Example sentences of "are [adj] [prep] [adj] [noun] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | Self completed diaries are preferable to single questionnaires or clinic based consultation because accurate recall of symptoms may be affected by memory bias and single measures may be misleading . |
| 2 | We are sorry for any misunderstanding or embarrassment this caused to James Capel and to the banks . |
| 3 | Prices satisfying these costs are Pareto-superior to go-it-alone prices or prices for subgroups , so that it would seem people would be willing to pay them , yet in our example it turned out that they are not . |
| 4 | Duties are specific to each profession or kind of work , whereas wishes are in general a reflection in the working context of the kinds of personal values that people hold . |
| 5 | ‘ The enormity of the figures describing zero-point energy has led theorists to question from time to time whether these numbers should be taken seriously , or whether they are due to some defect or misinterpretation of the theory . |
| 6 | Charity shops and jumble sales are grateful for spare clothing or household items , providing they are in reasonable condition . |
| 7 | However the Revenue will not seek to apply s 245 where changes are attributable to increased efficiency or to keep pace with developing technology . |
| 8 | By abuse here 1 mean not only illegal uses of violence by those who are in defined circumstances entitled to use force , but the legal use of force where the objectives are antithetical to social order or for some other reasons morally objectionable . |
| 9 | Some women are afraid of physical violence or abuse from their partners , if they try to make changes in their relationship . |
| 10 | This phenomenon can also be seen in trading stamp transactions so that s4(1) of the Trading Stamps Act 1964 ( substituted by s16(1) of SOGIT 1973 ) provides : In every redemption of trading stamps for goods , notwithstanding any term to the contrary on which the redemption is made , there is — ( a ) an implied warranty on the part of the promoter of the trading scheme that he has a right to give the goods in exchange ; ( b ) an implied warranty that the goods are free from any charge or encumbrance not disclosed or known to the person obtaining the goods before , or at the time of redemption and that that person will enjoy quiet possession of the goods except so far as it may be disturbed by the owner or other person entitled to the benefit of any charge or encumbrance so disclosed or known ; ( c ) an implied warranty that the goods are of merchantable quality , except that there is no such warranty ( i ) as regards defects specifically drawn to the attention of the person obtaining the goods before or at the time of redemption ; or ( ii ) if that person examines the goods before or at the time of redemption , as regards defects which that examination ought to reveal . |
| 11 | Step 4 If the problems are different for each side or the solutions each side wants do not coincide then the bargaining is likely to be one involving conflict , that is based on I win , you lose . |
| 12 | Some parents recognize that their family or their particular teenagers are different in some way or another . |
| 13 | The first is that the market is unregulated , so that banks which are subject to reserve requirements or interest rate restrictions in the home country , for instance , can do business more freely abroad . |
| 14 | Instruments are subject to either affirmative or negative procedure . |
| 15 | None of these funds are subject to any scrutiny or accountability by Congress . |
| 16 | Developing countries are suspicious of any restrictions or " code of conduct " that would allow wealthy nations to direct their resources . |
| 17 | A case is defined when it is reported as one alleged offender involved in one event or series of events ; also it is regarded as one case where members of the same group are involved in one event or series of events . |
| 18 | Most will be reluctant to undergo assessment , either because they are involved in criminal activity or they expected to be subjected to a judgmental and disapproving attitude towards themselves , or because they are afraid their children may be removed from them . |
| 19 | The site now employs about 7,000 people directly , although many more are involved in allied industries or in ongoing construction projects . |
| 20 | Evidently , experiences can not be appropriately or adequately described in terms of the categories that are applicable to public objects or events . |
| 21 | It makes little sense , for example , to require that children have a command of formal vocabulary before they are competent in technical vocabulary or vice versa . |
| 22 | Moreover , social process is described in terms of a philosophical anthropology , of human attributes of individuals , attributes that are prior to any consciousness or action : |
| 23 | By definition , event-related potentials are time-locked to some stimulus or other specifiable event . |
| 24 | Digital map data are available for each 7.5- or 15-minute quadrangle in four data files as described in Section 2.4.2.4 . |
| 25 | Many of the traditions and crafts of ancient Wales are evident in the countryside and a host of pastimes are available for active holidays or , for those of you who prefer a quieter pace , picturesque drives together with walks along the coast and inland . |
| 26 | Their flat wicket-covers are available to any size or specification . |
| 27 | Even in clear water systems plants are available in one form or another . |
| 28 | Tickets , priced £9 in London and £8 elsewhere are available from usual agents or by post : . |
| 29 | They are available from local stockists or cost £5.95 including postage direct from Iris Bishop at the address above . |
| 30 | A significant proportion of fringe land around London , for example , is derelict and many of the more attractive sites are inaccessible for one reason or another . |