Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [adj] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following a precedent set by The Stone Roses , who broke free from the Silvertone label by claiming that they were tied to an unfair contract , Michael is to sue Sony on the grounds that his deal is restrictive and financially inadequate . |
| 2 | His reasoning is lengthy and perhaps not quite the same as that of the leading judgment . |
| 3 | But the disruption is slight and only hardens attitudes against the terrorists . |
| 4 | The professional literature on violence is extensive and usually refers to a complex interaction of factors which have to be taken into account to explain its occurrence . |
| 5 | Unless the wind is more than about 45° to the direction of take-off , a strong cross wind seldom creates problems . |
| 6 | Fresh of the ocean , the wind is bracing or literally breathtaking , depending on how hard it 's blowing . |
| 7 | This is true whether the loss is small and relatively trivial or if total and of the greatest importance , such as losing through death someone we are deeply attached to . |
| 8 | It is not that the outlawing of all war apart from the overwhelming necessities of self-defence is unrealistic and therefore inevitably unefficacious as a means for controlling force , but rather that it runs counter to the sort of moral consensus on which the ethical authority of international law could be based . |
| 9 | Because silicone is positively charged it is attracted to hair , while the shampoo is negative and so is washed away . |
| 10 | The result is absorbing and highly readable . |
| 11 | Some analysts argue that the result is deceptive because only successful beaches applied this year , while others claim that the number of winners has fallen because beaches had to meet a much stricter test on bacteria in the water . |
| 12 | Lowering the must in temperature to 5°C encourages débourbage and the result is superior and quicker . |
| 13 | Clean , the front pickup is warm but clear , something perhaps between a Strat and a Gretsch , while the treble unit puts out what might be described as a more cultured version of a PAF . |
| 14 | The programme is simple but certainly not easy and most of all it is individual : nobody can give recovery to anyone else , each recovering person has to work for his or her own recovery . |
| 15 | However , there are fluctuations superimposed on this ; i.e. the flow within the mean circulation is unsteady and probably essentially turbulent . |
| 16 | Such a motion is exempted business , so that the House in question can not be denied the opportunity to pass upon the matter simply by government manipulation of time , but in relation to the vast majority of instruments , opposition is pointless and rarely mounted . |
| 17 | A certain amount of mental arousal is necessary but too much causes you to lose confidence in your own abilities . |
| 18 | Most of the studies discussed so far have used laboratory tasks , often ones in which the source of arousal is artificial and quite separate from the material to be remembered . |
| 19 | The far side crust is thicker and therefore the basins gave rise to less weakening there , and consequently far less lava emerged into those basins than into those on the near side . |
| 20 | However their interpretation has been criticized on several counts which show that ‘ the family-firm analogy is misleading and generally overworked ; its character is usually symbolic or ideological rather than descriptive ’ ( Fruin 1980 p.432 ) . |
| 21 | The idea that a presumption about the future has an effect upon that future is true and obviously commonplace in the social world ( see the self-fulfilling prophecy argument ) : how did it manifest itself in this particular case ? |
| 22 | He said : ‘ The Manchester bid is more than just a superb technical achievement . |
| 23 | Weight is important as well as value . |
| 24 | THE Scottish premiere of a new work is no unusual event but it adds an extra air of intrigue when the piece is less than freshly minted . |
| 25 | A machine without human guidance is inflexible and highly limited in recognition and learning facilities . |
| 26 | Working in the loft is unpleasant and somewhat hazardous . |
| 27 | The enemy is wily and therefore the more unlikely a person looks , the more likely he is to be the secret enemy . |
| 28 | When we view , for example , a Francis Bacon picture , the effect is immediate and often initially in the pit of the stomach ( Deleuze 1981 ) . |
| 29 | ‘ The need today for high levels of entrepreneurial skills in this industry is greater than ever , ’ he says . |
| 30 | What he means is that the light is dreadful and only desperate hacks like me would take photos in it . |