Example sentences of "[v-ing] what [is] [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | And would you mind explaining what is wrong with being Normalien ? |
2 | It is worth checking what is available on video with a view to picking short sequences which could be used as mind stretchers occasionally at the beginning of a training session . |
3 | There has recently been a sharp rise of interest in artificial intelligence — very broadly the attempt to write computer programs to work at a human level of intelligence and performance in such tasks as identifying and recognising objects in cluttered environments , understanding ordinary human languages such as English , or diagnosing what is wrong in cases of human illness or machine failure . |
4 | In terms of establishing what 's right for you , you 'll need to start by finding out about yourself . |
5 | We believe that women have their own needs and are capable of deciding what is best for them . |
6 | Most courts are likely to heed the advice given by the Court of Appeal in M v Westminster City Council [ 1985 ] FLR 325 and hear all the evidence before deciding what is best for the child . |
7 | You can also save time by deciding what is essential for your horse 's comfort and what is dictated by tradition . |
8 | I know like , anyway but like , Scott had gone home said to his mum like , is his mum is n't , going what 's that on your neck ? |
9 | But they — Mr and Mrs Green — by their attitude , are denigrating what 's beautiful for me into something sordid . |
10 | So when you go into the algebra , you 're extracting what is true for all numbers . |
11 | Get emphasizes the obtaining of a result : ( 169 ) Quite apart from the difficulty of getting subjects to behave " naturally " in the course of a psychological investigation , there is the difficulty of getting what is significant in behaviour to exhibit itself clearly . |
12 | It is not possible , however , to come to any conclusion about the usefulness of testing and inspection ( outsider evaluations ) without considering what is possible for schools to do themselves ( Becher et al , 1979 , go on to consider the merits of school-based approaches ) . |
13 | One therefore has the dichotomy of examining what is reasonable at one time ( ie the start of the contract ) , whilst also examining the ultimate purpose of the restraint at another ( ie the end of the contractual period ) . |
14 | The requirement to take ‘ all practicable measures ’ involves more than taking reasonable care : it means doing what is feasible in the light of the state of knowledge existing at the time of the alleged breach of duty , thus knowledge as to the availability of abatement methods and the likelihood of the dust or fumes to cause injury or offence is relevant.l |
15 | This is when agape love takes over and with our will we continue to show forth acts of love , doing what is best for our partner whether they deserve or respond to it or not . |
16 | But , but this is where you , where we 've got to strike the appropriate balance between doing what is best for the customer and what is best for us . |
17 | But he insisted : ‘ For once this season , I 'm doing what 's best for Paul Bracewell not Sunderland . |
18 | I believe I 'm doing what 's right for this club . |
19 | All of these features have combined to create the contemporary problem ; hooliganism exemplifies to perfection the difficulty of disentangling what is new from what is old in social history . |
20 | All of these features have combined to create the contemporary problem ; hooliganism exemplifies to perfection the difficulty of disentangling what is new from what is old in social history . |
21 | According to this model , local politics ( see also Chapter 5 , section 5.3.3 , where the ‘ dual state ’ thesis is discussed ) is more open to pluralist pressures , since locally based interest groups tend to be those of service consumers , rather than the various types of producer which dominate at other levels ( and often play a big part in determining what is possible at local level ) . |
22 | knowing what 's good for you ! |
23 | But he adds : ‘ We would expect the French economy to remain relatively weak for at least the next year because its main trading partner , Germany , is itself entering what is likely to be quite a painful economic slowdown , brought about by the very high interest rates . ’ |
24 | He is certain that John is absolutely committed to the Watercress Line and aims only at achieving what is best for the railway . |
25 | But this also breaks down for the same reason and so we resolve the problem by taking what is valid from thesis and antithesis to form a synthesis . |
26 | Thus the aim of comparative analysis is to promote wider understanding of , and foster new insights into , industrial relations , either by showing what is unique about any one set of national arrangements or , equally well , reducing what might appear to be acutely specific and distinctive national characteristics by demonstrating their recurrence elsewhere ( Rose , 1983 ) . |
27 | This can be answered only by identifying what is wrong with the present system and coming up with an alternative . |
28 | This track is an extended 12-bar workout in two tempos , and John comes very much to the fore for 60 bars playing what is more of a solo than a bass part , though he does still strongly outline the changes , as we will see . |
29 | For an example of the difficulties in proving what is confidential in such a case see Suhner and Co AG v Transradio Ltd [ 1967 ] RPC 329 . |
30 | Tractor specification has to be considered , too : air conditioning , powershift transmission , etc all drain engine power , reducing what 's available at the wheels . |