Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] is [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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31 Does the case suggest that the worse the plight of the promisor ( for example , the bigger the penalty clause ) the greater the benefit to him and the more likely it is that performance of the contract will be held to be consideration ?
32 The more dense and multiplex the ties , the more likely it is that complexity will be maintained .
33 Hence , the smaller the amount of equity the more likely it is that debt holders may have to bear some part of any losses .
34 And the more unstable a relationship is , the less likely it is that contraception will be used .
35 The historian normally wants a longer perspective and the more time passes , the more likely it is that research will be concerned with change over time rather than with a ‘ snapshot ’ of 1991 .
36 That one is good god the size of that one that must be still alive oh look at that look
37 The major one is that image is fixed at the resolution of the device that created it ; a picture drawn on a CGA screen stays at that resolution regardless .
38 The primary one is sound texture .
39 But that , that , that 's right , because I 'm sure there is that attitude is n't there ?
40 Make sure there is sufficient room around the machine for adequate air circulation .
41 Make sure there is adequate light ( take a wander light up if there is no loft light ) and use boards to stand on to avoid crashing through the ceiling .
42 Add to a moist beef or lamb stew about half-an-hour before the end of the cooking time , making sure there is enough liquid in which the dumplings can cook .
43 Look at the toes of its front feet and if you discover fur on its nails you will know for sure there is another rabbit still to be captured .
44 I am sure there is some validity in this analysis .
45 After all there is little point in an evaluation revealing educational provision to be unsatisfactory ( by anybody 's standards ) if the question of how the situation may be remedied has not been considered .
46 I do n't see that that pu that the the staff comment , which is gon na be the first thing need have anything to do with the child at all there is ample place
47 In Figure 5.13 there is one list of four records joining the lecturers together .
48 One British observer has pointed out how curious it is that assessment of performance procedures has been developed ( by the APU ) without any reference to procedures for the improvement of performance .
49 Although an equal mixture of the three subtractive primaries will , in theory , produce black it is normal practice to use a separate black ink .
50 Apart from the minutes of the two meetings in 1932 and 1948 there is little evidence that the Britons Society survived longer than that of its regular monthly publication from 1920 — 5 .
51 Given that there is surplus liquidity that banks are prevented from using to grant loans , Goodhart 's law may apply quite severely .
52 There is a plus in that there is extra traffic c would come in and use Road to gain access to Harrogate .
53 Given that there is little sign in early 1930s films of political comment disguised as fantasy or allegory , it is reasonable to assign limitations of these pictures more to filmmakers ' sensibilities than censors ' rules .
54 The parking spaces for the erm bungalow residents erm are are generally spread around in in a , in such a way as to be as close as possible to the bungalows that they serve , they 're not if you like , specific car park , but on this drawing they 're , they 're identified it 's simply that the proportionate parking that the planners require for a construction of new houses is there and then over and above that there is further parking which , if you like , will satisfy the need of the bungalow residents , though they may not necessarily be identified specifically .
55 After that there is widespread slaughter , plague , and God 's threatening to send the people on into the Promised Land without him .
56 The recognizable or permanent emotion comes after , and of that there is some evidence .
57 Erm against that there is this elephant which appears , and you say we might have it and find a zoo for it , and in fact we ca n't move fast enough to find the zoo .
58 So , on the seventh floor the floor tiles are next and the next job they 're doing is on the eighth which is more floor tiling .
59 3 It is one thing to recognise the limited possibilities of insurrection in Britain , but it is another thing to move from this into support for the Labour Party .
60 Bell-ringing requires technique , but even at its simplest it is great fun , not least because it is faintly alarming .
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