Example sentences of "still [vb -s] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He still nurses the hope that devolution and the decentralisation of power to the regions will stave off the need for changing the voting system . |
| 2 | Notice also how he is sheeting in the sail since even at this speed the apparent wind effect still plays a part in the turn . |
| 3 | ‘ While EC and central government grant assistance still plays a part in the DPTC 's training income , it is now channelled through the user organisations to offset the full commercial rates we are charging for courses . |
| 4 | Alice Kohn-Speyer ( Mrs Auerbach ) still plays the violin ( 2nd fiddle ) in a senior group and coaches string quartets . |
| 5 | I think , however , that their use of it is still often confused and inhibited by mistaken ideas about what equality demands , and that the senseless ideal of standardisation still produces a waste of effort on this topic , as on many others . |
| 6 | But she still thinks the exercise was worthwhile and says Bill Clinton will be wise to stay in touch with the ‘ small fries ’ . |
| 7 | Quickly switching the conversation , he addressed the next remark to Harry , saying , ‘ I wonder how the Duke is feeling today ; I wonder if he still thinks the exchange was worth it . ’ |
| 8 | It still represents a cost to the Exchequer and a loss of potential output , but it can be argued that it is not particularly distressing to the people concerned and , for the economy as a whole , it may actually result in a more efficient use of labour : this is because high short-run unemployment may be a reflection of greater mobility of labour between jobs and areas and consequently may result in the labour force being more suitably and productively employed . |
| 9 | New technology may represent a cost saving on older forms of treatment but still represents a cost push in overall terms by extending the boundaries of those who could potentially benefit . |
| 10 | To be old and unmarried still represents a cloud on a teenage girl 's horizon … |
| 11 | It is therefore entirely appropriate that today Pompeii still represents the cutting edge of archaeological research and development . |
| 12 | Likewise , the symbolism of the Orphic story could be replaced by an iconography which although different , still represents the world in terms of pacification and support . |
| 13 | The model of the Bibliothèque de France still involves a building at which material is accessible , but the developments of networks mean that in the future this will no longer be necessary . |
| 14 | And although the technology is different , it still involves the use of mercury . |
| 15 | ‘ Natural philosophy ’ does not consist of ‘ knowledge ’ , which arises from perception of connections between ideas , but of ‘ opinion ’ ; and Locke still associates the word ‘ science ’ with scientia and ‘ knowledge ’ proper . |
| 16 | Luca Ciferri remembers the car that presaged the immortal Ferrari Dino and which still influences the design of today 's sports cars |
| 17 | This image is almost entirely man-made , save perhaps for the palm-tree , yet it still evokes a sense of paradise . |
| 18 | Their batting still goes a lot deeper . |
| 19 | Their batting still goes a lot deeper . |
| 20 | Could he have been a signalman who met an unfortunate death and still haunts the place of his end ? |
| 21 | The legacy of establishing need in order to trigger the duty to make payments still haunts the administration of means-tested benefits and has flavoured supplementary benefits appeal tribunals with Victorian notions of identifying those who are ‘ the deserving poor ’ . |
| 22 | He still insists the deal would have worked . |
| 23 | Except that this gripping race still offers the opportunity to dislodge its leader . |
| 24 | This new tax still imposes a liability on the value of an individual 's estate at death , but does not apply to gifts made inter vivos ( also called lifetime gifts ) . |
| 25 | Presumably , Lloyds Bank , which Midland spurned in favour of Hongkong , is not prepared to buy in case it fails to win the bid : it still holds a stake in Standard Chartered from a similar unsuccessful venture . |
| 26 | DEC still holds a minority equity position in the company , which is staffed by ex-DEC employees , and remains a customer of its multichip modules . |
| 27 | Portillo , who has been described as tinder dry economically and the most talented right-wing politician of his generation , still holds a candle for Margaret Thatcher in the Cabinet . |
| 28 | Travel by train still holds the excitement and anticipation of a real journey . |
| 29 | More important , Mr Deng gave China a new revolutionary vision in the decade of reform from 1978 ; and , despite the fact that he now has no official position , he still holds the fate of China in his hands . |
| 30 | Lord Leverhulme 's aphorism still holds the key to the Lewis problem . |