Example sentences of "is [adj] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The adoption of a particular voice setting often acts as an individuating marker , when its use is idiosyncratic to a particular speaker .
2 Oh which is the one that is pregnant with the terrible time ?
3 The study of the buildings found on the farms tells us little at present that is definite about the rural economy .
4 PYY slows gastric emptying and mouth to caecum transit in humans , and there is considerable circumstantial evidence to suggest that enteroglucagon is trophic to the small intestinal musoca .
5 The necessary expertise is scarce in the controlling agencies such as the sponsoring ministry and state auditing bodies , and studies suggest that enterprises attempt to control access to their own expertise .
6 Wonderful Town was the work of the Bernstein/Comden/Green team responsible for On The Town , and although Wonderful Town is a little patchy in recording , ( which does not give a particularly strong idea of the show as a whole ) , there are plenty of excellent numbers , and their variety is refreshing from the barber-shop style ‘ My Darlin' Eileen ’ to the bluesy ‘ Ballet at the Village Vortex ’ , passing through the remarkable ‘ Swing ’ , which defies description .
7 The cold wind ruffles his hair and makes him flinch for a moment , but it is refreshing after the stale warmth of the house , and he takes a deep breath or two on his way to the garage .
8 ‘ Danny , as you know , is hell-bent on a political career .
9 He conveys vividly the absurdity of a situation , but he is incurious about the underlying processes which shape it .
10 Although he is supportive of the general trend of de-hospitalising labour wards in the NHS , he dislikes what he calls the evangelism of the active birth movement .
11 The sky is alive with a million diamante stars .
12 To emphasize the " poetic " style of the passage , let us also observe that the schematic patterning is extensive on the phonological as well as on the syntactic level , for example in the alliterations and assonances of " feet … follow " , " hands … hold " , " alphabet … arch … aisle " , " lift … fall " .
13 Fuel economy is outstanding with the 1.9-litre diesel engine available in the Clio .
14 ( b ) If he is dishonest by the first test : " The jury must consider whether the defendant himself must have realised that what he was doing was by those standards dishonest . "
15 Indeed , I would personally recommend that , as it is unnecessary for the full enjoyment of life , it should not be used .
16 If unreasonableness in its substantive sense is unnecessary as a separate head through which to control the exercise of administrative discretion , it finds company in the notion of bad faith .
17 In a sense , then , it is unnecessary from a practical point to distinguish between the various forms of offensive words or behaviour .
18 Hahnemann 's practical simplicity is masterful as the small granules not only provide a tiny , manageable dose , for using with patients , but also the smallest practical unit to effect such large dilution ratio .
19 Such a condition is particularly appropriate where the proposed development is undesirable on a long-term view , but there is no reason why a temporary permission should not be granted .
20 There is a lower standard of proof required in civil cases , balance of probability , as opposed to the ‘ beyond reasonable doubt ’ needed in criminal trials and Lord Prosser commented : ‘ It is undesirable in the public interest , as well as in Mr Anderson 's interest , that a finding of probable murder be made in anything other than a supreme court . ’
21 One tradition is the covenant one and is antagonistic to a straightforward nationalist sentiment .
22 If the side that did duty this week trots out in the Italian sunshine in June , it will have an average age of 29½ , which is ill-suited to the punishing conditions of a concentrated tournament in midsummer .
23 Rachel 's hair is dry with a slight natural wave and very fine tinted highlights .
24 ( 6 ) Subject as mentioned below , the tender may be at a fixed price ( tenders in excess of the number of shares sought being scaled down pro rata ) , or a maximum price ( if the offer is over-subscribed , the striking price will be the lowest price at which the number of shares sought is met , with everyone tendering at or below the striking price receiving that price and if the offer is over-subscribed at the striking price acceptances will be scaled down pro rata or balloted ) .
25 It is shy as a gathered eyelet
26 If the cumulative burden of all this is descriptive of the fine chemicals industry , it is clear that manufacturers of such products are aiming very high indeed .
27 These are mutations of Lys22 ( to Glu , Ala or Arg ) , whose side chain in the crystal structure makes contact with the phosphate backbone of the DNA ; Lys23 ( to Glu , Ala or Arg ) , which is hydrogen-bonded to the guanine residue at operator positions 2 , 7 , 10 and 15 ( see Table 1 and ref. 1 for details of numbering system ) ; and Thr25 ( to Val , Gln or Asn ) , which is hydrogen-bonded to N7 of the adenines at positions 3 , 6 , 11 and 14 of the operator .
28 But he is also a writer of remarkable ability who has managed to capture and to keep the readership he has bewildered and delighted and offended , and whose work is strong in an intelligent and generous-hearted awareness of public matters , some of them quite remote from the Family Roth : The Counterlife , for instance , carries a telling serio-comic critique of the hard line in Israel , the Israeli toughness , that refuses to ‘ give ground ’ .
29 Third , there would frequently be discrepancies between the meanings of sentences with a predicate qualifier and " fuller versions " when it is replaced by a clause ; for example , consider : ( 31 ) the jury found Ernest guilty the jury found Ernest ; Ernest was guilty ( 32 ) Alastair likes his beef tea strong Alastair likes his beef tea ; his beef tea is strong In the latter case , for instance , there may not be any strong beef tea at all ; the point of uttering the sentence may be to complain about that very point .
30 Grand Metropolitan 's Watney ( draught brands include Manns , Norwich , Truman , Watney , Websters , Wilsons and Ushers ) is strong in the premium lager market , with three major brands ( Fosters , Holstein and a substantial share of Carlsberg ) and dominates the brown ale market .
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