Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | The time required for arranging meetings , preparing reports , attending assessment panels , producing and circulating minutes , contacting relevant staff and monitoring induction and/or progress is considerable . |
| 2 | Although Bozo 's appointment is being presented as a natural consequence of the desire to reunite the Centre 's four sections , it is clear that his presidency will give the museum a bigger say than in the past and ensure that , where funding is concerned , it is no longer the poor relation of the IRCAM . |
| 3 | There is a trap for the unwary where Newco is a close company and lends money to the trustees of an employee trust which holds shares in Newco , for example where funding is required to enable the trust to acquire further Newco shares . |
| 4 | As a gourmet you certainly think of yourself as a product of high civilization , as far above the animal as a scholar or scientist is . |
| 5 | It has after all become a commonplace that the creative imagination of the philosopher , mathematician or scientist is not much different from that of a prophet or poet ; what distinguishes him is how he treats his findings in retrospect . |
| 6 | This shows that the Bristol & West is behind you , and says you 're a genuine , serious house-hunter , with real buying power — to be treated with the greatest respect ! |
| 7 | Bristol & West is the UK 's tenth-largest building society , with assets of more than £7bn and 350 retail outlets . |
| 8 | For an alternative formulation might be that it is the hallmark of democratic government ( which is not the whole of democracy ) that it is government by consent , by contrast with other forms of arbitrary or tyrannical rule where the wishes of the people are ignored and their assent or support is not sought , or considered necessary . |
| 9 | Stopping people by asking for the time or change is a favourite mugging trick — especially when there is more than one attacker . |
| 10 | Once policies are on the statute books , there is reluctance to change them , or change is very slow and largely through non-statutory guidance . |
| 11 | All of the other theories to be discussed here can only describe what has happened ; they have no real conception of what the motive force of power or change is in society over time other than to rely on describing the eclectic , indeterminate behaviour of subjective and free individuals . |
| 12 | In the absence of an express obligation , the landlord will have no duty to keep in repair any pipe or drain through which the tenant discharges soil or water , even if the pipe or drain is retained in the possession of the landlord ( Westminster ( Duke ) v Guild [ 1984 ] 3 All ER 144 ) . |
| 13 | A communal approach over a broader socio-economic field is required if a rural development strategy for a particular area , community or settlement is to be established . |
| 14 | This is why the responsibility of ( say ) looking after a small brother or sister is so valuable in enhancing the social awareness and maturity of the older boy or girl who is doing the substitute parenting . |
| 15 | ‘ Where the use of discretion or assessment is to regulate and control the flow of money , be it of social fund officers or care managers , this promotes anxiety about possible injustices and discrimination in decision-making . ’ |
| 16 | In fact one of the simplest and best ways to extend any kind of seafood salad or cocktail is with fresh pineapple . |
| 17 | This is very often a kind of prose poem where narrative is not the issue ; it develops images and phrases , for an example read Beckett 's short stories . |
| 18 | Making 99 per cent of a journey safe and convenient by foot or bike is futile if the remaining one per cent contains a dangerous road crossing or a threatening subway . |
| 19 | No other powder or softener is needed . |
| 20 | A visual check of the general condition of the water or effluent is normally made when a sample is taken , and other inspections are often made without sampling . |
| 21 | FIG. 1 Glutamate uptake generates an extracellular alkalinization. a and b , Changes in pH recorded with a pH-sensitive microelectrode just outside a Mûller cell ( pH o , alkaline upwards ) during membrane polarization from +17mV ( where uptake is small ) to -83mV ( where uptake is large ) in solutions containing 107mM ( a ) or 0mM ( b ) sodium and 0μM or 100μM L-glutamate. c , pH o ( as in a , with 100μM glutamate ) during activation of different amounts of uptake by polarization from +7mV to various test potentials ( bars ) . |
| 22 | FIG. 1 Glutamate uptake generates an extracellular alkalinization. a and b , Changes in pH recorded with a pH-sensitive microelectrode just outside a Mûller cell ( pH o , alkaline upwards ) during membrane polarization from +17mV ( where uptake is small ) to -83mV ( where uptake is large ) in solutions containing 107mM ( a ) or 0mM ( b ) sodium and 0μM or 100μM L-glutamate. c , pH o ( as in a , with 100μM glutamate ) during activation of different amounts of uptake by polarization from +7mV to various test potentials ( bars ) . |
| 23 | Well , usually with this sort of , with the replicability , or reliability is pretty low . |
| 24 | ( ii ) Pupils should consider the notion of appropriateness to situation , topic , purpose and language mode and the fact that inappropriate language use can be a source of humour ( either intentional or unintentional ) or may give the impression that the speaker or writer is pompous or inept or impertinent or rude . |
| 25 | The very occupation of artist or writer is , by its nature , hazardous . |
| 26 | But where provision is organised on the principle of selectivity , as in the health and personal welfare sectors , more complex assessment is required in order both to ration ( or target ) resources , and to link correctly an applicant to what is available . |
| 27 | Even today you often find men 's where you do n't find women 's and even where provision is equal there are difficulties , ’ says Sue . |
| 28 | Similarly , social workers can help ensure that where provision is available for protecting someone 's rights in the justice system , ( for example , appropriate adult provision ) the need for it is recognised and met . |
| 29 | ‘ If you 're continually on the move , what time or opportunity is there for interaction at any but the most superficial level ? ’ |
| 30 | As a precis this is pretentious , and The Cook & Co is full of the hyperbole and complicated allusions that identify a Greenaway work — The Draughtsman 's Contract , Drowning By Numbers , for example — but in the darkness of the cinema the film has a stomach-churning directness . |