Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] is [adv] [verb] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consequently , the pattern of dividend payouts for firms which follow some target may resemble a ratchet effect which is only broken when the firm 's performance is bad for several consecutive periods . |
| 2 | First , the analogy itself is rather stretched since many local government services , particularly in education and welfare , unlike those delivered by central government ( for example , through social security ) , have always been based on discretion and variation between individuals and not on standardization in accordance with clearly identified rules . |
| 3 | a specially coded hyphen which is only displayed when formatting of the hyphenated word puts it at the end of a line . |
| 4 | Guy Gerlach 's relocation to Brazil indicates Heinemann 's commitment to the region , but Brazil itself is variously described as ‘ static ’ , ‘ highly complicated ’ and ‘ a nightmare ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ As a driver who is generally considered as being more level-headed than most , I want to know whether there is any danger of me being banned for two months if I have an accident here at Phoenix . |
| 6 | It would be unwise to come to any firm conclusion , remembering that the majority of those we know about are amongst the sandhills which are constantly being eroded by the winds which expose them , that the eastern part of the island down to Kildalton is largely deer forest which is rarely visited except by stalkers , that there are probably many more cists to be discovered . |
| 7 | The Children Act 1989 is likely to require much more account to be taken of the children 's views and those of their parents and other interested parties , but it is a process which is still seen as difficult , and is less frequently carried out than is desirable . |
| 8 | for physics there is only one true measurement from any one position , and it can be more accurate than ever before ; writing and painting communicate look and feel from a viewpoint with more sophistication than ever before ; with a Cubist vision which constructs reality from the different facets exposed from different angles one is better orientated than ever before . |
| 9 | A concept which is more encompassing than organised religion is spirituality ( Labun , 1988 ) interpreted as a ‘ search for meaning ’ in one 's life and encompassing theistic and non-theistic approaches , which applies to agnostics and atheists as well as followers of a recognised religious persuasion . |
| 10 | Little mineral exploration has been carried out in the area which is poorly exposed except in coastal sections . |
| 11 | The method of comparison which is increasingly accepted as most ‘ rational ’ , at least by large-scale enterprises with sophisticated calculation procedures , involves discounting future revenues ( or costs ) at a rate of discount equal to the ‘ cost of ( money ) capital ’ to the enterprise . |
| 12 | ‘ Form follows function ’ is a phrase which is often used when discussing organisational structures . |
| 13 | Another favourite is The Bill which is usually starting when I get in from training . |
| 14 | First we may consider the phrase : ( 25 ) acrobatic performance In the light of the discussion above we may remark that this can be understood in either of two ways : first , as covering any performance which is so described because it is linked with the idea of an acrobat in the execution of his or her professional duties ; this would include expertise in juggling , tightrope walking , standing on one 's hands , and so on , even if they are performed by an amateur lacking any natural talent for the task ; second , ( 25 ) may be used to designate any performance which is acrobatic in itself , even if not part of the normal repertoire of acrobats , for instance , grabbing hold of a branch growing out from a cliff just after falling from the top . |
| 15 | ‘ The new syllabus is required because marketing is highly dynamic subject which is now regarded as of key importance to many disciplines other than advertising and sales . |
| 16 | The subject of ideology is given a secondary position in the book , subordinate to that of style which is here treated as being only " incidentally touched " by ideological issues . |
| 17 | But of course it is only reassuring if the person can be relied on to be there whenever the need arises — and you can be sure that that is bound to be during the last class hour on the longest teaching day of the week . |
| 18 | Notts in this first half are going to be as they like to be , attacking the Kop end , a Kop end which is utterly deserted because Pisa have n't brought any fans with them but they 've brought a very large following of journalists , and as I said in the initial two-way with Martin , there has been a language barrier between them and me , but when they pointed to the weather and all shivered together , I knew precisely what they meant . |
| 19 | The Bohem itself is best described as ‘ smart ’ . |
| 20 | Although Reiter 's disease usually follows NGU in this country , in other parts of the world it is well recognized as following certain forms of dysentery . |
| 21 | Silk is also used as a foundation material ; it is extremely strong , keeps its shape , and can be spun into very fine strands , but because of its cost it is only used when exceptionally fine knotting is required . |
| 22 | Gilles Deleuze describes ‘ organ-speech ’ as a result of the materialization of language which is then perceived as infiltrating the body . |
| 23 | As in The German Ideology , we seem to start with a similar early evolutionary stage which is roughly described as ‘ tribal ’ and which in itself divided into three . |
| 24 | The receiver is not , however , obliged to fulfil existing contracts and because of this it is claimed that in this regard he is better placed than the company which of course must stand by its contracts . |
| 25 | In one dispute he is twice quoted as saying , on different occasions , ‘ we intend , nor will none otherwise do at any time , but according to the king 's laws ’ — and there is no reason to suppose that he did not mean it . |
| 26 | In one dispute he is twice quoted as saying , on different occasions , ‘ we intend , nor will none otherwise do at any time , but according to the king 's laws ’ — and there is no reason to suppose that he did not mean it . |