Example sentences of "are [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Erm in my experience it 's quite normal for erm a period after the close of the enquiry to be erm given to erm the planning authority or authorities to on other matters which are outstanding at the close of the enquiry , whether it 's two weeks , whether it 's whether it 's very very common , it 's it 's reasonable that the authority should have that opportunity to .
2 Slow , badly coordinated vector graphics are awful at the best of times , but when they 're trying to convey the scintillating action of such a classic film their inadequacy is more poignant .
3 But it is more likely that a physical restraint influenced the swirling liquids — just as bad weather cyclones and hurricanes are anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise south of the equator of spinning planet Earth .
4 ‘ Others , including myself , believe that non-punitive but truly compensatory damages awarded by the courts of the United Kingdom are preferable to the exorbitance of emotionally-driven jury awards , ’ he said .
5 Destructiveness and self-doubt are preferable to the enfeebled body politic and the parasitic Church .
6 He suggests that gradual movements in share prices caused by insider dealing are preferable to the erratic jumps in prices brought about by enforced disclosure .
7 For such a task crude approaches to semantic processing are preferable to the detailed analyses found in understanding systems since they are computationally tractable , robust and are not restricted to a small language domain .
8 If support teachers are alert to the possibilities within their role , and allowed the flexibility to operate at the individual or whole-class level , then support for individual children can offer a way through to improving the quality of learning for all ( see , for example , Hodgson et al.
9 This would help me in ensuring that project staff are alert to the need to establish links when new initiatives are being considered .
10 It is easy to perceive that so long as this group of entrepreneurs is active in the market , and so long as they are alert to the changing prices their own activity brings about , the market process can proceed in an entirely normal fashion .
11 Decisions still emerge which are redolent of the pre-1964 era , such as those which manipulate the distinction between rights and legitimate expectations .
12 For June 1990 to June 1991 , gravity increases occur at all stations but are largest at the summit .
13 The spinelets are largest in the centre of the disk becoming shorter and more rugose towards the edge .
14 The spinelets are largest in the centre of the disk .
15 The loads on the structure are lower during the first half of the launch and it is not unusual to exceed the placard speed for a few seconds during the initial steepening of the climb .
16 There is substantial evidence showing that the chances of surviving to old age are lower among the manual than non-manual groups and that this also applies , though to a lesser extent , to the number of years people live beyond retirement .
17 Powerlessness as a broad-based variable of disease risk is supported by research in poverty versus non-poverty areas ( Haan et al , 1987 ) ; by occupational setting studies where people have worse heart disease rates if they are lower in the hierarchy ( Rose and Marmot , 1981 ) , or have high work demands in combination with low levels of decision-making control ( Karasek and Theorell , 1990 ) ; and by the stress literature which indicates an association between chronic stress and various physical , behavioural , and psychological health problems ( Kasl and Cooper , 1987 ) .
18 It is unexplained why the radiometer readings in Bands 6 and 7 are lower in the second series , when the illumination is greater , but this was taken as grist to the mill of the idea that the radiometer method would probably be less reliable than the imaging method .
19 But this is a private language ; no one else could learn it , because the experiences by appeal to which the terms in it get their meaning are private to the speaker .
20 One answer is that unions also provide other goods which are private to the extent that they are available only to union members .
21 References to experts are private in the same way that arbitrations are .
22 ‘ . Theory emerges as and when texts or issues are theorized , usually by academics who are dissatisfied with the status quo .
23 Although Essex finally agreed to provide Thomas with special teaching in a state school , his parents are dissatisfied with the quality of tuition on offer and have appealed for help from Mr Clarke , Education Secretary .
24 If they are dissatisfied with the school or education authority , they will be able to call in the Education Standards Commission and get action taken .
25 If you are dissatisfied with the results , do n't hesitate to enlist the help of our representative , who will also advise you on which local customs need to be respected .
26 There will also be parents who are dissatisfied with the school which their children currently attend and will be looking for an alternative .
27 ‘ I scarcely know whether these remarks are intended as the mere superfluous assertion of an abstract right , or whether they are intended to imply a covert threat , that if the petitioners are dissatisfied with the answer to their application , they may resort to the extreme course of closing that useful place of veterinary education .
28 They include information on how to proceed if you are dissatisfied with the way a lawyer has handled your case or the diagnosis/treatment given by a doctor .
29 However , the sex of the fetus will be known in numerous situations of antenatal diagnosis other than for sex-linked diseases , and it now seems that some women seek abortions merely because they are dissatisfied with the sex of the fetus .
30 However , local authorities have a local appeals procedure under which officers may appeal if they are dissatisfied with the authority 's decision as to whether it is necessary to move home or if they are dissatisfied with any of the authority 's decisions in relation to the application of the relocation provisions .
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