Example sentences of "are still the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Discounts are still the order of the day , though , and we garnered an easy £2000 discount . |
| 2 | ‘ Nevertheless , there are still the GCEs , ’ said Dr Frome . |
| 3 | The hard fact is however that such altruistic dealers are still the rarity and more often than not the innocent computer customer will come face to face with an almost equally innocent computer sales person ! |
| 4 | They too get a thrill from a big catch and as all the fish are thrown back there are still the stories about the one that got away . |
| 5 | The Fabs are still the act logging the most US Number Ones since 1955 , 20 in all , while Paul McCartney ( 32 ) is the most successful writer , followed by John Lennon ( 26 ) , the all-time ace producer being George Martin ( 22 ) . |
| 6 | Newcastle though have been flying all season … on top of the table since September they 've lost just one of their last ten league games … some thought they were beginning to slip … five goals against Brentford last weekend proved that Kevin Keegan 's team are still the ones to beat … |
| 7 | While the TNCs from the United States no longer dominate these sectors as they once did , they are still the leaders in a wide variety of fields and even when they are not the leaders it tends to be ‘ American ’ cultural products or local adaptations of them that are on offer . |
| 8 | The violet , the green , the red in my collection , they 're all underlined in beige — neutrals are still the foundation and women who ca n't wear strong colours should n't even try . |
| 9 | They are still the foundation of most British cities . |
| 10 | But Siberia also encompasses the ‘ little Switzerland ’ of the Gornyi Altai , a region of spectacular alpinesque beauty ; it contains the verdant grasslands around Lake Baikal where for centuries nomadic pastoralists have grazed their flocks and herds ; Lake Baikal itself , the deepest in the world and ‘ the pearl of Siberia ’ , is magnificent at any season and supports a micro-ecology with its own unique flora and fauna ; from the Kamchatka peninsula towers Mount Klyuchevskii , the highest volcano in Eurasia , and there , too , is a hotbed of active , boiling springs and geysers ; in the Vladivostok region on the Pacific coast grapevines are cultivated , and the jungles of the Amur and the Ussuri lowlands are still the stalking grounds of the great Siberian tiger . |
| 11 | Service plans come with relevant committees , being this one in this case but structures and structures strictly speaking , are still the remit of P and Q , so I think it might be a courtesy to let me have a look at the structure because they are simply right , guardians of the organisation P and Q |
| 12 | The Davis 's long association continues , for they are still the owners . |
| 13 | The patronage of the living and estates passed from Robert de Percy to Whitby Abbey , then through the years to several different families , eventually being sold in 1947 to the Crown estates who are still the owners . |
| 14 | Nevertheless a number of unmet needs were uncovered which are still the subject of analysis . |
| 15 | Whilst the modelling procedures for the handling of associated spaces and attachments are still the subject of research , the principles can be outlined as follows . |
| 16 | This chapter , together with chapters 2 and 3 , has dealt rather selectively with a number of issues pertaining to fieldwork strategy , many of which are still the subject of controversy . |
| 17 | Even after more than fifty years they have not been fully appreciated by many philosophers , and are still the subject of much controversy . |
| 18 | But his life and death are still the subject of controversy , and now there 's a new book to add to the debate . |
| 19 | As we enter the 1990s American Express and Thomas Cook are still the world 's largest issuers of travellers cheques , and many savings institutions , travel agents and banks have followed their example , making the travellers cheque readily available . |
| 20 | Ease of use is also an important element , as most failures are still the result of human error . |
| 21 | These issues are still the basis for debate and controversy . |
| 22 | But even so , the government are still the people in charge , and they 're the people who should er , make a final decision or not , er , er , is n't it ? |
| 23 | Here , guitars are still the hip young gunslinger 's chosen medium , and a good night out means loud rock and roll and Guinness on tap . |
| 24 | ‘ There are still the servants ’ quarters . ’ |
| 25 | Of course there are other rack-mounting tuners on the market which are probably just as accurate and reliable , but when it comes to professional credibility Peterson Strobe Tuners are still the thing to go for ; even voltage surges and variations in temperature wo n't upset them . |
| 26 | Indeed , by far the most surprising thing about the whole workwear-as-fashion issue is that , despite now being a fair few months down the workwear/style line , there are still the doubters , the sceptics , the fashion-aware bods who hiss ‘ hype ’ at the mere mention of moleskin . |
| 27 | On almost the whole of the exposed parts of the western coasts of Britain both the prevalent and dominant winds are the westerlies , but on the east coast , where the prevalent winds are still the westerlies , the dominant winds are the easterlies , as the westerly winds are blowing offshore and are incapable of producing waves affecting the coast . |
| 28 | Burakumin are still the object of severe social discrimination in all areas of life , although much of it is indirect or covert . |
| 29 | Concern with the functioning of elites in politics is as old as the study of politics itself , and in its earliest forms relied on common-sense assumptions , which are still the starting-point of much research , about the inevitability of the appearance of select groups of dominant individuals wielding political power in any given society . |
| 30 | Among women of the professional classes especially , individual men are still the focus of potent fantasies . |