Example sentences of "[adj] and is [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 He has been Chairman of Tesco since 1985 and is also a non-executive Director of National Westminster Bank .
2 He first took to powerlifting in 1979 and is now a qualified coach and referee .
3 The oral shield is arrow shaped or light-bulb shaped and is about a quarter of the disk radius in length .
4 It is important for the organ to be properly covered by insurance , but making it available to students costs little and is again an investment for the future .
5 Colette joined Bank of Ireland in I.T.D. in 1971 and is presently an officer in M.S.U. , Head Office .
6 However , although ‘ multiculturalism , as an educational movement dates from the 1970s and is primarily a response to the post-Second World War migration of black communities to Britain , it is important to recognize that multiculturalism is a perennial social issue , for all but the simplest of societies are characterized by cultural diversity .
7 It will be available after 1997 and is essentially a travel document whose validity has been questioned by a number of countries .
8 Inaccurate : his use of the word handful is speculative and is hardly an accurate or appropriate unit of measurement in references of this kind , as he can not possibly know how many solicitors are dedicated property specialists .
9 I do not know if I have supplied this fish with the ideal conditions but the fish does appear to be very healthy and always has the dorsal fin held erect and is indeed an impressive sight .
10 It demonstrates Minton 's illustrative talent at its most dramatic and is compositionally a tour de force .
11 It was low in numbers a century ago , when the Piedmonts of Italy were being imported for beef and good red milking cows came from Bergamo , but by 1979 it numbered 150,000 and is now a well-established milk and meat breed in France , though almost extinct in Italy , where it is known as the Tarina .
12 It 's an icon-driven multipart adventure and quite possibly one of the most involving and well-presented strategy programs available and is still an essential purchase even now .
13 He was an Examiner with SCOTVEC from 1978 to 1981 , a member of the SCOTVEC Equivalences Committee during the introduction of Action Plan , served on the HND Revisions Committee in 1986 , the HNC Pilot Committee in 1987 and is currently a member of the HCIMA Education and Development Committee .
14 But to automatically assume that this is the woman 's role when other choices are available or when the task can be shared is n't fair and is certainly a point of discussion .
15 Family counselling , or family therapy , began in the USA in the 1950s , underwent enormous expansion during the 1960s and is now a well developed technique with a sizeable literature devoted to it .
16 In neighbouring Alsace there is the Vosges , a black-and-white colour-sided mountain breed which , like most of this upland group , was originally triple-purpose and is now a milk-and-meat type .
17 He was a member of the President 's Advisory Committee of the Confederation of British Industry from 1982 to 1988 and is currently a member of the Takeover Panel .
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