Example sentences of "still [vb infin] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the government has gone to great lengths ( £1 million spent on marketing the proposals ( in an attempt to convince us that the NHS will still remain a National Health Service and will still be free to those requiring health care the proposals clearly spell the future of a health service which will move away from being a public tax funded service to a two tier service , with those who ca n't afford to pay on the bottom level receiving inadequate and cash starved services . |
| 2 | Wild animals are used for food but at a level at which they can still reproduce a similar surplus a year later . |
| 3 | Though conservation of our most endangered species of butterflies ( such as large blue , heath fritillary and swallowtail ) is largely in the hands of experts , keen amateurs can still make a valuable contribution to conserving commoner species . |
| 4 | Chairman Sir Anthony Tennant rightly predicted that many of us would be too hard up to stand a round of drinks in the pub anymore — but that we 'd still fancy a cheap tipple at home . |
| 5 | Although this is the lightest hard case on the market , at 3.3kg , it will still withstand a 12-stone adult standing on the lid and comes complete with a comfy , flightcase quality leather handle . |
| 6 | Remember that you can still win a fabulous prize for the most sponsorship money collected per team and per person — so collect your money and send it in ! |
| 7 | 125 winner Loris Capirossi and third home Noboru Ueda — one speaks Italian , the other Japanese but they can still enjoy a good laugh |
| 8 | Oh hell , she said to herself and glared morosely at the scene before her , wondering why it was that while , in grief , she could still enjoy a good book or , say , a well-grilled sole , she could take no pleasure in a beautiful landscape . |
| 9 | STOCKTON pensioners can still enjoy a free trip to the seaside in Langbaurgh , despite a bus pass scheme being scrapped . |
| 10 | It 's all very mysterious — why , for instance , does Cape still need a managing director but not Chatto ? |
| 11 | The pond provides a useful source of live food and algae for the fish , but they will still need a balanced diet of flake or pond sticks . |
| 12 | The photographer will be much more in charge here but he or she will still need a detailed briefing . |
| 13 | This must still yield a finite minimum , for otherwise we would have a solution satisfying ( 8.1 ) and for all and with cost decreasing ( z increasing ) in . |
| 14 | Although the real cost of electricity had fallen dramatically , the quarterly electricity bill for small consumers used to budgeting weekly could still present a financial challenge . |
| 15 | However , even if a death in hospital does not warrant an autopsy , the corpse may still present a potential source of infection to porters and mortuary staff , particularly if they have not been immunised . |
| 16 | We would still welcome a thorough reappraisal of the statutory objectives , powers and duties of the Council in order to ensure they are relevant to the challenges which lie ahead . |
| 17 | A devout follower of Mórr who does n't have Magical Awareness will still sense a magical effect on the wand if he makes a WP test with a -10 penalty . |
| 18 | The sensitivity of the test is such that a diluted specimen may still give a positive result , but the contaminants will be so dilute as not to cause a problem . |
| 19 | LEFT It is usually easier to build a model rather than a full-size reconstruction , and yet this can still give a realistic impression of a site . |
| 20 | Contempt of Court could still bring a custodial sentence . |
| 21 | If it seems inevitable that you will have to leave , consultation may still achieve a useful improvement in your severance terms . |
| 22 | This will go some way to draw the fire of the Government 's critics , but he can still expect a rough ride for the bill on the House of Lords . |
| 23 | While the possibility of a court injunction did not in itself upset the takeover schedule , the panel would still expect a formal takeover document . |
| 24 | The fact that we had a more open policy over those ten years has actually infiltrated into or irrigated the BBC and ITV , but you will still see a great area of editorial heads , or heads of departments , the equivalents of the commissioning editors , the executive heads , where there are very few women . |
| 25 | He sensed their relief : the twinkling ‘ brute ’ promised that it would not be unremittingly solemn ; the man could still see a light side . |
| 26 | Although the original tree that sheltered Charles met an untimely end at the hands of over-zealous patriots , who hacked away branches and roots for souvenirs , you can still see a direct descendant of that famous oak , itself now nearly three hundred years old . |
| 27 | Multimedia markets can still provide a rich source of added value revenue and margin but without major commitments , restructuring or risk-taking . |
| 28 | Writing as late as 1971 , John Erickson could still pinpoint a widespread frustration with the absence of a clear C.-in-C. of the Armed Forces and with military policy imposed by ad hoc command changes rather than clear and systematic institutional mechanisms and procedures . |
| 29 | Labour believes it can still secure a clear breakthrough over the next three days and plans to concentrate on its key themes : support for the public services , particularly the NHS , and measures to pull the economy out of recession . |
| 30 | Most who would fail on this count have already been weeded out in preliminary interviews with the party vice-chairman and local area officials , but it can still stop a potential career in its tracks . |