Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] are [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , on one side we are bombarded with deliberate stimulation by commercial and ultra-permissive interests while on the other we are subject to the cannonades of the ultra-moral , the repressed and the repressive . |
| 2 | ‘ Even a mature product such as ‘ Diakon ’ offers scope for exciting new developments to extend its range of applications , ’ he says , ‘ We have recently introduced impact modified grades with improved toughness and craze resistance , which are being used for such things as food mixer bowls , blood filters and tooth-brush handles , and a research programme we are engaged in has produced acrylics with very much higher softening points — likely candidates for automotive head lamp lenses and other lighting applications . ’ |
| 3 | At the stepping rates considered in this Chapter we are justified in regarding the rotor velocity as constant ; the system inertia is sufficient to maintain a steady speed , even if the motor torque varies slightly during each step . |
| 4 | Obviously , single-syllable words present no problems — if they are pronounced in isolation they are said with primary stress . |
| 5 | ‘ As a result they are placed at risk . |
| 6 | Those may or may not lead to training or jobs but once a person registers for an interview they are taken off the jobless total . |
| 7 | Without the constraints of officialdom they are based on friendship , on gossip , on shared beliefs about how things should be done . |
| 8 | Please can you tell me if this is the correct procedure for purchasing anemones and corals , or should they be bought with the rock they are attached to ? |
| 9 | Thus , although interest groups may look as if they are organized chiefly for public goods , in practice they are sustained by their ability to deliver selective incentives to their members which make joining worthwhile . |
| 10 | In practice they are recommended for appointment by the board of directors . |
| 11 | The Statute of Westminster 1931 , the various Independence Acts may , in theory , be capable of repeal , but in practice they are entrenched in our constitution . |
| 12 | Frisby suggests that Lukács 's concepts of alienation and reification derive from Simmel 's work and in History and Class Consciousness they are put into a Marxist context . |
| 13 | Once you have made your choice of slide type you are presented with an appropriate entry form in which to type in your data . |
| 14 | Wyndham Lewis wrote in The Listener : ‘ On entering the gallery you are overwhelmed by a rancid vegetation , tropically gigantic … |
| 15 | The world was not the global village we are used to today . |
| 16 | Thus , if we operate on traditional assumptions about the nature of law we are left with a political strategy in relation to international law which assumes either that law is effective ( by definition ) or that it is potentially effective ( so that while it may not deserve the name ‘ law ’ it is at least potentially deserving of that description ) . |
| 17 | As a last example of the potential role of operations research in GIS and disaster management we are reminded of the logistic problems that faced the Peel Regional Police Force during the Mississauga evacuation mentioned previously ( Scanlon and Padgham 1980 ) . |
| 18 | ‘ As long as we follow the plan we are provided with there are no problems , ’ he said . |
| 19 | … Whether , as a matter of expression , you say , as was said in the case of Watson v. Fram Reinforced Concrete Co . Ltd. , that this is to be explained by postulating a continuing duty , or merely projecting the relationship of duty into the future , or whether you regard it as possible to establish a breach of duty as at birth by reference to an act antecedent to the accrual of the cause of action , may be open to debate , but it has no bearing on the precise question we are called upon to answer , namely , whether the defendant owed a duty of care to the infant plaintiff . |
| 20 | Local authorities have no powers except those conferred upon them by statute , and when they take action which is not sanctioned by the law they are said to be acting ultra vires ( beyond the powers ) . |
| 21 | If they respectfully withdraw from involvement in village affairs they find themselves branded as ‘ stand-offish ’ or ‘ jumped-up ’ ; if they participate fully in the life of the village they are accused of ‘ taking over ’ and of telling the local inhabitants how to run their own community . |
| 22 | This means that when they watch another group 's work they are affected by what they do , they 're all working within the same fictional context . |
| 23 | As the eggs sink to the bottom they are guided towards the centre , where the aeration sweeps them upwards again . |
| 24 | A less obvious and regrettably a more common example is where students are presented throughout the course with bodies of facts and procedures to be remembered and applied as faithfully as possible ; then in the final testing they are assessed on their ability to apply their knowledge and skills to new situations , or to explain , justify and discuss the reasons behind procedures . |
| 25 | The same principles apply in the management of many patients who injure themselves , but because such patients may also require other forms of help they are dealt with separately in Chapter 8 . |
| 26 | Once the piglets are removed from the sow they are put in wire meshed cages decked on top of one another and , as soon as they are strong enough , are moved to concrete fattening pens , often with no straw for bedding . |
| 27 | They also tend to be middle-minded , not just because of the selective ( and , until recently , highly secretive ) recruitment procedure by which they are appointed , but also because in the course of their training and socialization they are imbued with a particular self-perception about their role that amounts almost to a consistent ideology ( Parker et al. , 1989 ) . |
| 28 | Within a medieval siege tent you are transported in time to the castle keep ; the lights dim and the 1066 Story begins … projected images , lighting , multi-track sound and even an appearance by King Harold and William the Conqueror ! |
| 29 | The risk is that interest rates will drop below the level you are fixed at . |
| 30 | Erm at present you are employed by and you you 've got own you 've got a company car . |