Example sentences of "[is] [adj] and [adv] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 C is thus negative for a laser : its definition arises from the field of optical bistability ( see below ) where the medium is lossy and thus C is positive .
2 After the nest is complete and around 30cm in diameter , the male nudges the female under it and egg laying begins .
3 When filling in forms etc it is important that the writing is clear and easily understood. ,
4 The world price for tin is high and so companies have been opening new larger mines in Cornwall .
5 Being a Special is unpaid and therefore commitment to the job is all important .
6 The reference to Newcomen engines disappearing underground is puzzling and perhaps Professor Hoskins misunderstood their function .
7 The geographical area covered by the Diocese is considerable and often events take place in one part which will be of interest to people elsewhere .
8 The method suffers from the disadvantage that it is slow and consequently diffusion of low molar mass material could be large enough to introduce serious error in the measurement .
9 Our reception is most gratifying — for it is enthusiastic and really kind in the highest degree …
10 It follows from this that the failure of an employee to exercise reasonable skill and care in making his basic valuation is faulty and therefore maladministration .
11 The implied senior rating is double-A-plus and about $285m of debt is affected .
12 The jaw action is scissor-like and both tooth and jaw bone can perform the cutting function .
13 Well yeah but I just think P E fourteen , half of fourteen is seven and then T.
14 Hywel is silent and now Elizabeth is silent too .
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