Example sentences of "[pron] are [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The governing body of the agency is the board of directors consisting of eleven members , all appointed by parliament , but five of them are appointed pursuant to the recommendation of the following bodies , namely : the organizations dealing with the environment , one by the trade unions , one by the employers ' organization , one by Social Security , and one by the various organizations presently dealing with state assets . |
| 2 | These three big creatures dominate the composition , but around them are introduced small figures . |
| 3 | Again the stone walls are dark and streaked with rain and age , and along them are ranged carved figures , many badly worn and now almost unrecognizable . |
| 4 | Negative , extremist , in them are fused sectarian party orthodoxy and individual self-deliverance . |
| 5 | Eventually everyone leaves the room to shower and drink coffee and do all things that people usually do after intercourse — communally in this case — and Samantha and I are left alone . |
| 6 | Avoid non-brewed condiments , which are diluted acetic acid coloured with caramel and without the rounded acidity of a true vinegar . |
| 7 | This has led to a strong marketing campaign for the concept of disposable lenses , which are replaced monthly , weekly or even ( in principle ) daily . |
| 8 | All are independent , except two which are maintained voluntary-aided schools . |
| 9 | This process of control is called civilisation , and to fit into the theory of the Created God , is reduced to a series of events which are designated good , evil and neutral , only the good being used for the substance of the Created God . |
| 10 | Some are connected with writings about literature , philosophy and politics which are called post-modern or post-structural . |
| 11 | However , the heart 's own oxygen supply is not taken from the blood which is continually being pumped through it to service the rest of the body , but from separate little arteries which are called coronary arteries . |
| 12 | We have now moved on from looking at syllables to looking at words , and we will consider certain well-known English words that can be pronounced in two different ways , which are called strong forms and weak forms . |
| 13 | DNA has effects upon bodies , upon eye colour , hair crinkliness , strength of aggressive behaviour and thousands of other attributes , all of which are called phenotypic effects . |
| 14 | Some of the words listed by Hewitt are in fact just special uses of existing British English words , which are given new meaning within the youth culture : e.g. hard , soff ( soft ) , dread , star , sweet . |
| 15 | The microeconomic imperfections which are given special attention are imperfect information ( eg firms ' inability to monitor accurately the productivities of their employees ) , imperfect competition ( eg collective bargaining ) , and various transactions costs ( eg the costs of hiring , training , and firing employees ) . |
| 16 | Suggestions are also welcomed on policies which are believed necessary to retain an economically viable industry , efficient in the use of resources and sensitive in its management of the natural environment . |
| 17 | The third is that they may say things that seem absolutely correct at the time , but which are made ludicrous by the unfolding of events . |
| 18 | In the first generation of this project the user specifies spatial queries using system implementation concepts which are made comprehensible ( and refined through testing ) . |
| 19 | Learning difficulties for both first and second language speakers without an academic background lie in the abstractions which are made possible by certain specific linguistic mechanisms . |
| 20 | The range of choices which are made available to the child may not be determined by the adult so much as by the nature of the interactions which are jointly established between adult and child . |
| 21 | The extent to which a child is able to take advantage of the learning opportunities , which are made available within a particular setting on a day-to-day basis , will be a major factor in influencing how much progress occurs . |
| 22 | The economic development of the regions is further assisted by structural funds , which are made available through the European Community . |
| 23 | In litigation and arbitration , the amount of the costs is subject to the control of the court 's " taxation " procedures , which are made available to arbitrations by s18(2) of the Arbitration Act 1950 , but can not be made available for expert determinations by any means , including a provision to that effect in the expert clause . |
| 24 | It rejoices in an enhanced belief in Manichaean and mythological archetypes of good and evil which are made manifest in exaggerated games of ‘ cops ’ and ‘ robbers ’ . |
| 25 | Passing Class 86/2s Nos 86242 James Kennedy and 86221 BBC Look East , which are stabled prior to hauling one of the hourly InterCity services to Norwich , is Class 315 emu No 315850 forming the 11.42 form Southend Victoria . |
| 26 | Differential facets are subfacets which are placed adjacent to specific facets to which they apply ; they are not generally used with all of the facets in the scheme . |
| 27 | Because certain textbooks are in great demand , colleges often set aside a student reading room in which are placed multiple copies of textbooks that have been recommended by the lecturers . |
| 28 | It has been suggested that we have contradictory ideals of human association informing three areas of our lives which are kept separate and distinct from each other . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's ironic that the Common Agricultural Policy ( CAP ) means that the richest farmers are subsidised by the poorest consumers in Europe through food prices which are kept high by production quotas . |
| 30 | ‘ The thing is , ’ said the agent , ‘ they had the money for the rental in cash , they do n't seem to sell much pottery , but they can run two off-road jeeps which are parked undercover in the barns . |