Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should be noted that the persons present need not have a common purpose ( R. v. Mahroof ( C.A. , 1988 ) ) ; that once again it is unnecessary to produce a frightened bystander ; and that unlike riot , it is sufficient to intend to threaten violence . |
| 2 | If applying two coats , lightly rub down the first coat when it is dry to form a good key for the second coat . |
| 3 | For him it is strenuous to climb a steep hill , because he has to keep pushing his own vertical mass upwards and can not gain any momentum . |
| 4 | Mr Kirwan is due to receive a Royal Humane Society award for a rescue last September . |
| 5 | The NII , which blames staff shortages and hold-ups at the CEGB for the delays , is due to make a full statement next week . |
| 6 | He is due to get a comprehensive view of the country this week , from watching marines train in California and visiting the 82nd Airborne Division in North Carolina , to a touch of military tourism on the site of the Civil War battlefield at Gettysburg . |
| 7 | Poland has introduced an import surcharge , and is due to announce a new set of customs duties . |
| 8 | The US secretary of state , Warren Christopher , is due to begin a Middle East tour later this week in an effort to get the peace talks started again . |
| 9 | In addition , it is normal to put a maximum period during which claims can be made — usually six or seven years for taxation , since that is the normal limitation period , and two to three years for other warranties ; but this obviously needs to be looked at in each case in the light of particular facts , warranties , assets and liabilities . |
| 10 | One surprising factor is that given a new case is only around £50 there is nothing stopping you from moving everything into a new box if the old one is n't big enough to take a standard size motherboard . |
| 11 | One of the biggest problems in desktop publishing is that to archive a finished newsletter or whatever takes up an entire floppy disk for one issue — and it 's even worse if you want to squirt the thing down the wire for someone else to print out . |
| 12 | It is usual to hire a new vehicle on a fully maintained basis for a period of about three years . |
| 13 | It can take as much as six months for all required figures to be available and it is usual to issue a provisional index six to seven weeks after the end of the month in question and revise this later . |
| 14 | If the establishment has substantial special function business , e.g. banquets , weddings , dances , dinners , conferences , etc. , it is usual to open a separate special functions day book which is posted to a composite special functions debtors account in the ledger . |
| 15 | However , once across it is usual to fix a Tyrolean traverse to ensure a dry retreat after the climb . |
| 16 | It is usual to receive a strong response from advertisements in the Financial Times , but the commitment of the respondents may vary considerably . |
| 17 | There are no strict rules about the use of these colours or the way in which they are worn , so it is usual to find a great deal of variation in clothing styles between regiments from the same place . |
| 18 | There is an assumption that at some stage the child will marry and that he will either cease to contribute or that his contributions on marriage will be greatly reduced , and therefore it is usual to apply a low multiplier in cases of this kind . |
| 19 | It is usual to write a short title to each memo in order that the reader can see what it is about at a glance |
| 20 | He proposed a test , based on communication via teletypes with an unseen entity that was to be at first a human and then a computer , and if the human interlocutor , who had been told he was communicating on the subject of the differences between men and women , failed to notice that a machine had been substituted for the original human partner in the dialogue , then the machine was deemed to have passed the test , and Turing suggested we might as well speak of such a successful machine as thinking by polite convention , just as , ‘ instead of arguing continually … it is usual to have a polite convention that everybody thinks ’ . |
| 21 | It is usual to have a closing pleasantry , but you should only use them if they add to the letter in a positive manner : Please let me know if I can be of further assistance . |
| 22 | In most businesses it is usual to keep a petty cash book for the payment of small expenses . |
| 23 | It is preferable to take a good static BACKUP at least once a week with the process shutdown , so that the files are in a consistent condition . |
| 24 | The amount of fabric fullness required is variable and although a minimum of twice the length of the curtain fixture is satisfactory , two and a quarter to two and a half times fullness is preferable to achieve a well-balanced , attractive pleating arrangement . |
| 25 | With such a wide range of bed dressings available today it is possible to choose a sleeping system most suitable for your personal requirements and allows you to experiment with new looks and styles in the bedroom . |
| 26 | Whether it is possible to generate a political discourse capable of articulating the distinctive needs and historical experiences of black Europeans remains to be seen . |
| 27 | If we entirely remove the dynamics from the model , then it is possible to generate a soluble relation for Ct and hence construct a linear convergent strategy . |
| 28 | Whilst it is not possible to conceive of a designing system which can take into account influences which are beyond the designer 's knowledge and comprehension , it is possible to generate a fundamental design procedure in which all relationships , known to the designer , are " captured " and tested for . |
| 29 | After more than 30 years ' work at Wharram Percy , it is possible to give a general account of what happened on the site , and , in view of the detailed work there , this may have implications for studies elsewhere . |
| 30 | Although it is possible to sample a pure Côte aux Enfants red wine made by Bollinger and matured in small oak casks , the production is tiny and availability correspondingly restricted . |