Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [prep] clear " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reference to ‘ the application in the prescribed manner ’ makes me believe that it was contemplated that some form of summary process would be prescribed in order to enable speedy relief to be given in clear cases . |
| 2 | An undertaking should be given in clear and unambiguous terms , though certain matters will be implied , eg the right of the undertaker to taxation in default of agreement as to the amount of costs which he has undertaken to pay . |
| 3 | This is a good time to treat surfaces which will be hidden with clear preservatives . |
| 4 | The blurred boundaries of public and private have created many new ethical dilemmas for managers and also increased the possibilities for corruption and misuse of public funds which can only be addressed by clear working principles and codes of procedure . |
| 5 | But rewards and treatment for the two are as different as the roles themselves : the entrepreneurs should be rewarded with fame and fortune ; drones should be disciplined through clear rules and punishments . |
| 6 | Grammar and style A set of standard terms is not a work of literature , but there is no reason why it should not be written in clear and comprehensible English . |
| 7 | A private garden for the use of hotel patrons runs down the water 's edge and there is a wonderful view of the Sea of Moyle stretching beyond to the shores of Scotland and the Western Isles which can be seen on clear days . |
| 8 | The growth in pre-school services , which in no way matches parental demand , might be seen as clear evidence that some of the family 's functions in child-rearing , even in the earliest years , are being taken over by professionals ( e.g. nursery teachers and nursery nurses ) and other ‘ specialist ’ child carers ( e.g. child minders ) . |
| 9 | When presented in this way the proposed merger appears to be based on clear industrial logic , although it was considered by some to be partly a defensive move on the part of the companies involved ( especially Imperial , which was hoping that , by increasing its own size , it would help to reduce the chance of an unwanted takeover from a third party ) . |
| 10 | Between them the scientists and philosophers set out to explain a universe , which , after the muddle of the Dark or Middle Ages , seemed to be flooded with clear light . |
| 11 | The ability to determine this level , referred to as the ‘ odour threshold detection value ’ is provided by dilution techniques , the value itself representing the number of times an odour-bearing gas has to be diluted with clear air before 50 per cent of a panel of sniffers will just not detect it . |
| 12 | For work at these magnifications , the frosted glass plate can be replaced by clear glass with a matt drafting plastic film taped over . |
| 13 | To catch effectively , long-nets must be set in clear , open ground . |
| 14 | However , choreographers should always remember that whatever story , theme or music is chosen , it must be translated into clear , often simple , dance statements understandable by an audience . |
| 15 | The outer skin would be moulded in clear perspex or similar with an inner skin behind it . |
| 16 | Both start with inputs in the form of market needs and company objectives which must be converted into clear definitions of the problems to be solved to create a product supplying the market need in a manner profitable to the company . |
| 17 | The Guidance states : no decision to initiate proceedings should be taken without clear evidence that provision of services for the child and his family ( which may include an accommodation placement voluntarily arranged under s20 ) has failed or would be likely to fail to meet the child 's needs adequately and that there is no suitable person prepared to apply to take over care of the child under a residence order ( para 3.10 ) . |
| 18 | He quoted Lord Atkin that the doctrine of public policy ‘ should only be invoked in clear cases in which the harm to the public is substantially incontestable , and does not depend upon the idiosyncratic inferences of a few judicial minds ’ . |
| 19 | The law-making power which Parliament intends to delegate should be expressed in clear and unambiguous language . |
| 20 | In reaching this conclusion the court argued that freedom of contract was a fundamental right , and that if parliament intended to empower a third party to make conditions which affected the provisions of a contract between others then this should be expressed in clear terms . |