Example sentences of "[noun] [am/are] fixed " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where endowments and factor returns are fixed , the effect of a change in taxation depends on the relative importance of capital and earned income , on the dispersion of these two components and on the extent to which a high capital endowment is correlated with high earning capacity . |
| 2 | Broadly speaking , the courts have taken the view that the bounds of parliamentary privilege are fixed by the common law which they have the right to declare . |
| 3 | Wooden risers are fixed to these strings , and the framework is then positioned and held in place , ready for the concrete . |
| 4 | Now if V and T are fixed , or are uninfluenced by M ( i.e. V and T are independent of M ) , then the equation of exchange can be expressed as the quantity theory , which states that an increase/decrease in M will lead directly to an increase/ decrease in P . |
| 5 | The limits within which committees may modify government proposals are fixed by the major parties . |
| 6 | I 'm sure that all knitters , not just those with this particular machine , should check frequently that their machine and its accessories are fixed firmly to the table as some nasty accidents can occur . |
| 7 | For example , central government uses budgets rather more indirectly to fix taxes : they form the basic public expenditure requirements , but how taxes are fixed and whether a budget surplus or deficit is being planned are questions beyond the scope of the budgets themselves . |
| 8 | The other two three-figure groups are fixed each in its own wing by its adjustment to the slope of the cornice . |
| 9 | It is also possible to have a rigidly fixed exchange rate system in which the exchange values of currencies are fixed in terms of some common unit such as gold . |
| 10 | European eyes are fixed on the first of these figures : public spending that is now shooting through the ceiling set in the EC 's self-denying ordinance of 1988 . |
| 11 | WHILE America 's eyes are fixed on the Gulf , at least one US official has n't forgotten the enemy within — marijuana smokers . |
| 12 | His eyes are fixed on hers as if he is trying to outstare her . |
| 13 | Holists and individualists may both be said to have an overarching interest in understanding the mechanisms which operate in the social world , but beneath this unifying umbrella their eyes are fixed on different features on the landscape , and their respective theories are to be judged in relation to the tasks they set themselves . |
| 14 | So long as one 's own eyes are fixed on the past , it is difficult to make the point that the past should not be prescriptive for the future . |
| 15 | Seemingly standing rigid like a statue , his eyes are fixed on page one of the script while peripheral vision is trying to take in every detail of events going on around him in the studio . |
| 16 | ‘ All eyes are fixed on him [ Romana ] in the hope that he will overturn the present system . ’ |
| 17 | His eyes are fixed on you and you know , you just know that he 's about to spring . |
| 18 | I do n't need to see through the sheet to know that Anya 's flushed brick red , and that her eyes are fixed on somewhere quite far to the east of the Walthamstow marshes . |
| 19 | The franchise system is a different but related type of network in which the operating units are fixed but are linked to the centre by a marketing network . |
| 20 | If the words are fixed once and for all , on the page , may not their meaning be fixed also ? |
| 21 | If the corners are fixed and immoveable , then the square will appear to maintain its rigid shape until it bursts . |
| 22 | When all the strips of wood are fixed , staple lengths of synthetic fibre padding between them . |
| 23 | Exactly how long until the boilers are fixed ? " |
| 24 | If expectations are fixed then the answer is that the government can achieve point A on the iso-vote line V 1 by expanding aggregate demand to generate inflation of P 1 and unemployment of U 1 . |
| 25 | To illustrate the point further , some bridges are fixed at one end , but rest upon rollers at the opposite end , to allow for expansion . |
| 26 | I also get all sorts of people , from average riders wanting a family horse to have fun with to those whose sights are fixed at the very top . |
| 27 | Cutters are fixed in place by the wrench and tommy bar method . |
| 28 | Side and bottom rails are fixed first , ensuring that the two bottom corners form true right angles |
| 29 | On these members 75mm ( 3in ) thick pine floorboards are fixed , performing a structural function as well as providing a floor surface sufficiently substantial to resist the heavy loads imposed by stored textiles . |
| 30 | It says up to 90 per cent of the industry 's costs are fixed . |