Example sentences of "is [adv] [adj] [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grasscloth is delicate , needs handling with care , and is most suited to light-wear areas of the house . |
| 2 | Does the Minister agree that it is rather pointless to train individuals in any field if , when they are qualified , their qualifications are not properly recognised ? |
| 3 | The Prince is rather easier to keep tabs on , but there is always the unforeseen to disrupt even the best-laid plans . |
| 4 | The disinfection effect is dubious as heat transfer from the steam is rarely sufficient to heat surfaces for sufficient time to effect destruction of micro-organisms . |
| 5 | I think most of us would agree that it is highly desirable to use words precisely . |
| 6 | Since the number of measurements needed for a reasonably full understanding of any turbulent flow is large , it is highly desirable to make observations of general applicability . |
| 7 | Areas on which the organisation is especially keen include semiconductors , telecommunications , factory automation , medical instruments and electronic office systems . |
| 8 | Since ambient temperature and humidity are subject to considerable variation , seasonal and diurnal and geographical , it is greatly preferable to store samples at a controlled constant temperature ( 20°C or 25°C ) rather than ‘ room temperature ’ . |
| 9 | Even when you have decided a broad direction , and I should emphasize that it is only possible to set ambitions in a broad sense and only helpful so to do , there will inevitably come times when external events show that one has made a false assessment of one 's starting point or the ability of one 's competitors , known or unsuspected , to seize the initiative . |
| 10 | The Commission is only likely to open proceedings if it has serious concerns about the impact of the merger on competition in the EC . |
| 11 | ‘ Each is only concerned to find ways of advocating it without getting it . ’ |
| 12 | But in the former case the plaintiff will have a capital asset in his hands , and he is only entitled to recover damages to compensate him for the additional expenditure involved . |
| 13 | So far she is only able to see things from her own point of view . |
| 14 | What fixes the result of a particular experiment when the theory is only able to assign probabilities for a variety of possible outcomes ? |
| 15 | There are good biological reasons for why it is so difficult to produce drugs that will knock out viral infections . |
| 16 | and the need for an ensured market for products is so important to recoup costs , that government contracting has become of crucial importance to the survival of large corporations . |
| 17 | This is why it is so important to have soul-friends , who sometimes know us better than we can ever know ourselves . |
| 18 | On the other hand , it is extremely useful to have universities , polys and colleges compared on an equal basis , particularly as in these days of cutbacks many , who in earlier years could have relied on a university place , may have to hedge their bets by applying to polys too . |
| 19 | It is extremely easy to mistype codes or numbers even when one is thoroughly familiar with the type of information which is being entered . |
| 20 | Even in areas which have been virtually abandoned , as in parts of the interiors of Greece and southern Italy , it is extremely difficult to persuade owners to part with their patrimony in the interests of agricultural development . |
| 21 | Because half of the Library 's budget represents payment in advance for subscriptions for the following year , it is extremely difficult to make savings in the current year when financial pressures are exerted . |
| 22 | Bank management is extremely slow to give increases when the Bank is doing very well . |
| 23 | It is perhaps possible to recognize traces of the version of Nicolas of Damascus in the account of Josephus in Bellum Judaicum 1 if we compare it with the much more elaborate story told by Josephus in his Antiquitates Judaicae . |
| 24 | Like many grebes , it carries its young on its back while the other parent supplies it with food , but as the plumage of both parents is similar , it is perhaps unwise to make assumptions as to who does what . |
| 25 | Another advantage is that the open nature of the meeting means that it is less easy to split workers and carers . |
| 26 | There are many busy mothers who would be delighted to see their horses being exercised , particularly during the winter when it is less easy to turn horses out ( in an attempt to preserve limited grazing ) . |
| 27 | The theory is less applicable to land animals , but it is supported by the paler back of a sloth that lives upside-down . |
| 28 | What sense does it make to say that the corporation is morally responsible to compensate victims from the corporate treasury , with the consequence that its shareholders must bear the loss ? |
| 29 | In order to achieve that , it is obviously necessary to discuss arrangements for the next elections — the 1995 elections — with the Chinese Government when the time is right . |
| 30 | Similarly , national cultures are very influential ; it is much easier to create teams in the collective cultures ( Sweden , Norway , Germany ) than in the highly individualistic cultures ( UK , France , US ) . |