Example sentences of "this is [adv] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is both an interesting and picturesque site , and one that is now well cared for by people who fortunately appreciate its significance . |
| 2 | This is both an interesting topic in itself and a theoretically important one ; for one of the questions I will ask about linguistic reform is what constraints and limitations there might be on its effectiveness . |
| 3 | People want to read about something different and with Mainz central to the rest of Europe this is both an important and controversial plant site . |
| 4 | In practice however , this is generally an unsatisfactory arrangement since the grips damage the metal and cause premature failure at the ends so that the result is unreliable . |
| 5 | This is surely an unsatisfactory way of dealing with these cases , where the degree of emotional disturbance is likely to be no less than that involved in most provocation cases . |
| 6 | This is rather an unusual request . |
| 7 | May I say Sandra I think this is probably an Inland Revenue ruling . |
| 8 | This is probably an aberrant copy ; but it may just represent a true 1692 state with the stage/page discrepancies in Act 1 already made good . |
| 9 | This is largely an individual matter . |
| 10 | As far as the public interest theory of regulation is concerned , this is largely an implicit rather than explicit model . |
| 11 | Although this is largely an innate ability , particularly well developed in a few people , we can all develop sensitivity in general ( which will help our massage skills ) by such means as meditation , deep relaxation and nature attunements ( see Chapter 7 ) . |
| 12 | Meisel 's criticism centres on the notion that the ruling elite is claimed to be a class ; this is already an important point in Pareto 's theory , and with Mosca the flaw becomes a fatal one , for he founds the power of the elite precisely on their greater organisational capacity , with necessary implications for their internal characteristics . |
| 13 | The toxin may or may not be present in strains of er C diphtheria and this is just an immunological test so I wo wo n't explain it in detail but what you can see is a a strip of er , filter paper which has been bathed in anti-toxin and growth of various different strains of the organism erm which , some of which do produce the toxin you can see lines of precipitation here and some of which do n't produce the toxin . |
| 14 | Anyway , the these erm , numbers do n't matter , this is just an arbitrary example . |
| 15 | They stress , however , that this is just an overall industry average and that , as market share accounts for only about 14 per cent of the dispersion of ROI among businesses , other factors need to be considered . |
| 16 | Erm , obviously , as soon as we get something , it 'll be put before the council , but this is just an interim thing , |
| 17 | This is just an excellent piece of acting , that 's all . |
| 18 | This is just an obvious ( ? ) tip for anyone whos editor allows quoting . |
| 19 | The skill can be described as a group of inter-related subskills which do not require moment-by-moment attention , and this is also an appropriate description of skilled reading . |
| 20 | This is also an easy scheme to continue through into the living room , linking the two areas . |
| 21 | Warrant attachments This is also an attractive feature and has a positive effect on price . |
| 22 | But this is also an intelligent toddler : its list , including the likes of Terry Pratchett , Robert Swindells , Jean Ure , Jacqueline Wilson and Ian Beck , is certainly right , and given a couple more successful years is surely destined for a position very near the top of the class . |
| 23 | In ( 1 ) , a combination of directional and components strategies is being used and this is clearly an effective procedure . |
| 24 | This is clearly an essential attribute for articles of jewellery and functional items such as tableware . |
| 25 | Although not all elderly obviously experience mobility problems this is clearly an extensive problem for older people . |
| 26 | While this is clearly an unfair characterisation of much of the serious effort to achieve genuine permeation in many institutions , it is certainly true that permeated work need not have anyone in charge of it , need not demand any specialist expertise , and need not actually be visible to students at all . |
| 27 | This is clearly an important issue in radiation monitoring as the discussion of RIMNET above implies . |
| 28 | Unfortunately , although this is clearly an important and interesting exhibition it is not one that we would wish to accommodate here , essentially because — practicalities aside — we are not a general art exhibition venue , and as a matter of policy only mount displays which relate to our collections or , more broadly , to the world of books . |
| 29 | This is clearly an over simplification because , as was pointed out in Chapter 6 , a considerable proportion of public expenditure in the modern economy is demand-determined , at least in the short term . |
| 30 | This is admittedly an extreme case since Germany has passed from the , in theory , most complete pan-German political unity under Hitler to a situation where at least two states coexisted which could claim to be all or part of the German nation . |