Example sentences of "[adv] a [adj] [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although many of the activities involved are carried out by individuals , and there is much scope for personal decision-making making and responsibility , the business of maintaining a safe environment is very much a political concern and responsibility — at local , regional , national and international levels . |
| 2 | It is very much a live issue and is progressing well . |
| 3 | They are very much a two-career couple and , although the work overlaps from time to time , they have two very distinct careers , which take them in different directions . |
| 4 | They say what they 're seeing from SunSoft Inc right now is a very commercially packaged product that looks to be pretty much a full-blown release but lacks personal computer compatibility or the ability to run Santa Cruz Operation Inc Unix software because of the extensions . |
| 5 | He was very much a social novelist and to appreciate the moral significance of his novels you have to relate it to the actual society that it reflects and often criticises . |
| 6 | His solicitor , Andrew Travers , said : ‘ This was very much a one-off offence and he had no idea of the amount he stood to collect . |
| 7 | As Barnekov , Boyle and Rich ( 1989 ) have pointed out , ‘ privatism ’ in urban policy is as much a cultural tradition or ideology as a coherent set of practices . |
| 8 | For over half of the respondents , their review was very much a whole-school effort and for another third it was fairly so . |
| 9 | If your council fails to do small , urgent repairs , for which it is legally responsible ( eg a blocked drain or broken water heater ) , you can have then done by a builder . |
| 10 | ( 18 ) The structure of the takeover ( eg a recommended offer or a Court Scheme ) may require the consent of preference shareholders , lenders or optionholders or holders of convertible securities in or to the target . |
| 11 | The arrival of Francis , apparently a trusted friend and obviously a gentle and intelligent young man , had augmented the therapy . |
| 12 | Pharmacology is basically a practical subject and if anything there is pressure for this part to increase . |
| 13 | Remarkable how long a nasal drone and a cheap synth can sustain a man . |
| 14 | Income support is available for people of 18 yrs or over whose incomes are below a certain level and who are not working 16hrs or more a week . |
| 15 | ( 2 ) Service of the demand is not merely a procedural requirement but an essential ingredient in the cause of action . |
| 16 | Catholicism was , and is , not merely a personal faith but the formal sign of belonging to Spanish society . |
| 17 | Current evidence indicates that matrix is not merely a simple scaffolding but a dynamic modulator of cell phenotype and behaviour . |
| 18 | Neither my sister nor I can remember exactly what we had for dinner , but we chose not merely a good cheese but a claret of which we hoped he would approve . |
| 19 | The conversation , in which neither Stephen nor Dadda took part , then turned upon whether " danger list " was merely a figurative term or if hospitals actually maintained such ominous catalogues . |
| 20 | To be duz et débonaire , as the Confessor allegedly was , represented not merely a literary convention but a normal part of diplomatic and courtly intercourse . |
| 21 | From the success so far , I had to conclude that the parental mucus was merely a dietary supplement and that Green Chromides can be reared in the same manner as the majority of cichlids . |
| 22 | There is little to please those who want to hear merely a beautiful sound or a neat , well- tailored style , everything to move those who believe that , like her great predecessors , Lehmann and Fischer-Dieskau or her co- eral Schrier , the word should have equal place with the music . |
| 23 | Although regular guest speakers are being organised , it is hoped to encourage contributions from within our own membership , be it a whole evening 's entertainment or merely a ten-minute talk or slide-presentation . |
| 24 | Such signs of relative forgiveness on the part of the leaders he had persecuted so relentlessly in the past , particularly Deng Xiaoping , offer perhaps the clearest insight into Chen 's career : he had never been a political force in his own right but merely a faithful interpreter and executor of Mao 's will . |
| 25 | This has met with considerable resistance from the staff who have pointed out that the smoking restrictions at Chesser House are merely a voluntary agreement and are not Council policy in the same way as restrictions at Regional Headquarters and Regional Chambers . |
| 26 | Who proved to be not merely a lively guide but a brilliant physicist and a secret poet . |
| 27 | Cocaine is merely a recreational drug and , taken to excess , like alcohol or nicotine , it is undoubtedly dangerous , but judiciously used it can be a source of harmless pleasure , and even of intellectual stimulation . |
| 28 | The king was not merely a tribal chieftain and warlord , ravaging and conquering , he was a representative of Christ , " the king " , on earth . |
| 29 | In your own minds , now , I want you to think of a famous building or a famous site or perhaps a famous street or avenue yes a a statue would be fine , erm or something that 's famous , like an animal perhaps , or a park erm or a zoo , although that might be a bit difficult . |
| 30 | We will need , we we 'll have to work on this which will involve the philosophy of having er perhaps a joint statement and perhaps on putting a short personal statement in . |