Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb pp] be [prep] " in BNC.

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1 In the rumen , H 2 is consumed by methanogenic bacteria and similarly , in methanogenic human subjects , 75% of the hydrogen excreted is as methane .
2 In terms of Oriental changelessness , the contrast implied is with western progressivism : the key value that has ensured science , technology , world leadership , imperialism , and the achievements of a materialistic civilisation .
3 The contrast implied is of course with legacies ( and perhaps institution as heir ) .
4 The court must find out whether the payment stipulated is in truth a penalty or liquidated damages …
5 The country where the loss occurred is within the territorial limits covered under the policy .
6 The entire replica fleet aboard the carrier flown was from the deck into the rising sun of the east in some of the most visually stunning scenes of the film .
7 The European Commission has decided that the state aid offered to Digital Equipment Corp at its Scottish plant in Ayr conforms with Community rules , the Irish Department of Enterprise & Employment has had to admit : in a letter to the department , Brussels said ‘ The Commission , with regard to information provided by the UK authorities , considers the regional aid granted to the Ayr plant is in conformity with Community rules and the aid received is within the limits approved by the Commission for this region ’ ; the Irish government had asked for a review of state aid to DEC after it decided to transfer some operations from Galway to Ayr .
8 Landlord might be at risk financially , the subtenancy proposed being at a premium and a low rent .
9 Anthony Scrivener referred to the Bill as unique in jurisprudence because a defendant can be guilty of the aggravated offence even though he does no other act than commit the basic offence , and the event which makes the crime aggravated is outside his or her control .
10 The first part of the dream involved being in a room talking to some friends .
11 In Dicey & Morris , The Conflict of Laws , 11th ed. ( 1987 ) , vol. 2 , pp. 1110–1111 , the test propounded is of residence at the time the other party received the payment .
12 The equipment listed is for 26 windsurfer guests in 1989 .
13 The equipment listed is for 50 windsurf guests in 1990 , but during the year there will be updates and replacements .
14 The equipment listed is for 30 windsurf guests in 1990 , but during the year there will be some updates and replacements .
15 The equipment listed is for up to 40 windsurf guests in 1990 , but during the year there will be updates and replacements .
16 This was to have been changed by clause 54(4) under which the benefit received was to be assessed at the arm 's length price which an ordinary member of the public would have paid for that service .
17 The adjustment needed is towards a partnership of fellow professionals rather than a hierarchy of expert superordinates and inexpert subordinates .
18 For the burden of proof that the intention of the deceased changed is on the person who denies the trust .
19 If the site chosen is in the opinion of the local authority not suitable for the carrying on of an offensive trade , being for example too near to residential properties then consent may be refused , or granted for a limited period or subject to conditions .
20 The arbitrary implications of undefinable rights are particularly evident where the right claimed is by its nature not capable of being satisfied by any degree of compulsion exercised within the relevant society .
21 At this stage , most if not all expert systems can not be used by naive users ; a reasonable general knowledge of the area of expertise covered by the system ( its knowledge domain ) is essential if the output produced is to be taken seriously , just as the scope , limitations and difficulties presented by a new piece of legislation can only be predicted with any certainty by a lawyer and , even then , not always correctly .
22 The Act gives certain powers to the High Court where an application is made for an order for evidence to be obtained in England , and the court is satisfied that the application is made in pursuance of a request issued by or on behalf of a court or tribunal exercising jurisdiction in another part of the United Kingdom or some other country , and that the evidence sought is to be obtained for the purposes of civil proceedings which have either been instituted before the requesting court or whose institution is contemplated .
23 The argument presented is in terms of the ‘ haves ’ being concerned for the ‘ have-nots ’ .
24 The example given was of a tenant against whom an order for eviction had been made securing further time in residence by appealing .
25 Where all the claimants are before the court under section 8 , then the relief granted is to be ‘ such as to avoid double liability of the wrongdoer , ’ which presumably means that the court is to apportion the damages representing the value of the chattel according to the respective interests of the claimants .
26 An order may be made , on application , for the joinder of another party or parties on the basis that common questions arise , the relief sought is in respect of the same transaction , or it is desirable to make the order ( Ord 5 , r 2 ) .
27 On the hand it most likely to be because the subject discussed is of great interest to the newspaper 's readers .
28 But there are certain conditions to this — provided the credit card belongs to an individual rather than a company and the amount involved is between £100 and £30,000 ( including VAT ) then you should be covered .
29 The first is in relation to debtor-creditor-supplier agreements where the amount owed is to be paid off in a few instalments .
30 It may be important to carry out a preliminary field research exercise to identify : who are the " relevant population " and what they are like in general terms ; what type of research method will prove most cost-effective ; what should be the structure and content of the questionnaire , and how researchers should use it ; how the information collected is to be collated and classified .
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