Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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1 | Fairies are reported to be thick on the ground living in grassy mounds all over the island . |
2 | From time to time these institutions are instructed to speed up the introduction of Hindi . |
3 | If institutions are funded from the same general purse , on the whole they mesh together and work easily together . |
4 | There are 77 other local authorities playing the markets in a similar , though less extensive , way , and a similar number of financial institutions are involved . |
5 | These social institutions are involved when actions of a sexual nature or actions of a violent character have occurred . |
6 | Various methods are used , depending on market circumstances — the ‘ tap ’ method , where stock is issued gradually in order not to flood the market and depress the price ; the ‘ tender ’ method , where institutions are invited to tender for a given issue ; and the ‘ auction ’ method , where stock is sold to the highest bidders among the twenty or so gilt-edged market makers ( GEMMs ) . |
7 | Simple exhortation , however , offers no cure in these days when many of the country 's institutions are seen to have foundations built on sand . |
8 | The financial institutions ' separation from , and domination of , manufacturers gives yearly accounts a much greater salience than in countries where financial institutions are made more receptive to manufacturer 's requirements , and this in turn highlights the artificial distinction between operating costs and capital outlays . |
9 | Add to this the fact that our universities and practically all our major cultural institutions are run by English people , and that many of the executive posts in local government and other organisations are occupied by them , and it will be clear that Scotland is rapidly being colonised , indeed being turned into an extension of England . |
10 | Our academic institutions help to maintain a flow of the kind of cultural capital on which our wider social institutions are based . |
11 | Many EEC ( European Economic Community ) institutions are based in his country , including the European Court of Justice . |
12 | Elections in the United States take place every two years ( more frequently if one includes state and local elections ) and , as part of the checks and balances built into the process by the constitution , different institutions are elected for different tenures . |
13 | These er er orders today are n't based on a thorough inquiry er into how audits on the the financial institutions are conducted , what 's wrong with them , what goes wrong , not even a thorough er inquiry into what happened in the B C C I case , er we ca n't legislate , we ca n't legi or regulate I put it without er er er a thorough inquiry and yet here we have er orders brought in er without inquiry . |
14 | From this examination , the functions of institutions are discovered . |
15 | We are learning that the way institutions are organized is increasingly a problem for men as well as women . |
16 | In general , institutions are organized social groups embodying social roles , relations , processes , norms and instruments or complexes of cultural patterns , norms and procedures , which satisfy some important social interest ( e.g. educational , economic , religious , etc ) . |
17 | The savings and loan saga provides a startling illustration of how badly matters can go wrong when institutions are cut loose from regulation without proper supervision . |
18 | Institutions are viewed as expressions of collective purposes which maintain vitality so long as they are able to maintain a clear sense of purpose . |
19 | Advertisements sent to relevant European institutions are exempt because those institutions are treated as Art 9(3) experts in relation to investment advertisements relating to activities falling within their home-regulated business ( see para 44 of Sched 10 to the Banking Co-ordination Regulations ) . |
20 | That will give you a fair idea of the sort of environment in which institutions are placed , and the sort of environment in which you might be happy , and again , go for the environment in which you think you will be happiest . |
21 | Heads of departments and institutions are indemnified by the University in respect of any claims made against them under civil law in connection with safety duties . |
22 | A surprising fact is that 65 per cent of the UK is supplied with hard water , a situation which means that a high proportion of hotels , restaurants and other institutions are faced with hard water problems which are costing them hard earned revenue . |
23 | Convicted criminals in penal institutions are disqualified as are persons convicted of certain corrupt or illegal practices at elections . |
24 | As for the second , it has long been recognised that successful institutions are distinguished by clear aims . |
25 | The GHS is a survey which considers only those resident in the community , ; residents of institutions are excluded . |
26 | Even if those who are living in institutions are excluded , it is estimated that half of old people under 75 and about two-thirds of those over 75 are suffering from a long-standing illness in addition to normal minor ailments . |
27 | Furthermore , much of the writing and even foreign staff in conservation institutions are derived directly from colonial administrations . |
28 | Foreign financial institutions are expected to contribute to the project and an Israeli company will provide technical assistance . |
29 | Similarly , institutions are accused of ‘ disloyalty ’ in bid situations , preferring to take the premium rather than await longer-term growth . |
30 | In addition , many institutions are restricted from holding foreign securities ( e.g. German life insurers ) and many have restrictions on acceptable credit ratings . |