Example sentences of "this [is] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is a government-run institution and operates through post offices . |
| 2 | But with ageing , lack of fitness , and the pressures of playing for money now being added to the customary problem ( some unkind people suggest this is a congenital inability to catch ) he could be spared digging so deep . |
| 3 | This is a specific application of ss34 and 35 of SGA 1979 where the buyer is given the right to examine the goods for the purpose of ascertaining whether they are in conformity with the contract determined at the contractual delivery point . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , systematic , industry-side data is now a thing of the past for the port industry following the demise of the National Dock Labour Board and the National Association of Port Employers , so it is impossible to determine whether this is a specific or general phenomenon . |
| 5 | Also known as the Alsatian , this is a progressive breed which has expanded into Switzerland . |
| 6 | The realisation that this is a racist society , a society which wishes them dead for the colour of their skin , accentuates their loneliness , and their isolation in turn makes it harder for them to fight against racism . |
| 7 | This is a racist discourse profoundly marked by the fractures of identity which produced it , and consequently one whose internal contradictions are both more explicitly articulated and more strongly disavowed . |
| 8 | But this is a transitional style , somewhere between the white man 's painting and native Aboriginal art . |
| 9 | Erm , so that clearly is trying to get across the fact that this is a transitional and phased implementation , where costs are gradually increasing . |
| 10 | This is a postal competition so , when you think you 've found the right answers , jot them down on a postcard along with your name , address and daytime phone number and send it to Guitarist . |
| 11 | This is a destructive method in which leaves are cut and placed on a viewing area . |
| 12 | ‘ This is a sorry business , ’ said he . |
| 13 | The majority of Rottweilers are kept as pets : this is a pigeon-hole Rottweilers do not fit into with ease ; there has to be something else . |
| 14 | This is a pictorial caricature of an organisation and is an invaluable tool for helping to explain what the organisation is ‘ about ’ . |
| 15 | This is a quantitative question , and demands a quantitative answer , however crude . |
| 16 | From one point of view this is a defiant retreat into the ‘ utterly other discourse ’ ( 5,15,143 ) of Cassandra who yields to her penchant for lexical distortion because she has been forced into an impossible position . |
| 17 | This is a heady prospect , the more so during a recession . |
| 18 | This is a heady wine and has intoxicated palaeontologists since the days when they could blame it all on Noah 's flood . |
| 19 | This is a gruesome and heavily symbolic tale . |
| 20 | At its best , this is a planned approach , designed not only to maximise potential benefits to the company , but also to minimise possible damage . |
| 21 | This is a comparative study of three mining communities , selected for their comparability in terms of size , demographic structure and the importance of mining in the local economy , and for their contrasting involvement in the dispute ( ie whether solidly pro-strike , anti-strike or ‘ split ’ ) . |
| 22 | With this new notation , ( 6.2 ) can be written and this is a feasible solution . |
| 23 | This is a strenuous route along a fine ridge in Snowdonia giving impressive views over the surrounding mountains . |
| 24 | This is a delicate process , as the Committee acknowledged . |
| 25 | ‘ This … this is a delicate matter . ’ |
| 26 | Clearly , this is a delicate subject and one which you and your partner should discuss at length , as it could mean that the survivor has to sell the property in order to fulfil the bequest . |
| 27 | This is a delicate path to tread . |
| 28 | This is a delicate negotiation and if at a later stage the prospective purchaser who made the highest offer withdraws , the other parties may have lost interest or not wish to participate . |
| 29 | ‘ I think this is a temporary hold up . |
| 30 | They issue an er they issue an annuity , which is erm er if you 're not sure what an annuity is , this is a temporary annuity , and they might say in the case of Miss they might say well what about a ten year annuity ? |