Example sentences of "[noun] is [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The gall bladder is accessed transperitoneally and not transhepatically , as large cannulae , which make stone extraction easier , cause unnecessary trauma to the liver .
2 Do answer the call of nature , even if there are only two burning drops , so that the acid contents of the bladder is emptied .
3 In this method the longitudinal scan of the gall bladder is divided into series of cylinders of equal height , with diameters perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the gall bladder image .
4 Infection inside the bladder is known as cystitis .
5 Although the gall bladder is considered to be dispensible , its preservation may result in a reduction of post cholecystectomy syptoms .
6 The phone is ringing as I fumble with the key , my bladder is bursting and as I fall into the room I 'm undecided which call to answer first .
7 If a gyro is fitted , this can tend to hide the effect of the trim offset and can , in gusty conditions , cause the tail to oscillate and lead to the mistaken conclusion that the gyro is too sensitive .
8 One essential requirement , before attempting to fly a model equipped with a gyro for the first time , is to ensure that the gyro is working in the correct sense .
9 The hon. Member for Alyn and Deeside is brandishing a document that he sent to me , but he refused my offer to come to see me .
10 Napoleon is believed to have been warmly in favour even though the tunnel was not designed for military purposes .
11 Porfiry means that he does n't really believe in his theory ; to wonder if he is a Napoleon is to prove to himself that he is n't .
12 Napoleon is meant to have said that an army marches on its stomach .
13 In chapter 11 the impact of GR on cosmology is described .
14 The Faerie Queene , though , ostensibly emphasises personal development : ‘ The generall end therefore of all the booke is to fashion a gentleman or noble person in vertuous and gentle discipline ’ .
15 The best measure of average grain size , the mean is computed from sizes of particles spread through a range of percentile values .
16 Once the position of the mean is defined the spread of the distribution about it is calculated by summing the moments of each class interval about the mean .
17 Grand mean is derived from the four group-mean data points of b .
18 In the language of polymers the first moment the mean is denoted by where is the number of molecules of molecular weight .
19 Five replicates were performed per drug dilution and the standard deviation of the mean is shown .
20 Consequently , the best treatment seems to be to say that stress in words with prefixes is governed by the same rules as those for words without prefixes .
21 The pesticide is most frequently used on these crops , and the EPA is seeking to ban it from these also .
22 The new wheel is made from orientated fibres of carbon , glass and Kevlar , embedded in epoxy resin .
23 The steering wheel is made from a semi-circle of black or brown fondant .
24 Commencing with only three Divisions with their own examination structure , the number of Divisions in the RICS increased to seven and periodically the wheel is re-examined to establish whether it should turn full circle to produce a smaller number of specialist groups once again .
25 Sure enough , the shrieking is louder and the wheel is hopping more violently at the first corner .
26 Yet all this time the front wheel is pointing dead ahead and the bike is driving hard towards the next , faster left .
27 While the steering wheel is offset to the left , the pedals are positioned to the right .
28 Here the wheel is mounted horizontally rather than vertically and the spokes are bent up at the ends to form a cup shape .
29 At high energies ( when the wheel is spun quickly ) the ball behaves in essentially only one way — it rolls round and round .
30 Yes he 's built a business up and I 'm not denying him that er or anything at all , But somehow now er I do n't know whether the wheel is turning too fast for him to co keep up with it or whether it 's erm oh never mind the erm the industry of the locality , providing the money stakes a I know every business has got to pay for itself and that we we 're not , If this quarry was on the down grade and er er somebody had come to us said , look unless you take a drop in your wages er we ca n't survive that would be a different issue altogether .
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