Example sentences of "is [verb] are " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doctors at the East London rehabilitation unit where he is recovering are sending him home for Christmas with his family in Chingford , Essex . |
| 2 | On one side of the hill are typical favela wooden construction type houses , the other side of the hill where the church is situated are stone built constructions interspersed with all other types of construction material they can get their hands on . |
| 3 | The metabolic pathways through which chitin is formed are not fully established but enzymatic synthesis of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine from glucose has been demonstrated by Candy and Kilby ( 1962 ) and there is evidence for polymerization under the control of a chitin synthetase . |
| 4 | The individual pixels of which the image is formed are clearly apparent in Figure 5.12 . |
| 5 | Obviously , the flavour which whisky gives to a sauce differs from that produced by cognac , armagnac or Calvados ; certainly the aromas coming from the pot while the whisky is cooking are also very different ; but by the time the alcohol has been burned and cooked away I wonder how many people would spot what precisely the difference is . |
| 6 | The most common experiences in the two years before a cancer is diagnosed are a significant loss or a sense of meaninglessness in the whole process of living . |
| 7 | The businesses that Laporte is acquiring are mainly in Germany . |
| 8 | 3 Human occupance is focal in character ; the nodes about which human activity is organised are agglomerations of various sizes . |
| 9 | The enigmatic three dots to which it is impelled are those of a romantic orphan , as well as those of his reticent doctor . |
| 10 | The sermons in which it is presented are arguably the finest contribution to moral philosophy in English . |
| 11 | And in posing these questions I well appreciate that the terms in which I five is presented are exactly those in the approved structure plan , with the exception of the deletion of the specific references to certain town centres and provision . |
| 12 | Far more than is suspected are inefficient wives responsible for the misery of many back-street homes , and it is perhaps more than a coincidence that some of the Lancashire towns with the worst repute for their high rate of infant mortality have no girls ' club within their areas . |
| 13 | The existing arrangements of asking for police assistance when the presence of weapons is suspected are considered to be quite adequate . |
| 14 | It may be that the weathered materials from which it is built are particularly attractive and there is something about the building that is pleasing to the eye — soft red brick or golden stone , patterned brickwork or decorative ironwork . |
| 15 | The fundamental particles of which matter is made are arranged in generations . |
| 16 | Some places are so hot , indeed , that the atoms of which matter is made are torn apart ; others so dense , that atoms collapse . |
| 17 | For several hundred years , the ‘ Debatable Land ’ was largely uninhabited and to keep it that way , in 1551 , a proclamation was issued jointly by the two nations , to the effect that : ‘ All Englishmen and Scottishmen after this proclamation is made are , and shall be , free to rob , burn , spoil , slay , murder and destroy , all and every such person or persons , their bodies , buildings , goods and cattle as do remain or shall inhabit upon any part of the said debatable land . |
| 18 | The difference is that his compound is a nanocomposite — the crystals from which it is made are between two nanometres ( two millionths of a millimetre ) and ten nanometres across . |
| 19 | ( 1 ) " Competent applications " should be taken as meaning applications made in accordance with 55.10 and 11 for the grant , including the provisional grant , of , a new licence or a regular extension of the permitted hours to the licensing board for the area ( or division of an area ) where the premises in respect of which the application is made are situated . |
| 20 | ( 2 ) Apart from any such contract , express or implied , the place of delivery is the seller 's place of business , if he has one , and if not , his residence : except that , if the contract is for the sale of specific goods , which to the knowledge of the parties when the contract is made are in some other place , then that place is the place of delivery . ’ |
| 21 | So long as the techniques that determine both how software is used and how it is made are only in the hands of technical experts , computer systems will never find the universal application which is certainly within their grasp . |
| 22 | And then you 'll find even in er similar types of countries the structure in which foreign policy is made are different . |
| 23 | If , however , as we have already suggested , and shall be arguing at greater length below , choices about technology and how it is applied are the subject of a conflict of interests , and thus result in bargaining , then predictions about the outcome are more uncertain . |
| 24 | Well then , two infinitely large metal plates to which a constant voltage is applied are equivalent to two oppositely charged sheets . |
| 25 | Amplifiers that are well suited to performing mathematical operations on input signals when negative feedback is applied are termed operational amplifiers . |
| 26 | The effect of the Transfer Regulations is that the contracts of employment of the persons working in the business immediately before it is transferred are novated automatically to the purchaser on completion of the transfer . |
| 27 | Other characteristic species present apart from the three by which the community is named are Populus tremula , Betula pubescens , Sorbus aucuparia , Salix auritalcinerea and Epilobium montanum . |
| 28 | ‘ The full terms and conditions upon which the report is prepared are set out opposite with the scale of fees charged shown separately . |
| 29 | The European language user interfaces USL is developing are due in the second quarter . |
| 30 | The Australian guidelines direct the court to consider , for example , the steps taken by a director to obtain information and to ensure that those from whom advice is sought are competent , to monitor decisions made by lower-tier management , and to monitor the company 's compliance with law . |