Example sentences of "it is [verb] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is proving an amazing success . |
| 2 | However , what we 've noticed is how much more expensive it is to decorate an older house . |
| 3 | It is called an only child , my dear … ’ |
| 4 | In particular , an organization that is given a task that is controversial and unpopular in many quarters , such as an organization charged to promote racial and sexual equality or one providing help to a stigmatized group such as vagrant alcoholics , may find that it is given an unclear mandate and is placed in a position in which it finds it hard to acquire ‘ legitimacy ’ for its activities . |
| 5 | When the disk is found to be free from a virus infection it is given an electronic signature code . |
| 6 | When the disk is found to be free from a virus infection it is given an electronic signature code . |
| 7 | To date all schemes were of one year 's duration but as from April a new 2 year scheme has been introduced with it is hoped an accredited certification at its end . |
| 8 | Especially painted white and it is reflecting an awful lot of light . |
| 9 | It is providing an early dealing service to society members , allowing them to deal on the first day the shares are traded . |
| 10 | It is providing an early dealing service to society members , allowing them to deal on the first day the shares are traded on the stock market . |
| 11 | So , because the board is ‘ quietly optimistic ’ about the future , it is recommending an interim dividend or 1.25 pence per share , a 14% increase on last year . |
| 12 | It is earning an inferior return to that currently being earned elsewhere as a result of the rise in interest rates . |
| 13 | It is believed an overall reduction of 2% can be achieved by the year 2000 as a result of these actions . |
| 14 | It is planning an Open Connections Programme to forge links between users and vendors to begin late summer , and is now undertaking a feasibility study into setting up an Evaluation Laboratory to provide a showcase for users . |
| 15 | It is planning an informal workshop in Spain in October 1992 , the First International Workshop on Mechatronics in Medicine ( New Potential Applications , Devices and Systems , User Interfaces ) . |
| 16 | WHEN constituency boundaries have been re-arranged , Labour will probably need to gain an extra 75 seats if it is to win an overall majority at the next election . |
| 17 | The terms ‘ adequate ’ and ‘ wellbeing ’ , not to mention ‘ standard of living ’ and even ‘ medical care ’ , are purely subjective : to prescribe a ‘ standard adequate for wellbeing ’ is not to interpret a rule ; it is to make an arbitrary decision , and an arbitrary decision about the compulsion to be exerted upon the members of a society . |
| 18 | But when I wrote it , nobody had realized anywhere in the world how unbelievably expensive it is to make an agreeable modern city , from managing traffic and removing rubbish to providing better education , housing and transport . |
| 19 | In my view it is clear that the party is very much in search of a leader , very anxious , if it is to make an adequate showing at the next general election , over the fact that it needs a symbol of more meaning to the mass electorate than Mr Attlee . |
| 20 | It is placing an artificial , not to say architectonic , view on the whole work so to argue ; it is to take his ‘ mythology ’ too seriously , too literally ; to fail to see that the ‘ excess ’ was part of the message . |
| 21 | Any extinguishing agent which develops its effects in the same direction must be capable of overtaking the flame front if it is to have an acceptable limiting influence on potential damage . |
| 22 | You ca n't imagine what it 's like not to know what it is to meet an attractive person who 's also attracted to you , can you ? |
| 23 | Instead , as David Elsworth admits , ‘ with Gold Cup horses giving him only a few pounds , it is asking an awful lot . |
| 24 | University College , Bangor , has revealed that it is to get an extra £330,000 from the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales as part of a £2.1m handout to Welsh colleges . |
| 25 | It is launching an experimental scheme to turn some of the 2,000 tonnes of notes disposed each year into garden compost in collaboration with the Botanic Centre in Middlesborough . |
| 26 | It is becoming an essential binder in the structure of a civilisation created by the application of science to industry . |
| 27 | It is becoming an annual tradition for Hazel French , a loyal class member of Elsie Streek 's and a Kent team member , to open her house and garden to Medau friends and give them the opportunity to chat , swim , walk , play tennis , do a Medau work-out , eat , drink and sunbathe ( sun guaranteed , of course ) . |
| 28 | Dixons chairman Mr Stanley Kalms formally rejected the Kingfisher bid saying ‘ it is making an opportunist bid during a downturn in the economic cycle . ’ |
| 29 | Dixons chairman Mr Stanley Kalms formally rejected the Kingfisher bid saying ‘ it is making an opportunist bid during a downturn in the economic cycle . ’ |
| 30 | The essential quality that an entity needs , if it is to become an effective gene vehicle , is this . |