Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [conj] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such an order has inheritance tax advantages ( if dissolution of the marriage has taken place ) , a saving in the HM Land Registry fees is available ( see Chapter 3 and generally ) and , as any financial provision can be expressed in the order to be in full and final settlement of the wife 's claims ( see Chapter 11 ) , it is less likely to be upset than an agreement between the parties not carried into a " consent order " ( see for instance Dinch v Dinch [ 1987 ] 1 WLR 252 where the court refused to make a further order on the grounds that the consent order had conclusively determined the rights of the parties in the matrimonial home ) . |
| 2 | In a whole variety of ways , the novel shows conventional Western modes of thought and behaviour to be absurd and an obstacle to that goal . |
| 3 | In constructivism we view the organism-environment dyad from the outside and ask how it might be possible that an organism which has input systems and which is active could ever come to know that the environment exists . |
| 4 | I think the cut-out must have no plant form then , it should be earthy or an old withered tree trunk or some such — because the dancers personify Spring so much that the stage should represent the earth . |
| 5 | At common law it appears to be doubtful whether an agreement for a " knockout " , ie a contract between interested bidders to refrain from bidding against each other , was illegal . |
| 6 | It should be clear that an expansionary change in the economy ( such as an increase in government spending , a cut in tax rates or an increase in the money supply ) would shift the AD curve to the right . |
| 7 | A calm horse is more likely to be cooperative than an angry or fearful horse . |
| 8 | Would they riot or would they be relieved that an even-handed exercise had removed their tormentors ? |
| 9 | However , it can be dangerous when an artist becomes very established . |
| 10 | A trade union or union official calling its members out on strike is therefore protected but it has been said to be arguable that an individual striker has no protection against a claim that he uses unlawful means when he withdraws his labour because this situation does not appear to fall within section 13(1) . |
| 11 | In everyday language , it is often the case that an apparently unproblematic ‘ observation statement ’ is found to be false when an expectation is disappointed , due to the falsity of some theory presupposed in the assertion of the observation statement . |
| 12 | I have since heard that many people thought this to be unfair and an additional class has been effected for next year called the professional amateur class . |
| 13 | It might be obvious that an object had a religious purpose , but often even this is debatable : a small , crudely carved wooden figure might be the cult statue of a god , but it could equally well be a child 's toy . |
| 14 | If a rapid haemodynamically unstable ventricular arrhythmia is induced , or the clinical arrhythmia is induced more easily , then amiodarone therapy is unlikely to be effective and an ICD should be inserted . |
| 15 | An individual scorer might be useful where an odd number of people are concerned . |
| 16 | The Legal Affairs Minister , Roger Chonwe , declared that to detain people without charge would be illegal and an abuse of human rights . |
| 17 | Amongst its conclusions , the report welcomes the emphasis being placed by the DSS and Social Security Benefits Agency ( SSAB ) on ‘ customer care ’ , and the recognition that much remains to be done to be sure that an adequate service is given . |
| 18 | Gods and goddesses could appear in the form of boulders , trees , birds , snakes , or pillars , but we can be sure that an appearance in human form had the greatest emotional impact . |
| 19 | If you look at Algol and find that it is no brighter than Epsilon or Zeta , you may be sure that an eclipse is in progress . |
| 20 | For example , even with the widely used psychological scales , such as those for measuring intelligence or extroversion , we can not be sure that an IQ of 145 points is really greater than one of 144 . |
| 21 | The main trouble with the scheme is that we can not be sure that an apparent X effect is not due to a differential influence of some extraneous factor(s) on the S 1 and S 2 groups . |
| 22 | Quantifying compensation may be complicated if an ex gratia payment has been made to you . |
| 23 | Given the delay in the appointment of a new Director ( see later ) the Directorate feel that preparation for CCT must continue and that options for the restructuring of the Department should be available when an appointment is made . |
| 24 | A consequence of the existence of such a link is that excitatory conditioning will be retarded when an inhibitory CS is used to signal the occurrence of the US . |
| 25 | The secular historian may be amazed that an ancient Hebrew nomad , Abraham , occupies more than thirteen chapters , while a powerful despot , Omri , is dealt with summarily in less than a dozen verses . |
| 26 | It can be infuriating if an anchor gives when the fence is loaded . |
| 27 | A sophisticated package of services will be useless unless an underlying empathy has been demonstrated , and trust established by the social worker . |
| 28 | In cases of breach of repairing covenants where three years or more of the lease remain unexpired a preliminary application for leave under s 1(3) of the Leasehold Property ( Repairs ) Act 1938 will be necessary before an action for forfeiture may be commenced . |
| 29 | I have to say that I can not at present conceive of any circumstances in which this would be other than an abuse of power as directly or indirectly requiring the practitioner to act contrary to the fundamental duty which he owes to his patient . |
| 30 | The identification of fire arms is not difficult in crash wreckage but it is less easy to be certain that an explosion on board an aircraft in flight resulted from a bomb or perhaps a disintegrating turbine disc or an explosive decompression of the cabin . |