Example sentences of "[pron] [is] often an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is often an element of risk attached to unmet needs . |
| 2 | There is often an implication that skilled means highly skilled although this connotation confuses the concept of existence and level . |
| 3 | Sensible of the fact that maths is not a popular subject among children in general there is often an attempt to show how the ‘ everyday ’ can be viewed mathematically . |
| 4 | … The second matter applies particularly to private sector , fee-paying schools where , as the Financial Secretary knows , there is often an arrangement for the children of staff in these schools to be taught at less than the commercial fee in other schools . |
| 5 | If you take any wild animal and keep it in captivity ( I would have to say most wild animals ; some insects might be taken into captivity without any suffering , but if you take vertebrates into captivity there is certainly going to be suffering ) , sometimes the animals will die very quickly after being brought into captivity , and again there is often an effect on the functioning of the immune system because they often succumb to diseases which would not otherwise have killed them . |
| 6 | There is often an assumption that it 's obvious to any fool that the benefits of attending the school are overwhelming and that image and reputation are constants . |
| 7 | There is often an assumption that information-handling skills are the same as IT skills . |
| 8 | Also , in controlled indexing language databases , there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus . |
| 9 | When a local planning authority makes proposals for the future use of land in an area , through the publication of a local plan , it is often an occasion for great local controversy . |
| 10 | I see no reason for us to be fearful of developments in the Community — it is often an opportunity , not a risk . |
| 11 | In southern France , where it is known as pistou , it is often an accompaniment to roast lamb . |
| 12 | It is often an effort to read certain books of that period now , and curiously I opened one here and there — and winced . |