Example sentences of "[conj] [is] [adj] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harsh reality has arrived , or is due to arrive next year . |
| 2 | When the husband or wife reaches 75 ( or is due to become 75 before 5 April 1993 ) , the allowance is increased to £2,505 . |
| 3 | When the husband or wife reaches 65 ( or is due to become 65 before 5 April 1993 ) , the allowance is increased to £2,465 . |
| 4 | we can not accept that there can be a breach of the peace unless there has been an act done or threatened to be done which either actually harms a person , or in his presence his property , or is likely to cause such harm , or which puts someone in fear of such harm being done . |
| 5 | ‘ even in these days when affrays , riotous behaviour and other disturbances happen ill too frequently , we can not accept that there can be a breach of the peace unless there has been an act done or threatened to be done which either actually harms a person , or in his presence his property , or is likely to cause such harm , or which puts someone in fear of such harm being done . ’ |
| 6 | ( 5 ) A justice of the peace before whom a person is brought under subsection ( 4 ) above may … if of the opinion that that person — ( a ) is not likely to surrender to custody , or ( b ) has broken or is likely to break any condition of his bail , remand him in custody or commit him to custody , as the case may require , or alternatively , grant him bail subject to the same or to different conditions , but if not of that opinion shall grant him bail subject to the same conditions ( if any ) as were originally imposed . |
| 7 | Further , the terms of section 7(5) of the Act of 1976 are clear and they are mandatory in form , to the extent that if the justice is not of the opinion that the person is not likely to surrender to custody , or has broken or is likely to break any condition of his bail , the justice has to grant him bail subject to the same conditions , if any , as were originally imposed . |
| 8 | Reliance is placed upon the statutory duty of the Independent Broadcasting Authority to ensure that nothing is transmitted on the commercial airwaves which is in bad taste or is likely to prove offensive to public feeling . |
| 9 | it is satisfied that the company is or is likely to become unable to pay its debts ; and |
| 10 | A court can only make a care or supervision order if satisfied : ( a ) that the child concerned is suffering , or is likely to suffer significant harm ; and ( b ) that the harm , or likelihood of harm is attributable to : ( i ) the care given to the child , or likely to be given to him if the order were not made , not being what it would be reasonable to expect a parent to give to him ; or ( ii ) the child being beyond parental control ( s31 ) . |
| 11 | The applicant must simply show that the parent is unable to exercise appropriate control and that the child has suffered or is likely to suffer significant harm for this reason . |
| 12 | In addition to lexical repetition , the English version also uses substitution to establish cohesive links ( if the nominated authority declines to appoint an arbitrator or is unable to nominate one ) . |
| 13 | Or is this considered non-U in the world of art ? |
| 14 | " Capital sums " — section 739(3) ( 4 ) states : ( 3 ) Where , whether before or after any such transfer , such an individual receives or is entitled to receive any capital sum the payment of which is in any way connected with the transfer or any associated operation , any income which , by virtue or in consequence of the transfer , either alone or in conjunction with associated operations , has become the income of a person resident or domiciled outside the United Kingdom shall , whether it would or would not have been chargeable to income tax apart from the provisions of this section , be deemed to be income of that individual for all purposes of the Income Tax Acts . |
| 15 | For who within the service is seeking or is willing to dismantle these units whose power and autonomy has been growing in strides since the Royal Commission of 1960 and the subsequent Police Act of 1964 first created the amalgamated giants ? |
| 16 | However , if you want carpet in these rooms , there are extremely hard-wearing kitchen carpets available , with a short nylon pile that is easy to keep clean , and also water-resistant bathroom carpets that give a touch of luxury underfoot without turning into a swamp at bathtime . |
| 17 | My hon. Friend 's constituency experience demonstrates clearly the higher priority now attached to reducing waiting times and the management system that is necessary to deliver that objective . |
| 18 | Some of the software that is available to exploit these conditions is discussed below . |
| 19 | Although this had a complex rationale , there is no question that one motive behind it was a desire to reassert a largely factitious national identity — the ‘ imagined community ’ of nationhood that is supposed to transcend all inequalities , oppressions and exploitation ( Anderson , 1983 ) . |
| 20 | Prediction is inaccurate , and one is reminded that economic recovery has been forecast for years by a party in government that is supposed to have great financial expertise . |
| 21 | Sir Fred Hoyle wrote a science fiction story in which a cloud of gas was intelligent , and anything that is intelligent has some claim at least to be considered ‘ alive ’ . |
| 22 | By far the two most common and important fungal diseases are mildew and black spot , and both arise from microscopically small spores in the air being able to settle on leaf and stem tissue that is unable to offer sufficient resistance to their invasive germination . |
| 23 | 8.5 If at any time fails to deliver the Licensed Software to in such a way that is unable to fulfil any order , the value of such lost orders may be counted towards any minimum order requirement which may have been agreed . |
| 24 | In particular , when it comes to the assessment of efficacy , there is often no single physicochemical parameter that is adequate to predict clinical performance . |
| 25 | There must also be the prospect of a profitable exit for the investors , and a target company that is able to generate enough cash to service its debt . |
| 26 | However an efficient , practical approach to semantics that is able to cover general language is not yet in existence . |
| 27 | Since bats are considered by the Chinese to be symbols of good luck they are one creature that is likely to remain safe when the British hand over Hong Kong . |
| 28 | But erm they are built in a such a way that they should cater for the largest vehicle that is likely to use that road . |
| 29 | It is utterly baffling why Labour wants to pursue a policy that is likely to raise less revenue and do less good for everybody . |
| 30 | We do n't have an economy that 's able to support all of our services , needs , wants , and desires . ’ |