Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] is [verb] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet the technical literature is littered with damning criticism of the LD50 ( which signifies the single dose of the substance under scrutiny necessary to kill 50 per cent of a group of test animals within fourteen days ) . |
| 2 | The Swedish-made Werax is used for opening and emptying standard drums without the need for removing the standard cap . |
| 3 | In the vast majority of cases hierarchical inequality is taken for granted as part of the natural order of things . |
| 4 | The exceptionally clean , uncluttered styling is achieved by basing the convertible on the longer Astra saloon body , while the fully open passenger compartment combines four-seat accommodation with sports car freedom . |
| 5 | The spatial association is checked by searching through the hierarchical spaces for an intersection between the geometric domains of the parts . |
| 6 | BRITISH RAIL is thinking of fitting a new tilt mechanism to the much-troubled advanced passenger train ( APT ) . |
| 7 | Some people object to having their property scanned by an airborne eye , so ensure that proper permission is obtained before snapping at random . |
| 8 | English Heritage is dedicated to preserving it all , not just the properties we currently manage . |
| 9 | English Heritage is dedicated to preserving it all , not just the properties we currently manage . |
| 10 | English Heritage is dedicated to preserving it all , not just the properties we currently manage . |
| 11 | Maintenance of English civilisation is upheld by keeping exclusive English control . |
| 12 | The more that public administration is called upon to solve problems that were at one time left to the market , the greater the contradiction — a point made by Habermas ( 1976 ) and Offe ( 1975 ) . |
| 13 | Firstly , in a society which is consumer-orientated and largely sympathetic to the provision of welfare services , a considerable proportion of both private and public investment is geared to providing goods and services to people within fairly easy reach of their homes . |
| 14 | The tonofibrillae are only slowly dissolved when the old cuticle is digested by moulting fluid . |
| 15 | The amount of HCl(aq) consumed in the reaction is given by Stage 3 : Determination of The molar enthalpy change for this exothermic reaction is found by substituting values for qp and n(H2O) into equation ( 7 ) : In more accurate calorimetric determinations the value for T has to be corrected for cooling losses ( see figure 5.5 ) . |
| 16 | Unless adequate attention is paid to building robust institutions that promote internal competition and offset the lack of commercial experience or knowledge in the political system , privatisation will merely transfer privilege and feather-bedding from one group to another . |
| 17 | Significant global tax benefits can accrue to investors provided careful attention is paid to operating requirements . |
| 18 | As they contain water , the first application may cause the grain to raise on some woods , and a light sanding is recommended before applying the second coat . |
| 19 | In this remarkable painting of great simplicity , a deep opaque orange forms the four discs , and then the same translucent colour is brushed in circling movements around two grey stones , which weigh down the composition . |
| 20 | But ultimately , the pragmaticist may do well to remain agnostic , whatever semantic theory is assumed for working purposes . |
| 21 | Foucault 's distrust of conventional forms of history , as we have seen , is a consistent thread in his project , as is his insistence that his historical method is limited to addressing specific problems — often comparable to those posed by the social sciences — to historical documents and practices in order to make them intelligible . |
| 22 | ( ii ) To improve the framework within which public policy is formulated by matching the field of responsibility of government departments to coherent fields of policy and administration . |
| 23 | When an azure-winged magpie is fooled into accepting a cuckoo 's eggs , the cuckoo chicks will take the first opportunity to push the magpie 's own eggs out of the nest . |
| 24 | The British government is committed to taking 1,000 ex-detainees and their dependants , believed to be about another 3,000 . |
| 25 | The British government is committed to retaining the option for nuclear power , providing the industry can operate economically and meet rigorous safety and environmental standards , Energy Minister Tim Eggar told a London conference organised by the nuclear industry . |
| 26 | Improved performance is obtained through building an ultra-thin channel of silicon-germanium alloy under the silicon surface of the mosfet to restrain mobility of the charges carrying current through the device . |
| 27 | During Activity 3 , more detailed analysis is undertaken by applying selected instruments to the problem situation . |
| 28 | In fact , the limits within which voluntary resources can be effectively used are narrow ; and they can only be effectively used even within those limits if professional full-paid effort is put into making it happen . |
| 29 | A further indication of the ability of the corpus to provide a reliable model is gained from observing how the number of transitions found varies with increasing corpus size . |
| 30 | The fells above Coniston have long been a source of the widely used Westmorland slate ( see Borrowdale ) , but the mountain known as Coniston Old Man and its associated fells are equally interesting as an area of copper-mining activity , and one nearby location is known as Coppermines Valley . |