Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [to-vb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing I say hereafter is intended to relate to the second decision . |
| 2 | In both these cases the confusion arises because a term is considered to belong to the same category as the ones that are being demonstrated . |
| 3 | Any composition derived by their technique is constrained to lie within the narrow triangular region of the plate delimited by the three minerals used in their modal reconstruction . |
| 4 | While no deaf person in Britain has been awarded any armed services medal — for the simple reason that no deaf person is permitted to serve in the armed services — or any government sponsored civilian award , or police award , deaf people have been given awards from such bodies as the Carnegie Fund , the Royal Humane Society , and the Society for Protection of Life from Fire . |
| 5 | W. Walton Butterworth had already written that ‘ acute personal animosity between General Hodge and Dr Rhee , considered in conjunction with the fact that the latter is expected to emerge as the dominant figure , if not the titular head of the new government in south Korea ’ rendered Hodge 's departure inevitable . |
| 6 | Proceeds from the issue , which is expected to close on the 16th June 1993 , will be used to refinance existing bank debt . |
| 7 | The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter . |
| 8 | Commenting on its figures ( see page seven ) , Amsterdam-based networking and electrical engineering group Getronics NV says it sees no evidence of market growth , and assuming no major acquisitions occur , its business will grow hardly any faster than in 1992 , when net profit rose 14% ; its investment is expected to remain at the same level as in 1992 , and cash flow is expected to develop on a comparable basis . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , Scotland is expected to remain in the slow lane of economic recovery , according to two surveys published yesterday . |
| 10 | The volume of business with overseas customers improved in the fourth quarter of 1991 and the recovery is expected to continue into the first quarter of this year . |
| 11 | This pattern is expected to continue into the 1990s . |
| 12 | The choice of career is therefore very wide and this broad-based demand for mathematicians is expected to continue in the foreseeable future . |
| 13 | He is expected to leave within the next couple of weeks , and his lawyers are understood to be negotiating a settlement . |
| 14 | As autumn comes into it 's own , the number of visitors is expected to double as the pale leaves of summer change colour . |
| 15 | At present , about one in five children is in full-time higher education and this number is expected to double over the next 25 years . |
| 16 | The number of cars on our roads is expected to double over the next thirty years . |
| 17 | On the other hand , if an individual or organization already owns a share on which options may be purchased , and a liability is expected to rise within the near future which can only be met by the sale of the shares , the cash flow from that sale may be secured by the purchase of put options . |
| 18 | Still , it is an election year and the nominally apolitical Fed is expected to rally round the incumbent president and dole out the credit with a liberal hand . |
| 19 | A HOUSING scheme designed to sweep away the desolation of New Brighton 's Victoria Road is expected to start in the New Year . |
| 20 | Four more applications were received yesterday and the total of 15 is expected to increase over the next day or two . |
| 21 | Oftel admits that the new system will be no more efficient and that the annual number of emergency calls is expected to increase from the current 22.8 million a year to 24 million by 1996 . |
| 22 | The risk-free rate is currently 10 per cent and the expected market rate of return is 15 per cent and neither is expected to change over the 5-year investment period . |
| 23 | Apart from the UK and Scandinavian countries , penetration is still low in Europe , but this is expected to change over the next few years as telecommunications markets are opened up . |
| 24 | Even when a decision is taken , nothing much is expected to change in the short term as in all probability there will be a fairly lengthy transitional period . |
| 25 | Whether title is dealt with before or after exchange of contracts , the procedure for investigating title is exactly the same , and the conveyancer is recommended to proceed with the utmost caution , even in these modern commercial times . |
| 26 | He is free to sample the delights of the city but is forbidden to pass through the third gate of ruby and gold into the Inner Seas . |
| 27 | Of course this does n't mean that any woman found drinking it will turn to stone but it is designed to appeal to the real men of the nation . |
| 28 | The exhibitions programme is designed to appeal to the whole spectrum of our visiting public , through a mixture of : |
| 29 | All pupils opting to continue with physics are now following this new Higher course , which is designed to articulate with the Standard Grade . |
| 30 | This sequence is designed to synchronize with the unspoken questions that the other person is likely to be formulating : |