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 .
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