Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [is] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One difficulty for non-accountants is in deciding on which side of an account to enter a given sum . |
| 2 | One difficulty for non-accountants is in deciding on which side of an account to enter a given sum . |
| 3 | BRITAIN 'S safety arrangements for pesticides is in disarray following a ruling by the European Commission that the voluntary code , which is operated by the industry , is a breach of the EEC 's rules on free trade . |
| 4 | A new woodturning system specifically developed for schools is on test in Scottish schools . |
| 5 | Similarly , the state for Marxists is by no means neutral and independent , but is , in the words of Marx and Engels ‘ but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie ’ ( Marx , 1977 : 223 ) . |
| 6 | Just under two and a half acres of land untouched for centuries is at stake . |
| 7 | you know I , I think , I think usually what I say about questionnaires is towards the business of , you know , kind of writing them in people 's own words that , that sort of fit in with ordinary language okay putting them in a sensible order advising people to do scale type things with five or seven points or something which you 've got a lot of already so a lot of the comments that I normally make on people 's questionnaires er you can take as read as it were erm so I think erm you know just really one or two minor things about layout like , you know , you know sort of space and , and moving things around a wee bit , it might make them easier to read but again as I say that 's a you know relatively minor erm problem . |
| 8 | Another important application area for computers is in real-time control . |
| 9 | Another key difference between styles is in heat control , inextricably tied in with the equipment used . |
| 10 | There is no road link with Laerdal , Kaupanger or Årdal and the only means of access for visitors is by hiring a small boat across the Lusterfjord from Solvorn . |
| 11 | HEARTH : Shelving for CDs is on each side |
| 12 | For Tobias is on the dresser : one meal a day on the kitchen window-ledge ( otherwise the hedgehog gets it ) . |
| 13 | For example , the International Committee of the Red Cross has an interest in monitoring the application of the Geneva Conventions and Protocols , and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is in a similar situation with respect to the Refugee Conventions . |
| 14 | The wider issue of the extent to which the judiciary may naturally favour certain types of values is outside the scope of this book . |
| 15 | First , the barrier is often a lack of theological understanding that the Spirit-filled life as described in the book of Acts is to be anticipated as the experience of believers today . |
| 16 | The book of Acts is about the spread of Christianity after the resurrection and ascension of Jesus , through the giving of the Holy Spirit , empowering Jesus 's followers in making his good news known . |
| 17 | If limitation of inputs is of primary importance , then the birth of calves to coincide with grazing peaks will determine dates . |
| 18 | This theme of administration in the landscape has not been studied to any great extent , and yet we have already seen that definition of estates is of critical importance in understanding the local landscape . |
| 19 | Plan is defined as " any hierarchical process in the organism ( student ) that can control the order in which a sequence of operations is to be performed " . |
| 20 | In many European cities , and more recently in the USA , it has been accepted that the only efficient and cost effective way of moving people in and out of cities is by rail . |
| 21 | However , most of the work involved in the identification of objects is to be carried out by independent groups of experts handling archives , libraries , museum collections and legal matters . |
| 22 | Moreover , the fact that experience of objects is to be had only under the form of space and time ensures the applicability of mathematics to the whole or the phenomenal ( and hence physical ) world . |
| 23 | That is shown to be wrong by yesterday 's announcement from British Telecom that the cost of calls is to be frozen , although phone rentals are rising . |
| 24 | Since our sample was self-selected it is impossible to say what proportion of the total number of self-evaluation activities it represents , or whether the range of activities is in any way typical . |
| 25 | This attitude of shared acceptance of rules is to be contrasted with that of an observer who records ab extra the fact that a social group accepts such rules but does not himself accept them . |
| 26 | Whereas research groups in each area are to conduct surveys of workers , the parallel survey of employers is to be conducted centrally for all the areas by the Policy Studies Institute , but in close collaboration with the local research groups . |
| 27 | His statement on the handling of prisoners is worth quoting in full : |
| 28 | A statement of accounts is to be prepared , including : |
| 29 | The mastery of skills is of little use if they can not be applied . |
| 30 | The greatest number of forms is to be found in the group loosely called the Japanese type , Acer palmatum . |