Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [adv] [vb pp] [conj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 It is in this latter sense that very often it is claimed that the Conservative Party is advocating an incomes policy , by which is simply meant that the policies which we advocate would , we believe , have as a result the stability of money values and thus have the effect that increases in earnings were real and not merely monetary .
2 More important , natural selection provides a model of how there can be change towards a kind of fit or harmony , towards structured complexity , which is neither planned nor the result of goal-directed activity .
3 Darker surfaces absorb heat , which is then radiated as the temperature falls towards the end of the day .
4 LTP can be tentatively subdivided into several mechanistically distinct components : LTP1 , with a duration of less than 3–6h which is blocked by kinase inhibitors but not by protein synthesis inhibitors ; LTP2 , a component which is blocked by translational inhibitors but which appears to be independent of gene expression ; and LTP3 , with a time constant of several days , which is only obtained if the animal is unanaesthetised at the time of induction and which may require gene expression ( see text ) .
5 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 .
6 With this aim in view , he makes explicit that what the sceptics deny is the possibility of knowledge of ‘ the inner nature of things … what the things are in themselves ’ ; when they say that there is no criterion of truth , ‘ they are not speaking of what things appear to be and of what is revealed by the senses … but of what things are in themselves , which is so hidden that no criterion can disclose it ’ .
7 The development of carcinoma of the colon is dependent on both genetic and environmental factors and its is generally accepted that the development of colonic carcinoma follows the adenoma-carcinoma sequence .
8 The track itself is often obliterated and a large part of a rail man 's job is hacking ice and snow away from the points or the platforms between carriages .
9 There needs to be a facility whereby one is automatically informed that the entry at which one is looking has a cross-reference to it in another part of the dictionary , and whereby one is immediately given a display of this cross reference ( or all of them , if there are several ) if one wants to check it .
10 In this part of Zurich , one is often reminded that the power of the guilds lasted until the end of the eighteenth century .
11 One is constantly told that the difficulty is finding young people to join the voluntary ranks .
12 It 's generally accepted that the ideal fitness programme is one that will push your pulse to between 70 and 80 per cent of your maximum heart rate and keep it there for at least 20 minutes , at least three times a week .
13 It 's generally accepted that the herbage of this area produces the milk necessary to make a fine cheese .
14 Yet it 's also claimed that a primary characteristic of the play is that element of redemption which binds together all your work .
15 It 's well known that the universe verse is infinite .
16 They , it 's always argued that the parish councils are closest to local people , they had an out and out objection from the Parish Council initially they have subsequently written to me twice in November moderating that position and saying subject to safeguards they they no longer have an outright objection .
17 The SD at Stuttgart recorded a comment , said to be frequently encountered in differing variants : ‘ It 's always claimed that the Führer has been sent to us from God .
18 It 's sometimes limited if the winds are strong and we have only a few experienced sailors on holiday .
19 It 's beautifully designed and the freedom provided by banishing the conventional lead is very welcome indeed .
20 Watch out … direct application can be messy ; it 's often recommended that the stained area is first wetted , then rinsed afterwards .
21 It 's so called because the electrical vibratory massager has a choice of five heads according to the intensity of the massage and which part of the body is to be treated .
22 Despite being scheduled for late September , it 's still delayed as the label rushes to press enough copies to send it soaring up the charts on the heels of MUDHONEY 's pre-posthumous release .
23 Despite being scheduled for late September , it 's still delayed as the label rushes to press enough copies to send it soaring up the charts on the heels of MUDHONEY 's pre-posthumous release .
24 And in the nineteen thirties America went into the worst economic depression it 's ever seen and the state governments were literally overwhelmed by the economic hardship and the economic problems and the federal government came galloping to the rescue .
25 If it 's ever proved that the mink has had an unacceptable effect on the environment , then it might be difficult , if not impossible , to redress the balance .
26 It is however assumed that the total N will not be subdivided to examine the effect of ( for example ) linguistic environment ; in that case the ideal figure would be 30 tokens per environment , bringing the total for the variable as a whole to a figure proportionate to the number of environments examined .
27 It is however believed that the Divisional Court said that if the only consideration for a payment by the client was a disbursement by his solicitor , different considerations might apply .
28 It is similarly established where the defendant engages in sexual penetration with another and this occurs ‘ under circumstances involving the commission of any other felony . ’
29 It is strongly advised that a logical name be used .
30 This is probably not necessary if the house is to be held by the husband and the wife as trustees upon the terms of a court order ( which will be sufficient evidence in itself ) , but it is strongly advised if the house is to be held by the husband and the wife as trustees upon the terms of an agreement reached between them .
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