Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [is] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Domestic arts is housework , sex-care provider is a prostitute and a shoplifter is really a non-traditional shopper . |
| 2 | Such a decision is surely a matter for Government . |
| 3 | A decision is more a matter of yes and no : is this thing worth doing or is it not worth doing ? |
| 4 | This emphasizes the vital point that in geology a solid is only a solid if you think of it on a short enough time-scale . |
| 5 | So , in summary , a university is still a university , a poly can now call itself a university and award its own degrees , and colleges of higher education may , in some instances , stay as colleges , but issue university degrees . |
| 6 | I mean is n't it really using a computer is merely a facilitator , like using a car is a simple way of transport , and therefore whether or not it facilitates is nothing to do with the system itself , it 's to do with the way in which it 's used . |
| 7 | The starting point for a contract is frequently a published ‘ Invitation to Tender ’ . |
| 8 | A vicar is literally a deputy ( Latin vicarious ) doing the duty of a parish for another . |
| 9 | A tag is simply a marker of the grammatical category ( e.g. NN may indicate that a word is a common noun , PN that it is a pronoun ) . |
| 10 | Being drunk in charge of a bike is still a criminal offence , with a maximum £400 fine . ) |
| 11 | A telex is only a message sent electronically along a communications cable and translated into type on a piece of paper at the receiving end . |
| 12 | A snake is necessarily a poisonous creature , ? |
| 13 | As we have seen , a matte is basically a mask ( for example , a black card , or a painting on glass left partially clear ) that blacks off a part of the frame or , usually , part of a whole succession of frames . |
| 14 | Such a division is purely a literary convenience and each of the topics must be seen as intertwined and forming a complex whole . |
| 15 | What was once a convent is now a comfortable , welcoming hotel . |
| 16 | A gram is essentially a sequence of letters where n is the length of the gram . |
| 17 | A gram is essentially a sequence of letters where n is the length of the gram . |
| 18 | A template is simply a part-finished document file , a copy of which is opened automatically leaving the original unchanged . |
| 19 | An occupier of residential accommodation at a rent for a term is either a lodger or a tenant . |
| 20 | A partnership is thus a collection of principals and agents . |
| 21 | Preparation for the task of managing by means of a partnership is less a matter of structured training than a process of growth . |
| 22 | A coral is essentially a sea anemone which supports its body by a skeleton of calcium carbonate . |
| 23 | ‘ Designing a ring is always a lengthy process which involves me producing a number of drawings until the customer and I get it right between us . |
| 24 | This makes good sense , as a headline is largely a device to put part of the message across and lure the reader into reading the rest . |
| 25 | Mr Abbott said : ‘ A deal is never a deal until it is signed . ’ |
| 26 | Often a president is simply a head of state with few , if any , powers ( like the British monarch ) and the system of government is , in fact , parliamentary . |
| 27 | A stroke is simply a unit of recognition . |
| 28 | If a performer is also a writer , then this society would be worth joining . |
| 29 | To do that denies the reality that a person once a parent is always a parent , in some sense , to their children . |
| 30 | If a stimulus is below a certain intensity , the threshold , no impulse is set off along the fibre . |