Example sentences of "is in the " in BNC.

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1 It is in the last hundred years or so that theories have been advanced to justify critical or art historical practice , the creation of such theories being made more urgent in the last fifty years by a struggle to establish and then uphold the status of art history as an academic discipline .
2 The other major role of the sculptor is in the service of religion , where a high degree of interplay between artist and patron is not necessarily so important , making the sculptor 's situation into one which is more like the painter 's .
3 However , the reputation of the cataloguer may be in some instances considered decisive ; the picture is by Van Gogh if it is in the book by de la faille ; a painting by Berthe Morisot needs to be approved by Bataille and Wildenstein ; an authentic work by Picasso will be found in Zervos .
4 Peter Ackroyd is all of the formidable pasticheur that he is praised for being , and Dyer 's tale , which affects to be that of someone who lived in the eighteenth century , and in which the element of imitation , present in writing of every kind , is more obtrusive than it is in the other tale , is the livelier of the two .
5 Once again , a sufferer is seen to be mad , and his fearful sense of what he is up to can be seen to dominate the book in which it is in the end defeated or controverted .
6 Most of my family is in the medical profession and doctors always seem to be full of drama .
7 A similar statement can be made of the presbyterian community , which is almost wholly Northern , and whose main Southern presbytery is in the counties of old Ulster which remain in the Republic — Donegal , Cavan , and Monaghan .
8 A second area where political religion has hegemonic power and structures the popular consciousness throughout Ireland is in the shaping and running of the institutions of education , particularly primary and secondary schools .
9 as if now Goldberg is in the room with the glass I no longer exist .
10 And Harsnet : We do not ‘ waste time ’ ; it is in the nature of time to be wasted .
11 We do not take ‘ wrong turnings ’ ; it is in the nature of turnings to be wrong .
12 A pub like the Nag 's Head in Bishops Stortford , by E B Musman in 1935 , is in the modernist style of the London Underground , with curved ends and flat roofs , yet its ethos is the same rather high-mindedness of the earlier neo-Georgian style , with a wooden post on the roadside to carry the signboard .
13 ‘ The main differences between the two styles of cuisine is in the way the Chinese blend ingredients , how they introduce colour into the food , and that up to 90% of the work is done prior to cooking . ’
14 ‘ As far as I can see only Mr Merrivale is in the clear ’ , went on Mary .
15 If your kalanchoe is in the house , the most economical and easy way to deal with them is by using a proprietary spray , such as Fisons Insect Spray for Houseplants .
16 possess any secret official code word , or password , or sketch , plan , model , article , note , document or information which relates to or is used in a prohibited place or anything in such a place , or which has been made or obtained in contravention of this Act , or which has been entrusted in confidence to him by any person holding office under Her Majesty or which he has obtained or to which he has had access owing to his position as a person who is or has been employed under a person who holds or has held such an office or contract — [ and who ] ( a ) communicates the code word , pass word , sketch , plan , model , article , note , document , or information to any person other than a person to whom he is authorised to communicate it , or a person to whom it is in the interest of the State his duty to communicate it , or ( aa ) uses the information in his possession for the benefit of any foreign power or in any other manner prejudicial to the safety or interests of the State , or ( b ) retains the sketch , plan , model , article , note , or document in his possession or control when he has no right to retain it or when it is contrary to his duty to retain it , or fails to comply with all directions issued by lawful authority with regard to the return or disposal thereof , or …
17 … bloody man is in the fast-lane ; comes off at junction 7 for a year or so here , and then he 'll be off and away at junction 8 , on to his chief 's job somewhere else … and look at him !
18 Another way of getting yourself noticed is in the national championships organised by your governing body .
19 Thirdly , the coach is in the business of picking winners , not his friends , so if you have n't been selected , you have to admit to yourself that perhaps you did n't deserve to be .
20 That is in the hands of the government . ’
21 Tell them what is in the Act , and what to do . ’
22 At a recent Hugh O'Neill turning demonstration he mentioned in passing how much cheaper woodworking equipment is in the USA .
23 Before anyone applies for a grant from the Social Fund they should check what money is in the estate of the person who has died , such as in bank or building society accounts ; whether there will be any money from insurance policies or charities , friends or relatives ( either of the person claiming the grant or the person who has died ) ; and any savings that the person claiming has over £500 .
24 If your fuel bill debt is in the name of your landlord , and you pay him for your electricity or gas , you should let your fuel supplier and local council know this is the case .
25 The address is in the telephone book under ‘ Social Security ’ .
26 Horely station is in the background .
27 The leading power car is in the older Inter-city livery and has its number rather than a set number displayed on the front end .
28 It is easy to understand why he is in the madhouse .
29 It is not formally structured as it is in the ballets of other countries where choreographers are more likely to present the traditional dance itself , slightly adapted for the stage with the footwork more complicated .
30 David Bintley 's Hobson 's Choice ( 1989 ) is in the same category as The Rake 's Progress .
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