Example sentences of "it is [adj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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31 It is all a matter of taste , and more importantly , a matter of how an aroma makes you feel .
32 It is all a matter of degree .
33 It is all a matter of degree .
34 There is no sharp dividing-line between academic or professional courses on the one hand and general ones on the other ; indeed some of the broader courses involving several disciplines which have been mentioned already may well be thought of as general — it is all a matter of degree .
35 You think it is all a matter of love and loving , of care and caring …
36 But it is all a matter of language .
37 It is all a matter of cultural focusing .
38 It is all a matter of degree , of course , and much may depend on what communications have in fact passed between the persons concerned .
39 Fields get smaller and birch tree scrub predominates but it is all a Garden of Eden by Lewis standards .
40 ‘ Children sweeten labours , ’ he wrote ; and I suppose that is true , when it is all a labour of love .
41 It is possible a feeling existed that too much attention had been given to development in the western and most populous counties in the District .
42 A reference to its dictionary would help it realise that it is unlikely a word would begin with the character ‘ 5″ , but , in all probability should read ‘ Singing ’ .
43 The main disadvantage of marginal costing that overheads are not included into product costs although it apparent that if activities classified as overheads were not employed then it is unlikely a firm would be able to satisfactorily produce the products .
44 It is unlikely a team will get all the details of its programme at the same time as the call to the work .
45 In its ideal form this is observation carried out in an environment which may or may not be a natural one , but even if it is natural a situation has been deliberately created and is observed unbeknownst to the actors .
46 Where it is clear a person has some deficits in functioning then an advocate should be appointed , a relative , friend , solicitor , or occasionally the social worker .
47 However , in a society where we tend to reject praise , it is vital a manager observes whether or not a subordinate accepts the praise when it is given .
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