Example sentences of "still the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the 1920s and '30s England pursued an isolationist policy , withdrawing from FIFA , the international controlling body , in 1928 , and basking in the complacent belief that they were still the supreme soccer power . |
| 2 | Neither was forgotten : loyalty is still the central theme of Wolfram 's Parzival . |
| 3 | Watched by England manager Geoff Cooke and coach Dick Best , Andrew remains England 's stand-off , with Barnes still the eternal No 2 . |
| 4 | He has long been hailed as a potential leader , and for many on the Right he is still the Thatcherite hero-in-waiting . |
| 5 | This is still the ultimate defence against a severe virus attack . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , Mr Heseltine is arguing inflation is still the real danger — and warning more spending power in the economy could just suck in imports as in the past . |
| 7 | You 're still the prettiest girl for miles around . |
| 8 | Agriculture , despite its declining base , was still the primary element in the West Bank 's economy . |
| 9 | And it may be hot air … but it 's still the coolest way to travel . |
| 10 | Such is the case : Ullapool was designed by a Fisheries Association in 1788 as a base for the herring industry and today the centre of activity is still the splendid harbour , a place of boats and bustle and screaming seagulls . |
| 11 | If salmon is still the rich man 's herring , one can no longer think of herrings as the poor man 's salmon for they have become so expensive that one buys them by the troy ounce . |
| 12 | The Conservatives were still the rich man 's party . |
| 13 | Fish oil chimneys and workers ' shacks , fish boats lying at the quays , trucks and oil tankers as dirty as the town ; only the central square showed a glimmer of respectability , with a hotel and flowers ; but still the all-pervading stink , and there were pelicans scavenging in the blackened sand between the shacks . |
| 14 | Maybe she wished it was still the young man who shared her bed instead of a man who-was almost old enough to be her father . |
| 15 | But although the ward 's unemployment rate is higher than the city average of 12 per cent , the council says the real unemployment blackspots are still the peripheral housing schemes . |
| 16 | Bush ended his speech by returning to the Desert War theme and informing his audience that " We are still the freest nation on earth ; the kindest nation on earth ; the strongest nation on earth ; and we have always risen to the occasion . |
| 17 | ‘ It all looks ludicrous now ’ , observed David Widgery , ‘ but if you realize there had been twenty years of Cold War normalism this was a very exuberant reaction to the world of Pepsodent ads , and the father-mother-children-aren't-we-normal ? kind of thing which was still the prevailing mentality . |
| 18 | Whatever the reason for the sharing of the horse , the two men kept their transaction-secret and for many months Kilpatrick was thought to be still the sole owner . |
| 19 | It 's still the general feeling by several of Scotland 's well known bands that the only place to record is London and if they record in Scotland it 's a bit parochial . ’ |
| 20 | Still the hired spider in the back clucked and unwedged himself as fast as he could to go and check his beloved bits and pieces by touch . |
| 21 | Women were still the gentle sex , their task was nurturing , caring , supportive ; no leadership roles for them . |
| 22 | There 's still the strong possibility you might find yourself in court over your actions this weekend , and I can tell you that judges take a poor view of women who imagine themselves potential victims . |
| 23 | The school stories are still the major fodder of the magazine , if only because it is something universal to everyone in this country . |
| 24 | The diesel engine 's 25 to 30 per cent better fuel economy is no doubt still the major attraction , but its reputation for durability and reliability must also be influential . |
| 25 | Apart from road accidents , cancer is still the major killer of children , with one in every 600 getting some form of the disease . |
| 26 | Yet caffeine is still the major constituent of many so-called health drinks and is added in considerable quantities to Coca-Cola . |
| 27 | It will end with a brief survey of contemporary debates , including those revolving around the issue of whether the nation state is still the major actor on the international scene . |
| 28 | Unemployment is still the major cause of borrowers falling behind with their mortgage repayments . ’ |
| 29 | Watching boats being lowered in the locks is still the major tourist activity . |
| 30 | obtained the first , and still the only surface images of the planet . |