Example sentences of "are [adv] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.

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31 In laser surgery , CO 2 lasers ( wavelength 10.6 ) are widely used because of the high absorption in water , and therefore in any soft tissue .
32 The four subjects chosen ( English , maths , history and geography ) represented key subjects were communication skills are widely used and teacher-pupil dialogue at its greatest .
33 Statistical approaches to this problem are widely used and some of the basic ideas are introduced below .
34 Statistical approaches to this problem are widely used and some of the basic ideas are introduced below .
35 It also helps to vary the shapes of the flowers as well as their colours : for example , hydrangeas are much more pointed in shape than roses , and the petals of potentillas are widely spaced and so give a more pronounced petal shape .
36 Indices such as the dependency ratio are widely quoted and are of some use in portraying overall trends and relationships between different elements of the population of Specific countries ( or any other geographical area ) .
37 Local newspapers are widely read and relatively cheap to advertise in .
38 Its publications are widely read and genuinely helpful in clarifying issues for parents , teachers , and local education authorities .
39 If she or her children return before the ashes become cold , it becomes again an ahi-ka , but there is a difference of opinion whether the grandchildren can recover their rights in that way , but there is no doubt that the great grandchildren can not do so unless they are expressly invited and welcomed by the tribe . "
40 All those commitments , which are broadly supported by the country , are expressly denied and excluded by the Labour party 's amendment .
41 Similarly the delicate and subtle nuances of such ballets as Ashton 's A Month in the Country , Robbins ' Dances at a Gathering and MacMillan 's Song of the Earth are successfully conveyed and capture the audience 's attention from the moment the curtain rises by the impetus , rhythm , dimension and variety of dance .
42 Five national opinion polls in tomorrow 's newspapers are keenly awaited after a survey in London showed Labour 's lead slipping a couple of points .
43 The ship remains afloat and is towed by a French gunboat to the port where the four in the small boat , picked up by a passing ship , are duly landed and detained for a court-martial .
44 If the Society is satisfied that the above criteria are fulfilled , and if the appropriate forms are duly completed and the fees have been paid , the Law Society may at its discretion register the foreign lawyer in the register of foreign lawyers .
45 Savour the delights of French regional cuisine in France : A Culinary Journey The food , wine and local customs are lavishly photographed and portrayed in fascinating detail by top cookery writers .
46 Equally important was the ideological factor of consent : in a situation of hegemony , subordinate classes ‘ consent ’ to the existing social relations because they are effectively represented as being universally beneficial .
47 Equally worrying is the fact that deaf people are effectively disenfranchised because they can neither get access to nor take part in the political debate .
48 Increasingly with voluntary bodies , and I know that this was discussed at length in the P A G , but will be of interest to members , increasingly with voluntary bodies , we are moving towards er , jointly providing services with them , in a partnership arrangement where we are effectively purchasing and commissioning services from them , and that is the way we would wish the policy to go .
49 Those which do not exist are effectively discarded because they are not stored in the list , however they could be regenerated from the graph should that become necessary at some future stage .
50 ‘ We have now reshaped our lobbying and policy operation to ensure the needs of our 5500 member businesses are effectively researched and highlighted . ’
51 The information provided on the death certificate provides the basis of mortality data which are eventually published and analysed by researchers and social commentators .
52 Desk Top Publishing can bring benefits to an organisation but only if the requirements are properly defined and there is an appreciation of what such systems can do and the learning curve involved .
53 In this case , schools must ensure that the history requirements are properly covered and that the history attainment targets are addressed .
54 If the key and password are properly authenticated and used in connection with an encryption and algorithm , an erroneous transmissions should be clearly evident because it would not be readable by the recipient as a result of the failure of the process of message decryption .
55 It is not the purpose of this book to provide a history of coinage , however brief , but rather to focus on the methods by which coins are studied , for only when these methods are properly understood and applied can we realise the full potential of coins as an aid to interpreting the past .
56 My hon. Friend is right to raise those issues and to seek to be satisfied that the proposals are properly examined and fully justified .
57 It is equally important to ensure that all joints and connections between the wires , uprights , and anchorages are properly made and strong enough for the job ( see Figure 13 ) .
58 Rejuvenation ( see Chakravarthy , 1984 ) does not invalidate portfolio analysis if the axes are properly formulated and researched .
59 If the materials are properly prepared and used , the procedure can have all the advantages of an experimental study .
60 Financial accounting concerns the need to have systems in place which ensure that financial transaction ( such as the payment of wages ) are properly conducted and that appropriate records are maintained .
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