Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [subord] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence , Freeman is refuted since presumably other explanations are conceivable , even if it turns out they are n't very interesting . |
| 2 | From this a molar mass M SD , is calculated if both S and D are known . |
| 3 | There will be variations which stem from the background and cultural heritage of the children who are in attendance , from where the school is situated as well as the resources ( in quality and quantity ) which it receives from the local authority . |
| 4 | Improved Windows printer driver support is highlighted as well and overall WordPerfect says the package is now easier to install than before . |
| 5 | An area of 1 million square miles , or 15 per cent of Russian territory , is regarded as ecologically unsafe for human habitation . |
| 6 | A writ for service out of the jurisdiction is regarded as duly served in each of the following sets of circumstances : |
| 7 | The views of opinion leaders are often taken very seriously by reference group members , and " word of mouth " recommendation is regarded as just about the most powerful tool of promotion ( or condemnation ) that there is . |
| 8 | For example the use of nuclear power in either the military or the civil sense is regarded as qualitatively different from non-nuclear power in its safety , control and management requirements . |
| 9 | A planned European visit , to take advantage of the new opportunities that will come with the Single Market , is regarded as particularly important both for self development and the identification of business opportunities . |
| 10 | This product split is regarded as well balanced , mirroring the demand for replacement windows in the market . |
| 11 | A pass in the Leaving Certificate awarded up to and including 1976 is regarded as approximately equivalent to a Northern Ireland GCE ‘ O ’ level pass . |
| 12 | A pass in the Leaving Certificate awarded up to and including 1976 is regarded as approximately equivalent to a Northern Ireland GCE ‘ O ’ level pass . |
| 13 | The basic premiss , usually , is that whatever exists in a fundamental sense does not depend upon anything external to itself for own existence and is in every way self-sufficient , which is regarded as analytically true . |
| 14 | These tend to be used by very large companies , by companies or organizations where group decisions and committee work are a noticeable feature , and by very small organizations where everybody is regarded as equally important and may want a say in what is going on . |
| 15 | When the accident happened at around 4:15 yesterday afternoon , it is thought the two men had already passed the most arduous section of what is regarded as only an averagely difficult ice climb route . |
| 16 | For this reason , the thorough training of trainers is regarded as very important . |
| 17 | Two of Charlemagne 's leading magnates , Roland and Guenelon ( or Ganelon ) , have fallen out , and Roland suggests that Guenelon should go to the Saracen court to discuss terms with the Muslims ; treachery is suspected , and the embassy is regarded as very dangerous . |
| 18 | In this approach a court order following an isolated offence is regarded as too rigid a way of tackling a complex problem and one that fails to involve the family adequately . |
| 19 | Though fugue is regarded as too tonal a form to be of any use , many other old contrapuntal devices of the Renaissance and Baroque periods have been revived in serial composition , especially canon in its many forms . |
| 20 | Many are killed , & this is regarded as fairly commonplace . |
| 21 | In his amateur days he was an ‘ eviction technician ’ ( a fashionable euphemism for bouncer ) but such work is regarded as unseemly for the standard bearer of a sport which prides itself in its healthy clean-living image , and he now supplements his income from the few competitions which pay more than a pittance by personal appearances . |
| 22 | At one extreme , it is regarded as self-evidently nihilistic , a dissolution of reality into textuality . |
| 23 | Admittedly , he says , some behaviour is regarded as externally caused in as far as the real explanation is not the intentional one . |
| 24 | The same behaviour operates in reverse : if the real wage rate is regarded as abnormally low , they will withdraw some of their labour services in the knowledge that they will be able to command a higher reward for their labour services when real wages return to normal . |
| 25 | A postal survey of a national sample of 250 managers of large hotels found that of the alternative strategies which are favoured when faced with new competitors a change in prices is regarded as relatively unimportant whereas non-price strategies , such as sales promotion and refurbishment of premises , are . |
| 26 | The fact that peasants seized opportunities to enrich themselves is put down to sheer good sense , an unproblematic response to structural changes , while the conviction that the Camisard prophets and prophetesses spoke with the voice of the Holy Spirit is regarded as obviously serving some psychological function . |
| 27 | Only when doubt is regarded as sufficiently dire does the profession of doubt become a way for a person to define himself . |
| 28 | ‘ The courtyard of a house in Delft ’ dates from the height of his career and will doubtless attract much attention from around the world ( est. £4.5–6.5 million ; $6.9–9.9 million ) although it is well-known that Christie 's have been trying to sell it privately for some time and the current estimate is regarded as quite strong . |
| 29 | Most people feel an obligation to keep in contact with their siblings , but beyond that it is regarded as quite proper for relationships to vary in the level of intimacy and the type of support offered ( Firth , Hubert and Forge , 1970 ; Allan , 1979 ) . |
| 30 | The answer seems to be that this is regarded as quite proper if the advantage is mutual — possibly less so if it is not . |