Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] [conj] it [vb -s] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Sensory loss frequently occurs with motor loss ; the patient is paralysed and it compounds the problem of maintaining a safe environment .
2 ( 4 ) A change in the " content " or " subject " of the learning experience is justified because it enriches the learning experience or makes these experiences more meaningful and thus more developmental ; i.e. we change content as instrumental in making the processes more effective .
3 It is not good enough to say that an authoritative measure is justified because it serves the public interest .
4 The creature is attracted because it has the pleasure of satisfied desire , in this case its own particular form of hunger .
5 It overflows into a 3″ diameter down tube where the water is re-oxygenated as it enters the main tank .
6 It 's included because it amuses the punters .
7 Here a simple conceptualisation as is serviceable for the purpose of this book is made and it follows the main elements of Miliband 's [ 1969 ] .
8 As explained in section 2.3 , a diode is a device that presents a very low resistance to current flow when appreciable potential difference of one sign , known as forward , is applied while it presents a very high resistance to current flow when appreciable potential difference of the opposite sign , known as reverse , is applied .
9 It is felt that it leaves the police too great a discretion as to what type of conduct is unacceptable .
10 The rear foot is used because it has the forward thrust of the body behind it .
11 A group is recognised when it has a minimum of six SERA members .
12 As the driving weight causes the drum to rotate , the mercury is raised until it counter-balances the weight , which can then fall slowly as the mercury flows through the dividing walls .
13 Hale 's black velvet dress is cursed because it represents the values of the ‘ Gringolandia ’ so hated by Kahlo .
14 He is referring to France as this is where the poem is set as it combines the rest of the world in with this one man , the sun being the common factor , France , I think , represent the rest of the world and since it is a funny thought this single object waking up the whole population , Owen uses the words ‘ even in ’ .
15 It is not possible to understand this interesting document until it is remembered that it represents a SHARE of sheep taken over and not a public SALE and then fractions of an animal become acceptable .
16 The Group operated primarily in [ location ] where it is estimated that it holds a 16% share of the replacement window market , above that of any competitor .
17 A behavioural response is strengthened when it has an increased probability of occurring ( frequency ) or when it is likely to be performed for a longer period of time ( duration ) .
18 From Kuhn 's particular point of view , this is mistaken because it ignores the role played by paradigms in guiding observation and experiment .
19 This procedure is repeated until it produces no change ; usually two or three passes through the data ( iterations ) are sufficient .
20 It is hard to explain this unless , in the subject 's brain , the representation of one shape is rotated until it matches the representation of the other .
21 In that case the simplification is warranted because it encapsulates a truth about what is going on .
22 One unit was composed of many more buildings than the others and it is suggested that it represents a social difference with specialist activities taking place there .
23 The Commission took the view that the responsibility of a legal service was the provision of legal advice and assistance to individuals , that community action tends to involve only one section of the community , and that the independence of a centre is compromised if it becomes a base for campaigns .
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