Example sentences of "is [prep] such [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is for such lowly celebrations as well as the grander and better resources that THE GREAT WEEK is a heartening support . |
| 2 | Some form of pupil assessment , intelligible to everyone and as far as possible uniform throughout the country , is held to be essential since it is through such public assessment that what is taught and learned at school is most clearly related to the world outside school . |
| 3 | Though he often poses specific questions when exploring individual case studies , he nevertheless adopts a fairly wide-ranging conception of ‘ effects ’ since his orientation is towards such broad questions as ‘ effect of what kind upon whom or what ? ’ and ‘ How far and in what ways are the political relationships and individuals affected by the communication between them ? ’ . |
| 4 | You can use the Encyclopedia without a sound card , but the audio output is of such outstanding quality that you really would be missing out on the best feature if you do n't use one . |
| 5 | Bob Busby had also concluded his business at the urinal , but is adjusting his dress with a great deal of fumbling and knee-flexing , as if his member is of such majestic size that it can be coaxed back into his Y-fronts only with the greatest difficulty . |
| 6 | While the report was acknowledging considerable dieback , the press release which accompanied it three days before Christmas ( a traditional moment for government departments to ‘ bury ’ embarrassing statistics ) spoke only of ‘ no sign … of the forest decline which is of such great concern in central Europe ’ . |
| 7 | However , because compression is of such great significance in the development of multimedia , it is important to touch on some key ideas . |
| 8 | It is not always clear that polygyny is of such reproductive value to females as the views of Orians and his colleagues suggest . |
| 9 | For almost any likely means of planetary formation , Jupiter is of such large mass that initially the internal temperatures would have been very high . |
| 10 | Any distance up to about a kilometre from the dwelling is of such little moment for any specialised systems of irrigation and garden farming that little adjustment is called for in either the pattern of settlement or of land use . |
| 11 | In theory this should sort out the wheat from the chaff but the definition of wheat in the intelligence world is so wide that even with the best filter the net volume of material is of such staggering proportions that it is beyond any useful human assessment . |
| 12 | It is useful now and again to reflect on the reasons why the IBOA was established and why being a member of such as an Association is of such vital importance . |
| 13 | It is of such minor significance to them that they ‘ override ’ it . |
| 14 | This question is of such fundamental importance because , if answered in the negative , copyright protection for computer programs would be considerably weakened . |
| 15 | Temperature tolerance to higher temperatures by even the hardiest rockpool creatures is within such narrow limits that if the water warms up to over 2° above that in which the animal is naturally found for more than a few hours , the animal will surely die . |
| 16 | But , as we have evidence going back a number of years the reactor is in such poor condition that there is no way they could safely operate the current requirement of the modern government standard . |
| 17 | PAMELA : I am glad he is in such good company and I wish him joy . |
| 18 | But Jackson , whose latest majestic triumph in Birmingham confirmed him as hot favourite for the 60m hurdles in Toronto , reckons Christie is in such good shape , he could be persuaded to change his mind . |
| 19 | The same can be said fullback , where Jonathan Webb is in such good form . |
| 20 | It may be that a variety of non-Northumbrian factors also played a part here — not least the early Viking raids , the likely disruption of shipping routes and Anglo-Frankish trading disputes — but the cessation of minting during Aethelred 's second reign is in such striking contrast to what happened in southern England that essentially it remains a mystery . |
| 21 | No child in this country is in such desperate need of help as those in Somalia . |
| 22 | Her famous voice ( ‘ Percet ’ said Sir Colin Davis of the Royal Opera House , Covent Garden ) , is in such worldwide demand that she is booked up for years to come . |
| 23 | The sight of teenage fathers is striking because it is in such stark contrast with the role of their own fathers , who were n't seen pushing prams when they were nineteen . |
| 24 | Rhythm in ballet is not therefore a mere time-keeper as it is in such social ballroom dances as waltzes and fox-trots . |
| 25 | EVERTON 'S season is in such dire straits that only a magician in the mould of Paul Daniels can rescue them from big trouble now . |
| 26 | It is in such mediating contexts , rather than in any direct tie to capital through laissez faire , that the social history of Darwin 's science should be sought . |
| 27 | Given that the Minister is in such expansive mood I will press him on the matter of training . |
| 28 | It is to such renewed life and joy that the meditation on the Passion in Ego Dormio points . |
| 29 | It is to such practical questions that we turn in the final chapter . |
| 30 | It is on such slender threads that the function of democracy rests in the world 's most powerful nation . |