Example sentences of "be [vb pp] in [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Asked to list the most important qualities to be considered in purchasing a new car , respondents placed fuel economy fourth on the list ( after reliability , all round vision , and accident avoidance ) , and air pollution control sixth . |
| 2 | The church wishes to acquire the adjacent land ( a new site ) , apply for planning permission and subsequently sell the new site , realising a profit that may be applied in building a new church on the existing land . |
| 3 | Recall first the procedure which needs to be adopted in defining a phonological variable , of disregarding linguistic contexts which do not allow variation . |
| 4 | supplying a standard vocabulary by controlling synonyms and ensuring that only one term of a potential list of similar terms will be used in indexing a given concept ; |
| 5 | Particular attention may be needed in ensuring a good correlation with related records stored on other media . |
| 6 | With this response to gender and feminism , both teachers appreciated that some care needed to be exercised in introducing a feminist perspective into discussions either with staff or with pupils . |
| 7 | The long period of gestation of the new legislation which began in the climate of reform typical of the 1970s but became entangled then in the fiscal and ideological retrenchment of the 1980s , reveals the complexity of the political debate and the variety of interests that had to be reconciled in drafting a new legal reference point that would modernize Germany 's approach to all questions of youth while at the same time express continuity . |
| 8 | The Association would call upon all local authorities which have instructed their librarians to restrict or prevent access to materials , either on grounds of personal prejudice or a desire to ‘ protect ’ public morality , to reconsider the principle on which the public service is provided , and to recognize the necessary discretion that their professional staff should be allowed in providing a comprehensive service for users . |