Example sentences of "is [adj] [conj] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever the final conclusion to research underway may be , it is ironical that perhaps the best solution to the problem is the increased use of that other much environmentally criticised energy source , nuclear power . |
| 2 | In air , osmotic potential is almost balanced by the water potential : the turgor pressure is low and so the cells — and leaf — are rounder . |
| 3 | It is possible that only a very marked and rapid reduction in interest rates , which might cause a substantial shift in confidence , would be effective . |
| 4 | The enemy is wily and therefore the more unlikely a person looks , the more likely he is to be the secret enemy . |
| 5 | Given the history of socialist economies , it is doubtful whether even a far more radical and complete transformation of the relations of production would , of itself , have removed this basis for class differentiation , and for this reason Morris remains a problematic model for contemporary socialism . |
| 6 | The vast majority of social research employs ordinal data or , more rarely , the interval scale : even in such cases it is doubtful whether even the most developed of such scales actually satisfy the requirements . |
| 7 | It is clear that even a good working knowledge of credit costs helps consumers only if that knowledge affects their shopping decisions . |
| 8 | It is clear that even the named and identified members of Jesus 's following represent a broad and diverse spectrum . |
| 9 | Though many of these posts overlapped and the bulk of the membership were passive , it is clear that almost every avenue of expression or opinion — from welfare to warfare , from motoring to flying — was controlled , regulated and policed by the NSDAP . |
| 10 | This is acceptable when only the family are around , but when we have guests , embarrassing situations can arise . |
| 11 | It is interesting that only a few years ago Mr Albert Baker of Baker Bros. , Upper Halling , paid the Vicar part of the cost of wood he had cut in Halling woods . |
| 12 | For the more down to earth woodworker it is interesting that often the cordless drill is picked up in preference to the mains powered one for many tasks . |
| 13 | Which is interesting because here the three of us are , thinking about what it means to belong somewhere , what it might mean to belong to this idea called ‘ theatre ’ . |
| 14 | In an isotropic space all geodesic surfaces at a single point have by definition identical Gaussian curvature : in a space that is homogeneous as well the curvature is the same everywhere . |
| 15 | But good though this record is , no system is perfect and accordingly the Church Commissioners and the Department of the Environment are now looking at ways in which the non-statutory public inquiries can be improved to become an even more effective forum for weighing all points of view in particularly difficult cases . |
| 16 | But there is no a priori reason to expect that any one paradigm is perfect or even the best available . |
| 17 | It is noticeable that even a writer like J. 5 . |
| 18 | It is ironic that often the most severe weather conditions can produce some of the most intricate and fragile sights . |
| 19 | Since unc it appears that our assumption that there exists a smallest counterexample is untenable and so the theorem is proved . |
| 20 | This is not the same as being someone to whom other people often bring their problems ; that does not guarantee the instinctive knowledge of whether something is real or merely a " try-on " , or whether something that is being glosssed over is really something that should be dug out and gone into in depth , or whether the time has come to say and do nothing other than give encouragement to the sufferer to work something out for himself or herself with the assistance of other sufferers in the group . |
| 21 | The second method is appropriate when only a small number of arithmetic operations are to be performed on each of a large number of initial items of data . |
| 22 | And this involves both the right to decide that a breach of the law of nature has taken place , a right to decide what punishment is appropriate and also a right erm to implement this judgment . |
| 23 | Such a stern demand is appropriate because once a man becomes a Christian he finds himself enlisted on God 's side in a lifelong battle . |
| 24 | It is incredible that both the Minister and the Prime Minister whitewash the inquiry by describing it as independent . |
| 25 | Where the damage is insidious and not discovered until later , eg industrial diseases , the provisions of s14 of the Limitation Act 1980 which define " knowledge " may delay the running of limitation even further , until the plaintiff knows not only that he is ill but also the likely cause . |
| 26 | If the ballvalve is faulty it is likely that either the washer has worn or that the seating needs replacing ( page 46 ) . |
| 27 | Given the composition of Council , it is likely that only the DTI stands in the way of adoption of this proposal : if it is adopted , I hope we will be spared further sanctimonious claims to the high ground by the Institute , and that it concedes it is operating predominantly in the interests of ( some of ) its members . |
| 28 | Besides governments , it is likely that only the largest companies will engage in any kind of record retention and archive management . |
| 29 | It is false that only a person in authority is an authority . |
| 30 | By doing so , I shall demonstrate a point which is paradoxical but all the more interesting for that . |