Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [prep] british " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bulk of the blame for all that is placed on British Rail , which knowingly permitted these things to continue . |
| 2 | It is painted in British Telecom yellow livery with blue lettering . |
| 3 | These include plans for a tree foundation , a special business award and proposals for a sculpture to commemorate the honour , which is given by British Telecom in partnership with the Department of the Environment and the Royal Society for Nature Conservation . |
| 4 | 70 police officers in riot gear raided the site which is owned by British Rail . |
| 5 | Queen 's Drive House in Walcot is owned by British Telecom . |
| 6 | The method of investigation is a cross-combination of the archival researches of the team of sub-editors and the personal research of the investigators into the annual agricultural census , which is reported in British Parliamentary Paper , amongst other sources . |
| 7 | When it is caught in British waters , the event does not go unnoticed and there have been some large examples recorded . |
| 8 | Early risers can also have cheap electric showers ( not quite so early in the summer , as the clock is not altered when the change is made to British Summer Time ) , while fridges , freezers and outside lights will cost less to run . |
| 9 | They had lived in Holland for twenty years and had been much impressed by Dutch conversions of barns into dwellings which tend to be more simple , ‘ scrubbed ’ and ‘ puritanical ’ than the often over-elaborate treatment that is applied to British projects . |
| 10 | We must increase demand for British goods by adjusting the exchange rate so that demand is channelled to British goods through the price mechanism , making our goods and exports more attractive and cheaper and imports dearer . |
| 11 | This site is operated by British Telecom and not by the military as its location would indicate . |
| 12 | Obando , which is offshore Gabon , is operated by British Gas , which has a 50 per cent share . |
| 13 | In either case , the problem with British movies is seen as British inhibition . |
| 14 | The data are based on a different population than is seen in British clinics but it provides quantitation of the degree of obesity in practice . |
| 15 | A similar effect is seen in British woodlands where the maintenance of traditionally disturbing management ( like coppicing ) keeps up species numbers of animals and plants , whereas abandoning of such management leads to a decline . |
| 16 | A good social ‘ mix ’ is sought among British students and offers are commonly made to applicants both from the EEC countries and other parts of the world . |
| 17 | Cleveland and Yorkshire North MEP David Bowe has told campaigners that the EC could grant money for a feasibility study if the line whose future is threatened by British Steel 's decision to transfer Redmire quarry limestone from rail to roads from September was part of a regional transport plan … |
| 18 | Yet public opinion , as it is reflected in British law , has steadfastly refused to enlarge upon the spirit of the pioneer legislation of the early 1820s and 1830s , updated fifty years later , which introduced the protection of animals against cruelty . |
| 19 | In the structure of kinship which is reflected in British research studies — that of the white majority — considerable variation is found in the range of people who ‘ count ’ as part of the kin group for different purposes . |
| 20 | The plane was due to connect with the hydrofoil service to Malta which is used by British oil workers . |
| 21 | On locomotive-hauled trains , a flashing red light is used by British Rail , while on multiple units a static light is used . |
| 22 | A recent story , quite unexplained , was related to me by Mr G. Leslie who is employed by British Rail in the London area . |
| 23 | All craft students will spend about 30 hours a year in the Chinese cookery centre , which is sponsored by British Gas ( Eastern ) and Far East Industries . |
| 24 | ‘ My salary is sponsored by British Coal which means when I am fund-raising I know none of that money will be going to pay for my work . |
| 25 | The Royal National Theatre 's tour is sponsored by British Petroleum . |
| 26 | Easily Accessible : Redlands is half a mile outside Ladybank village which is served by British Rail and buses . |
| 27 | The study programme is essentially erm addressed towards erm Third World countries , and it is supported by British technical assistance , and therefore a number of the participants , a large number , are funded by technical assistance funds . |
| 28 | A " common front " with the United States on some issues had its attractions , as is indicated by British disappointment when Washington declined to join the Baghdad Pact with Iraq , Iran and other Middle Eastern states in 1955 . |
| 29 | It says that the discharges from the plant , which is run by British Nuclear Fuels ( BNFL ) , are carried upstream to Preston on the incoming tide and deposited in mudflats used by children to play . |
| 30 | This is defined by British Standard BS 5283 : 1976 as : the destruction of micro-organisms but not usually bacterial spores ; it does not necessarily kill all micro-organisms but reduces them to a level which is neither harmful to health nor the quality of perishable foods . |