Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] is [verb] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Where the use of discretion or assessment is to regulate and control the flow of money , be it of social fund officers or care managers , this promotes anxiety about possible injustices and discrimination in decision-making . ’
2 Informalisation or permissiveness is seen as involving increasingly less regulation and less formality over rules of conduct , a relaxation in standards that seems at odds with the civilising movement identified by Elias .
3 However the comparative ease with which energy can be transferred requires a neat balance of opposing forces if any object or event is to persist or acquire longevity .
4 5.11.1 every application made by the Tenant for a consent or licence required by the provisions of this Lease whether such consent or licence is granted or refused or proffered subject to any [ lawful ] qualification or condition or whether the application is withdrawn [ unless such refusal qualification or condition is unlawful whether because it is unreasonable or otherwise ]
5 5.11.1 every application made by the Tenant for consent or licence required by the provisions of this Lease whether such consent or licence is granted or refused or proffered subject to any lawful qualification or condition or whether the application is withdrawn unless such refusal qualification or condition is unlawful whether because it is unreasonable or otherwise and unless such consent or licence is unreasonably refused
6 Talk of style normally occurs when a writer or speaker is perceived as having done something special , to have put a certain amount of time and effort into the formulation of their message .
7 Parliament is the place where the representatives of the people debate matters of state great and small and the interest in ensuring that they are free to speak without fear or favour is regarded as outweighing all others .
8 Subject to such disclosure as is required by Section 317 of the Act , a Director may vote in respect of any contract or arrangement in which he is interested or upon any matter arising out of the same and may be counted in the quorum present at any meeting at which any such contract , arrangement or matter is proposed or considered and if he shall so vote his vote shall be counted .
9 Subject to such disclosure as is required by Section 317 of the Act , a Director may vote in respect of any contract or arrangement in which he is interested or upon any matter arising out of the same and may be counted in the quorum present at any meeting at which any such contract , arrangement or matter is proposed or considered and if he shall so vote his vote shall be counted .
10 If all or part of the guarantee or deposit is lost or taken to pay fines or costs , you must pay us the lost amount immediately .
11 If all or part of the guarantee or deposit is lost or taken to pay fines or costs , you must pay us the lost amount immediately .
12 If all or part of the guarantee or deposit is lost or taken to pay fines or costs , you must pay us the lost amount immediately .
13 If all or part of the guarantee or deposit is lost or taken to pay fines or costs , you must pay us the lost amount immediately .
14 A favourite object or activity is removed or denied the child immediately after the production of an undesirable behaviour .
15 If the supplier offers special terms , eg 2.5% discount if the account is paid within seven days , the sum owed on the bill or invoice is calculated as follows :
16 God 's love and support is known and experienced in the practical care of his people .
17 In a study of the administration of juvenile justice in the USA Cicourel ( The Social organization of Juvenile Justice , 1976 ) looked at the actual process of how delinquency and criminality is defined and applied to certain individuals .
18 Differential treatment and discrimination is condoned and made to appear normal .
19 In Sweden , a country which prides itself in the freedom of thought and action which it allows its citizens , education from elementary school to college and university is defined and controlled through state boards .
20 By allowing the individual to choose freely , Miliband rejects , according to Poulantzas , the underlying logic of Marxist thinking that thought and action is determined and shaped by the logic and requirements of capitalism .
21 Scott and his friend returned year after year in search of poetic treasure , and Scott is recorded as having been the first man ever to tackle the rough tracks into Liddesdale in a carriage .
22 These time bars are clauses whose purpose and effect is to restrict or exclude liability .
23 Because it is seen to be of little direct help to teaching , that knowledge and vocabulary is abandoned and left at the college gates as soon as the BEd exams are over .
24 Legal advice and assistance is envisaged but has not been introduced owing to difficulties in obtaining legislation .
25 The sentence and punishment is decided and carried out in private .
26 ‘ Faxfinders ’ work means that a computer print out of all outstanding orders of odd lids and bases is produced and sent out to production areas .
27 Sinatra is screen-testing for From Here To Eternity , Hank Williams is fixing to die , and rock'n'roll is jerking and bobbing — ready to go overground and transform the entire galaxy .
28 The task for the journalist and broadcaster is to recognise and conform to the valuable discipline of the law , while at the same time understanding it sufficiently to be able to call the bluff of those who seek to exploit it to suppress important truths .
29 Tasting : The fact that we all seem to live life in such a hurry means that much of our food and drink is taken while rushing around .
30 To state that gender difference can be and is being maintained through cross-dressing and inversion is to maintain or imply the crucial claim even while apparently surrendering it : the difference in question is capable of working in terms of custom and culture ( and is thereby contestable ) rather than nature and divine law ( which are immutable ) .
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