialogues are sustained .
12 However , very little is known about the extent of this trade or about the mechanics of the transactions which take place .
13 Nevertheless very little is known about the social and economic significance of different enforcement methods , the direct and indirect expense of the enforcement machinery and the impact of different enforcement procedures on debtors and their families .
14 Because of the lack of data showing changes over time , very little is known about the effects of these changes on the life chances and financial circumstances of young people .
15 While focality of pathological changes has been observed , very little is known about the distribution of inflammatory and metaplastic changes in the reservoir and the proximal limb .
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