Example sentences of "[is] [adj] [conj] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible that only a very marked and rapid reduction in interest rates , which might cause a substantial shift in confidence , would be effective . |
| 2 | Given the history of socialist economies , it is doubtful whether even a far more radical and complete transformation of the relations of production would , of itself , have removed this basis for class differentiation , and for this reason Morris remains a problematic model for contemporary socialism . |
| 3 | It is clear that even a good working knowledge of credit costs helps consumers only if that knowledge affects their shopping decisions . |
| 4 | It is interesting that only a few years ago Mr Albert Baker of Baker Bros. , Upper Halling , paid the Vicar part of the cost of wood he had cut in Halling woods . |
| 5 | It 's crucial that even a basic name and address system can get at a particular name , or group of names , as quickly as possible . |
| 6 | It is noticeable that even a writer like J. 5 . |
| 7 | " 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 . " |
| 8 | This is not the same as being someone to whom other people often bring their problems ; that does not guarantee the instinctive knowledge of whether something is real or merely a " try-on " , or whether something that is being glosssed over is really something that should be dug out and gone into in depth , or whether the time has come to say and do nothing other than give encouragement to the sufferer to work something out for himself or herself with the assistance of other sufferers in the group . |
| 9 | The second method is appropriate when only a small number of arithmetic operations are to be performed on each of a large number of initial items of data . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Such a stern demand is appropriate because once a man becomes a Christian he finds himself enlisted on God 's side in a lifelong battle . |
| 12 | Formally , B is A 's subordinate but informally a good part of the organisation centres upon B with little reference to A. |
| 13 | It is false that only a person in authority is an authority . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | First-hand experience is invaluable but only a limited amount of it can be arranged and you certainly ca n't have large numbers of trainees sitting at the back of the same class . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ It is scandalous that only a tiny fraction of cars in the UK have catalysts fitted . |
| 19 | When the temperature of crystallization is close to the melting temperature , nucleation is sporadic and only a few large spherulites will grow . |
| 20 | It is plain that only a small community closely knit by ties of kinship , common sentiment , and belief , and placed in a stable environment , could live successfully by such a regime of unofficial rules . |
| 21 | The infant 's eye is elastic and so a raised intra-ocular pressure causes the eyeball to enlarge . |
| 22 | The NCR 3450 departmental or workgroup server is available as either a uniprocessor or multiprocessor , expandable to four iAPX-86 microprocessors and the NCR 3550 is designed for use as a powerful symmetric multi-processing server for transaction processing and database applications and is expandable up to eight microprocessors . |
| 23 | The NCR 3450 departmental or workgroup server is available as either a uniprocessor or multiprocessor , expandable to four iAPX-86 microprocessors and the NCR 3550 is designed for use as a powerful symmetric multi-processing server for transaction processing and database applications and is expandable up to eight microprocessors . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | International harmonization of competition policies is essential and probably a supranational competition authority as well . |
| 26 | 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 . ’ |
| 27 | I know it 's commonsense but unfortunately a lot of people still tend to leave these er objects lying about in easy reach of the young child , okay ? |
| 28 | One does something on the spur of the moment that is trivial and perhaps a little silly , then when that action is caught up in … in a tragic event , one feels quite foolish telling of it . ’ |
| 29 | The establishment is open but once a week at present and is then usually manned by a civilian worker . |
| 30 | It is true that once a useful co-ordinating convention is established every person has reason to adhere to it , a reason which is independent of the existence of the authority , a reason deriving entirely from the existence of the useful convention . |