Example sentences of "[noun] is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gall bladder is accessed transperitoneally and not transhepatically , as large cannulae , which make stone extraction easier , cause unnecessary trauma to the liver . |
| 2 | Do answer the call of nature , even if there are only two burning drops , so that the acid contents of the bladder is emptied . |
| 3 | In this method the longitudinal scan of the gall bladder is divided into series of cylinders of equal height , with diameters perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the gall bladder image . |
| 4 | Infection inside the bladder is known as cystitis . |
| 5 | Although the gall bladder is considered to be dispensible , its preservation may result in a reduction of post cholecystectomy syptoms . |
| 6 | If a gyro is fitted , this can tend to hide the effect of the trim offset and can , in gusty conditions , cause the tail to oscillate and lead to the mistaken conclusion that the gyro is too sensitive . |
| 7 | Napoleon is believed to have been warmly in favour even though the tunnel was not designed for military purposes . |
| 8 | Napoleon is meant to have said that an army marches on its stomach . |
| 9 | In chapter 11 the impact of GR on cosmology is described . |
| 10 | The best measure of average grain size , the mean is computed from sizes of particles spread through a range of percentile values . |
| 11 | Once the position of the mean is defined the spread of the distribution about it is calculated by summing the moments of each class interval about the mean . |
| 12 | Grand mean is derived from the four group-mean data points of b . |
| 13 | In the language of polymers the first moment the mean is denoted by where is the number of molecules of molecular weight . |
| 14 | Five replicates were performed per drug dilution and the standard deviation of the mean is shown . |
| 15 | Consequently , the best treatment seems to be to say that stress in words with prefixes is governed by the same rules as those for words without prefixes . |
| 16 | The new wheel is made from orientated fibres of carbon , glass and Kevlar , embedded in epoxy resin . |
| 17 | The steering wheel is made from a semi-circle of black or brown fondant . |
| 18 | Commencing with only three Divisions with their own examination structure , the number of Divisions in the RICS increased to seven and periodically the wheel is re-examined to establish whether it should turn full circle to produce a smaller number of specialist groups once again . |
| 19 | While the steering wheel is offset to the left , the pedals are positioned to the right . |
| 20 | Here the wheel is mounted horizontally rather than vertically and the spokes are bent up at the ends to form a cup shape . |
| 21 | At high energies ( when the wheel is spun quickly ) the ball behaves in essentially only one way — it rolls round and round . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's puzzled me for years that four times out of five the Wheel is recovered , but I ca n't recollect a single instance of the Scapegoat being brought in . ’ |
| 23 | This curse will reverberate through the whole play and will not cease in wreaking havoc on the whole of Lear 's family until , with death as a result , ‘ The wheel is come full circle ’ . |
| 24 | For badly damaged , chipped or broken blades , a grinding wheel is provided . |
| 25 | The nose wheel is steered conventionally through the rudder pedals from both sides . |
| 26 | This line becomes the key passage in the great scene in Act Two when , after church , the Borough is aroused to invade Grimes 's hut . |
| 27 | Each borough is allowed a squad of 10 players , two of whom must be female , and these females must be involved in every game of the round robin competition sponsored by Littlewoods/Reebok . |
| 28 | The association of sense impressions with moral ideas forms the principle on which The Prelude is constructed . |
| 29 | Similarly , the hero of The Prelude is taken from the ‘ educational processes ’ of the Lake District , Cambridge and so on , which take up the first half of the poem , and engages with society and history in the conflicts of the French Revolution ; the Revolution is not to be taken as a purely fortuitous occurrence , but the main event of the time , that which separates off the Modern Age from all that had gone before . |
| 30 | When the banner of religion is raised as a banner of politics , blood will flow , just as it has done in Belfast , Beirut and Colombo . |