Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [conj] [pron] are [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There can be no definite conclusion at present about whether we are dealing with ‘ known ’ energies or whether the evidence suggests some more fundamental force underlying the various observed properties and manifestations . |
| 2 | The term ‘ blindsight ’ was coined by Larry Weiskrantz at Oxford to describe perhaps the best known example of this dissociation , in which patients with damage to the visual areas of the cortex deny being able to see a visual stimulus while behaving in some respects as if they are processing it , for instance by moving their eyes in its direction . |
| 3 | Thank you yes , I mean our purpose is not here to try and judge competing bids for the new settlement , but to try to come to if we can , objective appraisal of if we are minded to recommend the new settlement , could we in fact come up with a district location . |
| 4 | Just a few paragraphs in and we are plunged into the fog and grime of the capital : in 1817 the American Ambassador was enveloped in a midday fog in Bond Street so thick that he felt tempted to ask how the English became so great with so little daylight . |
| 5 | There is a particular problem associated with some designs in that they are activated simply by the sound of barking . |
| 6 | Twelve months on and we are beginning to wish that we had left things the way they were ! |
| 7 | ‘ Women in a formal situation often have a similarly closed posture as if they are cut off from things around them , ’ says Dr Trower . |
| 8 | The test of whether you are delegating is whether you have conveyed to someone else , part of your own authority . |
| 9 | The question of individualism raises the issue of whether we are dealing with a ‘ new racism ’ or merely an updated version of the old ‘ race and empire ’ story . |
| 10 | I do feel on the question of whether we are bringing people into the Harrogate area or catering for the needs of the residential population . |
| 11 | In Minsky 's case , the philosophical question of whether there are hidden mechanisms that explain , etc. , etc. , never arises , because their existence is assumed from the outset , without discussion . |
| 12 | The Awards differ from personal honours in that they are given to a " unit " as a whole — management and employees working as a team . |
| 13 | If you can not do everything at once , or want to start making staged improvements , either concentrate on your first priorities ( leaving space for the next stages ) or your worst problems-depending on whether you are planning a first-time kitchen or updating an existing one . |
| 14 | There are different views throughout the European Community about whether we are moving towards a federal Europe or whether all these issues are steps on the way towards improving trade and increasing standards of living . |
| 15 | Try looking at people , objects and places as if you are seeing them for the first time without being influenced by what you have known about them in the past . |
| 16 | I use a ¾oz bomb more often than any other , but have ¼oz , ½oz , and 1oz and even 1½oz for when they are needed . |
| 17 | Sounds as if you are having a party there ! |
| 18 | For me one of the greatest gifts is the ability to look at things as if you are seeing them for the first time . |
| 19 | No one the police may now be in close contact with since you are missing . |
| 20 | Currency Options provide insurance against adverse exchange rate movements without penalty if exchange rates move favourably but they do have a fundamental drawback in that they are purchased with a cash premium , much like an insurance policy , which can be substantial . |
| 21 | The breeding tank should be at least 48″ × 15″ × 12″ × if you are using standard sizes . |
| 22 | Having just returned from Scotland 's weekend squad sessions at St. Andrews , two tough dollops of over three hours each , he was feeling the effects , but clearly revels in his involvement : ‘ National sessions are at a higher intensity than those at club and district level in that you are working with very good and experienced players but it is just so enjoyable setting hard challenges whilst you are learning so much from players who have been through it all so often before ’ . |
| 23 | Nonetheless , her gift is to write about her characters as if they are known to her : her stories unfold through their eyes , with no apparent authorial manipulation . |
| 24 | The fact that some of the activities and functions of governmental agencies are subject to the rules of private law shows that we can not ( contrary to the tentative definition of public law suggested earlier ) answer this question solely in terms of whether we are dealing with a governmental agency . |
| 25 | That type of putting back into a business context , is something which er we need to help the business come to terms with while they are growing in this new scheme of procuring work in a more formal and structured way . |
| 26 | These have recently taken a new turn in that they are encrusted with gold and have developed a kind of oriental storyline . |
| 27 | At the end of the day , debates over whether we are taking Ecstasy or Ketamine may prove to be missing the point . |
| 28 | She has the final word on whether they are put into action or not . |
| 29 | Filming orchestral music is obviously an art which you 've given special thought to and you are pioneering your own editing methods in the light of your long musical and interpretative experience . |
| 30 | Once again this is a limited way of examining health in that we are assuming that the distribution of health is the inverse of the pattern displayed by morbidity . |