Example sentences of "is in [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Teledyne Continental Motors estimates that the P/N 641917 cylinder is in current use in some 25,000 light aircraft . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm not sure which of us is in worse condition at the moment ! ’ |
| 3 | Sylvestra le Touzel , his forbidding English wife , is in stark contrast to the Celtic sexiness of Lady Mortimer ( Jane Gurnett ) , who gabbles away in Welsh under the paternal gaze of Bernard Kaye 's Glendower , the crashing bore . |
| 4 | The BBC 's vigorous prosecution of its commercial ends in this way is in stark contrast to such acts as the closing of The Listener , the selling off of irreplaceable books from its library and the closing of the Open University studios . |
| 5 | The enthusiasm of the inhabitants of Nord-Pas-de-Calais for Tunnel-related development is in stark contrast to the grudging acceptance or outright hostility of many across the Channel . |
| 6 | Her choice of transport is in stark contrast to the glitz and glamour of a horse-drawn carriage she used in 1973 when she married Captain Mark Phillips . |
| 7 | His theory is in stark contrast to the biologists ' attempts to find a relationship between the prohibitions on certain types of marriage partner , and the inhibitions about having sexual contact with such classes of people . |
| 8 | His position is in stark contrast to that of Curran and Seaton . |
| 9 | A viewpoint which is in stark contrast to so many so-called protestants who grovel at the feet of Israel and its un-Godly and alien occupants . |
| 10 | Moreover , the severity of the treatment meted out to this underclass , who have borne the brunt of the welfare changes , is in stark contrast to the benevolent attitude demonstrated by the Government in its welfare policies for the most privileged . |
| 11 | The lack of ‘ teeth ’ in UK restrictive trades practices policy is in stark contrast to both the US ( where executives of colluding companies have been gaoled for conspiracy , in addition to the levying of substantial fines on companies ) , and the EC ( where a firm can be fined up to 10 per cent of its worldwide turnover ) . |
| 12 | This line of argument is in stark contrast to Drebin et al . |
| 13 | His active part in trying to uplift the Harijan community ( and himself ) by inviting us 15 years ago to rebuild the village , is in stark contrast to other Brahmins who still stay safely hidden in the bamboo groves with their purity intact . |
| 14 | Does he agree that that is in stark contrast to the contributions that have been made by Opposition Members , who have nothing to offer the NHS but smears and attacks on staff and patients , and on the care that patients receive ? |
| 15 | That is in stark contrast to what would happen if ever the Labour party came to power , with its plans to reduce our spending on equipment by many billions of pounds . |
| 16 | This is in stark contrast to the fifties and sixties when loan capital formed an important part of corporate financing needs . |
| 17 | This is in stark contrast to the position in the United States , where Congress alone has the formal power to declare war and the Senate 's consent is necessary for the ratification of treaties and the appointment of federal public officers . |
| 18 | They tried to cloud the issue even further by mixing the question of L M S with the reforms which my group brought in while we were in control of the Council which is in stark contrast to the true situation . |
| 19 | The two and a half million pound building is in stark contrast to the old skin hospital which was based in a former Tuberculosis ward and a couple of temporary buildings . |
| 20 | As refugees from the war in Bosnia this holiday camp at Korcula near Dubrovnik is in stark contrast to the camps where they have been living . |
| 21 | This is in stark contrast with the majority of Mbuna where male and female are generally about the same size . |
| 22 | This is in stark contrast with the Exclusion Crisis , when both the electorate and , at least initially , " the crowd " , appear to have been largely in favour of the Whigs . |
| 23 | Their contribution to the well being of society is in stark contract to the actions of those evil people who kill and destroy and have nothing else to offer . ’ |
| 24 | Cutting the value of , or abolishing national insurance benefits , and a much increased reliance on means-tested assistance , has played a crucial part in trapping the underclass into long-term dependency , although such an outcome is in stark contradiction to the Government 's stated long-term objectives . |
| 25 | Taunton is in good shape with borrowing down from £10.4m to Pounds 1.1m . |
| 26 | ‘ Obviously he does n't train as much as the other players because we want to ensure he is in good condition for matches . |
| 27 | Mick Jones is in good form for the duration , messing with his old buddies Strummer and Simonon in ‘ Medicine Show ’ , grooving a bit with Neneh Cherry and storming Trafalgar Square ( ‘ The Bottom Line ’ ) before it got trendy . |
| 28 | Converted to luminosity , this means that the sun 's brightness has been dimming at a rate of 0.05 per cent per year , a figure that is in good agreement with the satellite results . |
| 29 | The activity sediments with a native molecular mass of 38 +/- 10 kDa ( data not shown ) , which is in good agreement with the values previously reported for TFIIA ( 12 , 14 , 23 ) . |
| 30 | The theta temperature , calculated from equation ( 8.54 ) for each system is in good agreement with that measured from the temperature variation of A 2 ( =B/RT see chapter 9 ) . |