Example sentences of "is [adv] [verb] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most commonly used device for finding the eigenvalues and vectors of a matrix A is the power method , or one of its many variants , in which A is effectively raised to a high power . |
| 2 | Obviously , the length of time between first use and second use and , subsequently , between first use and daily use , is intimately related to a number of personal and social factors . |
| 3 | ( This perhaps indicates that it was tactically inept in this case for the plaintiffs to seek to persuade the court that the whole package of information was confidential. ) 5 Whether additional protection should be afforded to an employer where the former employee is not seeking to earn his living by making use of the body of skill , knowledge and experience which he has acquired in the course of his career , but is merely selling to a third party information which he acquired in confidence in the course of his former employment Goulding J drew no such distinction . |
| 4 | The sites now considered to illustrate undefended settlements have been chosen at random since it would have required much research and fieldwork to have presented a comprehensive list in time for this Conference ; attention is merely drawn to a number of sites with the hope that they , and others like them may be studied in more detail by local efforts . |
| 5 | With glass , for instance , the molecular structure is only disturbed to a comparatively shallow depth below the fracture surface and W is generally around 6 J/m 2 — in other words about six times G — and so , although lg , the critical crack length , is six times as high as it otherwise would be , it is still very short and glass is a brittle material . |
| 6 | ‘ That 's why her style is better suited to a Policy Unit that is hers rather than to a CPRS which serves the Cabinet . ’ |
| 7 | The darkness of the beginning of the poem is suddenly illuminated to a ‘ low stream-line brightness ’ towards the end when she picks up speed and moves from a misty , black and yet dignified depression to a kind of elation . |
| 8 | It arises when an immune animal is suddenly exposed to a massive larval challenge , usually from a heavily contaminated field . |
| 9 | If a railway engine travelling along a straight length of track is suddenly introduced to a radius curve , it will jump the rails . |
| 10 | One moment a Mob is striding purposefully towards the enemy , and the next it is suddenly brought to a halt while two warriors settle their differences . |
| 11 | This is generally linked to a sense of the importance of personal development , so that RE can play a significant role in PSE ( personal and social education ) courses . |
| 12 | At any one time , however , volcanic activity is generally confined to a zone no more than 50 km across . |
| 13 | The developers ' profit margin is thus squeezed to a point where they can not ( should they , uncharacteristically , be so minded ) spend enough on quality and design . |
| 14 | Ideally , the product should also run on a range of platforms so that the user is not tied to a single source of hardware . |
| 15 | It is not limited to a particular place . |
| 16 | Unlike the Magistrates ' Court , the Crown Court 's jurisdiction is not limited to a given area . |
| 17 | The plaintiff was in any case prevented from bringing an action by the statutory provision , which is not limited to a bare right of passage and is not lost by the taking of a photograph . |
| 18 | As the transmitter itself is not connected to a real earth or ‘ ground ’ it is essential that the instrument used is adequately screened and all wiring connections are in good condition . |
| 19 | It should be noted that if only one of the shareholders of the company is not connected to a director or manager of the company then the exemption will be unavailable to both the vendors and the purchaser . |
| 20 | Penetration in many instances is not related to a property of the organism itself , in most instances it 's re related to some form of injury in which the organism is moved from it 's normal skin location to a deep tissue location . |
| 21 | Unlike many young painters , Roxy Walsh has established her reputation through work which is not bound to a particular style , technique or concern . |
| 22 | He describes how he is not invited to a ball at Harrington but waits in the terrace garden to see ‘ Maud ’ afterwards : |
| 23 | In reality , it is a social and economic problem which is not fixed to a particular geographical space but which can transfer itself from place to place if it is not tackled at its source . |
| 24 | As a result , the investigator is not exposed to a number of major sources of bias , such as physical appearance and accent . |
| 25 | Although the garden is not arranged to a precise colour scheme , Connie has strong views on colour , ‘ I ca n't be doing with strong , deep reds so I use them only in moderation . ’ |
| 26 | Such behaviour is not suited to a democratic socialist party of the 1990s . |
| 27 | The power to direct that the prohibition is not to apply to a refused application enables an applicant , whose application has been refused on grounds which are remediable or because of circumstances which are liable to change , tore-apply within a shorter period . |
| 28 | Literature is not reduced to a spectral series of disembodied texts , but is seen to be a point of mediation in a developing dialectical process . |
| 29 | So no VAT liability arises if , following normal negotiations , the tenant receives a rent-free period that is not linked to a supply by the tenant . |
| 30 | Respondents are less than convinced by the Government 's assertion that unemployment is not linked to a breakdown of law and order — 75 per cent disagree with the statement ‘ unemployment has nothing to do with crime ’ . |