Example sentences of "is [adj] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to establish whether an agreement is registrable the following steps should be followed : ( 1 ) Consider whether you have copies of all the agreements comprising the entire transaction . |
| 2 | The capacitor now charges via R but when the output is low the forward-biased diode D allows a discharge current to pass through Rd as well as R. The discharge time ( output low ) is , therefore , much shorter . |
| 3 | If the binding energy is low the ejected electrons carry most of the photon energy and can escape from perhaps a depth of 100 Å , while low-energy electrons ejected from levels of binding energy of 1000 eV or more may only reach the surface from depths as small as 1 Å : this effectively includes only the surface layer of atoms . |
| 4 | Once the spadefoot 's metamorphosis is complete the surviving toads leave the water . |
| 5 | Once the trap is complete the little animal burrows into the bottom of the pit and there lies in wait for unsuspecting prey . |
| 6 | When fatigue is complete the olfactory nerves become so de-sensitivized that the odour is no longer noticeable . |
| 7 | Is that the general , I mean I do n't know for all you car drivers have any thing to say about public transport , maybe you do n't know any more but those of you who use it , I mean is hopeless the general view ? , yes |
| 8 | It is possible the low rates for Blacks were due to under-reporting by black victims of black offenders in these areas , or under-recording by the police . |
| 9 | The switchboard was jammed the first night I wore them — it really is odd the little things that bring an instant response . |
| 10 | However , it is clear the two sides are far from agreement on the extra £382m TML claims the tunnel terminals and fixed equipment will cost , which Mr Morton described as ‘ manifestly absurd ’ . |
| 11 | It is clear the vast majority of cancers are not due to radiation exposure at work and therefore in most cases , no compensation will result . |
| 12 | The latter he rejects because it is clear the Irish are too barbarous even to be Spanish , but he supports the former account of origins . |
| 13 | It is clear the National government 's right-wing attitudes and its hostility to the threat of communism could override public concern within the context of its parliamentary supremacy . |
| 14 | The energy balance diagram , Fig. 21.16 , shows that over the region where the production is high the other important term is the dissipation ; the remaining terms in eqn ( 19.22 ) are much less significant ( apart from some rather complicated transfer processes very close the wall ) . |
| 15 | The Way is waymarked the 92 miles from start to finish and a book giving detailed route descriptions is available for £3.40 , including postage . |
| 16 | The leadership is guiding the Chinese people to implement firmly the reform and open policy put forward by Deng Xiaoping . |
| 17 | Because marker colour is transparent the different layers of colouring act together |
| 18 | Cameron Ferguson , the engineer whose team conquered the problems of manufacturing Ruby , is convinced the new Ruby production plant can deliver ‘ many more really good spin-offs ’ from its sophisticated use of separation technology and its knowledge of the corn syrup process . |
| 19 | The sturdy Scot , who came so close to doing precisely that at Pebble Beach 12 months ago , is convinced the gruelling par-70 course demands wonderful , long iron play . |
| 20 | He is convinced the necessary seven member states whichever they may be can still meet the criteria for economic convergence which has been set as the minimum to permit a single currency in a majority of member states . |
| 21 | And he is convinced the temperamental Frenchman — bought for £1.2 million — will have to conform to manager Alex Ferguson 's regime or else he will be dispensed with just as quickly as he was at Leeds and his other clubs . |
| 22 | But King He can expect to be freed in three years ' time but Don King is convinced the former champion 's conviction will be overturned at a forthcoming appeal . |
| 23 | — FREDA SCHOFIELD is convinced the medical profession will put her family in the Guinness Book of Records . |
| 24 | Mrs Bottomley is convinced the Tory victory provides the opportunity to entrench the reforms — and to give doctors , nurses and managers the confidence to make them work . |
| 25 | Darwin 's in effect in this passage is saying no , I do n't think that 's so at all , I think that this common pattern that all vertebrates have is simple the adaptive features of the common ancestor of the vertebrates , and I think he 's got a jolly good case . |
| 26 | Since the voltage is the same and the dielectric is homogeneous the electric field is still given by |
| 27 | HS is half-size. the usual range 6–11 is stocked by most retailers , bigger sizes 13,14,15 often have to ordered separately . |
| 28 | It is ironic the new arrangements , in which social services return to the role of gatekeepers to public funds for residential care , are described as the introduction of community care . |
| 29 | If your claim is unsuccessful the Legal Aid Board will keep your financial contributions but you will not be asked to pay anything more towards your own legal costs . |
| 30 | The Liverpool inquiry will be examining the transition to adulthood within an area in long-term economic decline , where general unemployment is well-above the national average , and where youth unemployment has now reached chronic levels . |