Example sentences of "[conj] is still [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Native speakers of English typically use " have " in the present tense ( as in these two examples ) only when they want to imply that the event described is still happening or is still the case . |
2 | He acknowledges that Donald is South Africa 's top bowler and major attraction but he believes that is still no excuse for bowling him too much . |
3 | For a systematic tasting , I went back to Erdinger Weissbräu 's original premises , a 1537 house that is still the brewery tap , at Number One on the ‘ High Street ’ , Lange Zeile . |
4 | The canal was opened in 1801 , and is still a navigable waterway , with locks halfway between the terminal basins at Crinan and Ardrishaig . |
5 | The village Horticultural Show is over 50 years old , and is still a very popular event . |
6 | Ambache has always supported BASW and is still a member . |
7 | Contrasted with the large-scale effects in some other areas , such as office work , warehousing and process control , the impact on R&D type activities has been slower to develop and is still a fairly new phenomenon other than in its basic role as an aid to designers . |
8 | The company was a founder member and is still a major supporter of the Portman Group in the UK and of similar organisations which combat alcohol abuse worldwide , such as the Century Council in the USA and DIFA-Forum in Germany . |
9 | Radiocarbon was developed forty years ago and is still the scientific dating method most commonly used by archaeologists . |
10 | The à la glace or freezing method was invented by Armand Walfart in 1884 and is still the method of dégorgement most commonly used today . |
11 | One might also note that this year 's short-list included Nelson Mandela , who for all his grey-haired , septuagenarian dignity , openly espoused political terrorism in his youth , and is still the figurehead of an organisation which has practised torture in camps . |
12 | Originally a small fishing town , Hua Hin 's tranquil appeal was discovered by Thailand 's King Rama VII in the late 1920s and is still the royal family 's vacation retreat . |
13 | There followed DCT 's attempt to fly the Mercury nonstop from Dundee to Cape Town , which failed by a relatively short distance , but nevertheless added considerably to the world 's seaplane records and is still the record today . |
14 | He later had a spell in charge of Palace 's Youth side and is still an occasional but welcome visitor to Selhurst Park . |
15 | The harbour town of Watchet has a history going back over a thousand years and is still an active trading port . |
16 | It 's an icon-driven multipart adventure and quite possibly one of the most involving and well-presented strategy programs available and is still an essential purchase even now . |
17 | ‘ Theatr Clwyd was a turning point on many occasions and is still an important factor when attracting new industry , ’ said Mr Rees , who lives in Mold . |
18 | Being so close it 's much beloved of families on a day 's outing , but is still an alpine hut for all that . |
19 | Cities , despite its carefree chorus and gentle synth lines , suffers slightly from its lengthy technoish rewrite , but is still an excellent song . |
20 | As is still the case , students at some universities in the early 1970s could build their own pattern of course units in ways which tended to displace the historical chronology of literature associated with " English Language and Literature " . |
21 | Access to all health services as opposed to segregated health services as is still the case . |