Example sentences of "[conj] they are [adj] to " in BNC.

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1 The reason for interest in these diseases stems from the massive emigration from countries where they are endemic to others where syphilis is the only or principal treponemal infection .
2 I am pleased that in 1984 Johnnie Spencer sold his family papers to the British Library , where they are available to all historians .
3 UDCF is not the only factor/invoice discounter to have reviewed its ‘ book ’ and shifted some clients to factoring , where they are subject to tighter controls .
4 But where they are subject to decay or vandalism , they are sometimes set up as finds for display in museums .
5 Instead of mounting sheet and halyard tail bags on he upstands of the cockpit el , where they are vulnerable to being torn off , they are recessed beneath the cockpit seats .
6 All children should be supported in valuing their own dialects and in using them where they are appropriate to context and purpose , but they should also be able to use Standard English when it is necessary and helpful to do so in speaking as well as writing .
7 However , a full investigation would be appropriate where the value of the target arises out of its properties or where they are important to the business ; where it would be time-consuming and difficult to find new premises ; and where damages for breach of warranty would be inadequate compensation .
8 We can wander over all , or most , of the river bank and either look for the fish themselves or for swims where they are likely to be .
9 Teenagers who consistently fail to let parents know when they will be home , or where they are likely to be , can not expect to be allowed to stay out to all hours .
10 Water temperature should be 22–24 C , or they are susceptible to wounds and infections .
11 If they are arthritic , their sight is poor , or they are subject to dizzy spells they may trip over the flex .
12 Consequently , the National Certificate Modules which make up a general SVQ may not relate directly to functions performed in employment , although they are relevant to the needs of employment .
13 It is a terrible irony that although they are invisible to the planners all of us who 've travelled in developing countries can not fail to have noticed these children out of school .
14 They are not particularly attentive to party politics ( but they are critical of the Labour Party ) , although they are attentive to interests in British politics and are sharply critical of the pluralist perspective seeing the interest group world in terms of imperfect competition .
15 Although they are comparable to the Slavonic Dances , their mood is softer , their colours more pastel-shaded .
16 Although they are likely to be far fewer , items of income — for instance , lettings — are also likely to be identified in any budget format .
17 Most owners misinterpret these problems as grief and they overcompensate by giving their dog more attention than they are used to ; they fail to realise that it howls because it is lonely and insecure !
18 Even reasonably just states claim more extensive authority than they are entitled to by that criterion .
19 Expatriates expect to receive no less annual leave than they are entitled to in their home countries .
20 Furthermore , they may have to accept work further away from home than they are accustomed to travelling , which may in itself present child care problems .
21 One of the benefits of making an acquisition has to be that duplicated positions can be eliminated , and NCR Corp has had to tell a total of 284 employees at two Teradata and two NCR locations in Southern California that they are surplus to requirements .
22 A finance director challenged about the emergence of unexpected cash flow problems may be able to point out that they are due to invoicing delays caused by the breakdown of a new computer system , purchased and installed without sufficient thought and against his advice .
23 Indeed , he does not seem to be aware that it exists : ‘ All Darwinism has to say about such miracles is that they are due to chance . ’
24 In both the caecum and the trachea the chloride secretory responses were inhibited by frusemide , indicating that they are due to electrogenic chloride secretion from the basolateral to the luminal side of the epithelium .
25 Consequently we will argue that for the very least we need current levels of basic state pension and SERPS , and see that they are available to both men and women from the age of sixty .
26 to keep the collections as national reference collections , and secure that they are available to persons for the purposes of study ;
27 to keep the collections as national reference collections , and secure that they are available to persons for the purposes of study ;
28 The two basic amino-terminal α-helices sit in the major groove so that they are perpendicular to one another on opposite sides of the DNA duplex ; they resemble nothing so much as a pair of short chopsticks .
29 The second is organicism : that is , Conservatives regard society as ‘ a unitary , natural growth , an organized living whole not a mechanical aggregate ’ , which in turn implies that they are resistant to arguments which reduce society to component parts like classes or atomistic individuals .
30 To a great extent their analysis of the problematic nature of the established set — up tends to parallel that advanced by the constitutional authorities in that they are attentive to the political and economic problems of adversary party politics , elective dictatorship , and the overload of conflicting demands .
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