Example sentences of "is [adj] [conj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The closure of Faskally in particular is controversial because the centre was bought about 20 years ago by the old Glasgow Corporation to give slum children a taste of adventure in the open air . |
| 2 | Employees possibly feel they do not reach their full potential in the job because promotion is scarce and the job is not stimulating either physically or mentally . |
| 3 | The section to the next town of Shanklin is built-up but the route improves dramatically on the way to and out of Ventnor . |
| 4 | The principle was confirmed at the Eighth Congress of the International Association of the Arts held in Baghdad in 1976 : ‘ Works by living artists exhibited in or on public buildings , galleries , museums and other public sites and which continue thereby to provide a service to the public should be subject to a continuing form of remuneration to their creator ( comparable to performing rights for theatrical or musical works paid to author and composer ) so long as he or she is alive and the work continues to be a public amenity ’ . |
| 5 | The counter-arguments , which would uphold the principle of correspondence , are that breach of that principle is unnecessary when the amplitude of the crime of manslaughter lies beneath murder , and also that the definition of grievous bodily harm includes a number of injuries which are most unlikely to put the victim 's life at risk . |
| 6 | The final shape is as shown : the top is narrow and the sides slope steeply . |
| 7 | It is undesirable because the patient is totally dependent on someone coming into the home from outside and of course it is extremely expensive in terms of nursing time . |
| 8 | However the use of straightforward viscous friction is undesirable because the operation of the motor at high speeds is severely limited by the friction torque . |
| 9 | While certain proteins cause these effects to a less extent than others , it is generally considered that uncontrolled adsorption of protein on surfaces in large amounts is undesirable if the surface is to be biocompatible . |
| 10 | The head end is broad and the back end is marked by a tail-fin . |
| 11 | Similarly , it is understandable that a landlord will wish to ensure that the tenant 's works are completed within a reasonable time . |
| 12 | 5.12.4 Unless the Landlord shall otherwise direct to carry out and complete before the expiry of the Term any works required to be carried out to or in the Premises as a condition of any planning permission which may have been granted during the Term irrespective of the date by which such works were required to be carried out It is understandable that a landlord will wish to ensure that the tenant not only complies with planning legislation but also does not make application for planning permission without the landlord 's consent . |
| 13 | After all , when you have laboured in the engine room for several years and are then suddenly confronted by some of the highest honours the sport can confer it is understandable that a player might believe he is living in another world . |
| 14 | It is understandable that the public , disillusioned by what the system produces , find it easy to blame the producers . |
| 15 | Given the setbacks encountered in the really big cases it is understandable that the authorities now wish to make some headway as regards the Barclays ( Asia ) and West L.B. accusations which , although dwarfed by comparison with Carrian and B.M.F.L. , were nevertheless concerned with really serious offences : as witness the long sentences imposed on those who have been dealt with on kindred matters . |
| 16 | Although it is understandable that the Minister can not be in two places at once , will she assure the House that her noble Friend will make a strong contribution to the conference ? |
| 17 | As the majority of the latter are either Moslem , Sikh or Hindu , it is understandable that the Church has encountered severe problems in trying to communicate her message , either with a view to attracting them into her fellowship or to see the significance of the gospel of Jesus Christ within their own cultural context . |
| 18 | But the synopsis that he offers of his tale : is unmistakably that of a fabliau , and with the target figure appearing as a regular element within the fabliau it is understandable that the Reeve , a carpenter , should anticipate an attack upon himself : Fabliaux are thoroughly suitable textual weapons for the two churls , the Miller and the Reeve , to beat each other over the head with . |
| 19 | The combination of prophetic denunciation and broad generalization did not appeal to his contemporaries ; as one of his colleagues in the Chandos Group ( where Eliot had been discussing the matters contained in his book ) wrote later , " It is understandable that The Idea of a Christian Society should make little appeal to the large majority of the intelligentsia . |
| 20 | With so much at stake it is understandable that the Department of Trade and Industry is doing everything in its power to avoid all-out war . |
| 21 | ‘ While it is understandable that the media will home in on failures , it is important that the public should be reassured that such cases are very much the exception , rather than the rule , and that their continuing confidence in the profession is justified . ’ |
| 22 | Given the topography of Madeira , it is understandable that the island roads are full of twists and turns , climbing and descending all the time . |
| 23 | It is understandable if the core discipline(s) , with their internal forms of evaluation , constitute the majority of the student 's course . |
| 24 | The confusion of person in the first sentence is understandable as the contract was written out in Old George 's hand ; and as the sole contracting party on one side it was easier for him to write my than the more impersonal , if more accurate , the master 's or some other third person equivalent . |
| 25 | This is understandable because the Gospels were written at a time when the Church had to exist in a Roman world . |
| 26 | The trapdoor in the floor is intact and a set of stone steps below lead down to the basement , location 3a . |
| 27 | It is important to ensure that the packaging of irradiated diets is intact and the contents are therefore sterile before use . |
| 28 | It is in this sense that we can say that every organisation is political and every organisation is concerned with the use , and abuse , of power . |
| 29 | Control over monetary policy is political and a lack of control over it is undemocratic . |
| 30 | Its skin is sticky and the rider can not jump off . |