Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] such [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The obvious problem here is that to provide such sight lines would |
| 2 | An alternative , which operated in the UK from 1925 — 31 , is that the central bank is not prepared to convert banknotes into gold for domestic residents but is willing to convert such paper into gold for foreigners . |
| 3 | She says if they think a big firm is prepared to print such picture it may encorage them . |
| 4 | He is also keen for the company to become known as a specialist in project management — he is prepared to undertake such work either alone or with third parties . |
| 5 | It is impossible to exclude such liability in a consumer deal and in any non-consumer deal the clause is subject to the requirement of reasonableness . |
| 6 | we can not accept that there can be a breach of the peace unless there has been an act done or threatened to be done which either actually harms a person , or in his presence his property , or is likely to cause such harm , or which puts someone in fear of such harm being done . |
| 7 | ‘ even in these days when affrays , riotous behaviour and other disturbances happen ill too frequently , we can not accept that there can be a breach of the peace unless there has been an act done or threatened to be done which either actually harms a person , or in his presence his property , or is likely to cause such harm , or which puts someone in fear of such harm being done . ’ |
| 8 | Other instances of police violence ( e.g. the batoning incident ) are not accompanied by spoken commentary , as if the reporter is reluctant to condemn such action . |
| 9 | The question of the ‘ Lanfranc forgeries ’ — that is , of the additions made to nine papal letters addressed to archbishops of Canterbury in order to provide clear papal authority for Canterbury 's primacy — hangs like a cloud over the primatial disputes of the years from 1072 to 1123 ; and it is important to seek such certainty as is to be obtained on this question . |
| 10 | The Garden is concerned to facilitate such research , and to provide the means by which our knowledge resources can be communicated and utilised throughout Europe . |
| 11 | The promoter is able to purchase such merchandise in bulk and thereby pass savings on to the customers who feel that they are getting good value for money . |
| 12 | ( It is difficult to compare such opinion-sounding with experimentally-derived research results ) . |
| 13 | It is difficult to accept such guidance because often , in school , we are misled into thinking that fancy writing is good writing . |
| 14 | Peter Holman 's exemplary notes suggest that Jenkins composed these works in his 20s or 30s , but the quality of the music seem to belie that generally accepted claim : it is difficult to imagine such depth of repose in so young a man — though that in turn gives the modern listener a clue as to why Jenkins was such a respected and well-loved figure in his day . |
| 15 | The first is that since the person against whom the powers are being improperly exercised is entitled to resist such use , he is in principle entitled to know sufficient to enable him to make a judgment about whether it would be right to do so . |