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The phrase "this is a shell" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an object or concept that resembles or functions as a shell, often in a metaphorical sense. Example: "In programming, this is a shell that allows users to interact with the system through commands."
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"Our position is that this is a shell game," said Chris Thomas, general counsel for the Arizona School Boards Association.
Ready-made music venues have sound systems and all the logistical preparations you need, but this is a shell, a place almost of the pre-electricity age.
This is a shell game, a false set of promises, 'til someone comes along that can build a coalition in favor of shared sacrifice, where everyone takes a hit, and no one suffers unbearably.
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"This was a shell, gutted, when I moved in," said Ms. Daniels, who is 55 and works for the federal government.
"You know and I know that every inch of this place is a shell game to get people's money," he said.
Like Asus' bamboo laptop, this is a mere shell of eco-friendliness.
"Art is a shell.
"In Pervomaisk, there's no question: This is a result of shelling by the Ukrainian military, exclusively by the Ukrainian military," He says.
A shell like this is a lost thing, left behind, prompting visions of an underwater landscape of sediment and swaying weed, where soft spines and frilly shapes emerge from the lips of the shells.
This is a very crowded place and any shell, wherever it falls, will kill people Today at 12.30pm, four mortar shells fell on Yarmouk camp from Palestine Street.
This is a clear indication of quasi core-shell structural Au/Ag nanodisk formation.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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