Example sentences of "[noun] is in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But though the churches are failing , religion is in some ways more powerful than ever , if by ‘ religion ’ we mean some way for people to make sense of their lives , and particularly suffering . |
| 2 | To many observers in the outside world it would appear that the religion is in little danger . |
| 3 | The ‘ happy ’ ending in which the Toons inherit their own ghetto is in some ways positive , but the Toons remain happy infants — has anyone ever tried to imagine the bedroom scenes of Roger and Jessica ? |
| 4 | Taking on a new persona is in any case impossible but it is possible to adopt and adapt some of the methods of effective presentation which others employ . |
| 5 | As in South Africa itself , the authorities had increased spending on education over the last few years , so that qualified teachers are fairly well paid , and except in the poorest regions , school building stock is in reasonable repair . |
| 6 | The figures reveal : ( a ) 5% of the total housing stock is unfit for human habitation ; ( b ) a further 2.4 million dwellings are in poor repair ; ( c ) 15% of the total housing stock is in poor condition ; and ( d ) 543,000 dwellings lack basic amenities . |
| 7 | The second way in which Britian will pay for the deal is in lost influence in Europe . |
| 8 | On the other hand ( or should it be ‘ in the other hand ’ ? ) men believe that the penis is in some way a magical and versatile instrument that all men are proud to possess and all women should be desperate to acquire . |
| 9 | Plexiglass is in widespread use as shielding material for 32 P radiation for several reasons : first , it efficiently stops beta radiation , as demonstrated in this study where > 99.7% was absorbed by 1 cm plexiglass ; second , plexiglass largely consists of hydrogen atoms , which have a low atomic number , and therefore minimizes the amount of Bremsstrahlung generated ; and finally , it is transparent . |
| 10 | Make sure your gear is in good condition and that stove fuel is available in your chosen area — you ca n't take it with you on planes . |
| 11 | Its control gear is in one unit and it uses only 25 per cent of the energy required by an ordinary household , incandescent light bulb of comparable light output . |
| 12 | However , the fact that a dictionary is in machine-readable form does not necessarily mean that the required information is instantly available — pre-processing may be necessary to organise the information . |
| 13 | Stein-am-Rhein is in some ways a reproduction of all that is wonderful about Schaffhausen , but with enough added subtleties to give it an identity of its own . |
| 14 | What persuades politicians that having Margaret Drabble or Kenny Everett come down on your side is in any way advantageous ? |
| 15 | And the command is in four parts erm and you 're expected to write in what those four parts are . |
| 16 | Assuming that P. anserina genome contains seven chromosomes ( 32 , 33 ) , this result is in good agreement with the expected number of telomeres . |
| 17 | This result is in general agreement with the peak generation estimate of 1.2% reflectance determined from the rapid pyrolysis data published for a German coal by Jüntgen and Klein ( 1975 ) ( Figs. 12 and 13 ) . |
| 18 | Today 's result is in marked contrast to the Glenn Hoddle tribunal last month . |
| 19 | Levi ( 1987 ) argues that the caution exercised by the Inland Revenue is in marked contrast to the enthusiasm of the DSS , a view shared by Uglow ( 1988b ) and Cook , ( 1989 ) . |
| 20 | If they do n't do it in the league against Bristol then the club is in serious trouble . |
| 21 | And when a club is in dire straits there is a tendency to be over-critical , but Everton are not just in trouble , they are in big trouble . |
| 22 | Biography is in that sense a convenient fiction since no one can probe , without the risk of farcical failure , those hidden perceptions or experiences which run alongside the observable life but may not necessarily touch it . |
| 23 | One example of how science clearly falls within the remit of another department is in environmental policy . |
| 24 | Ritual is in some ways akin to routine , the process of regularizing actions . |
| 25 | ‘ Andy is in good shape and I 'm expecting him to go all the way this year ’ . |
| 26 | It seems United 's future is in good hands . |
| 27 | If we can tap it successfully — our future is in safe hands . |
| 28 | The Bund future is in direct competition with LIFFE 's identical contract . |
| 29 | Swedish international Limpar 's future is in some doubt at Highbury . |
| 30 | The new unit specification for all SCOTVEC units is in three sections : |