Example sentences of "[conj] are [vb pp] [subord] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Greater emphasis should also have been placed on the economic context in which disputes occur and on the state of political consensus — primarily , whether the trade unions are accepted in a ‘ partnership ’ role with the state , or are defined as problematic to its objectives ( Ragin et al , 1982:243 ) . |
| 2 | Under this consultancy , BGS staff are seconded on unpaid leave into established posts or are retained as resident or short-term consultants . |
| 3 | Their observations tie in closely with many findings of the sociology of work ; the aspects of housework that are cited as satisfying or dissatisfying have their parallels in the factory or office world . |
| 4 | Quality consciousness is said to be very high among Japanese workers who endeavour to eliminate components that are rejected as substandard . |
| 5 | This reflects the traditions of an authority , or the lasting influence of a chief officer , but it may also reflect a natural desire by those involved to minimise the political conflicts that are generated when big changes are proposed in one department 's budget compared with others . |
| 6 | As I mentioned previously , there are six major plates covering the surface of this planet , and ten or so that are classified as minor ( though even minor plates can be as big as entire continents ) . |
| 7 | Existing international agreements , such as the ILO Convention , have not been fully ratified by all member states , and are regarded as inadequate in providing for the needs of the successful creation of the SEM . |
| 8 | To the extent that policies are widely publicized and are regarded as credible by agents , the grafting on of the rational expectations hypothesis simply speeds up the process of adjustment to a lower rate of inflation . |
| 9 | Women 's interests ( as housewives or mothers for example ) often fall into this category and are defined as non-political . |
| 10 | The results are expressed as % HA and % PV and are shown as median ( range ) . |
| 11 | Furthermore , most migrants defined themselves as English speakers : it must be said that Jamaicans consider themselves speakers of English , and are offended when ignorant English people inquire what their mother tongue might be . |
| 12 | The reading texts have been carefully selected from a variety of sources such as newspapers , magazines , and short stories — and are graded where appropriate . |
| 13 | There are only a few species of plants which grow floating on the water surface and are considered as useful for the heated aquarium . |
| 14 | A society in which children are freed from abuse and are respected as human beings , a society which values and cares for its older citizens . |
| 15 | Since historicity and textuality are no longer imagined as smooth pegs sliding into smooth holes , but are seen as irregular and variable-sided , fitting them together will presumably involve some difficulty . |
| 16 | This may not correspond to any major structural difference between languages ; for example , the spoken forms of Urdu and Hindi are almost identical but are perceived as different apparently because of their strong association with Muslim and Hindu ethnicity ( Linguistic Minorities Project 1985 : 45 ) . |
| 17 | Some are dismantled entirely into separate components for generative reassembly in reference to grammatical rule , others are partly dismantled but are left as adaptable formulaic frameworks to be adjusted to circumstances ; some again remain as holistically fixed , essentially large-scale lexical items . |