Example sentences of "is [adj] [adv] [conj] a " in BNC.

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1 It is clear therefore that a sale of the former matrimonial home within 36 months of the husband leaving it , or a transfer of his interest in it to the wife within that period , will not incur any charge to capital gains tax .
2 It is obvious enough that a neocortex would be useless if all its neurons responded to the same or strongly similar features , so decorrelation is useful for this purpose , but it also confers another great advantage .
3 Community and confrontation do n't go together , which is fair enough but a bit cosy .
4 It is rare indeed that a composer of this stature comes to light , uneven though she is , and rarer yet for any composer to be served with performances of this quality .
5 It is bad enough when a relative dies , but these people were faced with a massive funeral bill and there was no money in the fund . ’
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