Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [is] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.

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31 The first of these principles is laid down in Article 5 of the EEC Treaty , which requires Member States to take all appropriate measures to ensure the effectiveness of Community law ; the second principle underlies the constitutional tradition common to the Member States and is also laid down in Articles 6 and 13 of the European Convention of Human Rights .
32 The policy for science and technology has been developed in tandem with the new Labour government 's economic and industrial policies and is generally considered part of any plans for national recovery and reconstruction .
33 The poison preys upon the vitals and is only extinguished by death or , by as fatal a cure , the accomplishment of its own desires .
34 While it is true that cause could be inserted in ( 134 ) , it is significant that the writer has used make with a subject ( " enzymes " ) which actively produces chemical reactions and is even described in the same sentence as an agent that speeds them up .
35 The most commonly used statistic is average waiting time per specialty , but that figure varies with local definitions and is so skewed by interconsultant variation that it is virtually meaningless .
36 OLS continued to expand its partnering contracts and is now recognised as the UK 's leading offshore support company with extensive shore base facilities in both Great Yarmouth and Aberdeen .
37 Flagelliflory , the presentation of flowers on long peduncles , occurs in several unrelated groups and is generally associated with bat pollination , but a whole family of plants in a wide range of habitats in tropical America has all its species bat-pollinated with the flowers projecting above the canopy ; namely the Caryocaraceae .
38 These reports suggested that ketamine was initially introduced as an adulterant in 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ( ‘ ecstasy ’ ) tablets and is now sold in its pure form .
39 The following chapter considers the various policies which have been proposed to deal with regional imbalances and is then followed by a study of inner cities .
40 When this sterling is used to pay for UK exports and is then deposited back in the banks by the exporters , credit will be created on the basis of it , leading to a multiplied increase in money supply .
41 Francis Newton was to found the firm Cossart Gordon & Co , which is one of the oldest and most respected madeira wine merchants and is today incorporated in the Madeira Wine Company Lda .
42 It has burned down three times and is today known as Her Majesty 's .
43 A Product is created once , may be updated many times and is then registered once .
44 A DC is created once , may be updated many times and is then submitted once .
45 He is more accessible than most tycoons and is frequently seen dining in the works canteen at Wapping .
46 Available on or off the bone , the meat is usually from only the breasts of the birds and is lightly smoked , moist and quite delicious .
47 In fact , when a hotel or catering establishment decided to update its kitchen equipment , one of the first places that is often targeted for changes is the method of cooking .
48 The support of the staff and their willingness to adjust their provision and their reaction , clearly demonstrates that given the proper approach teachers are in both principle and practice more willing to review their methods and sustain alternatives than is usually acknowledged .
49 The assessment , against which the parent can appeal , seeks to identify a child 's specific needs and is then used as the basis for eventual school placement .
50 The list consists of fourteen packages and is evenly split between the IBM PC-compatible and the Macintosh platforms .
51 Oh , the blancmange of a conductress bites and wrenches pieces of nail from her fingertips and is well schooled in this art , making them like embryonic heads of pre-life .
52 The system was written by one of the investigators and is already employed in a project being undertaken in the department for the Alvey Directorate .
53 ‘ Hepatitis B has long been recognised as a risk to healthcare workers and is now considered by many authorities to be the most important infectious occupational disease , and yet we are still failing our workers , ’ she said .
54 This modern 3 star hotel has proved very popular with our guests and is well recommended .
55 The muscular frame lends itself to ‘ strength ’ sports and is often defined as the ‘ pear shape ’ because of the wide hips .
56 Pentecost , the seventh Sunday after Easter , commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and is generally known as Whitsunday .
57 As he explains , ‘ where the resulting self-definition , for personal or collective reasons , becomes too difficult , a sense of role confusion results : the young person counterpoints rather than synthesises his sexual , ethnic , occupational and typological alternatives and is often driven to decide definitely and totally for one side or the other . ’
58 Doug Williams , a manager in the bank 's insurance group , says the operation has been profitable for the past two years and is already seen as a significant part of Chase 's retail service .
59 Overall , however , the railways are likely to be one of the toughest state sell-offs of them all , for BR has not made a profit for 40 years and is widely perceived as demoralised and run-down .
60 Version 1 of Rescalc has been around for some years and is today regarded as rather palaeolithic .
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