Example sentences of "is [adj] [conj] these " in BNC.

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1 The forward tilt is admirable but these chairs have a disadvantage : by placing the knees on a pad the feet , with their receptors , are prevented from being placed flat on the floor .
2 ‘ Master , ’ I touched him on the shoulder , ‘ it is strange that these messengers stop at the same convent where the Lady Francesca was educated .
3 Of course , some bivalves , like mussels and oysters , do remain fixed throughout their adult life , and it is possible that these fill the ecological role today of some of the large brachiopods of the Palaeozoic .
4 Submarine fans have not been found in the Plattendolomit but by analogy with the Z2 Carbonate , it is possible that these may be found in areas where the Z3 Carbonate reaches exceptional thickness .
5 It is possible that these symptoms are due to hormonal upsets , caused by anti-bodies affecting the ovaries .
6 It is possible that these countries could become virtual havens for the continuing production of CFCs .
7 It is possible that these differences reflect the availability of suitable timber , but it is difficult at present to determine the extent of woodland at a sufficient level of detail .
8 Consequently , it is possible that these new users were less likely to be caught by the police .
9 It is possible that these correspond to alkaline reflux , which would not be detected using the gold standard test of intraoesophageal pH monitoring .
10 Synthesis of LTB 4 by gastric mucosal epithelial cells has been reported and it is possible that these are an important source of the increased concentrations we have seen in patients taking NSAIDs .
11 It is possible that these changes have been critical in generating the considerable crustal extension ( possibly up to 100 per cent ) calculated for the Basin and Range Province .
12 It is possible that these differences do not preclude these mosaics as works of the same mosaicist .
13 It is possible that these 16 treatment comparisons across blocks are of much less interest than the 12 within-block comparisons and we can be satisfied with what are effectively two separate four-plot experiments .
14 Okay well suppose that erm Mill is right that these are the two proper functions of government .
15 Such an advanced social and administrative development is certainly apparent in seventh century Kentish law-codes ; but it is odd that these make little provision for economic transactions .
16 It is the simplest and most obvious layout , but there are , of course , other patterns — such as the radial pattern of so many modern housing estates — and it is odd that these others should not have been tried out until within our own time .
17 Often he is afraid that these jobs will not be done , or not done as well as he would do them .
18 It is doubtful whether these palls would have been considered for outdoor use , their materials being too precious to risk inclement weather and inconsiderate birds .
19 It is doubtful whether these last two charges could properly be regarded as offences , for such licences had frequently been sold in the past , and the surviving evidence does not provide conclusive proof one way or the other about the usurious nature of Latimer 's and Lyons 's financial dealings .
20 However , such is the power of the executive in our system that it is doubtful whether these new committees can do other than play a rather superior pressure-group role .
21 However in many cases it is doubtful whether these are anything other than the traditional wage system in a new disguise — for ‘ merit ’ , ‘ loyalty ’ and ‘ cooperation ’ , which are often tied to length of service have been used as major criteria for wage increases granted in this fashion … managements have not proceeded hastily towards full-blown wage rationalization because of their own concern with preserving worker identification with the enterprise …
22 Whatever defence is mounted , it is clear that these films , for Levin , exist as auratic objects , and Debord their auraticised progenitor .
23 Although it is clear that these changes were made in order to admit light to the new , deep-plan living accommodation , it is conceivable that the judicious use of ranges of standard reversible and ventilating roof windows might have provided an answer to this requirement which would have been less erosive of the original external appearance .
24 Out there , in the darkness , it is clear that these hounds have friends , sisters , cousins , uncles .
25 It is clear that these women subscribers lived in the best parts of London .
26 It is clear that these larger groups or phyla have arisen because of what can only be called co-evolution : the changes to take place in their body types have been more or less continuously in tune with evolutionary changes in their habitat or environment .
27 It is clear that these remedies are largely inadequate .
28 It is clear that these were not discrete categories but it is convenient to consider abuse of power under the following headings :
29 In view of the formulae ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) it is clear that these results hold whether or not B , C are conformable both in the order BC and in the order CB , including the case where both are square .
30 It is clear that these eigenvalues belong also to the matrix
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