Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are available on prescription when the patient is at home but it is usual to give several days ' supplies to patients in case they are unable to obtain a prescription immediately . |
| 2 | Symptoms of rust disease are shown as small , reddish-brown , raised spots on the leaf under-surface , and as control is difficult , it is preferable to destroy such plants including the roots , and to plant new specimens in a different place . |
| 3 | It is preferable to encourage those strategies which indicate a groping after meaning ( contextual hypotheses ) rather than those which show a grasp of surface features only . |
| 4 | Using randomization , it is possible to generate many examples of a similar nature that , if required , can also be self-grading against pupil performance . |
| 5 | It is possible to argue these additions to the ending still leave a degree of irresolution between substance and structure open . |
| 6 | Looking back into the past from the security of the present it is possible to pinpoint those elements which led to a change of viewpoint , the emergence of a new approach or a hasty retreat into well tried ways . |
| 7 | Erm It is possible to coordinate most crackers in colour and style with favours . |
| 8 | With the views just described it is possible to perform many queries on LIFESPAN information and produce complex reports . |
| 9 | Although it is possible to use such languages as problem-solving ‘ tools ’ , they suffer from the limitation that considerable expertise is needed to use them freely and effectively . |
| 10 | It is possible to use such changes of form to escape from existing snares . |
| 11 | None of this alters the fact that it is possible to use these adjectives with a tense value distinctively different from that of the preceding verb ; see ( 51 ) and the contrast in ( 52 ) : ( 51 ) we all know Cerrutty to have been fortunate ( 52 ) ( a ) in the test my men showed themselves alert ( b ) in the test my men showed themselves to have been alert In ( 52 ) , ( a ) would naturally be suitable when the men respond promptly during the test , and ( b ) when , for instance , they had been alert in paying attention to instructions given at some time before the test . |
| 12 | But it is possible to dissect most crises and examine each component in turn . |
| 13 | Not surprisingly , the landlord 's covenants are rather fewer than the tenant 's and if one was of a mind , and really thought that it was worth the effort , it is possible to invent several pages of landlord 's covenants which the tenant would dearly like to have included , but this would definitely not be worthwhile . |
| 14 | The phase windings of both hybrid and variable-reluctance stepping motors are electrically isolated and each phase is excited by a separate drive circuit , so it is possible to excite several phases at any time . |
| 15 | While it is possible to specify many reports when the system is first designed , their number and content change frequently . |
| 16 | Although our eyes can not detect variations in reflectance in the near-infrared band it is possible to measure such variations using appropriate instruments . |
| 17 | With a little research , it is possible to find some holidays where you can have the best of both worlds — companionship of people , but privacy when you want it . |
| 18 | To the extent that it is possible to separate such ideas as surplus value they seem to me totally uninteresting . |
| 19 | It is possible to make such objects invisible to readers if they are irrelevant to the hypertext side . |
| 20 | It is possible to make some observations of the law relating to obscenity and indecency which indicate that , while accepting that one ought to be guided by the rule of law in censorship matters , one would be better advised to come to decisions without reference to this or that piece of obscenity or indecency legislation . |
| 21 | Nonetheless it is possible to make some observations concerning the relative dissociation rates from some of the sites . |
| 22 | Although it is possible to make some generalizations about the likely sequence of development of an intercontinental collision orogen , the pre-collision history of the active margin of the overriding plate and its subduction zone has an important influence on the subsequent evolution of an orogenic belt . |
| 23 | From this , it is possible to make some statements about the take-up of the project at grass-roots level . |
| 24 | A whole series of studies , he admits , appear to demonstrate that there is a broad agreement concerning the relative worth of different occupations , which apparently supports the functionalists ' contention that it is possible to identify those positions which are most important in society . |
| 25 | Classifying software according to whether it is machine or user orientated , it is possible to identify those types of software which will best suit personnel systems . |
| 26 | Given Damerau 's four main error types , it is possible to approach these situations in order to find potential correct words . |
| 27 | Although , in some instances , it is possible to ratify some breaches of fiduciary duty , it would appear that according to the Privy Council ruling in Cook v. |
| 28 | However , although it is possible to overcome many types of barrier , there will always be some that can not be eliminated . |
| 29 | Sometimes it is possible to trace some problems with tempo or balance to the parts the musicians are using . |
| 30 | In some cases , it is possible to combine several objectives such as the treatment of sewage to produce fuel or food energy . |