Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [noun sg] [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the software.intensive approach is used to implement more sophisticated control schemes the motor 's stepping rate is limited by the processor operating speed . |
| 2 | Burger King 's founding philosophy is to sell good quality food quickly and courteously , in clean and pleasant surroundings , at value for money prices . |
| 3 | One stratagem a fiction writer can employ to persuade his audience that he is writing fact is to append yards of references . |
| 4 | FOLLOWING THE theory that everyone — at some point — wants to be in a band ; Breed 's possessed frontman is grabbing his opportunity by its ungainly bollocks . |
| 5 | 6 The attacker 's kicking leg is swept to one side by the block . |
| 6 | The new company 's tied estate is centred on the West Midlands , but stretches from Sheffield to Worcester , and from Leicester to Telford . |
| 7 | Food which is undergoing irradiation is placed in front of an opening in a lead box full of Cobalt-60 or Caesium 137 , both radioactive substances . |
| 8 | When humans exchange information using language , one way of accounting for what is taking place is to see the process as the generation of a model of discourse by the participants . |
| 9 | The government 's declared aim is to enable parents to judge how well teachers , schools and LEAs are performing , a judgement of increased significance after the 1988 Act , with open enrolment , and schools ' budgets heavily dependent on their pupil numbers . |
| 10 | A slip to notify the guest that registered mail is awaiting collection is placed in the letter rack . |
| 11 | As soon as I see that a patient 's breathing pattern is changing dramatically or that the eye movement behind the closed lids is altering , I instruct him to be aware of and to understand all that is happening but to see it as if on a film or television screen , so that he is completely detached and feels no physical or mental distress whatsoever . |
| 12 | The project team 's stated role is to ensure the effective delivery of the TPS within each region and to continue to increase the volume of high quality teacher placements in business and , simultaneously , encourage greater involvement of business people in schools . |
| 13 | The magnitude of the special needs post-holder 's task becomes clear if one considers that these skills are to be geared to assisting classroom teachers of varying lengths of career experience ( often considerably longer than that of the ‘ qualified ’ supporter ) and range of subject specialities ( beyond the supporter 's expertise ) — teachers already under pressure from many directions and with ambivalent feelings about ‘ hawing problems ’ and ‘ being seen as in need of help ’ ; and if one considers that the supporter 's extended task is to deepen these colleagues ' understanding of ‘ special ’ learning needs , to enhance their skills , discover and develop their strengths and the confidence that the professional know.how they possess can be summoned for responding more appropriately to most of the behavioural , emotional and learning difficulties they encounter . |
| 14 | Copper engraving or etching is not a relief process , but an intaglio one ; what is to print black is cut down below the surface , and the copper is wiped before printing . |
| 15 | A teacher 's working year is to consist of 1265 hours , spread reasonably over 195 working days . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , the classification in terms of the legal nature of the transaction is important and the author 's suggested approach is to look at the predominant purpose of the transaction . |
| 17 | As a general rule , fiduciary duties may be modified or displaced if the customer 's informed consent is obtained after making full disclosure of all material facts . |
| 18 | In conclusion , while it is possible to modify or displace the firm 's fiduciary duties if the customer 's informed consent is obtained , the uncertainty surrounding what must be disclosed to obtain sufficiently informed consent , and the practical problems encountered in making adequate disclosure , for example in predicting in advance all possible conflicts , means that disclosure and consent is not a completely reliable mens of varying fiduciary duties . |
| 19 | Under the relevant sections it states that the patient 's informed consent is required before certain designated treatments can be carried out . |