Example sentences of "and it is [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It sounds impressive , but this is only 2–15 per cent of the present annual increase , and it is pure guesswork how much of the termite production represents an increase caused by deforestation . |
| 2 | It is of course an external system , well over 150000 light-years away , and it is sheer coincidence that it lies almost behind the two globulars , 47 Tucanæ and NGC 362 . |
| 3 | Babies are born with a sense of fairness , justice , morality , and a great capacity for kindness and forbearance , and it is sheer disappointment in the character and nature of parent and world that changes this eager infant into a murderous teenager . |
| 4 | We have been pushing for more effective action from the NIO for years and it is utter nonsense to say otherwise , ’ he said . |
| 5 | And it is great fun . |
| 6 | And it is great fun . |
| 7 | ‘ However , it does give you a huge personal lift and it is great recognition for the work you do . ’ |
| 8 | And it is good coffee , and the stuff they provide on Maternity is revolting ! ’ |
| 9 | Therefore , under normal circumstances , the effect of drying can supplement the use of a disinfectant and it is good practice to combine disinfection with drying . |
| 10 | There are many ways of allocating overheads — numbers employed , payroll , space occupied , gross fees — and it is good practice to choose the basis most suited to each type of cost involved . |
| 11 | Engine management gauges are few ( oil temperature and pressure plus a rev counter ) and it is good practice to allow such small vintage power units sufficient time to thoroughly warm up before committing one 's future prospects to them . |
| 12 | Practice varies , and it is good practice to find out from the beginning in order to avoid unpleasant surprises at a later date . |
| 13 | It is good news for jobs and it is good news for the town . |
| 14 | Electrical forces are basic to the system , being attributes of the sub-atomic particles , and it is electrical attraction which holds together the atoms and molecules . |
| 15 | Their values may be depicted on an Argand diagram and it is normal practice to denote zeros by drawing circles and poles by marking crosses at relevant points . |
| 16 | So what I 'm saying is we need to be very , as soon as you get the stuff , that , if you wan na get anything out of this course at all , and what people do get out of the course , is the fact that by the time they leave here we 've said right , that 's the way we 're going that 's what we 're gon na aim for and it is reasonable time . |
| 17 | This leaves the Commission wondering what to do with a million tonnes of prime beef — and it is prime beef , because intervention accepts only the very best steer beef . |
| 18 | Now that to me is a grossly irresponsible statement to make and it is total rubbish . |
| 19 | The company said : ‘ The traditionally stronger second half has started well and it is anticipated cash flow for the full year will exceed capital requirements . ’ |
| 20 | We are already halfway through a Bill which is a major step forward in that respect , and it is breath-taking nonsense for the hon. Gentlemen to suggest that Labour authorities were pioneers in the provision of better services to their constituents . |
| 21 | ‘ Farmer Giles was backing his luck ’ , as people often do ; and it is common knowledge that while this is irrational it works much more often than mere ‘ chance ’ would dictate . |
| 22 | There had earlier been an interim order which lasted for some 13 days up to 23 December 1991 and it is common ground on this appeal that the 13 days must by reason of the regulations be subtracted from the three months . |
| 23 | Part II deals with membership and it is common ground that Norwich was eligible to be , and became , a member of Lautro . |
| 24 | Accordingly there was no consideration for the owner 's agreement to pay the further 10 per cent. , since the yard were already contractually bound to build the ship and it is common ground that the devaluation of the dollar had in no way lessened the yard 's legal obligation to do this . |
| 25 | Tradition demands that the cowls should be painted white and it is common practice to spray their surfaces with glass-fibre to improve durability . |
| 26 | Egyptian bureaucracy is slow and it is common practice to circumvent officialdom whenever possible . |
| 27 | The other schools have to share little or nothing while the city technology college gets the lot — and it is public money . |
| 28 | This fund raising fair is our bread and butter and it is top quality . |
| 29 | Answers to these questions are crucial to the success of direct marketing campaigns for such products , and it is direct marketing systems based on real consumer financial information , such as Infolink 's DEFINE , which provide those essential targeting criteria . |
| 30 | And it is hard work . |