Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [vb pp] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 On the one hand he must cope with routines where the demand is for precise obedience to established instructions and on the other hand he might suddenly be faced with a need to respond in a creative manner totally outside any instructions .
2 Also , once this perspective is established , any assurance from the other side of real interest in disarmament will naturally be seen as a trick , or at best as a propaganda move .
3 Monthly salaries will obviously be costed on a calendar month basis and with the exception of site-based staff the majority of salaries will probably be costed to overheads .
4 Many of the organisms that left fossil remains were of kinds now extinct , although some , like the trilobites , could obviously be placed into a phylum with many living representatives .
5 Rappaport 's diagram can obviously be used as a basis for commencing this analysis .
6 Once mistaken for a joker , he could henceforth be seen as a crank : an important advance in reputation , though this playful and darting mind was seldom so serious as when it was spoofing , or so earnest in intent as when making a joke .
7 Of course , sea-trout never give themselves up easily ; you have to know your loch and be prepared to hunt for where the fish lie ; so be prepared for a lot of rowing , and a lot of finger-crossing on Oscaig .
8 Every nutrient that is required for energy , growth , repair , health , breeding and normal species behaviour can only be obtained from a diet that is balanced ; and there are many examples of things that go wrong when even traces of certain minerals are deficient in the diet .
9 Diversity can only be increased through a body set up with the specific task of creating and sustaining new media .
10 A circular aperture has an area proportional to the square of its diameter , so doubling the aperture diameter increases the image illumination by a factor of four ; to double the illumination , the diameter need only be increased by a factor of 2 .
11 This bond can only be broken by a crime , and that kind of crime brings it 's punishment . ’
12 Central heating boilers should only be fitted to a flue that has been lined with a stainless steel flexible liner of about 150mm ( 6in ) diameter .
13 Except for criterion ( 1 ) , the requirement of reasonableness can only be invoked outside a consumer context .
14 It could only be given to a child in very mild doses because excessive use could cause ‘ retard growth and lasting disfiguration ’ .
15 Advice and assistance in making a will can only be given to a client who is over 70 , or disabled or suffering from a mental disorder ( or a parent or guardian wishing to provide for such a person ) , or a single parent wishing to appoint a testamentary guardian .
16 As for confession , which had been allowed to laymen , this was to be undertaken only when the penitent was in mortal danger : the emphasis now was not on contrition but on absolution which could only be given by a priest .
17 Nyman and Silberston , while making use of fixed percentages , also insist that the location of control can only be discovered by a case by case approach .
18 Noting that " negotiations can not take place behind the backs of our people " , he implicitly reaffirmed the ANC demand for a one person one vote system , declaring : " It is our belief that the future of our country can only be determined by a body which is democratically elected on a non-racial basis . "
19 The ERM can only be justified as a stepping-stone towards a Single Currency .
20 Even if ( and I do not accept this at all ) neutrality could only be justified as a means to a fair contest , it should not be identified with action securing a fair contest .
21 The answer lies in the fact that , usually , the program , once written , can only be run in a computer if it is converted into object code whether temporarily , using an interpreter program , or permanently , using a compiler program .
22 A DC can only be assessed by a user who has been asked by LIFESPAN to assess it ( ie. all managers of modules listed on the DC , managers of packages referencing modules on the DC and the DC submitter , calculated at the time the DC was submitted ) .
23 Tables involving these variables will only be based on a 10% sample of the population .
24 An attempt to identify those social properties which pertain to objects as artefacts , for example , as opposed to the properties of words as discovered by linguists , or dreams as discovered by psychologists , can only be achieved through a balance between two procedures .
25 Thus a ‘ working ’ or ‘ practical ’ agreement can only be achieved through a process of dialogue .
26 However , he will stress that economic success can only be achieved through a commitment to free market principles and Scottish businesses ' pursuit of efficiency , diversity , enterprise , international markets and quality .
27 A full and accurate assessment of land potential involves detailed enquiries into soil and climate and experience of the behaviour of the crops and livestock it carries , and this can only be achieved over a period of years .
28 It is suggested that enabling educational environments can only be achieved by a re-examination of the way in which special education relates to mainstream education .
29 When bile duct injury is diagnosed , optimal management can only be achieved by a team , including surgeon , endoscopist , and radiologist .
30 In an integrated service will dementia sufferers be given sufficient priority , or can that only be achieved in a specialist service ?
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