Example sentences of "is well [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the woman with bone metastases the pain became ‘ more and more difficult to relieve with opioids ’ , not surprisingly since such pain is better treated with other analgesics . |
| 2 | The public interest is better served by encouraging newspapers to publish unorthodox points of view in letters columns — an objective which is not helped by depriving them of a " fair comment " defence when they publish letters with which they do not agree . |
| 3 | Its formation is not completely understood but the fact that it is better developed on loose stones than on rock pavements and that there is frequently a well-developed band extending from an inch or two below the surface to just above the ground surface , suggests deposition from solutions derived from the soil by capillary action . |
| 4 | ‘ Rationalisation of school provision is necessary , however painful at the time , and I would encourage all education authorities to continue their efforts to ensure that taxpayers ’ money is better spent on other aspects of our education service , ’ said the minister . |
| 5 | Rudbeckia fulgida deamii is better known as black-eyed Susan |
| 6 | This gas is better known to dental patients as laughing gas , but it is also a mainstay in the operating theatres of many hospitals . |
| 7 | For example , Academician Igor Emmanuilovich Grabar is better known in certain circles as Igor ‘ Obmanilovich ’ Grabar . |
| 8 | ‘ As a result it is better protected against cold winds than it used to be . ’ |
| 9 | Ian McKellen is better suited to small spaces than large ones , because a lot of what he does involves gesture , expression and nuance of voice . |
| 10 | In the hard sell of this linguistic and cultural economy , claims are made for English , not unlike those formerly made for Latin or for certain styles of French , that it is better suited to particular intellectual and scientific purposes , notably in the current situation , those for which consumers want to buy languages . |
| 11 | Fertility , for example , is well represented by green men and other themes by sheela-nagigs and other grotesque figures on both the inside and outside of churches . |
| 12 | The early sixteenth century is well represented by Northern Italian painters : a ‘ Penitent St Jerome ’ by Andrea Previtali ; the ‘ Coronation of Darius ’ by the Veronese Nicolo Giolfino ; a ‘ Madonna and Child with St Catherine ’ by Ortolano ( all exhibited by Voena ) , and a tenebrous ‘ St Jerome ’ by Bernardino Campi ( Benappi ) . |
| 13 | The close inverse relationship between insulin and IGFBP-1 is well recognised in normal and diabetic children . |
| 14 | In addition , the bacteria may exist in a ‘ stationary phase , ’ which is well recognised in other genera . |
| 15 | And despite its comparative remoteness , the town is well connected to adjacent resorts and holiday spots by the faithful Swiss yellow postal coaches . |
| 16 | Carnlough is 35 miles from Belfast and is well connected with regular transport services . |
| 17 | Add to this the author 's credentials as Dr Crichton , a graduate of Harvard Medical School , and the ground is well prepared for ready belief . |
| 18 | Edinburgh is well endowed with other academic and special libraries , and students with particular needs can often use these by prior arrangement . |
| 19 | The Arctic is well endowed with running-water habitats . |
| 20 | This particular form of controversy is well illustrated by recent discussions on karst geomorphology , which seem to have resulted in the general attitude that there are certain forms which characterise tropical karst , but that the effect of lithology is as important in tropical limestone landforms as it is in temperate limestone landforms . |
| 21 | Didcot is 53 miles west of London , 10 miles south of Oxford and is well served by British Rail with regular Inter-City 125 trains from London Paddington , Reading , Swindon , Bath , Bristol and South Wales . |
| 22 | At the present time it is well served by British Rail , so is mainly a dormitory village for commuters to Hull , Beverley and Driffield . |
| 23 | Birmingham is well served by public transport , while its frequently denigrated ring road system allows traffic to flow at a remarkably fast pace ( 17.5mph in rush hours compared to central London 's 9 or 10mph ) . |
| 24 | The Slovenský Raj is well covered by natural pine forests on limestone hills . |
| 25 | The resulting salt mix has a high alkalinity reserve and is well buffered with extra calcium . |
| 26 | This process is well documented in continental areas , where NO x ( NO+NO 2 ) concentrations exceed 100 parts per 10 12 by volume ( p.p.t.v. ) ( ref. 6 ) . |
| 27 | Their link-up of slavery with forms of domination within the family is well documented in traditional systems of slavery such as are found in many parts of Africa . |
| 28 | The Trek Lite is a very well constructed lightweight boot which has an all-in-one upper and is well made with strong stitching . |
| 29 | Of course , not everyone is well versed in moral philosophy . |
| 30 | Young people So far as children and young people are concerned , it is well recognized in historical work on the nineteenth century that the growth of state intervention to control the employment of children , and to establish and expand compulsory education , had the effect of altering the balance of obligations between parents and children . |