Example sentences of "is [adv] commonly [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Civilization is most commonly defined not as greater efficiency in crop-growing and manufacture , but precisely as the preservation of distance from these activities . |
| 2 | The ultimate sanction and one which is most commonly applied is for the mortgagee to sell . |
| 3 | The transfer of goods is most commonly made by merely handing them over , and such a transfer is equally effectual whether the transfer is for value or by way of gift . |
| 4 | The accusation of " Catch 22 " is most commonly made by those who do not accept the disease concept and who may themselves be working professionally in the field of addictive disease , commonly believing in the psycho-social model of the cause of and treatment for addiction . |
| 5 | Even if he is also religious — as he often enough still is — his religion is most commonly seen as a private , individual affair , divorced to a greater or lesser degree from the everyday concerns of the public world . |
| 6 | The disease is most commonly seen in dogs under one year old and young pups , infected by the transmammary route , are particularly susceptible due to their low iron reserves . |
| 7 | It appears to favour grouping on city pavements outside office blocks and is most commonly seen around mid-morning or between 12 noon and 2pm . |
| 8 | This last point is one which is most commonly misplaced . |
| 9 | It is most commonly known to affect brown rice and sweetcorn during cooking . |
| 10 | It is most commonly woven into textured or pile fabrics and it has an advantage over wool in that when washed correctly ( without too much heat ) it will retain its shape , drip dry and need little ironing . |
| 11 | The transfer of the benefit of the contract is most commonly dealt with by way of an assignment unless the contract is being novated , in which case the benefit will be dealt with alongside the burden in the novation agreement . |
| 12 | The disease is most commonly caught by people on foreign holidays . |
| 13 | ( f ) Improvements A rent geared to subrents is most commonly found in building leases . |
| 14 | While the global system is most commonly classified in terms of First , Second and Third Worlds , and these are very convenient and for many purposes useful labels , it is certain that they conceal as much as they reveal . |
| 15 | McGegan has so far produced two Handel operas from Göttingen , Floridante which came out on Hungaroton [ see below — Ed. ] , and now Agrippina on the label with which he is most commonly associated : Harmonia Mundi . |
| 16 | Hip dysplasia is most commonly associated with large breeds , and puppies at just five months old may suffer pain from this condition . |
| 17 | Blackouts are described in extreme cases of overeating binges or starvation even though this feature is most commonly associated with alcohol . |
| 18 | Legal assistance is most commonly used to secure payment of unpaid fees , or payment for a cancelled gig . |
| 19 | Saltpetre , or potassium nitrate , is a preserving salt usually available only at a chemist 's or pharmacy and is most commonly used to preserve the pink colour of pickled or salt beef . |
| 20 | Dendrochronology is most commonly used in the art world to test the authenticity of panel paintings . |
| 21 | Budding is most commonly used to propagate roses ( but is equally successful with other plants ) and is normally carried out in summer . |
| 22 | 7 Find out which method of suturing is most commonly used on your ward . |
| 23 | And you can see what this this is in function notation , which is most commonly used , and it 's easier to understand , than the mapping notation , most people find . |
| 24 | Copper is most commonly used . |
| 25 | NOT is most commonly used in an IF … |
| 26 | Oblique divergence is most commonly accommodated by transform offsets along a mid-oceanic ridge crest , while oblique convergence is resolved by the complex adjustment of lithospheric fragments along the plate boundary . |
| 27 | This is a devastating disease which is most commonly encountered in mottled leafed varieties of waterlily . |
| 28 | The disease is most commonly encountered in the patent phase although the other forms have been recognised . |
| 29 | This distinction is crucial in the present context , because it appears that material resulting from endopeptidase cleavage is rather commonly encountered whereas material generated at the later stages ( Gly-extended and amidated products ) is less common . |
| 30 | This sort of argument is so commonly used in the social sciences that it almost passes unnoticed ; but as soon as one stops to think about it one is faced with the problem in hand . |