Example sentences of "[adv] [is] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slightly better is to use the test followed by study of the words spelled incorrectly ; but this causes only a marginal improvement . |
| 2 | erm He apparently is adopting the position of a scientific naturalist , and yet all the ways in which he talks about nature are ways which personify it . |
| 3 | The first thing the production company and the agency have to do together is to plan the production and produce an estimate of the production costs . |
| 4 | Below is printed the specification for an Executive Search Associate , compiled by Heidrick and Struggles . |
| 5 | A better solution perhaps is to leave the pad out of the filter altogether only using it when necessary . |
| 6 | Just as interesting perhaps is to visualise the landscape that would have been created if enclosure had been delayed until after the introduction of barbed wire in the 1870s . |
| 7 | If cost alone is to determine the level of service that is provided , we shall no doubt see Ministers trading in their Jaguars for Ladas — |
| 8 | To do so is to help the opponent to win without his having to hit you with a single scoring technique . |
| 9 | So is assessing the effectiveness of local advertising . |
| 10 | ‘ Thus is obtained the combination of good sporting hazards with long stretches of very fine turf . ’ |
| 11 | Thus is provided the connection between ‘ goodness ’ and the Created God . |
| 12 | The view might be held that s3 has no application to such a clause , because s3 only applies to clauses under which the proferens purports to be entitled to a performance diffferent from that reasonably expected , whereas the effect of the clause quoted above is to define the performance which may reasonably be expected of the seller , so that the buyer can not reasonably expect any particular delivery date . |
| 13 | This is very much a two-edged sword , since the only way that the beginner can prevent the model tipping over is to close the throttle , yet any sudden closing of the throttle is to be avoided , for the reasons already given . |
| 14 | This was and still is called the imputation system which ensures that dividend income is only taxed once ( a detailed analysis of the effects of this and the original corporation tax system is presented in Chapter 8 ) . |
| 15 | Sun says it did and still is delivering the thing in volume — it 's just not enough to meet backorders . |
| 16 | Colin Liddle , of Wylam Road , Shield Row , Stanley , whose mother Florence lives at Hustledown House , said after yesterday 's meeting the fight would continue to save the home from closure . |
| 17 | What is mainly required thereafter is to verify the authority and reliability of the list itself , and to update the content by evaluating works which have appeared since its publication . |
| 18 | To suggest that things might have been otherwise had important individuals or groups behaved differently is to ignore the situation within which they were acting , their perceptions of it and the traditions within which their outlook had been formed . |
| 19 | Toxic waste from Cornwall 's mining past is discolouring the mud and threatening wildlife in the Fal estuary , one of the country 's most desired spots for waterside living . |
| 20 | The fact that production is now starting to pick up is changing the nation 's sleeping habits once again . |
| 21 | The unwritten aim here probably is to improve the state of the marriage in the hope that a more united husband/wife partnership will overcome the other difficulties . |
| 22 | One way of making sure you hit the target more often is to bring the target nearer . |
| 23 | One of the best ways to find out is to visit the printer in person . |
| 24 | Being anxious is normal , the next stage though is to admit the anxiety and to ask for the faith to see it through . |
| 25 | ‘ The thing to do now is to explain the situation as it affects you at present . |
| 26 | Whereas what we 're trying to do with this new definition of quality now is get the idea of conformance with requirements . |
| 27 | But Michael Barnes is keeping his plans for that celebration time secret — the most important thing right now is getting the Opera House all lit up again for Jack and the Beanstalk . |
| 28 | So I thought , in my wisdom I thought , there was easier way than that , wh at one bar and I had one rope come under the draw bar with a tow bar , so I said right one bit of rope , one bar , so all the docker got ta do now is take the bar out , take the rope off , that was alright and you could stow 'em on the , on the deck . |
| 29 | The challenge now is to spread the exporting ethos throughout our industry and to make exporting a normal part of business here . |
| 30 | My method now is to take the tension setting down as low as the thickness of the yarn will allow , knit a couple of rows , then increase to the loose tension . |