Example sentences of "[is] [adj] and [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's mean , he 's moody and probably the coolest thing on the screen since James Dean thought , ‘ I wonder what it would look like if I pulled my collar up like this ’ . |
| 2 | In air , osmotic potential is almost balanced by the water potential : the turgor pressure is low and so the cells — and leaf — are rounder . |
| 3 | The enemy is wily and therefore the more unlikely a person looks , the more likely he is to be the secret enemy . |
| 4 | Remember that it is the cleared bank balance on which interest is payable and not the cash book balance . |
| 5 | But good though this record is , no system is perfect and accordingly the Church Commissioners and the Department of the Environment are now looking at ways in which the non-statutory public inquiries can be improved to become an even more effective forum for weighing all points of view in particularly difficult cases . |
| 6 | " She 's forgetful and sometimes a little difficult , but she still does the garden and she did all the cooking right up to your aunt 's death . " |
| 7 | Since unc it appears that our assumption that there exists a smallest counterexample is untenable and so the theorem is proved . |
| 8 | The understanding of ‘ objective ’ categories is Hegelian and not the same as positivist or materialist references to ‘ objective ’ . |
| 9 | And this involves both the right to decide that a breach of the law of nature has taken place , a right to decide what punishment is appropriate and also a right erm to implement this judgment . |
| 10 | In organizations with scarce resources political activity is inevitable and only the naive decry it . |
| 11 | A paper cup , empty coke can or washing-up liquid container placed in the right position will explain to even the most ardent disbeliever that their swing really is out-to-in and not the most beautiful inside one they thought it was ! |
| 12 | The overlap here with the merchantability provision is obvious and often the two will coincide . |
| 13 | But every letter is unique and even a retained copy , the equivalent of a modern carbon , does not detract from that essential quality : so that criteria are not so stern . |
| 14 | Dig the soil to the depth of a spade or fork , and clear out the rubbish as you go large stones , glass , china , bottle tops , sticks , wire , plastic and so on — at the same time mixing in a thin layer of rotted garden compost , especially if the soil is shallow and only a few cm ( in ) deep on top of chalk subsoil . |
| 15 | However the supply voltage must also be increased to maintain the phase current at its rated value when the motor is stationary and consequently a large d.c. power supply is needed . |
| 16 | As the rotor moves forward the torque produced by the motor is negative and so the system decelerates until the rotor reaches the position 8=n/3p where the velocity is a minimum . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | This triple set holds enough gems to keep you interested , the history is fascinating and even the disasters , which must have seemed ridiculous even then , have a certain kitsch value . |
| 19 | The approach to teaching and learning on this course is developmental and therefore the students in a particular year group work with the same team of tutors who cover all aspects of learning and of educational provision for young children — including the development of language and literacy . |
| 20 | Because these systems are not ‘ natural ’ their structure is complex and even the knowledge of English can prove to be unhelpful when markers represent meaning and not form . |
| 21 | I am attempting to wean him but it is I and not the child who is loth to finish the business . |
| 22 | If the will of Parliament is sovereign and not the will of the people , how can we be true politically participative citizens ? |
| 23 | Here it illustrates the point that it is the deposition of carbonate that is important and not the precise nature of the sediment . |
| 24 | We give it a drink of water when it 's thirsty and then the tiny flower begins to grow . ’ |
| 25 | When the temperature of crystallization is close to the melting temperature , nucleation is sporadic and only a few large spherulites will grow . |
| 26 | The infant 's eye is elastic and so a raised intra-ocular pressure causes the eyeball to enlarge . |
| 27 | In such cases the guesswork about future cash flow is well-informed and thus the risks lower . |
| 28 | The payments on a lease will normally be lower than on a contract allowing for the purchase of the asset , although sometimes the difference is small and then a rebate is made when the term of the contract finishes and the plane is sold . |
| 29 | International harmonization of competition policies is essential and probably a supranational competition authority as well . |
| 30 | The same anonymous writer who heard Spurgeon in 1884 went across the river to the City Temple but again was not complimentary : ‘ If you can forgive a bad delivery with occasional dropping of aspirates , and the incessant introduction of Gladstonian politics in connection with holy things , you will find in Dr Parker 's sermons much that is impressive and certainly a great deal that is novel . ’ |