Example sentences of "[noun] is usually [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 The transperitoneal approach to the gall bladder is usually avoided because of the risk of intraperitoneal bile leakage or bowel perforation .
2 The annual event which brings together many of the 2,000 worldwide members of the association is usually held in America .
3 The procuticle is usually pierced by very numerous pore-canals which run perpendicularly to its surface and are initially occupied by cytoplasmic filaments from the epidermis , though they may later become filled with cuticular material .
4 Female sterilisation is usually carried out in hospital or in a well-equipped clinic .
5 Fault-response rule reasoning is usually adopted when a ‘ shallow ’ representation of a system is adopted .
6 The principle of independence in monist reasoning is usually coupled with an attempt to interpret relations as a sub-class of properties and expressive of certain purely internal features of their terms , or what is sometimes referred to as the doctrine of the " internality of relations " .
7 Feedback is usually produced on results ie on the outputs of the system .
8 Feedback is usually produced from the results , or outputs , of the system .
9 False consciousness is usually referred to by Marx by the term ‘ ideology ’ and that is how the word will be used in this book .
10 An ‘ active ’ volcano is usually regarded as one which has erupted at least once in historic times .
11 The martyrdom of Husain , as the Karbala episode is usually described , is commemorated early in each Muslim New Year for the first ten days of the month of Muharram : in Shiite communities men form processions , bare to the waist , beating themselves with whips and chains until their bodies run with blood , chanting a recitation of the events of 680 .
12 Fluid loss is usually accompanied by electrolyte loss .
13 Modulation to keys on the flat side is usually limited only to the subdominant , so that a chord progression something like the following is used :
14 Reminiscence is usually carried out with five to six people .
15 The command is usually stated in full , eg ‘ hold down Alt and tap U for underlining .
16 For turning right-angled bends , a better result is usually obtained using an elbow or slow bend ( see page 24 ) .
17 The capacity in mls is usually imprinted into the glass at the base of the bottle .
18 In the United Kingdom an MP wanting to retain his seat is usually re-adopted as a candidate .
19 ( iii ) Programme format The format of the programme is usually held constant throughout the series .
20 The minority still have a right to object to the court but that opposition is usually known and dealt with before the bidder becomes committed to acquire any shares in the target .
21 Confirmation is usually requested where the exporter is unsure of the standing of the foreign bank or is concerned about ‘ country risk ’ — will the country run out of foreign exchange and be unable to pay ?
22 As we shall see in chapter 11 , such non-constant variability is usually dealt with by a power transformation of the scale of measurement .
23 The creative department is usually run by a creative director who is , ideally , a working director , performing primarily either a copy or an art function within a team , as well as setting standards and providing guidance and inspiration to the rest of the department .
24 They ignore that what is learned at Highlander is usually tested in real life , and under the eye of unrelenting opponents , not in the classroom under the eye of a tutor . ’
25 This instrument is usually designated in scores by the abbreviation Fag. , its Italian name being Fagotto .
26 Scientific research is usually carried out by a team of scientists , often from several disciplines who work together , each of whom contributing something to the whole .
27 Where Newco issues debentures in exchange for Target shares , an attempt is usually made to structure these so that they do not constitute " qualifying corporate bonds " as defined in s117 TCGA 1992 .
28 This is usually a standard ten per cent in contracts but in practice is usually agreed at five per cent .
29 At a fast eating pace and with a minimum amount of chewing — and very little chewing is usually required with refined sugary and starchy foods — an awful lot of calories can be consumed in five minutes .
30 The building was burnt to the ground in the disaster which overtook the town in AD 296 , when the northern frontier was overrun by invaders , but it was soon rebuilt on an even more lavish scale , which possibly included a bath wing The whole complex is usually interpreted as a mansio .
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