Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] is [adv] [verb] and " in BNC.

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1 It also puts money into the Yorkshire and Humberside Development Association which is wholly involved and has been for the last two years in trying to get large scale erm strategic inward investment into the county , and erm it is a erm awkwardness I think that it 's best to be open about that the planning policy of the county is out of tune with the day factor activities of the economic development side of the of the county council .
2 On the other hand , where a woman undergoes an operation for sterilisation which is negligently performed and she subsequently becomes pregnant she can recover damages in respect of the pain and suffering endured in carrying and giving birth to the child : Udale v Bloomsbury Area Health Authority [ 1983 ] 1 WLR 1098 .
3 The teenage element of the community have one inadequate youth club which does not have the facilities to provide the required range of activities and no amount of proposed refurbishment will entice the majority to attend a club which is badly situated and of dubious reputation .
4 We can now prove a result which is often stated and proved in a rather casual manner .
5 The blood itself is freely donated and always freely passed on , although there is a charge to private hospitals to ensure that the full cost of collection , testing and processing is recovered by the NHS .
6 I have never regarded myself as a member of the " personality brigade " but as a television journalist who is equally experienced and valuable to a unit behind the cameras as in front of them .
7 The ideal person , if he can be found , is the young barrister in good practice who is rapidly rising and who may take you up with him .
8 Deceptively , because in practice it is rarely accomplished and only in a few cases have polymer blends or mixtures achieved industrial importance .
9 He is upset at the lack of activity and howls appallingly , but when Odd-Knut tries him on the trace he is clearly crippled and in pain .
10 To require the D.P.P. 's consent before any prosecution for aggravated assault is brought merely on account of this matter , would appear to be a response which is both exaggerated and unwarranted .
11 We have built a quality asset and production base which is internationally diversified and provides established production , new development opportunities and an attractive acreage portfolio to support our ongoing exploration programme .
12 Blueprint for an effective audit committee Only an audit committee which is properly constituted and which has the board 's wholehearted backing will realise its full potential
13 It can be described as a fact-finding or special committee which is short lived and having achieved its purpose , reports back to the parent body and then ceases to exist ;
14 One of the most attractive Rasboras is the Redline Rasbora which is elegantly shaped and carries a lovely orange/red stripe throughout the entire length of its tiny body .
15 She in turn may hope that in time she will get the caring response she is really seeking and will pursue the pattern .
16 It then copies your Autoexec.Bat to a file called Auto.Bat and creates a new Autoexec.Bat file which is both hidden and read-only .
17 Achievements are made by people working together as a team which is properly managed and led .
18 For example , imagine a rise in the basic rate of income tax which is fully announced and anticipated .
19 ‘ He knows he could not find an independent panel anywhere in Britain which would accept it is right to make an offer which is less than the rate of inflation to people who work in a service which is already underpaid and understaffed . ’
20 Elsewhere Genet writes of a 19-year-old , washing the clothes of his friend who is shortly to go and fight , declaring that he loves the revolution and all the fedayeen , but his friend especially : ‘ Yes .
21 However , the plan also contained the proposal to make Juniper Green a conservation area which is much welcomed and suggested the compulsory purchase order not only of the tennis courts but also the Woodhall Paper Mill site which would then be landscaped and integrated into the Water of Leith Walkway .
22 Of course , this can only be verified by a complete inventory , but the important point is that the sampling methods used , and the way in which the results were extrapolated to apply to the whole collection , are based on a sound mathematical theory which is widely used and tested in other fields , and therefore carried sufficient weight to satisfy the Museum and its auditors .
23 The most serious difficulty faced when trying to assess the extent of poverty in any society is to find a clear definition which is easily understood and universally accepted .
24 The corned beef that we are familiar with is a cured beef which is then boiled and pressed before being canned .
25 She stands for the civilization of the South , of the Midi , the home of the troubadours , against the sterner , rougher , cruder world of the North , represented , in this image , by her husband , the King of the North Wind , whose authority she is subtly undermining and against whom she will soon break out in open rebellion .
26 He compares various glosses on ‘ preparation for adult life ’ and implies that this phrase itself is unduly restricting and illiberal .
27 A colliery manager who is actually planning and investing was asked how many pits would be producing at 130p per gigajoule .
28 Without changing its movements , it now becomes the ‘ giant paw ’ of a huge cat — in this new role it is suddenly threatening and the animal responds appropriately with a defensive reaction .
29 Thirdly , overall behavioural responses require for their observation an intimate familiarity with each species which is rarely achieved and could be unachievable .
30 The two pieces I have written for WCM are adapted from A Cuckoo in the Bodyline Nest which is almost completed and which I hope will be published later this year .
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