Example sentences of "it is [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for the young , it is rather a question of the scales falling from their eyes , and having nothing to believe in any more . |
| 2 | Curiosity satisfied , it is rather a relief to emerge from darkness to daylight . |
| 3 | It is rather a place to make a man forget that there is any necessity for treason ! ’ |
| 4 | One that it is rather a myth . |
| 5 | Contrary to what is often said , there is a law of trespass in Scotland but it is rather a complex and grey area . |
| 6 | In the case of words which combine a fairly definite descriptive meaning with a valuational meaning it is rather a puzzle to say what correct linguistic usage bids one do , if one recognizes that something answers to the descriptive meaning , but does not have the attitude towards it which the word expresses in virtue of its ‘ value charge ’ , as one might put it . |
| 7 | I believe that this view is too strong , that , although porn does reinforce certain attitudes towards women , in the main , it is rather a symptom , and not a major part of the cause , of power relations that exist outside the pages of Penthouse , Playboy , etc. , and outside the cinemas in Soho or Amsterdam ( see Moye , 1985 ) . |
| 8 | ‘ It is rather a find , ’ she agreed . |
| 9 | ‘ Contrary to what you would think , it is rather a solemn occasion . ’ |
| 10 | It is rather a graphic representation of the various elements , dimensions , and perspectives which need to be incorporated into the framework and the process of data collection . |
| 11 | The reader is requested to bear in mind that the Handbook is not a grammar , or a book on linguistic science , literature or psychology ( though it contains items on all these subjects ) — it is rather a practical book directed towards the study of teaching English as a Foreign Language . |
| 12 | But maybe it is rather a response to the real threat which we single expatriate women , with all our means and mobility , present to family structures here . |
| 13 | It is rather a display of witty dexterity , depending for its effect upon a sharing of specialized learning between author/narrator and readers/listeners . |
| 14 | It is rather a perspective that recognizes and takes full account of the reality of such crime within the world and which stands at a distance from it . |
| 15 | At first sight it is rather a confused juxtaposition of two themes ; literary decline and political crisis . |
| 16 | Well yes it 's er it is rather a a sad story really . |
| 17 | Except to note that now that the right honourable member for Chesterfield is publishing his former speeches as a video , it is rather a cheap operation to come and repeat them in the chamber er rather than putting them out er for public consumption there are places where he could repeat the kind of speeches just given , unfortunately the government is closing most of them down at the moment and putting the cut the inhabitants out in the community er but it had no relevance to the er the subject we 're dealing with today . |
| 18 | The hare and the hatter also decide to put the poor little dormouse into the teapot , which is rather cruel because he did n't do anything to them and it is rather a strange thing for his companions to do . |
| 19 | It is rather the inner emptiness or ignorance which the spate of words attempts to conceal . |
| 20 | It is rather the kind of causal concomitant of the blow that has wholly to do with internal processes of tissue regeneration . |
| 21 | What renders science distinctive , then , is not so much the instruments that are played , for crude variants of these can be found wherever we look ; nor even the particular tune , for everyone plays brief snatches of this from time to time ; it is rather the sustained and collaborative elaboration of this particular melody in preference to all the others one might play . |
| 22 | It is rather the creation of new public spheres in which citizens , including media workers , can play a full role in their community , and in the community of communities . ’ |
| 23 | Xavier Mellery , the painter of the nuns , was described in the catalogue as " creating a light which is the negation of that which envelops our immediate visual experience of things ; it is rather the Interior light of your mind … " |
| 24 | It is rather the visible sign of underlying defensiveness and uncertainty . |
| 25 | It is rather the reverse ; it means an increased recognition of the importance of seeing oneself as part of the new Europe which is emerging . |
| 26 | It is rather the development of a portfolio of projects at Bristol which merit investment on sound practical grounds . |
| 27 | It is rather an inherent feature of the division of labour . |
| 28 | It is rather an attempt to move from a clearer understanding of support tasks to the organisation of skill ( and staff ) mixes required to perform support tasks . |
| 29 | I do realise however that you do n't live in Currie , and that it is rather an early start . |
| 30 | It is however a great choice for those who like an active holiday . |