Example sentences of "[noun] be [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heads of departments and institutions are indemnified by the University in respect of any claims made against them under civil law in connection with safety duties . |
| 2 | He maintains that the main principles of these religions are symbolized by the terms Kingdom of God in Christianity and Nirvā a in Buddhism . |
| 3 | Her secrets are revealed in the book , Marje : The Guilt And The Gingerbread by Angela Patmore . |
| 4 | Whilst some time can be spent in ‘ tidying up ’ it is important that the high standards of housekeeping are maintained throughout the year and generally this is the case . |
| 5 | The prime question is whether the gains in efficiency from having a more competitive financial system that involves a degree of consumer protection are outweighed by the costs of setting up and maintaining that regulatory system . |
| 6 | Has the building been changed from the original by additions and alterations , and are these cracking away from the main building ? |
| 7 | The position will worsen once the full effects of the poll tax and the revenue support grant are felt after the expiry of the four-year transitional period . |
| 8 | Applications for grant are assessed on the basis of : — |
| 9 | The subjective estimate could be based on pure hunch and guesswork at the end of period t - 1 , but in order to introduce a degree of empirical testability into the model it is normally assumed that is arrived at by some policy rule which includes on the right-hand side only those variables whose magnitudes are known at the end of the period t - 1 . |
| 10 | There is , in addition , a cassette which contains many of the extracts and teacher 's notes are provided at the back of the book . |
| 11 | Fur seals and sea lions are restricted to the Bering Strait area and seldom enter icy waters . |
| 12 | Criminal acts are defined by the Home Office as ‘ those acts against the law for which the offender is caught , tried and found guilty ’ . |
| 13 | Thirdly , there will be considerable cash flow implications for the purchaser , particularly if the creditors fall due to be paid before the debts are collected from the debtors . |
| 14 | Nearly 800 Unit and Squadron badges are embedded in the floor ; they are of Welsh slate , many the work of Madge Whiteman . |
| 15 | Personnel are excluded from the warehouse operation under normal operating conditions and ingress and egress of pallets to and from crane pick-up points is often by powered conveyor . |
| 16 | However , the ‘ Radfahrer frei ’ sign indicates that cycling is allowed , though riders are warned by the cartoon underneath ( Figure 6.28 ) ‘ But not this way ! ’ |
| 17 | Point to Point … racing folk will tell you this is the true home of steepelchasing … the foundry where runners and riders are forged for the future … |
| 18 | Its numbers had increased by 1979 to 3,000 from only 800 a century ago , when it had been expected to disappear : its only use was for bloodless bull-fighting in which ribbons are snatched from the bull 's horns . |
| 19 | Object class descriptions and rules for monitoring are sent to the agents and stored so that the agents do n't need to communicate with the console except to report alerts and graphing data , cutting down on network traffic , the company says . |
| 20 | Object class descriptions and rules for monitoring are sent to the agents and are stored so that the agents do n't need to communicate with the console except to report alerts and graphing data , cutting down on network traffic , the company says . |
| 21 | Paraesthesiae are felt in the toes and fingertips which may ascend Eventually , deep-tendon reflexes may be lost . |
| 22 | April 8-10 Baker visits Israel at the start of his second Middle East tour ; discussions are centred on the concept of a " regional conference " , and he receives a tentative Israeli agreement to attend a " limited " conference [ see p. 38167 ] . |
| 23 | Although Goodman and Peckinpah are credited with the screenplay , all three of them hammered out a final script . |
| 24 | An executive President is elected every five years , as is a unicameral National Congress with 116 members , 87 of whom are directly elected ; the remainder are elected on the basis of proportional representation . |
| 25 | By extrapolating broad social trends such as the long-run shift in industrialised societies from employment in agriculture and manufacturing to employment in service industries he paints his picture of the future where all our material needs are catered for by 10 per cent of the labour force , and the remainder are employed in the service sector , many of them in education and subsidised by the government . |
| 26 | All sorts of reasons are given for the lack of enthusiasm in schools for physical science and technology , but never that which might be the fundamental one . |
| 27 | The young people who come into care are drawn almost exclusively from the ranks of the poor and disadvantaged and though many reasons are given for the move , frequently it is the inability of the family to cope with illness , bereavement , divorce or remarriage . |
| 28 | And because valuable information and expertise are dispersed throughout the organization , top management does not solve problems ; it creates an environment in which people can identify and solve problems themselves . |
| 29 | Floors , for instance , require finishes that are hard , water resistant , but at the same time flexible , so that the surface is not brittle and will not crack when objects are moved across the surface . |
| 30 | In the case of companies , their objects are described in the objects clause of the memorandum of association . |