Example sentences of "[verb] [be] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The properties of the state so formed are related in a probabilistic way to the properties of the states out of which it is composed [ the photon has a chance unc a of transmission ( which is a certainty for polarisation along y ) and a chance cos ' a of not being transmitted ( which is a certainty for polarisation along x ) ] This is what is meant by the superposition principle : that states can be combined in this way with a probability interpretation of the result .
2 A point worth noting is that when the State of Tennessee issued the order to revoke the charter of the Highlander Folk School , the entire assets of the school were sold at public auction , including the land , buildings , library , stock etc , and having learned this savage lesson from experience , the land and buildings on which the new Highlander Research and Education Center is now located are owned by a separate Trust which is completely distinct from Highlander , and is now answerable for any of the activities which take place there .
3 If the webs of potato harvested are sprayed with a particular strain of Phoma that does not occur naturally , tubers harvested immediately after spraying developed gangrene rots , from which the abnormal strain could be cultured .
4 Since a Conservative government has been elected for a fourth term these developments will probably continue .
5 FORMER Mr Universe Terry Phillips , 53 , has been elected as a Conservative councillor in Knowsley , Merseyside .
6 She has been elected to an emeritus fellowship , and has our good wishes for her retirement .
7 But the investigation , on natural history lines , has been prosecuted with a large measure of success .
8 Recent comment has been disfigured by a good deal of misinformation .
9 which has been coated with an ultra-violet light resistant lacquer or ‘ resist ’ .
10 Which leads us on to the big selling point of these guitars , since this is the first time a production Telecaster has been fitted with a five-way switch .
11 FOLLOWING an elderly taxi in London or heavy truck up a country hill , both spewing clouds of acrid smoke , makes it hard to believe that diesel exhausts can be no more harmful than those from a petrol engine that has been fitted with a three-way catalytic converter .
12 The part you require is 560794 ( Genuine Parts ) This is equivalent to GTRIII which is a Unipart number As you have fitted two of these to no avail I would try the gauge itself As your Land Rover has been fitted with a non-original switch to work the glow plugs and this has caught fire , there may have been a short circuit which damaged the voltage stabiliser and temperature sender unit and has probably damaged the gauge itself The colour of the sender unit is not significant
13 Access is made via two Ratcliff passenger lifts and the carriage has been fitted with a spacious , specially equipped toilet , and wheelchair tracking .
14 If , however , your car has been fitted with a catalytic converter ( see below ) you can only fill up with unleaded .
15 This has been explained by an increased number of transient sphincter relaxations after a meal .
16 The analogous hypokalaemia that may occur during treatment with β 2 adrenoceptor agonists has been explained in a similar manner .
17 The beautiful Alessandra ( above ) , a Euro MP and neo-Fascist , has been invited by a right-wing Tory pressure group .
18 In addition , coaching sessions are arranged : there is a scheme organised by Prudential Insurance which runs weekly sessions for six weeks after Easter , and in the summer holidays further coaching has been arranged on a regular basis .
19 Abuse of children has been recognised as an important concern because children are seen to represent the future ; to abuse them is to abuse the future welfare of the nation .
20 The site at St Joan of Arc RC School has been recognised with a top environment award .
21 The skill and determination of Second Coxswain/Mechanic John O'Donnell , of Arranmore 's Tyne class lifeboat William Luckin , during a difficult eight-hour service in winds of up to Force 9 has been recognised in a framed letter of Thanks from the Chairman of the Institution .
22 However , the bulk of new housing has been built on a straightforward commercial basis and corresponds to the developments of the 1930s .
23 It has been built on a solid bedrock of good dogs and breeding control , with a strong emphasis on mentality .
24 The general layout and fine pavements give the site all the appearance of a rich villa , but it has been built on a levelled shelf of tufa , through which flow vigorous streams from nearby springs .
25 From the Bypass east to the city limits , the A71 has been built as a dual carriageway , 7.3 metres wide .
26 Unfortunately , Christianity has been built upon a classic image of martyrhood : Christ on the cross .
27 The hotel has been built in a lovely mansion style .
28 The Scottish Television script has been written by a former Daily Mirror editor , Mike Molloy , and a former People managing editor , Revel Barker .
29 Team Pension News , which has been written in a bright , punchy style , carries an in-depth analysis of how money from the Mirror pension fund was misappropriated by Maxwell and an explanation of how a repeat can be avoided .
30 Overall , the first stanza has been written in a depressing way .
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