Example sentences of "is often [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This information can be practical , and is often gained from studying maps or books on geology . |
| 2 | However , since so few children attended some of these types of school , d is often calculated from proportions at the extremes of the scale ; if we rank the class exclusivity of schools on the basis of the magnitude of the d s , we seem to be told that the secondary moderns were the most selective , followed by the grammar schools . |
| 3 | Answer guide : As the cost of the goods sold , especially with a small business , is often calculated by taking the opening stock plus purchases less closing stock , the effect would be to reduce the cost of sales figure and thereby increase profit . |
| 4 | However , given suitable training simple jobs can be accomplished in remarkably short order indeed and , from there on , just using the system is often training enough . |
| 5 | ( An additional consideration is that alcohol is often rationed on safety grounds , which many skiers of my acquaintance would judge to be an unjustifiable infringement of their liberty . ) |
| 6 | Thus a cultural region is often circumscribed by a set of administrative boundaries , a practice which fails to conform with other attempts to define the country 's cultural regions . |
| 7 | While it is true to say that the best wine each year is often reserved for vintage wines , non-vintage blends are not necessarily inferior . |
| 8 | Local outlets of this Kind will have a choice of all sorts of garden plants , and nowadays , a separate area is often reserved specially for herbs . |
| 9 | ‘ Government ’ is often reserved to describe the actions of the ‘ government of the day ’ . |
| 10 | Visions of heavy counselling sessions come to mind and it is often felt that the grieving person must be helped to ‘ come to terms with it ’ , whatever ‘ it ’ might be . |
| 11 | Developing countries have their own specific economic , political and social requirements and it is often felt that the media should ‘ carry out positive development tasks ’ ; that they should accept restrictions if the state so desires and that they should be subordinate to the needs ( economic , cultural , political ) of a developing state . |
| 12 | But when it comes to ensuring that public bodies act reasonably and within their powers , it is often felt to be much less clear how the law ought to be enforced . |
| 13 | Some scholars follow him , but the step certainly carried offerings , and the style of the building-sculptures is often felt too early for that date . |
| 14 | Even if access to data is restricted through the use of passwords when calling it up from the computer , it is often felt that data are not secure and confidentiality may be breached . |
| 15 | The second part is often charged as a single count embodying such words of the sub-section as are appropriate to the facts : Deakin [ 1972 ] 3 All ER 803 ( CA ) , Bloxham . |
| 16 | Chemical activity is often limited , particularly on irregular items , because the product runs off or dries out before the necessary contact time has elapsed . |
| 17 | The range of tools found on these farms is often limited and unrepresentative of the range of activities we know took place . |
| 18 | The main disadvantage is that the range and quality of items on offer is often limited , and although there are usually good examples of the most popular groups , you are less likely to find a wide selection of village and nomadic rugs . |
| 19 | The objective lenses required for cathodoluminescence must have long working distances , so choice is often limited and prices high . |
| 20 | The right to park is often limited to " private " motor vehicles . |
| 21 | As an alternative to refusing planning permission , permission is often granted subject to conditions aimed at controlling any anticipated odour emission , in the same way as conditions are imposed to mitigate nuisance caused by noise emissions . |
| 22 | Planning approval is often granted subject to satisfactory access being provided and it is therefore essential to approach the highways department of the local authority to establish both the status quo and the effects and requirements of any proposed development . |
| 23 | The direction of gaze is often noted in the description of Polygnotos 's work , and its importance can be seen on the Niobid Painter 's vase . |
| 24 | It is often noted , especially by farriers and vets , that many horses in the same yard have similar temperaments ie. they are affected by the management of the yard . |
| 25 | Ethnomethodological theorists suggest that social rules can not be fully determined , but that their meaning is often discovered post hoc through their application . |
| 26 | They want to avoid the sterile epistemological debates with which they think language is often involved . |
| 27 | The research department is often involved again at this stage when the advertising starts to appear in order to judge its effectiveness . |
| 28 | However , a significant amount of staff time is often involved , mainly relating to the P and M Relations Officer , but often Constabulary , Horticultural , Exhibitions , Educational and Estates staff . |
| 29 | The fourth is that of definitions of legitimate knowledge : what is often taught as neutral and objective is in fact androcentric and sexist . |
| 30 | Moreover , science is often taught in terms of equations . |