Example sentences of "is in [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its subject , the writer , traveller and Arabist Freya Stark , celebrates her 100th birthday on its publication , but is in no mental condition to read it . |
| 2 | In June 1561 , just before the personal rule began , Elizabeth 's ambassador Nicholas Throckmorton warned her that ‘ your realm is in no other case at this day , than all other realms of Christendom are ’ , by which he meant torn by religious controversy and conflict ; in the twentieth century , J. H. Elliott was to characterize this period as the decade of revolution , when Scotland was only one of eight countries including France , Spain , the Netherlands and England which experienced upheaval and revolt . |
| 3 | Berenice is in no immediate danger and I 'd prefer to confront Garry in the privacy of his hotel room . ’ |
| 4 | They it 's simple , it 's nice , it 's elegant and it 's not an item at all unless you have a further premise that the world itself is simple , nice and elegant and you have no reason to believe that at all , but since that applies across all sides , I think linguistics is in no worse shape . |
| 5 | This is in no small measure due to the out-of-school science activities of organizations such as the Royal Dublin Society and the Aer Lingus Young Scientists Exhibition and many dedicated teachers . |
| 6 | Does the Secretary of State agree that the number of railway accidents , which has increased recently , is in no small measure due to the under-investment in British Rail since the Tory Government placed restrictions on the railway system ? |
| 7 | Dr Williams has also taken his campaign to the Kennel Club , and I feel he is in no small way responsible for having persuaded that eminent body to tighten up its act . |
| 8 | This is in no small part due to the potential of stained glass to transform ‘ that which is material to that which is immaterial ’ , according to the 12th century Abbot Suger , who is credited with building , near Paris , the first gothic structure . |
| 9 | This recognition is in no small part due to the enthusiasm and commitment of , chief mechanical engineer , and the late , personnel and administration manager . |
| 10 | Erm , the difference in terms of cost to us is in no small part due to the fact that if somebody comes into one of our homes , we have a statutory national method of assessing their contribution , and they do n't ex access the full range of D S S benefits . |
| 11 | She is in no real need of epistolary adulation . |
| 12 | Germany is in no better case . |
| 13 | It is said , therefore , that Mr. Perry having exercised undue influence to procure Mrs. Perry 's execution of the document , the bank is in no better position than he is himself as against Mrs. Perry . |
| 14 | He is in no fit state to attend further interviews at this time . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ We will be interviewing him about what happened but obviously he is in no fit state for us to talk to him yet and we will be waiting until he is well enough , ’ a police spokesman said . |
| 16 | General Norman Schwarzkopf , the American commander in Saudi Arabia , says he is in no special hurry : as the war goes on the Iraqis become weaker , the allies stronger . |
| 17 | Bruno Walter once said that there is in every great work only one real climax . |
| 18 | The desire for pleasure , which is in every living thing , had finally won over Tess . |
| 19 | The typical primary school in Africa is in every physical sense a neighbourhood school , small , local , reached on foot — the teachers well-known and despite their protestations to the contrary , usually well respected . |
| 20 | The milk industry is in a terrible position . |
| 21 | Ramshaw is in a terrible mess , he will not play again this year , and he deserves better protection . ’ |
| 22 | No window left open , and it is in a terrible state of anxiety . |
| 23 | ‘ The mother is in a terrible state , ’ said Detective Chief Inspector Alan Burrell . |
| 24 | ‘ Gloria is in a terrible state . |
| 25 | This is because they are concerned with clarifying and presenting their own perspective of the issues and an inactive membership has little to express when it is in a passive relationship to others . |
| 26 | There is the further difficulty that mortgagees , in circumstances where there might have been a conveyance or transfer at less than full consideration ( whatever that is in a matrimonial context ) , are requiring indemnity insurance to protect the mortgagee for an amount equal to the advance ( see Halifax Building Society practice notes 1992 paras 22 and 25 ) . |
| 27 | The faces around her suppliant , wary — she is in a benevolent lull , she measures out wit and wisdom . |
| 28 | It is restful to sit at an angle so that the right arm is in a straight line with the needle and at right angles to the machine so that the wrist is also straight . |
| 29 | To attack the predator while it is in a stable position on the ground is far riskier than to do so when it is clinging to high branches . |
| 30 | If the organisation is in a stable environment then such formality may be no bad thing . |