Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a pseudo-sophistication in our understanding of sexuality and its relation to human actions , for we have not grasped how very difficult it is to cope with all its manifestations . |
| 2 | ‘ Mr Lilley should go to any city in this country and try to live with nothing … find how degrading it is to go to those places and ask for blankets and ask for food . ’ |
| 3 | It will be quite hard as well cos say something 's coming up behind you , the only way you can see is to go like that . |
| 4 | This leaves the designer with the choices of moving the hole , moving the bolt in the instrument , moving the whole instrument , or declaring a new relationship ( the bolt is to go in another hole ) . |
| 5 | What we wan na do is think of some buildings and describe them to ourselves and then work out what style , cos the thing is since the 1960s , styles like we want , like a progression of styles till the 1990s and see what 's changed and what 's stayed . |
| 6 | The difference between the two figures is calculated for each region . |
| 7 | For sterling and the other major currencies the ‘ effective exchange rate ’ is a general measure of the exchange value of the domestic currency , and it is calculated on such a basis . |
| 8 | Damage is calculated in more or less the same way as a stone thrower . |
| 9 | This is calculated from such accurate activity analysis as that from Taunton , in which the total general surgical activity in both NHS and private practice that was required in the year 1990–1 for a relatively captive population in west Somerset was as follows : 25.1 new outpatient referrals per 1000 population ; 28.1 intermediate equivalent ( hernia ) operations per 1000 population . |
| 10 | A target figure is reached for the total stock within each interest category , and the annual replacement figure is calculated from this and from examining the range of depreciation factors at work on the stock . |
| 11 | Oh yes it is the , the column of the Eiffel Tower is hidden by those buildings is n't it ? |
| 12 | His artistic talent combines with a wry humour — a man on a toilet is hidden in each of the intricate drawings . |
| 13 | ‘ He will wake up once his body is drained of all their noxious potions , ’ one of them said , with a grin . |
| 14 | In other areas , notably in relation to the right of freedom of association and collective bargaining , the Commission is abstaining from any action , because it believes that these measures are best dealt with by social partners of industry , or , as appropriate , by the Member States . |
| 15 | If the unit is arranged in several ranks then only models in base contact can fight ( usually the front rank ) . |
| 16 | The binary policy , which is central to the history of higher education from its elaboration in the second half of the 1960s , and intimately related to the history of the CNAA 's own policies and operations , is explained by many or all of these factors , but can not be separated from perceptions of the roles and attitudes of the universities that we have previously discussed , and which were part of the decision-making environment of the mid- and late 1960s . |
| 17 | It has been suggested that Moore 's argument , if just , would count against all definition in which an expression s meaning is explained by some more complex expression [ FRANKENA ] . |
| 18 | When the concept is explained by some writers , educational technology : |
| 19 | What we are trying at this stage , is the extent to which the difference between the H B F's of fifty five thousand , is explained by any technical treatment of migration , as opposed to . |
| 20 | The regression analysis indicates that 50 per cent of the variance is explained by these variables . |
| 21 | This scheme is explained in more detail later in this factsheet . |
| 22 | The approach , which is explained in more detail in the following sections , is summarised in Fig 12.2 . |
| 23 | The impact of FRS 1 and FRS 3 is explained in more detail in this financial review . |
| 24 | The basis for charging stamp duty on VAT-inclusive rent where the lease is silent on the ability to charge VAT , or a lease specifically states that VAT is not recoverable by the landlord , is explained in some detail by the Stamp Office . |
| 25 | It is also worth mentioning how Mach 's principle is explained in this context . |
| 26 | His [ profession ] is compounded of all Natures , all humours , all professions . |
| 27 | The inability to compete on salary terms , which creates staff shortages for certain organisations , is compounded in many cases by an inability to offer sufficiently satisfying work to attract labour with the skills that are desired . |
| 28 | We need to legislate on this offence because of an evidential difficulty , which is compounded in several ways . |
| 29 | In a variation on this theme , the problem is compounded by another factor . |
| 30 | Fourth , I will describe how the organisation of the curriculum into arbitrary hierarchies is compounded by some attempts to make the National Curriculum accessible to all pupils . |