Example sentences of "is quite [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Is it possible , this is quite a bit of work we 're just about to enter into , which we may have to repeat . |
| 32 | The cloud is quite a bit thinner than yesterday , but the sequence still shows movement from east to west , which is n't good news when the north sea is cold . |
| 33 | There is quite a bit of research , I think , to show that women do better at maths and science in single sex girls schools . |
| 34 | Weeds and shrubs grow rapidly in the damp soils of the site , and it is quite a problem to keep the growth in check each summer . |
| 35 | Stress is quite a problem among the teaching staff since they are still overstretched , and it takes very little extra pressure to produce a minor crisis . |
| 36 | Surely Bentham would want to say that they should have sought their pleasure in other ways which would , in fact , have been equivalent , but it is quite a problem to say what is meant by ‘ equivalent ’ here . |
| 37 | In the whole garden , and not just , and plus a river running through to , to the , to the north side , and it is difficult , and it is quite a problem and to , to , to say that this is not necessary , is undoubtedly ridiculous . |
| 38 | But this recession is quite a problem . |
| 39 | Well St Aldate 's in the Civil War is quite a problem to talk about really , erm in half an hour , because it 's so enmeshed in the story of Oxford in the Civil War which is a long , very interesting one , so what I 'm going to try and do is erm to pick out some of the local landmarks that did survive in the 17th century and relate them to what we know about some of the people and in this short half an hour , just try and picture what it was like to live in St Aldate 's during the civil war . |
| 40 | It is quite a shock to move from this charming , if slightly aimless stuff back into the original cacophonous maelstrom . |
| 41 | Yeah , he is quite a shock ! |
| 42 | ‘ This is quite a story you 've uncovered , my boy ! |
| 43 | There is quite a history of individual countries backing a particular group , taking a particular line , and it all ending up on the battlefield . |
| 44 | The water changes from year to year and it is quite a skill knowing where the tides flow are running . |
| 45 | He does n't defend it as the best way of getting the correct decision , he does n't defend it , or he does n't solely defend it that way he does n't defend it either on the idea that people have right to be tried by their peers for example which is the most likely defence now , but he defends jury service on the grounds of the effect it has on the jurors which is quite a novel erm . |
| 46 | So there 's there is quite a variety of across all of our companies but on average it 's six hundred pound and on average it 's a six thousand pound assignment er er target . |
| 47 | Even so it is quite a rarity for the commander of an army formation voluntarily to suggest coming under the command of the RAF . |
| 48 | Er which in my view is quite a rarity . |
| 49 | Carter says budget constraints mean it is quite a battle to put up the all-important 30 per cent , but he hopes to get more than the £16,870 received last year . |
| 50 | Sudeley Castle is quite a contrast to some places she 's performed at . |
| 51 | Well as you can see , RAF Fairford is quite a sight . |
| 52 | Alan Peterson 's new model on SMA is quite a corker . |
| 53 | Our Mitzie is quite a girl . |
| 54 | That is quite a transformation . |
| 55 | This is quite a battery of questions . |
| 56 | Erm , can I ask you please to point out to anybody who is n't here , which I guess is quite a number of people , there 's probably six or seven people who 're not here , er that the test is in fact next Tuesday , that 's February the twenty second , is it ? |
| 57 | ‘ Dornaway Castle is quite a place . |
| 58 | Designing a home for a growing family is quite a challenge — selecting a style which will survive through the years , and furniture built to withstand a hectic lifestyle with its beauty intact . |
| 59 | ‘ A target of £10,000 is quite a challenge but we will all be going for it . ’ |
| 60 | As a restaurant manager you will have total control of a sizeable business , and that means much more than overseeing the day to day running of the restaurant [ which is quite a challenge in itself ] . |