Example sentences of "[pers pn] is frequently [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the original object of a wishful impulse has been lost as a result of repression , it is frequently represented by an endless series of substitute objects none of which , however , brings full satisfaction ’ ( vii . |
| 2 | It is frequently seen in stormy weather off the Cape of Good Hope and considered an omen of ill fortune . |
| 3 | It is frequently seen in tumours and may play a key part in the kinetics of tumour growth . |
| 4 | Moreover , it is frequently pointed out that the early Christian definitions of faith did not mean by the Greek and Latin words that we commonly translate as ‘ person ’ exactly what we would mean by ‘ person ’ today . |
| 5 | It is frequently pointed out that , compared with the previous dismal history of negotiations for disarmament , the past twenty-five years have seen an exceptional success in the conclusion of nuclear arms limitation agreements . |
| 6 | The household is often treated as a unit of consumption , and it is frequently assumed that all members of a household have equal access to its resources . |
| 7 | It is frequently assumed that the Specification is a device designed to enable the pursuer to make life difficult for the insured , the insurer and the solicitor for both . |
| 8 | It is frequently assumed that large corporations act in roughly the same manner , whether they are part of the public or the private sector , and that their industrial relations follow the same pattern , too . |
| 9 | It is frequently argued that a locally based education , preferably with a rural bias , will somehow encourage young people to stay in agriculture . |
| 10 | It is frequently argued that the political stability and rates of economic growth of the post-war period rest on the control of subordinate classes by the Mexican state . |
| 11 | It is frequently argued by agencies that the ‘ production values ’ are critical to the success of the commercial . |
| 12 | It is frequently argued that having personal experience of an event gives a dimension of knowledge that others can not fully share . |
| 13 | Now it is frequently said that the development of skilled movement ‘ lags ’ a long way behind that of skilled perception , and in one sense this is certainly true : young babies have excellent visual acuity as revealed by their behavioural discrimination of , and neural responsivity , to gratings and chequerboards — but we do n't see them playing darts ! |
| 14 | It is frequently said that you can make statistics say what you want them to say . |
| 15 | It is frequently said that most herbs do best if they are growing in well-drained soil , somewhat short of plant food , and in a position which is sunny and sheltered . |
| 16 | It is frequently said that the question of absurdity can not influence a decision in any type of case except the one just stated . |
| 17 | On a second or subsequent marriage it is frequently said that a wedding speech should make no reference to previous spouses , nor children of earlier marriages unless they are junior pages and need to be acknowledged and welcomed , or even the fact that either party has been married before . |
| 18 | It is frequently said that like changes have not been seen since the invention of the printed book but a good argument can be made for comparing the IT revolution with the invention of writing itself . |
| 19 | It is frequently denied that there is a relationship between religion and violence in Ireland . |
| 20 | In contrast with the UK 's decline towards the European material average , it is frequently asserted that the UK has maintained its lead in intellectual and research activity . |
| 21 | Social elitism , it is frequently asserted , effectively squeezes out working-class interests . |
| 22 | For many endoscopists , the squamous columnar junction is considered as the representative of the oesophagogastric junction and the segment distal to it is frequently thought of as a ‘ hiatal hernia ’ , because of the presence of gastric mucosa . |
| 23 | It is frequently mentioned in literature , in particular Robert Greene 's Honourable History of Roger Bacon and Friar Bungay of 1594 , but modern accounts of his life simply ignore it . |
| 24 | It is frequently required in measles . |
| 25 | It is frequently found also as siliceous internal moulds . |
| 26 | When considering Ernst 's equation , it is frequently found to be useful also to introduce an associated function Ε , defined by ( 11.11 ) With this , the line element ( 11.4 ) or ( 11.6 ) can be written in the alternative form ( 11.12 ) and the main equations ( 6.22d , e ) , or alternatively ( 11.7 ) , become . |
| 27 | However , it is frequently used for long distance tows , because there is less of a tendency to get a slack rope during level flight in the low tow position . |
| 28 | ( It is frequently used : Chirac used it 22 times in 1987 ; it was used 43 times between 1986 and 1988 . ) |
| 29 | Job evaluation has long been popular in the private sector as a way of formally assessing the relative value of different jobs — and it is frequently used as a basis for deciding pay . |
| 30 | It is frequently used in agriculture . |