Example sentences of "it is [adj] in [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is assignable in writing by the owner during his lifetime ; but in spite of any assignment or agreement made by the author , it will revert to his representatives twenty-five years after his death . |
| 2 | Nine times out of ten it is successful in provoking some ideas from the other person . |
| 3 | The company is looking for a 20% share of the 80486-compatible market by the end of 1994 if it is successful in lining up a partner . |
| 4 | The chances are that the same cycle will repeat even if it is successful in doing so ; success in innovative technology can not be guaranteed . |
| 5 | The chances are that the same cycle will repeat even if it is successful in doing so ; success in innovative technology can not be guaranteed . |
| 6 | It is essential in researching and gathering information , and works very well in conjunction with any of the other approaches . |
| 7 | It is beneficial in stimulating the immune system and slowing the growth of the blood vessels which nourish tumours . |
| 8 | Its range extends from bass to alto but it is most happy in the tenor register , where it is effective in sustaining or filling in the harmony . |
| 9 | Lukács 's concept of reification extends the theory of ideology by showing one of the mechanisms by which it is effective in obscuring class relations . |
| 10 | Firstly , the efficacy of BCG varies considerably from region to region ; secondly , it is effective in preventing serious forms of primary tuberculosis but seems not to prevent the infected person from developing postprimary , often infectious , disease . |
| 11 | According to Anthony , this may vary in the extent to which it is effective in keeping actual psychosis at bay . |
| 12 | The poem enacts various creations as parts of an apparently continuing ritual pattern ; it is polyphiloprogenitive in detailing the creation of the Word , Origen , the painting , and flowers ; we seem able to trace all back to their cause , yet ultimately the cause is only a formal utterance , ‘ In the beginning was the Word ’ , whose repetition takes us no further . |
| 13 | The region of similarity between DP-1 and E2F-1 is likely to be an important part of their DNA-binding domains , but we can not distinguish whether it is involved in recognizing the E2F sequence per se or if it provides a dimerization domain which then allows sequence-specific recognition . |
| 14 | Although it remains possible that phosphorylation of c-Jun at Ser-249 by the DNA-PK activates its transcriptional potential in vivo , the body of evidence therefore suggests that it is involved in regulating some other aspect of c-Jun function . |
| 15 | It is fortunate in having strong backing from several prominent schools in America and Europe ( including the founding father of innovative medical education , McMaster ) . |
| 16 | It is misguided in believing that a solution to the problem of the legitimacy of corporate managerial power can ever be found by looking to either the market or the ordering of power within the company . |
| 17 | It is useful in forming lengthy movements . |
| 18 | The English language presents difficulties if a purely phonic approach is attempted ( silent letters in ‘ knife ’ and ‘ pneumatic ’ , for example ) but it is useful in dealing with the ‘ sounding out ’ of unfamiliar words . |
| 19 | All information available is necessarily historical but as the past is mainly a reliable guide for the future it is useful in helping you decide whether you should or should n't give credit . |
| 20 | It is useful in recording progress in work programmes , e.g. trial and error ward management problems , one example of which might be organising patient allocation for total patient care and delegating responsibilities by senior student nurses . |
| 21 | It is useful in making preliminary plans showing the relationship of the parts , the sequence of assembly and which groups of parts make up subassemblies . |
| 22 | It is useful in making preliminary plans showing the relationship of the parts , the sequence of assembly and which groups of parts make up subassemblies . |
| 23 | This is obviously a simplified and inevitably imprecise scheme but it is helpful in placing quasi-government within the broader administrative and political context . |
| 24 | It is untrue in selling , where any visitor to a street market like London 's Petticoat Lane will see humour being used to sell , very effectively . |
| 25 | I 'm sorry to send you this catalogue of woes , but I do agree with the sentiment of the Whitley paper , that the system has damaged our public image , and equally importantly it is inefficient in handling our internal and external communications . |
| 26 | As part of the process of writing from the very beginning , and writing in small steps , from the first day you should write down , and keep available , notes consisting of a few sentences on each of the following : ( a ) the essay 's hypothesis ( the claim it is interested in exploring ) ; ( b ) the evidence or data you are going to use ( the facts , quotes , parallel cases from other texts , etc. , that you are in the process of collecting ) ; ( c ) brief statements of your ideas so far ; ( d ) in the case of a longer dissertation , the preliminary results of a " literature search " ( a survey of bibliographies to find things to read ) . |
| 27 | Apple has not officially commented on the project , although market sources have said it is interested in bringing the product to market . |
| 28 | With no product launches scheduled for at least another year or so , Sun says , it is interested in using ATM for multimedia networks and distributed processing environments . |
| 29 | We want it to show it is interested in addressing that . ’ |
| 30 | Carnon Consolidated spends about £500000 a year on exploration , and says it is interested in opening up new , small mines in Cornwall , feeding the ore to the Wheal Jane processing plant . |