Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [pron] is [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plaintiff 's feelings may be wounded if he is subjected to aggressive cross-examination , especially if it is designed to support what transpires to be an unsuccessful plea of justification , so this forensic factor may be brought into account . |
| 2 | Unlike serious pollsters , the brewer 's flaccid organ fails to report the size of the sample of Scousers interviewed but it is believed to be adjacent to the number of fans at a Tranmere Rovers away match . |
| 3 | it remains to be seen what figures are included when it is submitted to the Secretary of State and what view he takes on that . |
| 4 | They have come to their agreement , they have done their job well , and they have produced and excellent education system and the blip which he is talking about is one which is forced on us at the present time by a Conservative Government , who has decided that there is going to be no further expansion in the school service which we 're providing , and indeed is imposing upon us cuts which are going to mean that we reduce those services , and to argue that from a point of view that it 's a considered piece of policy from a Government which if I has introduced , if I may say , Poll Tax , an economy which is a disaster area , exports in nothing happening there , inflation |
| 5 | He is so anxious about being accepted that he is trying to be extra good and even perfect . ’ |
| 6 | Oscillation is clearly just prevented and there is said to be critical damping ( refer back to figure 4.15(b) ) |
| 7 | As Hopwood states ( 1982 , p. 43 ) : ‘ Familiarity with experience elsewhere should instil a greater realization of the differences between what should be done and what is said to be done , and what is done and what might be done . ’ |
| 8 | The must is heated in a cauldron and boiled until it is reduced to one third of its volume to make the Arrobo . |
| 9 | The process is of course , the reverse of the lowering , the ladders being used until it is raised to forty-five degrees , then the ropes take over . |
| 10 | The percentage of this media type which can be used before it is considered to be full , in the range 1 to 100 . |
| 11 | Yet in Britain , ‘ race ’ can not be under stood if it is falsely divorced from other political processes or grasped if it is reduced to the effect of these other relations . |
| 12 | Again , the suggestion has been made that in cases where a woman 's SB is withdrawn because she is found/thought to be cohabiting , a ‘ tiding over ’ allowance should be made to ease the adjustment . |
| 13 | A communication is protected if it is made to further a common interest — a circular published to shareholders in a company , or to fellow members of a trade union , or an inter-office memorandum . |
| 14 | A communication is protected if it is made to a person who has a duty to receive and act upon it : thus complaints to " higher authority " are privileged , whenever the authority complained to is in a position to investigate or discipline or supervise . |
| 15 | We 're stretched as it is talking to every kid in the school now that they 're on holiday . ’ |
| 16 | It is sanctioned to the extent that it is allowed and it is sanctioned to the extent that it is penalized . |
| 17 | A g-g transition may be forbidden if considered as a purely electronic process , but it may become allowed if it is coupled to a vibrational process of u symmetry — if , for instance , a u vibrational mode is excited in the upper state . |
| 18 | When the issue has not been discussed because it is felt to be too painful to talk about or because it is considered an unsuitable topic of conversation , then there may be problems . |
| 19 | The Bank of Ireland has confirmed that it is adhering to the agreements and has promised to provide the numbers employed to IBOA . |
| 20 | Amstrad Plc has confirmed that it is talking to the company about taking on at least one of the products . |
| 21 | Members using FTA 's Freightcheck service can be assured that it is operated to the highest standards and specifically ensures compliance with the operator licence obligations . |
| 22 | The government has not so far given ground on Mozambique , and has insisted that it is committed to keeping its troops in Cambodia . |
| 23 | If he has , they will only be discovered if he is put to the test . |
| 24 | An idea of the magnitude of this quantity can be obtained if it is compared to the total population of New Jersey ( 7 344 000 ) or Ecuador ( 7 814 000 ) , or if it is realized that 7 602 138 seconds make 90 days and 10 hours . |
| 25 | On the other hand , advice may be ignored if it is considered to be impractical , given the financial and family constraints under which an individual operates . |
| 26 | As Burton-Roberts suggests , criterion A ( the requirement that elements in apposition refer to the same entity ) would have to be extended if it is to apply to sentential and other non-nominal appositions . |
| 27 | Those days climbing at Swanage and the Lizard reminded me of some familiar truisms , so easily lost when one is chained to the desk : that the spice of adventure and uncertainty , faced in partnership with others who feel the same , is at the core of all good climbing . |
| 28 | But age ( X 2 ) must be controlled since it is connected to both X 1 and Y and prior to both of them . |
| 29 | In databases that offer the CALC option — as each record is loaded when it is added to the database , whether it is a home or synonym . |