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We have remarked, that it is no mystery why the decision should have gone pretty uniformly in favour of the ancients; for here is the dilemma: -- A man, attempting this problem, _is_ or _is not_ a classical scholar. ❋ Thomas De Quincey (1822)

This misses the point that, to a large extent, the west *is* much better at capitalism than the BRICs... the infrastructure we have by way of UK company law, or the big-4 accountants, or the magic circle law firms is simply much more developed, and offers better scrutiny and outcomes than anything else on offer; and we are rightly world leading in many of these areas. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It really is a shame, because the cover they came up with *is* beautiful and I'm sure they could have found something to use it for that would have been appropriate. ❋ Ah Yuan // Wingstodust (2010)

Word on the street is that the New York Times (we won't name names, although we got 'em)  is looking to identify NGD. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In this "internet" world, getting 1000 people to promise to buy a copy is not a big deal, but it *is* a problem to actually get them to buy it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Actually the book is not depressing at least as post-apocalyptic fiction goes, on the contrary it is one of the most pleasurable such I've read; on the other hand *it is* post-apocalyptic fiction so to speak, so if that does not appeal to you or like in my case, it appeals only once in a while... ❋ Liviu (2010)

We must hear the sound of a whistle blowing, � demanding that freedom is our right, that liberation is� our right. ❋ Jewish Women's Archive (2010)

Perhaps this is just a roundabout way of consoling myself over my French reading speed, by telling myself I can only go up from here if I just put effort, that I'm over the big hurdle already and have only up to go, but it *is* a comforting thought for me. ❋ Ah Yuan // Wingstodust (2010)

Hate is an emotion that means someone would like to see you come to harm….and so far, the people who call for the most harm to be inflicted on others'…..is coming from islamic groups and their "progressive" friends. wsam says: ❋ Unknown (2010)

Which is fine, but is really different than "this **is** the best?" ❋ Unknown (2010)

Actually, the whole "We Were Promised Jetpacks" meme and it is a meme, at lease enough for it to become the name of a rather good band, is more about the realisation that since science fiction became popular the future we were "promised", 50, 40, 30 years ago can now largely be considered a dead end, and that the one we have *is* in many ways better. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The problem I was thinking of is that the wave packet group velocity _is_ the particle velocity. ❋ Unknown (2010)

• The PSCAI is intact and the ___________is very active in it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As you say though, and this *is* where the Millite liberal principle comes in – the job of our Home Office speaker most definitely is to stand up for that principle and there is nothing in what Chris said that suggests he is in any way opposing the idea of prohibition, despite his previous statements about tabloid editors and government advisers. ❋ Alix Mortimer (2010)

One option, which is being used in some areas of the spill,  is to burn the oil before it reaches shore. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But hey, this is soap opera, just like the books by Charlaine Harris on which� "True Blood" �is based. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Publishing *is* a rough biz to get into, but if a young writer is out there researching what they need, polishing their work, spending time on the forums and putting in the effort, odds are they have the maturity it takes and can handle the pressures. ❋ Janice Hardy (2010)

[Is IS] is? [Yes], [is is] is. ❋ Gerard Brian Estrada (2005)

[It depends] [on what] your definition of the word [is is]. ❋ Dave090906 (2006)

[What is] you doing? ❋ Hangnail (2006)

1: hey [do you] like [anime] 2: is cool [i guess] ❋ Themonobox (2020)

He is [confused] on [how to] [define] "is". ❋ Joyce326 (2007)

[Keith]: "Man, this is living the life... this [festival] is awesome" Paul: "[Johanna] is!" ❋ PHW (2010)

part of a [chorus] from a [rap song]: "Damn Girl How'd you get all that IS you talkin to me? Yeah you" [some random guy] trying to act tough: "who the hell IS you?" ❋ Chelsko (2007)

"that [depends] [on what] [the definition] of is, is" -clinton ❋ Krispy805 (2008)

dude that totally [is is] is is is, [um], is is is, [er], is is is, ah, is... ❋ Irving Scott (2005)

"NOTHING is equal to anything...oh wait,,, i said is... well i [dunno]. but how can anything be anything else?! [is is] [not real]! i mean.. dammit." ❋ ?0~ (2005)