Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [verb] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's possible to keep a few goldfish in an unfiltered pond , as they are hardy enough to tolerate less than perfect conditions . |
| 2 | The problem is that to argue the latter leads rapidly to banal coclusions.lusions Pretty much any habit can be described asa form of addiction ; so what ? |
| 3 | It is pleasant to see the same easy charm , quiet confidence and obliging manner re-establish itself in the new generation of ownership . |
| 4 | With press media , it is possible to spread the same money over a much longer period , especially if monthly magazines are used , since monthlies accumulate their readership of as many as 10 or 11 readers per copy over quite a long period . |
| 5 | If it is possible to use the same basic pattern for a number of guides , this has the advantage of both saving the librarian 's time and making it easier for the user to transfer search techniques from one discipline to another . |
| 6 | In the extreme case it is possible to use the same file that created the page on a page printer and use it to generate true phototypeset quality results . |
| 7 | Using software tools now available , it is possible to use the same approach for ‘ documents ’ made up from multimedia ingredients . |
| 8 | If the foster mother 's young are a different coat colour from the pups to be fostered it is possible to leave a few natural young with the mother and add those to be fostered . |
| 9 | Unfortunately , experienced models are hard to come by on most of the Polynesian islands , though it is possible to find a few in Papeete . |
| 10 | But it is possible to make a few predictions for 1990 . |
| 11 | Only six solo roles call for a male soprano , on the basis of which it is possible to make a few observations . |
| 12 | However , it is possible to identify a few fairly distinct elements upon which there was general agreement . |
| 13 | Hence , it is possible to guarantee the same perfect result time after time . |
| 14 | I am not sure whether it is possible to have the same optimism about Israel in the middle east . |
| 15 | Sometimes if the garment is n't a fitted one , it is possible to add a few stitches to enable you to match the pattern at the seams . |
| 16 | Even charges by experts in the same field can differ widely ; it is possible to obtain a more than adequate employment report for under £500 , whereas some agencies in the area will quote £1,500 . |
| 17 | ‘ It is impractical to repeat the same unchanged dose of a remedy once , not to mention its frequent repetition ( and at short intervals in order not to delay the cure ) . |
| 18 | It is acceptable to use the same name as someone else if it is used for a different class of goods or services to the ones for which the first mark is registered . |
| 19 | Even if one thinks one 's own company will not reduce costs further , it is dangerous to make the same assumption for one 's rivals . |
| 20 | It 's easy to see the same thing happening today ; when the United States troops went to Somalia , earlier this year , their officers had hardly anything to do with the local experts , preferring to stick with their prejudices about the lack of intelligence of those whose skins were not the same colour as their own . |
| 21 | It is appropriate to add a few words at this point that might help avert the possibility of becoming involved in any extensive debate about whether associative changes of the sort described here should really be thought of as instances of perceptual learning , producing changes in the perceived similarity of the stimuli . |
| 22 | The French minister of industry , Dominique Strauss-Kahn , Thursday announced that the French government has paid SGS-Thomson Microelectronics NV the first part of the $466m in research and development aid it agreed to pay over five years — the Italian government is supposed to pay the same amount over the same period : ‘ I have signed with SGS-Thomson a contract for a multi-year development effort in France ; the sums for 1993 , $83m from both sides , have been paid , ’ he said ; a spokeswoman for SGS-Thomson in Paris said she had not yet been able to confirm Strauss-Kahn 's assertion ; the separate recapitalisation , which Brussels recently approved , is still conditional on a firm decision being taken on the Italian side , and would be effected in three payments — $227m split evenly between the two partners and an identical payment three months later ; the third payment of $455m is set to be made in 1995 . |
| 23 | Erm , which has certainly been noticeable , is likely to cause a few problems , because in August are off , and so on . |
| 24 | Securities with betas less than 1 are called defensive shares as a 1 per cent increase in the expected market rate of return is likely to yield a less than 1 per cent increase in the expected rate of return of the security . |
| 25 | Keegan is likely to name the same starting eleven which beat Portsmouth at home last week , although he wo n't confirm his team until lunchtime today . |
| 26 | First , on average , a better-educated person is likely to do the same job better than one who is less educated . |
| 27 | He has also shown that a child is likely to share the same birth months as other relatives . |
| 28 | In that situation X , being an unsecured creditor , is likely to obtain no more than a small percentage of the price he is owed . |
| 29 | For instance , the note describing the Central Pillar of Freney is likely to tickle a few egos : ‘ ED+ , rock to VI and A3 , mixed — at the end of the world and , given bad luck , delivered up to all the hells of weather . ’ |
| 30 | The government review is likely to follow the same path . |