Example sentences of "[being] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | South Korea 's " northward diplomacy " , which had come into being during late 1988 as part of its strategy for achieving a closer relationship with North Korea , was pursued assiduously during 1989 and with notable success towards the end of that year [ see also pp. 37041 ; 37089 ] . |
| 2 | You now have to get , in er er , because there was a sort of erm gradation from being off ill , which was n't familiar , to being off long term sick which you ca n't have any experience of to erm early retirement on health grounds and you just ca n't have any experience of that either erm to being retired and it 's , i i it 's , it 's quite interesting |
| 3 | Initially Foucault argues that the stasis of what he calls the ‘ Classical Order ’ gave way to ‘ History ’ — which took over both as the form of knowledge and as the fundamental mode of being for empirical phenomena . |
| 4 | This is one of three sister committees , the other two being for Pastoral Rites and for Art and Architecture . |
| 5 | The fact of all homes in the street having inside WCs was in itself evidence that the planners had earmarked the property as being for professional occupants as opposed to the ‘ working-man ’ . |
| 6 | Of the 655 ‘ leaf-spring ’ Cobras built ( including the 75 original 260s ) , only 61 were officially listed as being for European consumption , and of course not even all of those were for Britain . |
| 7 | Although ‘ English ’ does have connections with the genuine disciplines of history and philosophy it came into being for cultural rather than disciplinary reasons . |
| 8 | Larger quantities will be regarded as being for commercial purposes , unless buyers can prove otherwise . |
| 9 | The squatter settlements originally came into being through illegal land invasions . |
| 10 | The business of being between inexperienced girl and experienced woman and the awful problem of the man . |
| 11 | Every change he has advocated has always struck him as being of instant urgency . |
| 12 | Buddhism started with being morality without worship ; and it is as a system of morality , but of morality as being of inherent obligation , that Buddhism claims to be reckoned among the religions of the world . |
| 13 | Norris in fact claims that in the patristic period nothing was made of Christ 's maleness , as also not for example of his Jewishness , as being of Christological significance . |
| 14 | The Order of Things by contrast points to the emergence of historicity as a mode of understanding , and argues that ‘ History ’ , both as a form of knowledge and as the primary state of being of empirical phenomena — broadly speaking , the assumption of all Marxisms — is itself a historical phenomenon . |
| 15 | Generally it was felt that there was a lack of quality control of ACE schemes being quite good but the majority being of poor quality with poor working conditions , bad pay and often inadequate training . |
| 16 | For others it is sufficient to look or act like a gouger by being rough-looking and dirty or disrespectful to and disliking the police , ‘ giving lip ’ and swearing , coming from ‘ a problem family ’ and being of low intelligence ( ‘ not all there ’ , ‘ air getting in ’ , ‘ not right ’ , ‘ a few bricks short of a full load ’ ) . |
| 17 | Powerfully supported in West Germany by leading academic figures such as Professor Ingolf Lamprecht , Head of Freie University 's Institute of Biophysics in Berlin , and in Canada by Professor James Webb of Victoria University 's Department of Biophysics , to name only two , his work has been described as being of prophetic insight , incredibly productive and important and the most significant breakthrough in the field of cancer research today , one which should be given the highest priority in terms of social worth , funding and exposure by the media , as such discoveries can literally usher in a new science for the benefit of all humanity . |
| 18 | Kathleen Armstrong , 13 , of Queensland , South Shields , and Jeanie Ryder , 13 , of Allanville , Camperdown , Northumberland were born in Zambia and are described as being of mixed-race appearance . |
| 19 | In meditation it is therefore wise for us to record all our images and visions and remember them as being of supreme value to ourselves . |
| 20 | It is expected that the information gained from this research will be of interest to the Home Office , psychiatrists and lawyers as well as being of practical assistance to an overlooked section of detained patients . |
| 21 | Spurs occur on the legs of many insects and differ from setae in being of multicellular origin . |
| 22 | Not only the new moon but the full moon too was regarded by the Hebrews as being of great religious significance , and the timing of Passover was determined by the first full moon on or after the spring equinox . |
| 23 | A search for minerals in short supply was carried out and deposits of potash and mica were discovered , assessed and exploited , the latter material being of great importance in aircraft production . |
| 24 | The most ancient images found in country areas are known to have been wooden , with the location and nature of the tree from which the wood is taken being of great significance . |
| 25 | The excluding provision was drafted in what appeared to be very clear and unambiguous terms and the decision indicates that the House of Lords saw the role of the courts in judicial review proceedings as being of great importance . |
| 26 | Thus , the basic materials and the market for building products far downstream are covered by a single team — a position which Lindsell sees as being of great commercial benefit . |
| 27 | Your sample is quite safe to use , being of pure cotton . |
| 28 | It is particularly relevant to the present work , concerned with the role of precious substances as symbols of excellence , that is as objects of emulation , that Veblen should have specified ‘ precious stones and the metals and some other materials used for adornment and decoration ’ in so many words as being of outstanding ‘ utility as items of conspicuous waste ’ . |
| 29 | This tip is in a wooded valley classed as being of outstanding natural beauty . |
| 30 | They used sun-dried bricks widely , their bricks being of Lydian proportion , thin and measuring about 12 × 18 inches . |