Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [conj] the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | New England in the Fall is quite as beautiful as everyone says but the weather is fickle — we arrived in a sunny 82°F and left in a foggy 36°F . |
| 2 | Two strictly rational players , each of whom assumes that the other is strictly rational , can do nothing but defect if they both know how many rounds the game is destined to run . |
| 3 | At the other is the maximalist approach , which predicates that the task is not worth undertaking unless all significant aspects of the field are covered . |
| 4 | The lateral membrane and the central membrane are two variations of the pneumatic press , the principle being the same for both : the membrane is a long and large taste-free rubber balloon which inflates when the press is full , gently crushing the grapes against the inside of the horizontal cylinder which has channels and ducts . |
| 5 | This is often an unintentional form of steering which happens when the sail is not at the correct angle to the wind — the section of the sail next to the mast does not fill with wind and the driving force acts from a couple of feet farther back . |
| 6 | In particular , in spite of his attempt to avoid positing history as an a priori transcendent law , in the published first volume of the Critique he had still utilized an organicist teleological model of history which assumes that the end is already implicit in the beginning , and that history rolls forward to a determined end . |
| 7 | But their success has caught the eye of Tewkesbury Borough Council , which says that the land is for agricultural use only , and should not be used as a retail outlet for bonsai trees . |
| 8 | Could I please draw attention er you already chairman have , but it 's important from where I stand to draw attention to the words of the second criterion of the P P G. Which says that the proposal is a clear expression of local preference supported by the local planning authorities . |
| 9 | ‘ . Yours is a common-sense interpretation which says that the company is entitled to the exemptions but that it chooses not to use them . |
| 10 | But the rumours are denied by the plant 's owner , Hoffman-LaRoche , which says that the reactor is still being dismantled inside the sealed-off plant . |
| 11 | A stricter interpretation , however , is that the company would be entitled not to prepare group accounts if it obtained and published the auditors ’ report required by s 248(3) ( which confirms that the company is so entitled ) but it is not otherwise . |
| 12 | ‘ You might have a sales order processing system sitting on one computer ; once an order has been processed , it sends a message to an inventory system on another computer , which checks whether the item is there , and if it is initiates the shipment , or if not may request the supply of the item by sending a message to a third system . |
| 13 | We want to hear your news , which shows that the Church is alive and active in the Diocese . |
| 14 | Here the infinitive 's event is treated as a possibility that has no chance of being real — as something which is impossible , absurd — which shows that the infinitive is clearly capable of expressing a potentiality all by itself . |
| 15 | There is a new theatre of almost alarming contemporary design which shows that the town is prepared to take an adventurous chance with new ideas as well as preserving its inheritance . |
| 16 | However , in practice there is always some degree of error , which increases if the text is printed at an angle , or characters overlap , or an unknown font is used , and so on . |
| 17 | Thus he himself acknowledges that the relationship is broken . |
| 18 | This view actually parallels modern scientific thinking , which presumes that the universe is evolving towards final destruction when the inevitable pull of gravity slows down the rate of expansion . |
| 19 | Similarly , a DC voltmeter connected to the test point at the output of the first stage should see a voltage which varies as the core is moved about . |
| 20 | The brickwork in the x-ray theatre is crossed , bonded and covered with a barium rich plaster which ensures that the room is sealed from radiation leakage . |
| 21 | On the other hand a diary entry such as ‘ ring X ’ is effective and if the entry is some way in the future it may be necessary to amplify with a trigger of the form ‘ ring X re Y ’ and to have easily accessible some factual data such as the X telephone number and some data re Y. In a different context a car driver will develop a strategy to ensure that he does not run out of petrol , he may rely on a light which appears when the tank is nearly empty or he may calculate from his expected travelling that he need not concern himself about the issue until at least the next weekend , or he may programme himself to react to the fact that he is approaching a particular garage . |
| 22 | These contentions in the committee 's report were echoed in the press , which asserts that the environment is primarily , perhaps solely , responsible for the lower IQs of economically deprived groups . |
| 23 | In addition to these financial criteria , short channels have the advantage of being nearer to the end users , which means that the company is in a better position to anticipate and meet their needs . |
| 24 | Which means that the computer is being used , as it should be , as a user management tool which can vastly improve personnel management effectiveness . |
| 25 | This is because of the eight-month lag in indexation , which means that the bond is not inflation-protected for the last six months of its life . |
| 26 | A pluralist perspective sees conflict essentially as a temporary breakdown in job regulation , which means that the emphasis is very much on the resolution of disputes in collective bargaining . |
| 27 | It is assumed that , which means that the function is concave and that is a possible solution . |
| 28 | In recent years they 've all got the real ale kick and always have too many pumps , which means that the throughput is slow and four out of five beers go off before they 're half sold . |
| 29 | mineralise the compound directly , which means that the compound is converted to harmless organic molecules such as carbon dioxide and salts ; |
| 30 | Obviously , those calories which are being flushed away are not being used by the body … which means that the body is having to use more of its own surplus fat to make up for them . |