Example sentences of "it is [adj] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ICI 's catalysts are used extensively in the production of ammonia , hydrogen and methanol , although it is developing markets in refining petrochemicals and organic synthesis . |
| 2 | In practice this boils down to the governments being saddled with the bulk of the foreign hard currency debts , while it is private individuals in those same countries who hold most of the hard-currency assets . |
| 3 | Babies are born with a sense of fairness , justice , morality , and a great capacity for kindness and forbearance , and it is sheer disappointment in the character and nature of parent and world that changes this eager infant into a murderous teenager . |
| 4 | It is good practice in any event to use a colour that is specific to manual detergents . |
| 5 | It is standard equipment in every classroom . |
| 6 | It is standard practice in museums to ‘ register ’ objects as they are acquired , and the register is the primary record of a museum 's holdings . |
| 7 | He thinks it is great living in a wide open world , ’ says his son . |
| 8 | Despite this cloud that appears to be looming over the industry , it is worthwhile bearing in mind that the impact of interest rates and the poll tax is not felt uniformly across the country or among different groups . |
| 9 | Despite their lack of power and control , it is individual teachers in schools who must effect changes to improve education — if that is what the tests show to be necessary . |
| 10 | It is Eastern European in origin , and when I was in Hungary it seemed that every back garden was devoted to growing a mixture of dill and poppies . |
| 11 | It is dark green in plumage on the back with slate colour almost approaching to black below . |
| 12 | It is normal practice in the building industry to cost all items gross . |
| 13 | Furthermore , it is utter nonsense in any event to turn the mere similarity of habitation into a similarity of personality , for that would be to argue the proposition that if two people occupy the same room they thereby become exactly like each other in their minds and in their actions . |
| 14 | Thus it is common ground in the present case that if a manufacturer negligently makes and markets defective goods , for instance a car with defective brakes , or a soothing syrup for babies which is negligently contaminated with corrosive acid , and the defective goods are put on the market and sold to a member of the public , and the predictable accident follows and a young baby is injured , for instance if the baby is a passenger in the car when the brakes fail and the car crashes , or is given the syrup , it is no defence to an action for damages , by or on behalf of the baby , for the manufacturer to prove that the baby was only born after the defective goods had left the manufacturer 's premises or even had passed to the member of the public by purchase from the retailer . |
| 15 | It is common practice in the haulage industry to give customers 30 days from date of invoice in which to pay , and it must be the aim of every haulier to avoid giving extended credit to customers who , for one reason of another , fail to keep within these terms . |
| 16 | If a member of staff can do a better job , give better results , and improve the quality of their work in another function within the office it is common practice in business everywhere to let that person move and develop their skills . |
| 17 | It is common practice in the carpet trade to use the term " Anatolian " to describe items made in Turkey , although they may also be referred to as Turkish or Turkey rugs . |
| 18 | In formal debates only one amendment may be before the meeting at any one time , but it is common practice in committees to allow several amendments to be moved , seconded and accepted . |
| 19 | It is common practice in this sort of exercise to take the estimated coefficients of the model — its structure — as given and independent of whatever policies are being carried out or considered . |
| 20 | It is unmarried women in their late 20s who have the highest risk of illegitimate birth . |
| 21 | ( Clearly , it is high time in this essay that we did just that ! ) |
| 22 | On the other hand , this should be clearly stated by those using this approach , and it should be recognized that for policy purposes it is marginal changes in taxes or expenditure that are of most interest . |
| 23 | In windy conditions it is excellent practice in controlling the model even for the very experienced flyer . |
| 24 | It is bright red in colour , with light , flavoursome blackcurrent aromas . |
| 25 | It is bright orange in colour with black fittings and has the word ‘ Rescue ’ clearly across the front . |
| 26 | It is big business in New Age circles ( see Chapter 14 ) . |
| 27 | Connolly 's famous valedictory — ‘ It is closing time in the gardens of the West ’ — may be little more than the self-excusing of an indolent man , but what replaced Horizon ( 1940 — 50 ) and Penguin New Writing ( 1940–50 ) was something far brisker and far less mandarin . |
| 28 | Perhaps it is English society in general ? |