Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the spectral index at phase 0.7 , close to the maximum , is about -2.0 between 606MHz and 1,660MHz and typical of most pulsars , at 408MHz the flux density is actually less than that at 606MHz and is lower than the extrapolated spectrum by a factor of about 4 ( Table 1 ) , indicating that strong absorption or scattering is occurring even when the companion is on the far side of the pulsar . |
| 2 | Any time you spend on agitating about the system of teaching or lecturing is time altruistically spent , for it will benefit only your successors . |
| 3 | The words which do not appear in other lists fall into several important groups : signs relevant to deaf culture , signs which might be subject to borrowing by languages in contact , signs where compounding is likely to occur , number and colour terms . |
| 4 | The situation is quite similar therefore to that with the verbs of perception , which explains why Kruisinga and Erades ( 1960 : 366 ) have pointed out that " the perception or causing is thought of as happening simultaneously with what is perceived or caused " . |
| 5 | The Fantasia in F minor , written for mechanical organ but one of the composer 's most intensely dramatic utterances , comes off fairly well ( but not as well as with Frantz and Eschenbach , who are compelling in this great work ) , but I still prefer the weight and variety of organ tone here ; and if the Adagio of the C minor Fugue with its two-piano writing is a trifle ponderous , the D major Sonata for two pianos that follows is not all so . |
| 6 | I have given two examples of the use of planned ignoring ; but it should be borne in mind that ignoring is not an all-purpose disciplinary approach . |
| 7 | One part of the cell that listens is the system which sends out and suppresses nerve impulses . |
| 8 | One of the images that does is the one taken in Thailand of three fish-tails swung as if from gallows silhouetted against the sky . |
| 9 | Pentagon figures for Panamanians killed during the invasion and the fighting that followed is less than 300 . |
| 10 | The amount of delegation that occurs is thus highly variable and seldom entirely predictable . |
| 11 | She is , above all , Joyce 's central recognition , exultant recognition that yearning is not defeat and identification is not a proof of some fatal inner yielding to the pull of mediocrity . |
| 12 | Having become aware of the difference , a deep-seated bias often becomes evident as the individual concludes that his or her way of thinking and behaving is better just because it is different . |
| 13 | Although not designed as ‘ brain storming ’ sessions , progress review meetings may have to serve this function if a job is behind programme and rescheduling is required to get back on target . |
| 14 | I have found great relief from back pain , my tension and worry is very much reduced , and my doctor has given up even taking my blood pressure . |
| 15 | In fact , th the New York Saint Andrews Society which exists to er I think to er , apart from to hold er meetings and er get togethers , also to assist er Scots in New York , at least that was one of it 's original er , principles , they have a er a splendid dinner with all these gentlemen in full kilts , kengroms , don'tski and do 's , the whole bangshoot , and and their their women folk can come and watch them from the gallery upstairs . |
| 16 | Evaluation may be somewhat subjective and less than mathematically accurate , but it must be attempted if the desired cycle of planning , implementation appraisal and replanning is to achieve its object of providing even better and more relevant training within the library . ’ |
| 17 | The historical record over a few cycles of objective setting and reviewing is a means of evaluating the progress of the follower on the sound basis of how he thinks about his job and how he carries it out . |
| 18 | The level of incompetence , humiliation and overcrowding is remarkably low — at one point Hurt throws a wobbly about having to share a room for one day with one other person . |
| 19 | Fishing and surfing is also available nearby . |
| 20 | A thesaurus module that is integrated into the software used for database creation , maintenance and searching is particularly valuable . |
| 21 | A typical use for DATA and REAd is a name and address list . |
| 22 | Detailed analysis both of the questionnaires and piloting is provided elsewhere ( Sheppard , 1990 ; 1991 ) . |
| 23 | After the latrines , a wash of hands and face , but no shave because shaving is done by the barber and that is once a week with the bath . |
| 24 | The change in the attitude to the appointment of barrister-politicians as judges is said to date from Lord Haldane 's Chancellorship ( 1912–15 ) when legal and professional qualifications became the criteria , though at first the change was not extended to the most senior appointments . |
| 25 | He will know that the largest increase in waiting lists as published is in respect of the new service and facility that have been provided in Forth Valley . |
| 26 | The reason for such concern can be found in the 1947 Royal Commission Report ; it asked ‘ whether such concentration as exists is on balance disadvantageous to the free expression of opinion or the accurate presentation of news ’ . |
| 27 | In fact , Dublin joins Mark Hughes and full-back Denis Irwin as United 's only goal scorers to date . |
| 28 | It seems that whether the accused is guilty of robbery if he uses force when escaping is a question for the jury : Hale ( unreported on this point ) . |
| 29 | The only case that remains is that of PAR . |
| 30 | This may be too narrow a base if it is the case that pay is only one factor in determining levels of motivation . |