Example sentences of "[det] is [conj] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One reason for this is that many grammatical elements are themselves bearers of meaning — this is true , for instance , of the past tense affix — ed , and the plural affix — s . |
| 2 | A further suggestion that flows from this is that such evolutionary considerations lend support to a competing grammatical paradigm — that of Montague grammar . |
| 3 | This is because higher level waste is initially rich in short-lived isotopes which are highly radioactive . |
| 4 | This is because variable scribal usage is likely to be functional in some way , just as spoken variation is functional ( as suggested in chapter 2 ) , and the most immediately obvious function of an alphabetic writing system is to relate writing to speech-forms , however complicated this relationship may be . |
| 5 | This is because all possible fictions of scientific progress are virtual in present-day technology which has taken over the function of ‘ productive ’ simulation . |
| 6 | This is because regular continuous aerobic exercise like brisk walking is a fat burning activity whereas start-stop anaerobic exercises like squash and tennis are carbohydrate burning activities . |
| 7 | This is because most male clerks do not stay as clerks for all their working lives . |
| 8 | It still represents a cost to the Exchequer and a loss of potential output , but it can be argued that it is not particularly distressing to the people concerned and , for the economy as a whole , it may actually result in a more efficient use of labour : this is because high short-run unemployment may be a reflection of greater mobility of labour between jobs and areas and consequently may result in the labour force being more suitably and productively employed . |
| 9 | This is because considerable local signal loss can occur with echo planar imaging where gas tissue interfaces cause susceptibility artefacts which may obscure adjacent tissues , such as the bowel wall . |
| 10 | This is because any given fluke has no particular expectation that its genes will be housed in its present host 's offspring . |
| 11 | This is because domestic inflationary pressures generally lead to the diversion of foreign currency meant to be spent on imported plant and equipment to the importation of foodstuffs and other consumer goods . |
| 12 | This is because smaller competing firms lose the benefits of size — economies of scale — which would have accrued to a single , large firm . |
| 13 | That is one point of view ; another is that these future Nobel laureates may in fact earn their prizes by bringing more supercomputing to science , and thus moving more of science into cyberspace . |
| 14 | One of the reasons for believing that cross-species extrapolation is possible at all is that all living animals have evolved from common ancestors that existed at some time in the distant past . |
| 15 | That is because most Russian warheads are on land-based ICBMs , whereas most American ones are in submarines and bombers . |
| 16 | If this constraint is important in reality , that is if sufficient outside individuals or firms are actively considering opportunities , then it would seem the only way to avoid takeover is to employ the company 's assets efficiently . |