Example sentences of "is [adv] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rake is mostly Mk 3A and Mk B ( 1985 Pullman ) coaches . |
| 2 | But it is rather Sartre 's own text that seems to be caught between these two dialectical possibilities of expansion and compression in a double logic . |
| 3 | Windows World , which is effectively Microsoft 's booth there , is spread over two halls and we 're told to expect a cast of thousands of independent software vendors in supporting roles . |
| 4 | Moodie had succeeded over Ulster 's short circuits at Kirkistown and Bishopscourt but , despite four years of tryi West , he had never been able to crack what is arguably Ulster 's toughest race . |
| 5 | Both are shortened in CD4 ( which does not dimerize ) relative to the classic V domain , but in sCD2 the CC' loop is shortened and the FG loop is greatly lengthened. β- Bulges in the C' and G strands , which introduce a distinctive twist to these strands , are believed to be crucial to V domain dimerization . |
| 6 | And do n't think this is merely London 's problem . |
| 7 | He said , at p. 397 : ‘ suspension is merely expulsion pro tanto . |
| 8 | It may well As far as I know it 's it is only Mrs er who has said , I I 'm sorry to er to say this Mrs , you are the only person who has said that you wish to produce additional representations . |
| 9 | Yet if part of the problem at Ibrox in respect of injury has been caused by the addition of European Champions league matches to an already congested domestic schedule , it is only Vogts 's good fortune that no German side was able to make it to the last eight of the European Cup . |
| 10 | Why is only Israel 's God allowed in the end to be a ‘ real ’ god ? |
| 11 | The dramatic tour-de-force of the young Fleming is an ingenious blending of Italian influences from Giulio Romano and Tintoretto to the torso of the ‘ Laocoon ’ , which was the model for Samson , though the dramatic and extreme composition is entirely Rubens 's own , and unlike anything he attempts again . |
| 12 | Gen Aideed is perhaps Somalia 's most powerful warlord and has generally co-operated with the US-led forces trying to restore order so relief can get to Somalia 's starving millions . |
| 13 | The 1980 Superfund Act , under amendments that came into force in 1986 , is perhaps America 's toughest environmental law . |
| 14 | The contrast between these two cases should warn us against generalising propositions which make either fluidity and mobility of the working class , or tradition and community within particular branches , into uniquely favourable conditions for socialist organisation ( the first is perhaps Bologna 's temptation ; the second appears to be the temptation of the work done under the auspices of the ‘ History Workshop ’ ) . |
| 15 | NORTH-SOUTH Travel ( 0245 492882 ) in Chelmsford is perhaps Britain 's first environment-friendly travel agency . |
| 16 | It is perhaps Warr 's amalgam of democratic ideals with an advanced sense of history , both past and future , which marks him out as a significant political thinker of his time . |
| 17 | Attack is obviously Galway 's biggest concern . |
| 18 | Where government introduces measures that exclude people from resources long since used by them , the people come to view the project as a zero-sum game ( Thomson in Glantz , ed. 1977 ) , where their loss is exactly others ' gain , and conservation will not in the long run lead to an increase in their incomes . |
| 19 | That is exactly Tolkien 's view of evil . |
| 20 | The apparent parallel between the development of the human individual and the history of life on earth is thus God 's symbol telling us that we are the goal of His creation . |
| 21 | While the example of Kepler illustrates the influence of artistic practice on a ‘ scientist ’ ( which is not Kemp 's primary concern ) , discussion of this instance would have enhanced considerably the author 's argument that both the theory and practice of perspective were significant resources for the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century . |
| 22 | It is not Nizan 's allegiance to communism which must be interpreted in the light of his resignation from the party . |
| 23 | His vision for Time Warner is not Ross 's ; high technology , not synergy or globalisation , is the company 's new raison d'etre . |
| 24 | This is not Norma 's fault , she 's probably quite a nice dear who never wanted the fame , never wanted a prime minister for a husband , just wanted to get on with the washing up back in Huntingdon . |
| 25 | Here the verb used for the bequest is legare , which may be sufficient explanation , although it is not Paul 's normal usage . |
| 26 | It is not KPMG 's role to undertake the drafting of legally binding contracts ; all drafting should be carried out or reviewed in detail and approved by the client 's lawyers . |
| 27 | It is not KPMG 's role to undertake the drafting of legally binding contracts ; all drafting should be carried out or reviewed in detail and approved by the client 's lawyers . |
| 28 | It is not KPMG 's role to undertake the drafting of legally binding contracts ; all drafting should be carried out or reviewed in detail and approved by the client 's lawyers . |
| 29 | But it is not man 's activities alone which can be held to account , for man is also a part of the natural ecosystem . |
| 30 | Because the country has a very strong regional press , Le Monde is not France 's bestselling paper but is unique in that 85,000 of the 385,000 copies bought daily are sold abroad . |