Example sentences of "this [is] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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1 | When a [ makonde ] sculptor departs from the stereotype [ … $ this is nearly always because an element of doubt or defiance has been worked into it ; a madonna is given a demon to hold instead of the Christ Child ; a priest is represented with the feet of a wild animal , a pietà becomes a study not of sorrow but of revenge , with the mother raising a spear over the body of her dead son . |
2 | This is particularly so when considering rural advice services . |
3 | This is particularly so when it is remembered that the working parties are serviced by the DES , whose influence on a group of disparate experts meeting only intermittently and working under great pressure , is very considerable indeed . |
4 | This is particularly so when the nationals and corporate bodies of the member states do not benefit from reciprocity in relation to a takeover of a body corporate situated in these third countries . |
5 | The counsellor needs to be aware of the wishes and expectations of both old and young alike about the nature of the caring role within the family , and this is particularly so when families live separately . |
6 | This is particularly so when mobility , speech or hearing have been impaired , perhaps after a serious stroke . |
7 | This is particularly so when you take into account that most people feel they are in the right when they are angry , whether they are or not . |
8 | This is particularly so when it is remembered that certificates are only granted in those cases where there are reasonable grounds for taking action . |
9 | This is particularly so where the ‘ safe life ’ design philosophy has been applied . |
10 | This is particularly so where tribunals have their own appellate tribunal . |
11 | This is particularly so where it is felt that the consideration did not have a causative effect upon the authority 's determination and where the decision being impugned is not determinative of rights , such as a decision by a local authority to refer a landlord to a rent tribunal . |
12 | This is particularly so if the standard of care is bad , because poor nursing care will then be perpetuated . |
13 | All you need to do is to collect the thorns yourself the day before your own net is set — and this is easy enough since you know precisely where they are . |
14 | This is probably partly because it is always possible to land one on grass ( or any other hard surface ) with remarkably little damage , especially if the ground is wet . |
15 | This is most probably because she is unsure of lasting love in a marriage . |
16 | This is apparently so whether or not there has been compliance with the formal requirements of company law applicable to dealings with the property of a company and even to cases where the consent relied on is ultra vires : see Reg. v. Roffel [ 1985 ] V.R. 511 and Reg. v. McHugh ( 1988 ) 88 Cr.App.R. 385 . |
17 | This is hard enough when you are considering a normal decorating job , but when it comes to choosing paint for a special job , then the task can be very complex . |
18 | In my view and also , if my memory serves me correctly , in Dr Reeves ' view , this is quite simply because it doubles up as a transmitter with very sharp rise and fall times on its pulse width modulated waveform . |
19 | As Rubinfeld ( 1987 ) notes , this is all right if everyone in the community is identical , but it causes an obvious problem if there is heterogeneity . |
20 | Problem solving : This is almost exactly as in the simple solution . |
21 | This is almost certainly because the decision to send them in during the later stages of the accident was political ( western-made robots might have been used instead , had the new Soviet leader , one Mikhail Gorbachev , been willing to let the West learn the extent of the disaster ) . |
22 | This is very largely because under this Government , maybe under all governments , Ministers are more and more departmentally conditioned before they come to these meetings … . |
23 | This is now more than $13m , 20% over budget — this , from a bank that vigorously defends the quality of its development projects . |
24 | This is only partly because digging and operating deep mines is , in itself , extremely difficult . |
25 | Unfortunately this is more often than not a complete failure , as the weakest is bullied to death , followed by the next weakest and so on , until only one remains . |
26 | This is so even though explicit reference to the law is rarely , if ever , made , since the law establishes the pattern with which other normative principles , to which the doctor may more readily refer — his professional code of ethics , his or society 's code of morality — by and large conform . |
27 | This is so even though , inevitably , the amount that you might earn is variable . |
28 | This is so even though results determination is weighted in the deserving candidate 's favour : extra marks are automatically allocated to those with a good aggregate score who are just below the pass mark in one or two papers . |
29 | This is so even though it might be true that any infant , regardless of race or family niche , can acquire the tongue of any community . |
30 | This is so even though territorial rights previously granted by the predecessor colonial power to third States might be considered as of over-riding importance for a new State , and as an unacceptable continuing incident of prior colonial rule . |