Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | There s got to be some clause in there about ownership … surely by spending that much we legally own the east stand etc ? |
| 2 | This attitude — stressing the instrumental value of a degree course-is taken to its extreme in the following quote , where a student who wants to take up materials science is criticizing physical science : |
| 3 | This is the work that will suffer if food aid is redirected to the drought victims — sowing the seeds for a new drought . |
| 4 | By far the best I ever used was ‘ Humber Eclipse Fish Manure ’ which used the waste from the fishing industry as the raw material , but it is no longer obtainable as such because the fish content is redirected to cattle and poultry feeds . |
| 5 | then all the data from the TREE command , which normally goes straight to the screen , is redirected to a file called PENGUIN . |
| 6 | One such sceptic , a certain Montgomery , is likened to a prickly housemaid . |
| 7 | In the New Testament , God is likened to a father , a shepherd and the owner of a vineyard ( among other images , including some found in the Old Testament ) . |
| 8 | The setpoint mechanism is likened to a thermostat . |
| 9 | Racism is likened to a poison which children take in , if not from their mother 's breast , then at least from its mechanical substitutes . |
| 10 | In many statements of this sort racism is likened to a contagious disease , which people catch off each other , or a cancer in the body politic , something which can only be stopped by either eliminating its carriers , or protecting others , especially children , from contact with its ‘ breeding grounds ’ . |
| 11 | For example , he is likened to a thief , but he actually wants to become a king , and speaks as if he were a Prince . |
| 12 | It is likened to a heaven full of stars , yet better than such because his wounds are efficacious by day as well as by night , and not only can not be obscured by clouds but positively drive away clouds of sin ; a net full of holes in which the meditator prays to be drawn to the bank of death ; a dovecote full of holes of refuge and a honeycomb full of cells of sweet honey ; a book written in red ink — matter for the meditator 's attention at " matyns , pryme , houris , euesong & complin " ; a meadow full of healing and delightful flowers and herbs ( 96 – 7 ) . |
| 13 | If God is likened to a king , as in Islam especially , it indicates that God is in control , that we can trust God , and so forth . |
| 14 | If the index is calculated to be 125 in 1985 , say , this simply means that the average price of the goods included in the calculation has risen by 25 per cent during the period 1980–85 . |
| 15 | The fusion rate in D 2 O is calculated to be at an unmeasurably slow rate of 10 -65 per pair per second at room temperature . |
| 16 | The isotropic luminosity of individual high-velocity components is calculated to be L=0.1–6L and ; , which is comparable to the total luminosity of the most powerful maser source in our Galaxy , W49N , and the total luminosities of redshifted and blueshifted features are and , respectively . |
| 17 | Compensation is calculated to a complex formula which includes a basic award related to gross earnings and length of service and a compensatory award which seeks to meet the employee 's actual and future losses arising as a consequence of the dismissal . |
| 18 | These often present a challenge that is hidden to everyone but you ! |
| 19 | My diesel shortly is a terrible smoker , I have only had this vehicle for three months ( 1985 vintage ) but have covered about 3000 miles and tried all of the adjustments to reduce its habit , The clock reads 30,000 miles and the distributor pump is adjusted to its maximum in an attempt to reduce the smoke , but I can not stop it . |
| 20 | As each image is essentially composed through the lens , it is adjusted to the ‘ final size ’ by varying the focal lengths in the shooting stage . |
| 21 | More generally , the effectiveness of the production system depends on the way the social system is adjusted to the technical requirements ( Emery and Trist , 1960 ) . |
| 22 | Influenced by the work of G.K. Gilbert , Hack argued that the concept of dynamic equilibrium provides a more reasonable basis for the interpretation of topographic forms in an erosionally graded landscape , that every slope and stream channel in an erosional system is adjusted to every other , and when the topography is in equilibrium and erosional energy remains the same , all elements of the topography are downwasting at the same rate . |
| 23 | The proximal end of the stent is adjusted to be level with the papillary orifice . |
| 24 | In this case , the terminal is set wide for interactive viewing , and the page size is adjusted to the screen depth automatically . |
| 25 | In modern high speed aircraft this can include the device that regulates the ‘ feel ’ the pilot experiences on the flying controls , which is arranged to be proportional to the speed of the aircraft . |
| 26 | If the zero reference point is arranged to be at that assembly point then the assembly procedures are eased . |
| 27 | The Annual Meeting of the Honorary Bailiffs of the Water of Leith is arranged to be held on Monday , 30 November 1992 at 10.00 am , Lothian Regional Council , Headquarters , George IV Bridge . |
| 28 | And because no knowledge is fully clear in the mind until it is explained to someone else , the time at Lincoln was further formative for his mind . |
| 29 | Everything is explained to them , including the fact that if they do travel beyond the range of the device they 'll be re-arrested and prosecuted for attempted escape . |
| 30 | The slowness of engineering to join the scheme , for example , is explained to a considerable extent by fears of the attitudes of the professional societies ( it is hoped that , in time , field combinations such as computer studies and microelectronic systems will succeed in breaching this important wall ) . |