Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [conj] it is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Broadly , they break down into two main types : one where the water is heated and stored hot in a hot water cylinder or tank ; the other where cold water is heated instantaneously as it is drawn off . |
| 2 | This entails , as was pointed out above , that disobedience to a law is justified only if it is justified by an existing legal doctrine to that effect . |
| 3 | Electoral reform can , it seems , be realistically expected only when it is initiated by a minority Conservative or Labour government as the price of survival exacted by a party or combination of parties holding the balance of power . |
| 4 | The raw reference material is reorganised so that it is geared to the needs of advice workers and oriented to the problems that clients bring to advice agencies . |
| 5 | Workfare was on the committee 's agenda but the committee has now been wound up and it is thought workfare has been pushed back as an idea requiring long-term consideration rather than implementation in the near future . |
| 6 | On many occasions assessments will be carried out because it is suspected that a child is experiencing some difficulty with linguistic communication , or because there are other areas of functioning in which the child is having difficulty which may have implications for language development . |
| 7 | However , the buy-in or redemption may be carried out if it is approved by shareholders in general meeting and they have been given details of the offer in the circular . |
| 8 | On the other hand , in many instances the repossession order is not carried out and it is estimated that only 60 per cent of orders eventually result in repossession . |
| 9 | In areas of readily eroded rocks the rivers may carry so much load that one of two things may happen : either the estuary may be filled soon after it is formed or the aggradation may keep pace with the rising sea level so that there is not a stage of actual ria or estuary formation . |
| 10 | The programme has never done better than it is doing now , it is going great guns . ’ |
| 11 | The same piece of information is seen differently when it is received from a favourite and trusted subordinate than when it is received from the manager of the intelligence section : the manager of the intelligence section is neither respected nor trusted . |
| 12 | Looking for sherds that will join together is a very time-consuming process , and is only usually done thoroughly if it is suspected that such joins exist and will add significantly to the evidence . |
| 13 | Subsequently , the Galactic Centre has been shown to be astonishingly bright at many wavelengths , although it can not be seen optically because it is obscured by intervening dust . |
| 14 | To some extent , this will be done simply because it is felt that it is more efficient , or at least administratively convenient , to handle matters in this way — the matters delegated may be ephemeral , needing constant change ; or technical , requiring expertise . |
| 15 | In a move reminiscent of what Microsoft is doing with NT and Unix System Labs with Destiny , IBM has said recently that it is dividing both AIX and OS/2 into client and server versions and wants them to share as much infrastructure as possible . |
| 16 | Many application forms for membership were handed out and it is hoped that our numbers will grow as a result . |
| 17 | If a country has a current account deficit , then collectively it is spending more on things produced abroad than it is earning from abroad . |
| 18 | When dialect is a matter of different words being used , naturally it will be understood only if it is known previously . |
| 19 | For a handwriting recognition system it is obviously desirable that a recognised word be displayed soon after it is recognised . |
| 20 | Such a wide discretion must be exercised fairly if it is to comply with the requirements of natural justice . |
| 21 | One of the greatest centres of renaissance art , Raphael and Brumante were born here and it is surrounded by massive ramparts , set amid rolling hills and dominated by the superb 15th century Palazzo Ducale . |
| 22 | Will the Secretary of State ensure that the substantial sum that the European Community wants to give us , and which the coalfield communities want to receive , is given now when it is needed ? |
| 23 | The new rule , which should have come into effect on 1 April , will now be brought in when it is felt that more companies can afford the 5,000 koruny ( US$160 ) needed to fit the device . |
| 24 | Internally , money is spent only where it is needed . |
| 25 | Courses in Accountancy and European and Human Rights Law are being set up and it is hoped that as many pupils as possible will attend them , but for economic reasons it has been decided not to make them compulsory this year . |
| 26 | In a sense , the competition is judged even before it is judged . |
| 27 | Strains in glass — as in most other transparent solids — become visible in polarized light and sunlight is partially polarized especially when it is reflected from non-metallic surfaces such as a road or the paintwork of a car . |
| 28 | Where an odour has multi-sources this problem is exacerbated especially when it is created by two or more chemicals coming together neither of which individually amount to a nuisance . |
| 29 | This thought can be entertained only if it is accepted that the universe is eternal and timeless , and the theory of a once only chance association of circumstances causing life , be abandoned . |
| 30 | Various other procedures have to be gone through but it is expected that the title will be completed within the next six months . |