Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] new [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 It is possible to patent new microorganisms per se ; the processes of producing them ; the processes for using them , and the products obtained from them , and the products obtained from them .
2 In theory , therefore , it is possible to produce new plants from any group of cells as long as they are provided with an appropriate growth medium .
3 In theory it is possible to raise new points not dealt with in the pleadings or argument in the trial , but the Court of Appeal is reluctant to exercise the power to admit them , since it smacks of allowing the running of alternative arguments where those run at trial have failed .
4 Sue is still building up her range and is willing to stock new qualities when in sufficient demand , so she likes to know what her customers want .
5 Many older people have never had a satisfactory sexual relationship , for a variety of reasons , and if this is so there is no reason to believe that the period of old age is likely to see new beginnings in this respect .
6 However the latest development is sure to create new storms within the troubled Labour party in the area , where divisions are still deep over the so-called ‘ Monklands Mafia ’ affair which has brought out claims not only of jobs favouritism but accusations of sectarianism and abuse of power .
7 Coun Bob Brady , chairman of the housing and community services committee , said : ‘ The council is unable to build new homes itself , so we are working closely with the private sector . ’
8 The confident person is happy to try new things because in the past they have had success at similar related tasks .
9 One way round this apparent impasse is to collide together particles with equal amounts of energy travelling in opposite directions ; then all the energy is available to create new particles .
10 Citalia is pleased to introduce new resorts and country areas .
11 Hilary Murphy explains that it is difficult to find new questions to reach the same answers .
12 Hilary Murphy explains that it is difficult to find new questions to reach the same answers .
13 It is necessary to explore new objectives and the means of achieving them .
14 Further , because it is difficult to overhaul the basic structure of an enumerative scheme without complete revision of certain sections , it is necessary to add new subjects into the existing framework of relationships .
15 To decide whether previous familiarity with a junction is related to recognition performance it is necessary to calculate new measures of recognition .
16 In a wide-ranging challenge to the opposition of multiculturalism to antiracism as an adequate framework for educational debate , Ali Rattansi argues that , in the wake of the Burnage Report , it is necessary to identify new priorities that undermine old certainties .
17 Intel Corp president Andy Grove told the annual meeting that the company 's chip business remains strong and that it is ready to fight new competitors in the market place , Reuter reports : ‘ Our response to all these competitors has been to concentrate on getting better and faster products into the hands of our customers , ’ Grove said , adding that Intel was meeting demand for the 80486 but dealer and customer inventories were tight ; capital spending this year is now likely to hit $1,800m , up from the previously planned $1,600m ; executive vice-president Craig Barrett said the next generation P6 microprocessor will probably be unveiled in late 1995 or early 1996 ; Intel holders also approved a two for one share split to take effect in June .
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