Example sentences of "is [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | This book is about achieving the most from that time of your life , whenever it occurs . |
2 | More importantly , this collection is about aspiring to a perfection of form , the inherent rush that comes from the simple juxtaposition of notes . |
3 | The whole purpose of a conference is about disagreeing with each other and then agreeing a statement as a compromise for whatever is reached at the end of the day . |
4 | Delegates , this resolution is about uniting all of the unions in the public sector , after all we did it in nineteen seventy nine and as we all know that was against our Labour government , with one aim , to reject this government 's pay policy and to combine and fight for a pay increase which we 'll endeavour to counter the savage attacks which are being made against public service workers . |
5 | Personal power is about knowing and valuing yourself , and trusting your inner resources . |
6 | There is a great healing tradition within the evangelical Charismatic Movement , and those who adhere to it believe this healing is about seeking out the devil and ridding the possessed of this influence . |
7 | However , this part of the book is about creating conscious plans . |
8 | Developing a relationship by talking is about creating an atmosphere where you both can gain something . |
9 | It is about creating an expectation that children will share ideas , help one another and make the most of one another 's resources while the teacher is busy elsewhere . |
10 | Politics is about communicating with and winning a person , not winning an argument or battering home a policy line . |
11 | Equally , however , it should be recognised that some writing is about communicating with the outside world and having a say in that world . |
12 | Each , it is true , has her own perspective : for France , it is about cocking a snook at the Americans , for Germany about playing the leading role in a superstate , for Italy about compensating for her chronic democratic weaknesses ; for others it is to be able to benefit from German largesse . |
13 | Management is about dealing with uncertainty , you can never obtain perfect information . |
14 | Policing is about dealing and caring for people . ’ |
15 | Policing is about dealing and caring for people . ’ |
16 | This chapter is about determining the norms of usage that characterize real speech communities and about the relevance of this to determining the direction of change within the communities . |
17 | Status is about receiving attention and recognition . |
18 | Our reading today is about sharing . |
19 | Because there is a way forward , it is about negotiation , it is about hunt the hunting community , it is about sharing ideas and looking for a way forward , going forward from here , well to turn a blind eye to what goes on and vote for that amendment is very similar to what Hitler did in Germany fifty years ago . |
20 | Dreaming is about using the information that you already know . |
21 | Status is about using your personal power to gain recognition from others . |
22 | Centralized integration is about using photovoltaics to complement the output of conventional power stations , using techniques such as ‘ peak shaving ’ . |
23 | Attainment Target 3 is about using historical evidence . |
24 | ‘ I like the open style , which is about using the ball , and Wigan have the players of flair to accommodate that type of game . ’ |
25 | It is about sending a clear signal to the villages of Quang Ninh and Ha Giang and Lang Son that there is no longer a road to Los Angeles by way of Hong Kong or , for that matter , of Thailand or Malaysia . |
26 | It is about sending a clear signal to the villages of Quang Ninh and Ha Giang and Lang Son that there is no longer a road to Los Angeles by way of Hong Kong or , for that matter , of Thailand or Malaysia . |
27 | It is about weakening rights and are attacking trade unions . |
28 | But equally there is the option of differentiation , which is about setting oneself apart from the norm , not simply to criticize and condemn it but to set up an alternative and different model . |
29 | The Buddha of Suburbia is about filling that vacuum , which Karim 's father does by leaving his wife for his single-breasted girlfriend and setting up as a Bromley guru , or escaping from it , which Karim himself does by moving north of the river in search of new mainly sexual , experience . |
30 | This motion is about recognizing what they 're up to and also the valuable service offered to stewards and members through our regional and national education courses . |