Example sentences of "the [noun] [is] [vb pp] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The algorithm is supplied with a heuristic function , called f , and it chooses nodes from OPEN in order of their f values . |
| 2 | If the defence is used by a drug manufacturer where a new drug has caused damage to users , then provided he can show that laboratory tests showed no defects , he would be justified in marketing the drug while testing is still under way . |
| 3 | What happens if the income is paid to a person resident in the United Kingdom and it is paid so that it is received as taxable income in the hands of that beneficiary ? |
| 4 | Selecting one as the reference ellipsoid , the effect of the remainder is approximated by a continuum surrounding the reference ellipsoid , thus reducing the problem to one for which there is an exact solution . |
| 5 | On the north and south sides , the base is divided into a sub-base 24 inches high , each side containing 104 interchangeable cedar-wood drawers 11 inches long and 3½ inches wide and deep to store the contents when necessary . |
| 6 | The court is always reluctant to find a provision void for uncertainty , particularly where the provision is contained in a commercial agreement . |
| 7 | Thus , if the ridge is removed from a very early bud only the humerus will develop ; but if it is removed at a later stage the radius and ulna and wrist will develop but the digits will be absent . |
| 8 | Here the fuse is used as a back up to the protection afforded by thyristor CSR1 aided and abetted by transistor TR3 . |
| 9 | Using this method the handwriting is represented as a sequence of 2-dimensional co-ordinates . |
| 10 | The change is made in a finite sequence of discrete steps . |
| 11 | If the bulb is attached to a capillary the change in polymer volume can be traced by noting the overall change in volume registered by the movement of the mercury level in the capillary . |
| 12 | The Wye is used for a whole range of activities including people who just want to walk the banks or go for picnics . |
| 13 | Ueda and Akamatsu present a different view of the attractors by using stroboscopic portraits : the trajectory is sampled at a fixed phase of each driving cycle . |
| 14 | The writer is engaged in a kind of vicarious interaction with a presumed reader and anticipates and provides for likely reactions . |
| 15 | The TSUG is run by a management committee drawn from the membership and , since its inception , has concentrated its efforts in three main areas : |
| 16 | An importer of a product from outside the EEC is treated as a producer . |
| 17 | The simplest case is where the clone is propagated through a single , randomly chosen cell . |
| 18 | The award is given on a regional basis and sixty five year old Kenneth 's name now goes forward for consideration at national level . |
| 19 | your dismissal date fell after your 64th birthday , in which case the award is reduced on a sliding scale . |
| 20 | A very thick hard rail , which you can hardly get your hand around , is often used in the mid-sections of a race board where speed is important , since when the board is sailed at a slight angle the thick rail digs in providing more lateral resistance and thereby helping the daggerboard . |
| 21 | This is the most satisfying of all the manoeuvres since with enough speed and with the daggerboard retracted the board is turned like a surfboard or ski by weighting the inside edge . |
| 22 | It is a very tight version of the carve gybe performed on shorter boards , where the board is turned in a short distance . |
| 23 | The board is de-coupled by a capacitor C4 . |
| 24 | As can be seen from the photographs , the board is spaced off a sheet of aluminium forming a base ‘ chassis ’ using 6mm spacers , and the mains transformer and rectifier are mounted on the sheet at the input end . |
| 25 | The Climbers is linked to a TV series of the same name and has all the hallmarks of a rush job ; grating , uncorrected mistakes of grammar ; indigestible multi-clause sentences ; and an overall lack of purpose or identity . |
| 26 | The Superlite jacket from Calange ( £95 ) is both stylish and effective , as the fleece is covered with a windproof and lightweight microfibre . |
| 27 | One subunit is shaded and the corepressor is shown as a stick model . |
| 28 | The original , unfaded colour of the damask in the saloon is found behind a state portrait . |
| 29 | The winner is chosen by a panel of independent journalists and , in addition to receiving a trophy , receives financial support from the awards ' sponsors . |
| 30 | The winner is nominated by a board of leading accountants throughout the world — including David Tweedie and Sir Bryan Carsberg . |