Example sentences of "it is [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a multi-author work , organised by the Institute for Energy Analysis of Oak Ridge Universities , and is intended to be part of the broad CO 2 programme in the US that has already produced several official reports on different aspects of the problem , and will lead to a comprehensive report in 1985 . |
| 2 | My Stott picture may not be the Kilfinnan Fall , but it is a Kilfinnan fall . |
| 3 | It is a one-good economy , but that one good is traded in many separate markets . |
| 4 | In our minds it is a fixed pattern that is uninfluenced by variations in the animal 's personal environment . |
| 5 | It is a fixed asset as there is an intention to use it in the business . |
| 6 | It is a fixed asset as there is an intention to use it in the business . |
| 7 | It is a fixed asset as there is an intention to use it in the business . |
| 8 | It is a fixed asset as there is an intention to use it in the business . |
| 9 | It is a fixed asset as there is an intention to use it in the business . |
| 10 | ‘ We feel it is a healthy situation , ’ Macci said of students going to public schools . |
| 11 | In perspective , it is a healthy rivalry , adding spice to the game . |
| 12 | Everyone of my age has suffered from the character who insists on having bedroom windows open , for instance , on the grounds that it is a healthy dodge and worthy of all men to be received . |
| 13 | ‘ If you can laugh at yourself and recognise your own folly it is a healthy sign . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It is a healthy environment . |
| 15 | ‘ It is a healthy environment — we do not promote it as a deprived area where there are lots of financial incentives . ’ |
| 16 | It is a living example which shows that the accusations of short-termism levelled against the City are really not valid — certainly in this respect . |
| 17 | It is a major handicap for thousands of people , but for a major star for whom flying is a way of life , it is a living nightmare . |
| 18 | In simple terms , skin is far more than a superficial covering for the body ; it is a living , breathing organism . |
| 19 | It may be a poor substitute for human companionship , but the fact that it is a living creature who needs her and responds to her affectionate care brings a great deal of pleasure and interest into her life . |
| 20 | For example , on seeing a cat , one knows that it is a living thing , a mammal and a common pet . |
| 21 | Do you eat when it is a certain time , or do you eat when you are hungry ? |
| 22 | Occasionally , when Karajan has conducted an Offenbach overture with unusual verve and power , one is reminded that Bismarck was one of the Frenchman 's greatest admirers ; but inasmuch as Karajan 's own personality seeps into his conducting of comic music , it is a certain mordancy of spirit that shines through . |
| 23 | Surely an Association such as yours is basically run by the officers , it is a certain amount of window dressing having local councillors , if you like , sitting on your executive . |
| 24 | It is a horrifying thought because a good , well trained polisher would have served a seven year apprenticeship and we contemporary furniture-makers can not pretend to get near that knowledge and experience . |
| 25 | It is a horrifying catalogue of crime and of utter disregard for the Geneva convention . |
| 26 | There is usually some characteristic along the route — perhaps a ledge or an especially rich bed of bloodworms — which has a special attraction , but quite often it is a turning point , or the terminal point , of a beat which is the hotspot . |
| 27 | It is a cuddly pet , an animal to be loved and treasured by children , or it is a real pain in the neck — for Britain 's farming community . |
| 28 | ‘ It is a misleading fantasy to suggest that part I of the bill can be implemented when the infrastructure of the courts is crumbling , ’ he said . |
| 29 | This is a broad , catch-all term which ‘ gatecrashed the literature , thereby avoiding the entrance fee of a definition ’ ( Blackaby , 1979 , p. 2 ) ; the question of definitions is taken up in Chapter 2 but for the moment it is important to note that it is a misleading term for it is often used to describe the relative decline of manufacturing industry rather than industry as a whole which includes primary industries like mining , quarrying and oil and gas production and also includes construction and transport . |
| 30 | It is a pseudo — machine , a pseudo -organism . |