Example sentences of "is [verb] [conj] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | A joint tenancy is severed if a joint tenant disposes of his interest inter vivos . |
| 32 | The six Church leaders warned : ‘ Unless the dispute is resolved and a proper service is resumed as soon as possible , we believe that people 's lives will increasingly be put at risk . ’ |
| 33 | It is said that a Dark Elf assassin emerged from his hiding place beneath the piles of bones and struck Tethlis down with a poisoned blade . |
| 34 | In Cornwall , south-western England , it is said that a giant white hare named Looe gambols along the clifftops on evenings when there is a full moon . |
| 35 | It is said that a British ornithologist asked his aborigine guide what the birds were and the guide said , in aboriginese , ‘ good food ’ : I suppose we 're lucky he did n't say ‘ birds , you dickhead ’ . |
| 36 | Thus it is said that a particular decision was taken by Sir Bryan Carsberg rather than by Oftel . |
| 37 | Even if it is accepted that a substantial proportion of any given unemployment rate is Keynesian in origin , Euro-pessimists fear that any expansion of demand to reduce such unemployment will hit up against supply-side constraints . |
| 38 | At other times it is suddenly exciting , as a new discovery is made or a sensitive teacher initiates a new game just as the last activity begins to pall . |
| 39 | Eventually ( in many cases ) the stage is reached where a commitment is made and a long-term partnership begins . |
| 40 | The purpose of learning , according to cognition theories , is to construct a number of organised detailed frames of reference held in a sufficiently flexible way to enable us to change from one to another when considering an event or problem so that the best judgment is made and a rational course of action is taken . |
| 41 | An election made after the two-year statutory time limit , but as soon as possible given the circumstances , will be accepted if it is made because a relevant and uncorrected Revenue error has resulted in the partners or their agent being misled about whether the requirements of the legislation have been met . |
| 42 | This is how it will remain until fresh data is applied and a further clock pulse given . |
| 43 | If a pro forma cash book is prepared and a theoretical monthly record projected of cash receipts from fees and cash expenses ( including capital items ) incurred , the net difference is the movement in the cash position . |
| 44 | If there is vomiting or a significant headache . |
| 45 | Such information is seen as a preliminary to the trial of materials and the subsequent , final design and implementation of new curricula . |
| 46 | Using subscript comma and subscript semicolon notation a standard space–time derivative is written whilst a covariant derivative is written . |
| 47 | ‘ Sir Alexander Seton is an excellent knight , but it is felt that a greater figure in the kingdom should hold this royal stronghold , in the King 's name . |
| 48 | It is argued that a flexible control structure based on numerical scoring allows the required co-operation to take place , whereas a more limited depth-first architecture seems not to allow this . |
| 49 | The process is iterated until a convincing agreement is reached on assumptions , estimates and plans for future action . |
| 50 | The type of situation covered here could be where a passer-by is injured when a loose slate falls from the Insured 's roof and the Insured was aware of the loose slate . |
| 51 | However , to prevent friction between country residents and visitors , the Commission is recommending that a new Country Code should be established , and the tourism industry should help to preserve the attractive elements of the country . |
| 52 | There are occasions when the Nelson touch is needed and a blind eye turned when events are not turning out quite as well as planned . |
| 53 | In the first example a transition is accomplished when a single word pivots on its axis of signification during the course of a sentence : |
| 54 | The burden of Nordhaus 's model is to suggest that a democratic economy will exhibit an inflationary bias with the gains from exploiting a ‘ fooled ’ electorate being a higher rate of inflation at point 3 than at point 5 . |
| 55 | The only way I can describe this is to suggest that a normal 6ft putt on an average ‘ club green ’ would run 15ft for the players at the Masters this week . |
| 56 | The story is told that a certain academic was recruited as an expert ( supposedly ) on cryptograms , when in actuality he was an authority on crypto gams . |
| 57 | If a child is told that a particular outing is to take place tomorrow , this becomes a certain fact in his or her mind . |
| 58 | A sample is enclosed and a limited further supply is obtainable free of charge from the Distribution department , ACE . |
| 59 | A honey-bee colony , which may eventually contain up to eighty thousand individuals , is founded when a young queen hatches in an existing colony and emigrates , taking half of the workers with her . |
| 60 | It is thought that a complete overtime ban will go ahead . |