Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] still [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MANAGEMENT buy-outs are still a major option , even in the depths of the recession , says venture capitalist 3i . |
| 2 | xlvii , Against Euergos ) by pirates , local rowdies or litigants seeking what is nowadays politely called a ‘ remedy by self-help ’ ; in which case the answer was to take refuge inside the fortified central pyrgos or tower , whose foundations are still a feature of the Vari site . |
| 3 | Efficiency plateaux are still a long way from becoming a feature of Southern energy economics . |
| 4 | But actually I 'm com quite quite pleased with my body at the moment , my legs are still a bit skinny but apart from that I 'm doing okay I think ? |
| 5 | For company cars are still a bargain . |
| 6 | Some aspects are still a little scrappy — the bundled software , DOS and Windows , is n't particularly well set up and the documentation wo n't win a Pulitzer prize . |
| 7 | It was about a week later and my leathers were still a little ruffled after the grating incident when I saw him sitting all alone in the waiting room . |
| 8 | So despite the payment reinstatement of the sacked journalists is still no nearer but some intend to keep up the pressure to get their jobs back . |
| 9 | They used computers instead of quill pens , but the outcome of their labours was still the same as it had been for centuries — trade , the buying and selling of things that other people made . |
| 10 | Should the latter be the case , the concern expressed last week at the Bookseller Association Conference by BA president John Hitchin , that the threat of a tax on books was still a live issue , was not ill-founded . |
| 11 | Corticosteroids are still the most effective treatment for active inflammatory bowel disease , but side effects are common and dose related . |
| 12 | While aftershaves and fragrances are still the most popular products , body sprays and shower gels are catching up . |
| 13 | Heated rollers are still a firm favourite , and Clairol Curl Control Setters , £29.95 for 20 rollers , are rubber coated to grip hair gently . |
| 14 | Anyone looking at Community legal texts can not help being struck by the large quantity of them and , although the European Communities are still a relatively youthful organization , a lot of those texts have already been amended many times over . |
| 15 | On almost the whole of the exposed parts of the western coasts of Britain both the prevalent and dominant winds are the westerlies , but on the east coast , where the prevalent winds are still the westerlies , the dominant winds are the easterlies , as the westerly winds are blowing offshore and are incapable of producing waves affecting the coast . |
| 16 | Whilst the modelling procedures for the handling of associated spaces and attachments are still the subject of research , the principles can be outlined as follows . |
| 17 | In an era when numerous refuelling stops were still a necessity , any additional traffic that could be obtained was an advantage . |
| 18 | Rural communities were still the main focus for most Japanese , but even rural communities had to cope with the exigencies of the drive to industrialize . |
| 19 | By the beginning of the Upper Triassic , rhynchosaurs were still the dominant herbivores . |
| 20 | Special sound effects were still a problem though . |
| 21 | The Conservatives were still the rich man 's party . |
| 22 | Australians were still the butt of English condescension but he clearly came from a different mould from his fellow Australian Barry Humphries ' Private Eye creation , Barry McKenzie . |
| 23 | GOING to pubs is still the most popular leisure time activity in Wales , says a new Sports Council for Wales survey . |
| 24 | Nevertheless , professionalism on American lines is still the ideal that academic administrators uphold , since it can indicate to sceptical politicians and the public at large that universities are engaged in the visible activity which generates ‘ performance-indicators ’ . |
| 25 | The rapids are still the biggest in North America , and still claim the occasional luckless victim , but 15,000 people now run the river every year . |
| 26 | The hard fact is however that such altruistic dealers are still the rarity and more often than not the innocent computer customer will come face to face with an almost equally innocent computer sales person ! |
| 27 | Standard pistol-shaped dryers are still the most popular but many come with a diffuser attachment . |
| 28 | Here , guitars are still the hip young gunslinger 's chosen medium , and a good night out means loud rock and roll and Guinness on tap . |
| 29 | This raised three different problems ( or opportunities , as we say in marketing ) : overall , the quality of the stores was higher than expected by people used to Allied Carpets ' promotional style ; people were not fully aware of the extent of the offer — they did not associate Allied with furniture and beds ; and , in a market where independent retailers are still the dominant factor , they had low expectations of Allied 's standards of personal service . |
| 30 | Those beautiful mission buildings are still a major feature of Texas architectural history . |