Example sentences of "[is] [verb] is [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any section that is highlighted is treated as an object by Quatro Pro for Windows . |
| 2 | Many researchers ( e.g. Sharpe 1976 ; Deem 1978 ) have argued that the occupational segregation of men and women which takes place after education is completed is related to the subject segregation which takes place at school . |
| 3 | In the first the record that is added is inserted into its correct position in the file , and the record at the end of the track to which it was added drops off into overflow . |
| 4 | What behaviour is expected is determined by the job , but we can generalize . |
| 5 | Orders are already pouring in for the American-made scarves and bandanas that heat up when a liquid-filled pad is microwaved is placed into a pouch . |
| 6 | The " something " which is said is called by Guillaume an " import of meaning " ( 1984 : 120 – 2 ) and corresponds on the linguistic level to the lexeme or non-grammatical part of the word 's meaning . |
| 7 | If what is said is contradicted by what is seen — that is when the words do not ‘ match ’ the facial expression — then , to the astute observer , it is the words which will be disregarded , and what is seen will a believed . |
| 8 | When giving orders , much of the impact of What is said is derived from the stage management of the Whole procedure . |
| 9 | When collecting figures for any statistical analysis it is clearly very important that the way in which the data is collected is planned with the analysis in mind . |
| 10 | The site of Castlerigg stone circle in the Lake District is an example , where the plateau on which it is sited is surrounded on all sides by mountain peaks . |
| 11 | Approaching the fabliaux with a mind prepared to find moral instruction in the texts , however unpromising they might superficially seem to be for such interpretation , is something that we can reconstruct as an authentic medieval mode of reading — " " All that is written is written for our doctrine " " as St Paul has it — although there is little direct evidence for the application of such literary theory to vernacular literature as well as the classics before the fourteenth century , and even then the extent of such application is difficult to assess . |
| 12 | Filetab is trying to prevent a firm called Ace Microsystems from selling a computer program on the grounds that the language in which it is written is owned by Filetab . |
| 13 | The ‘ catch ’ is that , even though the time when something is done is decided by the volunteer , he has no cues from clocks , television , or other humans as to what the time really is . |
| 14 | At this the lowest level , what is done is done in a compliant way . |
| 15 | The batch from which the sample is drawn is referred to as the population . |
| 16 | The batch from which the sample is drawn is referred to as the population . |
| 17 | The basic tenet upon which a common law system is founded is known as the doctrine of precedent . |
| 18 | Unemployment means a period commencing after the effective date of insurance during which the Insured Borrower is out of work as a result of redundancy as defined in the Employment Protection ( Consolidation ) Act 1978 or any amendment thereto , dismissal where the contract under which the Insured Borrower is employed is terminated by the employer , or the financial insolvency of the business of the Insured Borrower 's employer or the business of the Insured Borrower' . |
| 19 | in respect of employed persons , out of work as a result of redundancy as defined in the Employment Protection ( Consolidated ) Act 1978 , as amended , dismissal where the contract under which the Insured Customer is employed is terminated by the Employer , or the declared bankruptcy or liquidation of the business of the Insured Customer 's employer . |
| 20 | In particular , the speed with which a man 's face is recognised is related to the degree to which information about his appearance , personality and biographical details is available to the observer . |
| 21 | If the principle on which morality is based is referred to as ‘ acting for the sake of duty ’ ( Kant ) , then that would be a way of explaining the reason a man might have for acting morally . |
| 22 | The proposed design activity on which this is based is shown in Figure 1.9 . |
| 23 | Urquhart says the board 's new figures can not be assessed until the research on which it is based is published in full . |
| 24 | Great interest is shown in the activities and scenes depicted : the skill and panache with which cat 's cradle is demonstrated is commented on , the speed and technique of the weavers astounds , the making of crayfish pots and operation of eel weirs is studied intently . |
| 25 | If the task he is performing is regarded by him as most important , then performance will tend to improve ; if on the other hand it is regarded as peripheral to some other activity , such as avoiding danger , then performance will deteriorate ’ ( p.545 ) . |
| 26 | To assume it is known is accepted for illustration , but this does not push analysis very far . |
| 27 | What is known is ignored in assessments of genetic technology . |
| 28 | If a group of finds whose date is known is found with others of unknown date , it is likely that all the finds are contemporary , although if this association of finds happens only once , doubt lingers about its accuracy . |
| 29 | The ratio in which it is distributed is governed by the distribution law . |
| 30 | Both mechanisms can be viewed as part of the liberal response to the threat to freedom which it is believed is posed by the existence of untrammelled power , be it public or private . |