Example sentences of "[noun pl] are [verb] [pron] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | When initial policy discussions are held it is rare for housing to be represented . |
| 2 | In yet other areas , whilst their skills are recognised they are not always acknowledged . |
| 3 | The result is that systems at every level from the state to the small company are evaluated and policies are developed which are not sufficiently orientated to the needs and aspirations of the people within the system . |
| 4 | If these cases are investigated it is nearly always found that the cats in question are not on leads but are simply following in their owners ' footsteps . |
| 5 | But once foundations are laid it is very , very difficult to do anything but modify a programme and the original structure always shows through . |
| 6 | An hour is , e.g. divided into sixty minutes , the second into sixty parts and so on ; at last after ten or more successive divisions by sixty , time-elements are obtained which are not subjected to division , and in fact are indivisible . ’ |
| 7 | A group of sports fans are claiming they were overcharged and let down by a tour operator who sold them tickets to the Olympic Games . |
| 8 | If one , or both , nipples are affected you are eligible to take part in the trial . |
| 9 | When a range of entries are requested it is only necessary to specify the Headwords but you can be more specific if needed . |
| 10 | When dates for particular artefact-types are given it is rarely made clear whether that date is one of manufacture of the artefacts , its period of use or the context in which it was found . |
| 11 | The manufacturer , marketer and retailer will need to design , promote and retail products in such a way that images are produced which are consistent with those sought by prospective customers . |
| 12 | If the sisters ' husbands are included there were seven men from the family in action , some in the thickest part of the New Guinea campaign . |
| 13 | This makes it possible to study subtle processes of coordination : for example , when words are repeated they are generally pronounced less clearly after the first time , but only if they are being used to refer to the same thing . |
| 14 | As words are spoken they are identified by the system 's 80,000-word dictionary and converted to digital text which is immediately displayed on screen . |
| 15 | Once a person 's feet are hurting there is little more to be said , so Betty reluctantly accompanied her to the car . |
| 16 | But parents are warned it 's not a miracle cure |
| 17 | A spokesman for the Irish RFU , confirming it would also debate the plan , said : ‘ All countries are finding there is congestion with league fixtures and — in the case of Scotland and ourselves where we are trying to get the district/provincial structure in as well as a prelude to the Five Nations — that the pre-Christmas period is getting very congested . |
| 18 | When positive wax models are used they are extremely difficult to extract from the clay and they would have been destroyed in melting them out . |
| 19 | At all stages in the development of armory , and in all the centuries during which it has been in use , there have been two conflicting underlying factors , and it is important that the local historian be aware of them from the outset , so that if false trails are followed they are not followed for long . |
| 20 | The former requires you to demand constant , though not excessive , feedback on how matters are progressing which are no longer directly under your control . |
| 21 | Our emotions are saying they are under a lot of stress and are needing some help . |
| 22 | IF EVER there was a country where budget ideas are welcomed it is Japan , and a useful one now emerges : those unable to afford the bullet train — shinkansen — should look to long-distance buses , which can produce a saving ofas much as 40per cent . |
| 23 | Once each set of packages are prepared they are ranked in descending order of importance ; that is , the more important the package the higher the ranking . |
| 24 | As fast as the packages are unloaded they are checked with the consignment notes , trundled off to weighing machines for their weight to be recorded , and are then conveyed to the decks or platforms convenient to the spot where they will be loaded later in the day . |
| 25 | Roman Catholics are claiming they 're being discriminated against by a plan to scrap school bus services . |
| 26 | When stocks are held which are unlikely to be sold within the turnover period normal to a company , the impending delay in realisation increases the risk that deterioration or obsolescence will occur before the stocks are sold . |
| 27 | In each country , organisations are compared which are locally owned , and Japanese owned . |
| 28 | ‘ Until these places are excavated there 's no knowing what treasures might be there , ’ he said . |
| 29 | When your dogs are eating it is not a good idea to pat them ; if they think you are trying to take their food they will defend it with your life . |
| 30 | It is again an attempt to retreat to the position that only those weapons are prohibited which are specifically referred to in a ratified treaty . |