Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [noun] [subord] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is little doubt that debt counselling , or money advice as it is also called , is the major ‘ growth ’ area among all CABx enquiries . |
| 2 | Care management , or case management as it is sometimes called , is a concept which developed in the United States in the mid-1970s and is growing rapidly in popularity in Britain . |
| 3 | ( a ) The child protection conference Very often a child protection conference , or case conference as it is often called , will be convened at the culmination of inquiries . |
| 4 | The issue of child abuse , or child protection as it is often now described ( Parton and Parton , 1989 ) , perhaps more than any other area of child care policy and practice has brought the activities of a variety of health and welfare professionals into considerable public , political and media focus in recent years . |
| 5 | ( or Psamma arenaria as it is sometimes called , the initial letter being silent . |
| 6 | Certain things are still here : the curling stone ; the brush , or walking stick as it is now ; the old photograph a little ragged at the edges which displays three men and a little terrier called Coogan . |
| 7 | Ultraviolet light will break down any felt or asphalt roof if it is unprotected . |
| 8 | No proposal involving additional spending can be discussed by ministers in Cabinet or Cabinet subcommittee unless it is accompanied by a Treasury paper on the cost consequences . |
| 9 | The modern Letter of Credit ( or Documentary Credit as it is often called ) which is used in international trade can be traced back , at least in part , to the Travellers Letter of Credit . |
| 10 | Due to the presence of foreign exchange risk , or simply exchange or currency risk as it is often described , many exporters and importers use the forward market to hedge such risks and a link exists between Eurocurrency interest rates and the forward exchange rate . |
| 11 | This traditional form of taxation remains in an amended form for non-domestic ratepayers but domestic rates have been replaced by the community charge , or poll tax as it is popularly known . |
| 12 | As a matter of interest , the printer 's pagination in one place runs 65 , 66 , 76 , 68 , 69 , 70 — reinforcing the statement that signatures should be relied on rather than page numbers when it is important to be completely sure . |
| 13 | This material is ideal for countertops and pastry surfaces since it is very durable , resistant to most stains , and does not burn or warp . |
| 14 | Indeed , it remains a possibility that the mosaics of Gaul influenced the development of pavements in Britain : this is even more applicable to the pavements with type C and B arrangements than it is to the Orpheus mosaics and their associated geometric panels . |
| 15 | c ) Life-style : respondents in the single girl upper socioeconomic categories indicated that they achieved facial cleanliness with lotions and cotton wool because it is the only natural thing to use . |
| 16 | Its strongest American card is its 44% stake in Amdahl Corp , and while IBM appears to be playing into Amdahl 's hands in the short term , Amdahl knows it has to build a big new business almost from scratch out of Unix and its Huron applications development and delivery environment if it is to grow much beyond its present $2,500m or so annual business . |
| 17 | Please do not phone on Sundays and Bank Holidays unless it is a dire emergency . |
| 18 | He revealed figures showing it is almost twice as expensive to house a family in bed and breakfast accommodation than it is to build a family home . |
| 19 | BBC chiefs may cut parts of a chat between actress Brigitte Nielsen and Terry Wogan because it is too raunchy for TV . |
| 20 | But it would be regarded as less serious than 20 to 30 years ago , and less so in the theatrical and film worlds where it 's regarded as almost normal . ’ |
| 21 | When the crack is very shallow it is consuming more energy as surface energy than it is releasing as relaxed strain energy and therefore the conditions are energetically unfavourable for it to propagate . |
| 22 | Stok put on his uniform cap and a thigh-length padded jacket of the sort that Russian troops wear as fatigue dress when it 's very cold . |