Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [adj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The essence of doublethink was to hold absolutely to the given motive but also simultaneously to its contradiction : that is after all what dialectical thinking is all about . |
| 2 | But nevertheless that 's human nature and perhaps it 's also a reason why life should not stand still , whatever progress we make both in housing and in quality of housing and the quality of life , once people are used to that , to that they expect more and this is what progress , what forward thinking is all about . |
| 3 | Is n't this what the core of strategic thinking is all about ? |
| 4 | The time taken to retrieve or return an entry is dependent firstly on its size . |
| 5 | Secondary entry is important enough for parents , especially of a particular social class , to encourage their children to repeat again and again , sometimes under assumed names , until they achieve their goals . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , even if we know that a urinary rhythm is due partly to the body clock , we can not yet be confident about details of the way in which this clock produces the rhythms in renal elimination . |
| 7 | Between stops we can try and find out why their debut LP , ‘ Eva Luna ’ , is such a welcome anachronism that gives a shock to the nerve-centres of the techno ‘ n ’ grunge consensus , why rhythm is omnipotent once again and why they 've finally broken the apathetic silence by taking us all to task with some bold statements on matters of importance , instead of indistinct paeans to various objects of desire . |
| 8 | That there 's more to Normski than his manic public persona is obvious here , with the music playing , and the beaming photos of himself and Janet Street-Porter that are propped up through the house . |
| 9 | The card is available only to home-owners earning more than Pounds 15,000 and with a telephone . |
| 10 | In Barrett 's metaplasia at least one novel cell lineage is identifiable in between the true metaplastic epithelium especially near sites of active or previous ulceration . |
| 11 | Briefing is ten a.m. sharp . |
| 12 | A second , less distinct ring is visible further out . |
| 13 | Should this produce no results , then you could consider trying Stage 3 of the elimination diet ( see p 277 ) , if the eczema is bad enough to justify this , and if your doctor agrees . |
| 14 | When the negative feedback is large enough to satisfy as is usually the case at least over the intended , operational frequency range , the closed-loop gain is and . |
| 15 | The latter phenomena have been extensively analysed in the limit B 0 , in which the Ikeda mapping becomes one-dimensional and can be realised in a so-called hybrid system in which the feedback is electronic rather than optical . |
| 16 | Struggling to control his anger , he stormed : ‘ If that 's what football is all about I will look for another job . |
| 17 | ‘ The Stock Exchange is alien to what football is all about . |
| 18 | IT 'S ONLY WHEN YOU COME TO A CLUB LIKE THIS THAT YOU APPRECIATE WHAT THE GAME OF FOOTBALL IS ALL ABOUT ’ |
| 19 | The contest is open only to those in the UK , including Northern Ireland , and closes on 31 Jan 1992 . |
| 20 | Whatever the noise , though , the average speed is little more than 40mph . |
| 21 | Thus the probability of violence is high where : the industry is fragmented into a large number of firms ; workers of the strike-hit firm are well-paid , but easily replaced ( notably under conditions of high unemployment ) ; union leaders condone the use of violence ; the strike issues relate to matters of ‘ union security ’ rather than pay ; and institutions like the police and media implicitly condone violence . |
| 22 | Prof Smith 's comments are noteworthy : The jury may well be sure that the defendant is guilty either of theft or of handling but quite unable to decide which . |
| 23 | It can be seen that the chain of causation is long so that , overall , the effect of interest rate changes on aggregate demand may be small . |
| 24 | The Sensorites ’ combined power of illusion is great enough to swamp even the Doctor s deductive abilities . |
| 25 | Yes , the wind is stronger out there . |
| 26 | My colleagues may offer their opinions on the latter ; I can only assert that the first accusation is nonsense and if the allegation is true then I would love to know more about it but , regrettably , my request for further information has been met with silence . |
| 27 | Dietary protein , together with the high activity levels that are characteristic of the illness , exert a nitrogen-sparing effect , and initial weight loss is due almost entirely to loss of adipose tissue . |
| 28 | Replacing a loss is straightforward enough , but a new planting , a new feature or breaking new ground in a collection all need even more careful planning . |
| 29 | In particular , the option writer 's possible gain is restricted to the price at which he sells the option , the option premium , while his potential exposure to loss is unlimited so long as the contract remains open . |
| 30 | Michael Hughes — bright new star Nigel Worthington believes the developing Northern Ireland side is good enough to challenge in the next World Cup |