Example sentences of "still [verb] [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even today we are still seeing developments in the electric light bulb , but the basic growth in the demand for them is over . |
| 2 | A century later , however , MacArthur was still given credit in South Africa for his contribution to that country 's economy . |
| 3 | But one might also ask , why is the idea of faking orgasm , which ought to be nonsense , still given space in modern and sophisticated women 's magazines ? |
| 4 | Bouchard 's studies of identical twins separated at birth and brought up in different countries , classes and cultures , showed that they still shared similarities in actions and habits despite separation . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , LIFFE still trades derivatives in US T-bonds and eurodollars , but these account for less than 5 per cent of the exchange 's total business . |
| 6 | In contrast , most nomadic and tribal groups still make rugs in the time-honoured dark reds and primary hues of their ancestors , while Persian workshop groups employ both pastel and rich shades . |
| 7 | It might also be argued that despite recent legislation ( some would say because of it ) parent-teacher relations are still too often fraught with fear , suspicion and misunderstanding ; that there is still too much teacher stereotyping of ‘ good ’ and ‘ bad ’ homes and parents ; and that many parents still lack power in relation to their parental rights and responsibilities . |
| 8 | And , as the IFS points out , the system still encourages perks in place of straightforward pay , because these still do not bear national insurance charges . |
| 9 | For so many years himself a master-manufacturer at New Lanark , he might fairly be supposed still to see virtue in those among whom he had been numbered . |
| 10 | Hitler 's U-boat campaign , the memory of which still haunts decision-makers in the English countryside , nearly succeeded in blockading our coast . |
| 11 | Nobody who still holds shares in Saatchi & Saatchi will need reminders on that score : the bankers ' proposals for ‘ reconstruction ’ will rob the equity owners of 70% of their company . |
| 12 | Has mastered ideas of variable and one-to-one correspondence ; not yet clear about functions ; gets confused with problems of proportions ; still has difficulty in structuring verbal problems ( lack of grammatical understanding ? ) ; geometry generally competent , but has not learned terminology adequately ; considerable skill in analysing visual problems . |
| 13 | Close the vent as soon as water starts to dribble out , and check that the feed-and-expansion tank still has water in it after the radiator has been topped up . |
| 14 | Close the vent as soon as water starts to emerge , and check that the feed-and-expansion tank still has water in it after the radiator has been topped up . |
| 15 | Mr Bell , 54 , still has shrapnel in his stomach after being hit by mortar fire while covering the civil war in Sarajevo last August . |
| 16 | He still has glass in his face . |
| 17 | Afterwards Coun Shore , who still has family in Darlington , said : ‘ I always fancied coming back and it 's been lovely . |
| 18 | Though it says it still has $1m in the bank , it is currently out for a second round , believed to be in the neighbourhood of $4.5m , which would make it the most heavily backed venture in the field . |
| 19 | In the case of pupils who are totally blind , or have little guiding sight , an orderly and reasonably predictable environment can help the pupil when he is still gaining confidence in independent mobility , but experience in purposeful movement and appropriate mobility training are even more essential . |
| 20 | It is exceptionally ironic still to find children in a culture which has fathered half the popular music in the modern world , condemned to drone away in their music lessons over nineteenth-century hymn tunes , with dancing relegated to a few minutes at the conclusion of the physical education lessons . |
| 21 | Although this means that student groups are more evenly balanced by gender than was the case with earlier generations of students , men still outnumber women in so-called " traditional " male subjects such as maths , engineering and applied science . |
| 22 | Often the file formats for hand scanners in particular depend on the program , and can be obscure — it 's not often , for instance , that you see a PCC or CUT file these days , yet some scanners still provide files in those formats . |
| 23 | Photographs of the squad taken in the early 1970s still evoke surprise in police circles , simply because they display such strong imagery of an unacceptable style , and at the time were made much of in the media , who saw the newsworthy potential of policemen in a disorderly form . |
| 24 | Even after he had been summoned to the Holy Office in April 1633 , Galileo could still arouse sympathy in high places . |
| 25 | He still retained property in Dudley , being the largest payer of poor rates there in 1649 ; apart from houses in the town , his land at Netherton Hall nearby was set down at 195¾ acres . |
| 26 | Paying homage to Allende , he said , restored not only the latter 's dignity , but that of hundreds of other victims of military repression whose bodies still awaited discovery in anonymous graves . |
| 27 | Two of the developments , at Freshwater East and at Meadow Park Holiday Camp , Amroth , had already been determined , but the other two , the development of Lamphey Palace and an education centre at Castell Henllys near Eglwyswrw , still awaited decisions in real life . |
| 28 | But you can still show interest in them in little ways by : |
| 29 | This makes them a great deal less allergenic , although they still cause problems in some children who are highly sensitive to cow 's milk . |
| 30 | Closing my eyes in the gloom I could still feel Helen in my arms and I smiled to myself at the memory of her bounding healthiness . |