Example sentences of "[vb pp] is [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason that a widening direction is included is because it is very easy for a narrowing to occur while the lengthening process is taking place . |
| 2 | Yes that seems to me to fit that sort of bill , erm to be quite honest I would prefer that we base the promises on a previous paper that T six six one , er you know , sort of er typical success of the fact looking forward cos at least erm that 's not so erm , you know , sort of difficult to erm you know achieve as erm sort of repairing potholes within , when you consider that the reason that the potholes do n't get mended is because government legislation has it that we have to actually erm have lines painted all round them , so that they can be part of the package of er road mending in many cases , I mean urgently erm difficult ones are not that common er so I think that perhaps some of these promises are so difficult because it gives with one hand and takes back with the other , you know , it says we promise , but , I , I would say that 's not much of a promise , you say I promise to erm , you know , erm merge , I forgot about , but if it said but , you know , if it rains I wo n't tell you , er it would be very sad |
| 3 | Antonia added : ‘ I think the reason he has resigned is because of the particular allegations which have just occurred . ’ |
| 4 | As to whether national governments are still ultimately in charge , the only matter left to be resolved is whether they retain the means to call a halt to the whole process by which law-making is rapidly ceasing to be their responsibility . |
| 5 | The most likely reason that waste pipes have frozen is because you have a dripping tap . |
| 6 | The only way in which such a procedure might be excused is if the societies from which the samples were drawn were homogeneous — an assumption which is hard to sustain . |
| 7 | A final point which ought to be considered is whether the doctor may be liable under section 2 in the case that the patient expressing the wish to die is mentally unfit . |
| 8 | A good application form can be helpful but what has to be considered is whether it stops the candidate from expressing him/herself . |
| 9 | What has to be considered is whether this is really in everyone 's interest . |
| 10 | Another issue which needs to be considered is whether or not new policy tools can be found to enable the authorities to achieve their objectives more effectively , and to this we will turn next . |
| 11 | The question to be considered is whether and to what extent laying down such requirements for the registration of fishing vessels is compatible with Community law and in particular with articles 7 , 52 and 221 of the E.E.C . |
| 12 | The first matter which logically falls to be considered is whether or not Nolan J. was correct in the view , which was accepted by Ralph Gibson L.J . |
| 13 | What needs to be considered is whether these groups are better or worse off as a result of ten years of Conservative rule . |
| 14 | A final question which falls to be considered is whether they also apply to national legislation adopted prior to the directive . |
| 15 | A further component of passive rifting that needs to be considered is whether a rifting event is accompanied by abundant volcanism . |
| 16 | Among the most controversial options being considered is whether to form a union with the Roman Catholic Church . |
| 17 | The second question about the WGMS that must be addressed is whether it is technically sound . |
| 18 | Among the foremost issued to be addressed is whether the current division of responsibility between the Department of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food , each with other responsibilities , including in MAFF 's case , responsibility for producers , is the most appropriate way of devising and implementing a national food policy . |
| 19 | and the only thing that they 've done is if you kiss somebody , kissing someone whatever you know , erm or someone 's dirty and that is the only thing they can put it down |
| 20 | No I 've I 've just All I 've done is because Erm because that is a function of that |
| 21 | What remains to be seen is whether this particular expertise is sufficient to enable the authority to become ‘ authoritative ’ in the world of strong professional and political interests . |
| 22 | The D R one A is currently an excellent er tactical reconnaissance aircraft , all weather , at night etcetera and er it will go on well into the next century so there 's no great hurry to make a decision er one of the first points has got ta be decided is whether we carry the reconnaissance equipment in a pod under the aircraft replacing some of the other weapons or whether we try to build it in and er but taking first things first we have to get the requirement sorted out . |
| 23 | All that remains to be decided is whether the Oxfordshire Way runs round the front of the club house , or through the car park at the back . |
| 24 | procedures were written is because in the past we had that foggy situation |
| 25 | In another context Allen and Massey ( 1988 , p. 2 ) develop the notion of periods of structural change to describe this process , and one of the central questions around which this chapter is organized is whether the UK state has recently passed through ( or is still passing through ) such a period . |
| 26 | But why I am pleased that this has been , that the amendment has been accepted is because of the words and that projection 's been made of the eventual revenue requirements to enable proper future provision to be budgeted for . |
| 27 | The question now to be answered is whether endogenous hormones similarly regulate patterns of growth and the formation of haustoria in the intact dodder and if so , how the stimulus of contact with the host is coupled to the action of hormone . |
| 28 | The only head of public interest upon which the inspectors rely is the prevention of crime , and so the question to be answered is whether on the material before it the court should have been satisfied that disclosure of Mr. Warner 's sources is ‘ necessary … for the prevention of … crime ’ within the meaning of section 10 . |
| 29 | This implies that the problem of the selection of the risky securities to include in the investor 's portfolio has been solved and the only question to be answered is whether to lend or borrow , and how much to lend or borrow . |
| 30 | One of the questions which must be answered is whether these do indeed show the predominant influence of Jamaican Creole or whether they are better described in terms of some other variety . |