Example sentences of "is [adj] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It is understandable if the core discipline(s) , with their internal forms of evaluation , constitute the majority of the student 's course . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I realized then that no music is vulgar unless the performance makes it so . |
| 9 | There is obviously a marked difference between the strategic and finance approaches , but they are not mutually exclusive : the one is strong where the other is weak . |
| 10 | ‘ In Denmark we say that aquavit is strong as a Viking , fiery as a lover , cold as an iceberg and fresh as a virgin . |
| 11 | The Department 's objection , on the grounds that this would delay the road 's completion by two years , was over-ruled ; the resulting hold-up is self-inflicted as the DoT gave too little thought to the damaging effects of the original scheme . |
| 12 | In particular , since oscillation is avoided if the phase shift is less than at the frequency at which falls to unity , it follows that a negative-feedback amplifier involving just first-order networks is stable if the slope of the plot of versus is less than 12dB per octave as the condition is approached . |
| 13 | It is similar to the nursing agency arrangement but is preferable because the Health Authority is able to be more selective about whom it employs . |
| 14 | Back channel behaviour , which can also include nods and sentence completions is used when a participant wants to indicate to the person speaking that he should continue . |
| 15 | With this type of wave the swash , or rush of water up the beach from the breaking wave , is weak as the water plunges directly on to the beach . |
| 16 | The box hedge is solid as a wall as far as the corner , but just round there it ends , and that short side is privet , and there 's a place in it where an old wicket 's been taken out , and the gap has n't grown in completely yet . |
| 17 | The yield of the plant is low because the flower buds and immature fruit frequently drop off . |
| 18 | The contract is complete when the customer puts his money in the slot . |
| 19 | ( 2 ) A sale by auction is complete when the auctioneer announces its completion by the fall of the hammer , or in other customary manner ; and until such announcement is made any bidder may retract his hid . |
| 20 | ‘ A sale by auction is complete when the auctioneer announces its completion by the fall of the hammer , or in other customary manner ; and until the announcement is made any bidder may retract his bid . ’ |
| 21 | Section 57(2) goes on to state that a sale by auction is complete when the auctioneer announces its completion by the fall of the hammer , or in some other customary manner . |
| 22 | If the motor is moving in the negative direction the excitation cycle is complete when the index register reaches location ENDLOW and the next cycle is initiated by shifting the register to point at location ENDHI . |
| 23 | It is rare for a tribe to spend more than a few months in any one place ; consequently , any rug that is unfinished when the tribe moves has to be fastened tightly to the loom and transported in its entirety to the next encampment . |
| 24 | ‘ The major chains have taken up the promotion in a big way , but so have many independents , which is terrific because the promotion was n't designed just for the chains ; we wanted everyone to get involved . ’ |
| 25 | This is possible because the ability of even very young children to engage in reflective thought has now been recognized in many educational circles ( see Chapters 5 and 7 for discussion of this ) . |
| 26 | This comparison is possible because the list size remained largely unchanged over the two year study . |
| 27 | Rescue of the animal is possible if the stem cells are replaced . |
| 28 | An even greater rise of 5–7 metres is possible if the ice sheet of west Antarctica melted but it would take two or three centuries to do so . |
| 29 | The second common mistake ( not made in this case ) is to impose a sentence for an either way offence for which the offender has been committed under Criminal Justice Act 1967 , s.S6 a sentence in excess of six months ' imprisonment , which is possible if the offender is committed for the same offence under Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s.38 . |
| 30 | Although it is possible when a program is used for individual tuition for it to collect data on pupil performance , this is only one mode of diagnostics . |