Example sentences of "is [adj] [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it is practicable to make repeated visits to the same site over a period of months or years a programme of capture/mark/release and recapture will add a further dimension to the whole range of topics available . |
| 2 | All encrustment and blisters must be scraped off and then the metal is wire-brushed to remove loose fragments . |
| 3 | All encrustment and blisters must be scraped off and then the metal is wire-brushed to remove loose fragments . |
| 4 | At present , there is little to suggest continued occupation at Ilchester by the time of full Saxon penetration in the seventh century . |
| 5 | Because this is so it is unnecessary to make extravagant claims ; the provision of a multimedia library , with the fullest integration of catalogues and shelves , and the finest collection of viewing and listening equipment , still meets only questions 1,2,3,6,7 and 8 . |
| 6 | Normally it is unnecessary to make special provision for this since the rent the tenant pays is linked to the rent he receives . |
| 7 | With the Sim-Fix it is unnecessary to punch extra fixing points in the slate and the strap is quickly and easily nailed to the batten with three optional fixing points , making it possible to use it with any size of slate . |
| 8 | AirUK 's Newcastle services has started , Finnair is due to start twice-weekly flights to Helsinki and commuter airline Westair is flying to Blackpool . |
| 9 | Philips Electronics NV meantime is due to introduce similar MPEG decoding to the consumer market in April courtesy of its new CD-I player . |
| 10 | The Bank of Italy , which is due to unveil detailed guidelines on links between banks and industry shortly , is alert to the danger . |
| 11 | The choice will depend on the sale strategy ; however , if it is decided to set out the detailed procedures in the covering letter it is normal to include brief details in the information memorandum such as dates , KPMG contact staff , and a statement that direct contact should not be made with the management or staff of the business . |
| 12 | The problem is that to get sufficient heating at the site of the tumour from an external source generates unacceptable levels of heat in the healthy soft tissues surrounding the tumour . |
| 13 | Example 139 shows three-part counterpoint at the octave using the same ‘ O ’ series in each part : However , as repetitions of the same series can produce a lack of note-variety , it is usual to employ varied forms of a series ( derived forms or transpositions ) . |
| 14 | Details of housing allowances should also be supplied as well as advice on whether it is usual to employ domestic staff and , if so , how much to pay them and where they should live . |
| 15 | It is usual to install wooden boards , supported by pegs , to mark the shape of the path , and to hold the hardcore and , perhaps , concrete in place . |
| 16 | Rather it is usual to claim objective virtues for the existing system which would be lost by a change from it . |
| 17 | Breach of the partnership agreement It is usual to specify certain provisions of particular importance ( eg failing to maintain proper accounts or actions which might cause the firm to lose its investment business certificate ) the breach of which would enable the power of expulsion to be exercised and , in a further ground , to refer in more general terms to persistent and general failure to observe the spirit of the agreement . |
| 18 | It is usual to add blue cheeses , sheep 's and goats ' milk cheeses as three extra types , in addition to the four main categories . |
| 19 | It is usual to make specific provision for service of such notices , eg at the last known home address of a partner , in a way that will afford evidence that it has been duly given ( eg by registered delivery , entry in the firm 's post book etc ) . |
| 20 | It is usual to buy electronic organs ‘ off the shelf ’ , but larger instruments are designed to a customer 's specification and to suit particular buildings . |
| 21 | It is unkind — perhaps I should not mince words — it is cruel to keep albino fish under bright lights ; with a fish like the Oscar , often kept in a tank with no shade to escape into , this detail is particularly important . |
| 22 | In cases where it is preferable to use new paper , such as coffee filters and sanitary products look for paper which has not been bleached with chlorine gas . |
| 23 | It is preferable to treat different samples with different frequencies and amplitudes of vibration . |
| 24 | The Riverside Theatre , which is the University 's professional venue , is used to stage major productions . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | With a little practice it is possible to generate complete sentences instantly by simply calling up a string of stored phonemes . |
| 27 | From these it is possible to glean strong indications of the kinds of educational records that will predispose candidates to perform well . |
| 28 | It is possible to programme additional consequences into your weight control regime to strengthen your motivation and to increase the probability that what you want to happen actually does take place . |
| 29 | Moreover , while it is possible to give undue weight to expertise , it is also possible to underrate its significance . |
| 30 | It is possible to blow small amounts of air into the urethra by means of a balloon-valve , and in this way see if there are any strictures in the anterior urethra . |