Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [conj] [adj] [subord] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Hindu teachings allow abortion only where a pregnancy constitutes a danger to the mother 's life , Islamic law allows abortion up to as late as 120 days and under Jewish law the foetus is regarded as a subsidiary of the mother and abortion is permitted as long as a number of doctors recommend it .
2 Notwithstanding the above , considerable variation is permitted as long as the maximum remains reasonably above the minimum ( ie. at least twice ) .
3 The case is classified as doubtful because the opinion of each party appeared to carry equal weight , and the advice was often about questions irrelevant to the legal issues of grounds , maintenance , and the house .
4 According to the policy of the Metropolitan Police , an incident is classified as racial if the victim , or any other person , alleges a racial motive .
5 A lateral water hazard is defined as such when the Committee considers it is impracticable to drop a ball behind the hazard as Rule 26–1b states .
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