Example sentences of "[conj] is [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor is coaching the same as either counselling or formal appraisal . |
| 2 | Nor is shooting the only manner of the birds ' destruction , because they are also trapped , by being driven into defiles and then caught in nets stretched between the trees . |
| 3 | But flooring need not cost the earth ; nor is carpeting the only solution . |
| 4 | It is this alternative that is called the competing behaviour ( CB ) . |
| 5 | Because they are connected with the area of the cortex that is designated the auditory cortex . |
| 6 | But in these circumstances , claim Keynesians , it is fiscal policy that is causing the resulting increase in aggregate demand through its effect on people 's real incomes . |
| 7 | Gumbo is the New Orleans answer to the daubes of France or the stir fries of Canton ; a rich , thick , highly flavoured sauté that is considered the definitive Cajun dish . |
| 8 | The more information that is demanded the greater the cost . |
| 9 | It is the latter definition that is gaining the widest acceptance . |
| 10 | Depending on the type of violation that is occurring the second and third course of action may or may not be available to the designer . |
| 11 | , a member of the Change Project Team and the Brewery Council working group that is formulating the new policy , said earlier this year : ‘ All the conference and meeting rooms will have to be non smoking . |
| 12 | Belser have previously published facsimile editions of books and manuscripts in the Vatican.The Archbishop of Cologne has shown a keen interest in the refurbished ‘ Archbishop 's ’ museum and is supporting the new director , Joachim M. Plotzek , in his efforts to gain international recognition for the museum . |
| 13 | Fujitsu Ltd is to begin selling its VP 2000 Unix-based vector processors in the US , and is to target the commercial sector : the 10 models in the VP 2000 range run Fujitsu 's UXP/M Unix SVR4 implementation , with around 100 applications available . |
| 14 | Jeff is now recovering from his injury , and is organising the local Great Yarmouth half marathon which will take place on 25 July . |
| 15 | MDH builds the AH-64 Apache military gunship , and the MD500E , 530F and 520N NOTAR for the civilian market , and is developing the new-generation Explorer ( formerly MDX ) twin-engine commercial helicopter , which will fly at the end of this year . |
| 16 | This represents a reversal of the prevailing trends of the nineteenth century and is re-establishing the broad distribution found before 1750 , dominated by the national capital and the rich agricultural lowlands ( Osborne , 1964 ; Department of the Environment , 1971 ) . |
| 17 | A comrade is talking to you one moment and is gone the next , either blasted beyond recognition or seriously wounded . |
| 18 | This condition , Q =0 , , would be equally stable and is called the Reset condition . |
| 19 | Similarly , the slope of the saving line ( = 0.2 ) represents the fraction of additional disposable income that will be saved and is called the marginal propensity to save ( mps ) . |
| 20 | Clarence is also a visitor to the premises and is owed the common duty of care . |
| 21 | But customers tried it , and liked it , so the company has bowed to their wisdom and is offering the 41 SPECint92 , 44 SPECfp92 uniprocessor SuperSparc machine with 32Mb memory expandable to 512Mb , a 424Mb internal disk and GX graphics at $16,500 with a 19″ grayscale monitor . |
| 22 | But Mr Mugabe wants resettlement to be efficient , too , and is absorbing the Musengezi lesson . |
| 23 | MARLEY , the roof tiles to automotive components group , saw profits plunge two-thirds last year and is halving the final dividend . |
| 24 | Stroud MP Roger Knapman has taken up Martin 's case , and is pressing the Foreign Office to get him released on bail : |
| 25 | The judges were impressed by the way the company , based in Newtonmore and which employs 14 people , has increased turnover in the past year from £40,000 to £400,000 and is tackling the European market — even before its Smart Rope , which warns climbers by changing colour when it gets over-stressed and on which world patents are pending — goes into full production later this year . |
| 26 | She 's abroad but is getting the first available flight back . |
| 27 | Sharon 's mother has praised the Egyptians for their tough stance against terrorism , but is critising the British authorities for their lack of action . |
| 28 | It looks like a pedal steel , but is has the cubic capacity of a Dobro , with a resonator on the top and pedals . |
| 29 | That 's that 's one thing , but is finding the tenth root of something and then raising to the power six , or raising something to the power six and then finding the sa the tenth root , is that the same as finding the fifth root and cubing it or cubing it and finding the fifth root . |
| 30 | It appears to function properly but is missing the engaging lever , shear pins and drive shift . |