Example sentences of "[conj] [is] this [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or is this a counsel of despair which makes the culture of racism seem more entrenched and unchangeable than it really is ? |
| 2 | ‘ You tell me , or is this a guessing game ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Or is this a gavotte ? ’ |
| 4 | Is there any obligation for an external audit to be carried out on the books and records of the organisation , or is this a matter to be decided according to an internally agreed constitution ? |
| 5 | Should they have their break times in the staff rooms or is this an intrusion into staff freedom ? |
| 6 | Are the Americans going over the top again , or is this an indictment which we should place on trial ? |
| 7 | Or is this the lady with the subnormal twins by her paternal grandfather ? ’ |
| 8 | Or is this the time to bring home a few ingots , dig up the cellar and bury them under the floor ? |
| 9 | Nor is this a problem for the authorities alone : how far should adult educators , qua educators , engage in activism as opposed to education ? |
| 10 | Nor is this a matter of division between a pro-government side and an anti-government one . |
| 11 | Erm , but what I 'm really thinking , is somebody looking actually into the sickness and is this a question of long-term sickness or are we dealing with outbreaks of flu . |
| 12 | The Timex workers in Dundee left without any legal protection whatsoever , and is this a forerunner for what other unscrupulous employers will use ? |
| 13 | And is this the turning point ? |
| 14 | Nature : Mondays at 8pm. 2nd , Greenpeace : Has ‘ green fatigue ’ set in , and is this the fault of the message or the messenger ? 9th , Down All the Way : More than one billion dollars is being spent developing the Alps for the coming Winter Olympics , but at what cost to the environment ? 16th , ( last in series ) : In Bangladesh , the lives of thousands of children are blighted by iodine deficiency . |
| 15 | But is this a case of all hype and no substance ? |
| 16 | But is this the case ? |
| 17 | But is this the case ? |