Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] is [adv] [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The complex which is thus formed is doomed to early repression ; but it continues to exercise a great and lasting influence from the unconscious . |
| 2 | However , the recognition which is generally held was that the increase in the criminal statistics was because police and public alike were more willing to bring charges against young offenders because of the reshaping of the court system towards help and reformation , rather than punishment . |
| 3 | One of the beauties of the technique which is often overlooked is that the colours tend to show through and ‘ blur ’ a little . |
| 4 | Another major demand on woodland which is rarely discussed is the fuel requirement for cremating bodies , especially in eastern England where many thousands of cremations may be represented at a single cemetery . |
| 5 | Another passage which is often misrepresented is the account of Christ 's rebuke to Thomas : ‘ Because you have seen me you have found faith . |
| 6 | A question which is often asked is , ‘ Are there any risks involved in using the quicker procedure of submitting a Building Notice rather than depositing full plans ? ’ |
| 7 | A QUESTION which is often asked is , are the large number of derelict buildings on the island the result of clearances ? |
| 8 | The electron is a negatively charged particle of the atom , and the nucleus of the atom containing the proton which is positively charged is likewise positive . |
| 9 | This is in marked contrast with the IS-LM system where the only stock-flow equilibrium relationship which is explicitly modelled is between the stock of money and the flow of income , this being summarized in the LM curve . |
| 10 | An approximation to the response curves which is sometimes used is where Q is the irradiance , P is the actual photosynthesis and a the maximum photosynthesis at irradiance Q. Finally a/b is the initial slope of the curve and hence the efficiency . |
| 11 | A person who is mentally handicapped is just as much a member of society as anyone else and , like anyone who possesses a disability or impairment , is entitled not only to the same rights and services as society as a whole , but also to special needs and facilities which Britain , as a relatively affluent nation , should be able to provide for the care of disadvantaged people . |
| 12 | The major conclusions are therefore that the market economy is a remarkably efficient way of creating wealth largely because it succeeds in utilising more information than alternative economic systems ; that for a market economy to work , the society of which it is part needs to believe in certain kinds of values : it must lay great store by individual responsibility and also have a non-egalitarian view of what constitutes social justice ; that the so called ‘ crisis ’ of capitalism results from a prevailing set of cultural values , typified by Freudianism and Marxism , which are contrary to those needed for the market economy to prosper , that humanism as a philosophy can not guarantee to generate the appropriate values , and that Christianity can provide such values and has indeed done so during the period of industrialisation throughout much of the Western world , but in consequence the kind of market economy which is then championed is different from that currently defined by the libertarian philosophy of Professor Friedman and Professor Hayek . |
| 13 | When a pupil who is visually impaired is writing or drawing , his work position is as important as when he is reading . |
| 14 | In most of the models of temporary equilibrium the only financial asset which is explicitly modelled is the stock of fiat money effectively notes and coin in circulation . |
| 15 | Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd told fellow ministers : ‘ A treaty which is somewhat delayed is better than no treaty at all . ’ |
| 16 | A more valuable model which is widely used is the three-element model termed the standard linear solid — consisting of two springs and one viscous element ( dash-pot ) or two viscous elements and one spring . |
| 17 | The answer which is usually proffered is a variant of the ‘ snapshot ’ argument : the stock of capital is so large in comparison with variations in the relevant flows that it would take a timespan considerably longer than the Keynesian short run for variations in the rate of net investment to have a significant impact on the size of the stock of capital . |
| 18 | A lot of the times what is really happening is that people are being put into artificial jobs . |
| 19 | One family tradition which is rigorously upheld is the big soul-food blow out which they all enjoy whenever Sheila returns from a tour , or when a TV project is over . |
| 20 | A third , but much cruder version in the Wisbech Museum , shows the smith working at his bench although what task he is actually performing is not clear ( fig. 14.25 ) . |
| 21 | In fact what is usually observed are negative casts around the original structure which may be studied by scanning electron microscopy ( Janaway 1985 ) . |