Example sentences of "[conj] it is [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the policy-making area is technical and complex , public officials have a decided advantage , even though the state may not have a total monopoly of technically relevant knowledge in policy areas where it is pursuing corporatist arrangements . |
| 2 | A large aerogenerator programme is at present underway in the Netherlands where it is hoped that wind will be supplying about one quarter of Dutch electricity demand by the year 2000 . |
| 3 | The aim throughout the year will be to cover all aspects of accompaniment ; Piano in October , Percussion in January , Taped Music in March and , finally in June a Music Workshop where it is hoped qualified teachers will bring along tapes and records that they have used in their classes and which might be helpful to other teachers . |
| 4 | Cleanaway can take liquid PCBs at its Ellesmere Port establishment , where it is building another plant which will take capacity there to 48,000 tonnes annually . |
| 5 | The proposal for monitoring by silent , closed-circuit television cameras , he said , would be implemented as recommended , but the one to allow a prisoner the right to consult a solicitor every forty-eight hours would be curtailed to the extent that ‘ where it is thought necessary ’ a senior police officer would be present . |
| 6 | Accordingly , it is reasonable that pupils be given the opportunity to attain such certification where it is deemed appropriate . |
| 7 | Where liability is admitted , or it is acknowledged that liability is likely to be established , then it may be sensible to try and agree an interim payment because it will probably be possible to secure a lower sum in interim damages than would be awarded by the Court if matters were so to proceed . |
| 8 | Public Health Nursing is still to a large extent task-oriented and the findings in a survey of the work load of the Public Health Nurse in Ireland in 1986 showed that only a small percentage of time ( 0.2% ) was spent directly on health education , although it is acknowledged that health promotion is a component of tasks and policy in all aspects of their role . |
| 9 | The liberationists , with the possible exception of Rollin , do seem to regard the use of animals for food as the cardinal vice , although it is run close by the fuss over furs and field sports . |
| 10 | Although it is giving some of its ‘ glue ’ source to USL , most of what USL will have and what will be distributed is binary . |
| 11 | My right hon. Friend ends his letter by saying : ’ I am pleased to learn that following the granting of an ECR by Parkside HA Mr. Thorpe has received treatment and that it is proving beneficial . ’ |
| 12 | Their fears have been enhanced by the recent announcement from the Department of Transport that it is considering new plans to relieve congestion on the M25 . |
| 13 | The recommendation , made at a CITES meeting in Brussels , follows the announcement by the US that it is considering similar action [ see ED 72/73 ] . |
| 14 | Axil aims to price 20% below Sun and that it is targeting non-technical markets such as manufacturing , transport , financial services and health-care . |
| 15 | This only heightens the suspicion that it is developing nuclear arms . ’ |
| 16 | Encore says its current plan is to move to the next-generation 88110 RISC over time , but claims its architecture is CPU-independent and that it is evaluating other architectures . |
| 17 | I have bought Today 's Horse since the beginning and I am happy to say that it is getting better and better — something which can not always be said for the other horsy magazines , which are often repetitive and patronising . |
| 18 | So once again you feel that it is getting hot . ’ |
| 19 | This may be renewed at regular intervals , or when the person responsible points out that it is getting low . |
| 20 | However , the widely-perceived reluctance of the Government to raise base rates again has encouraged expectations in financial markets that it is seeking alternative monetary policies . |
| 21 | Similarly , even in that most abstract of arts , music , the playing of a musical instrument can inscribe the peculiar energy of the act of plucking , blowing or striking into its sound such that it is rendered unique or concrete . |
| 22 | Yet software house Microsoft recently caused quite a stir in computer circles by announcing that it is using real people , working for real companies , to test its software products . |
| 23 | The wider food industry now has to demonstrate that it is using all within its power to minimise the risk of injury to the health of the consumer . |
| 24 | The Indian government has announced that it is to refuse further World Bank funding for the highly controversial Narmada Dam project [ see EDs 61 ; 64 ] . |
| 25 | Not surprisingly , given the number of new products it has on the go , the company says that it is ploughing some 12% of its turnover back into research and development . |
| 26 | 4.1.1 the date of expiry of three ( 3 ) months ' written notice to terminate given by either party to the other , provided always that it is understood that notice shall not be given under this clause 4.1.1 before the expiry of two ( 2 ) years commencing on the date of this Agreement , |
| 27 | Accordingly , if the interim government is to be treated as the Government of Somalia , it must be able to show that it is exercising administrative control over the territory of the Republic . |
| 28 | It clear that it is costing British jobs on a substantial scale and that it will continue until the unfair practices cease . |
| 29 | A tenant should ensure that it is made aware of such an agreement so that it can consider the implications of it . |
| 30 | No one knows where HIV started , but we do know that it is spreading fast and nearly every country in the world has people with HIV or AIDS . |