Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [noun] is " in BNC.

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1 I 'd say you 're twice as clever as your Mum thinks Lottie is . ’
2 A three-phase stepping motor is excited one-phase-on by its rated current of 2 A.
3 In one sense , yes ; the diet which has resulted in excessive weight gain or inability to lose weight is not the diet that you need to eat in future .
4 This need would be particularly acute in mature schemes where most members are drawing their pensions and the need for income generating investments is greatest .
5 ‘ My sister thinks Garry is abroad , ’ he said , answering the question she had n't liked to ask .
6 The activating field producing resonance is the electric and magnetic field set up by an overhead power line or magnetic field producing appliance such as an electric blanket , etc .
7 Whereas the right of establishment entitles a company incorporated in one member state to set up agencies , branches and subsidiaries , without discrimination on grounds of nationality , in the territory of another , the purpose of the freedom to provide services is to enable a company established in one member state to do business in the territory of another without setting up agencies , branches or subsidiaries , and indeed without complying with all the rules and regulations of the second state , as explained below .
8 Critics claim the grant maintained initiative is losing momentum with only 309 schools , out of 24,000 , opting out in three years .
9 Where the gathering is already under way when the decision to impose conditions is taken , the section permits the ‘ most senior in rank of the police officers present at the scene ’ to impose the conditions .
10 By contrast , the decision to impose conditions is taken by the policeman , and it may be that the courts will not defer so readily to the judgment of a single person as to what the scope of his powers actually is .
11 But where the newspaper story has significance is in describing , and indeed representing , the limitations of a present position , which on one level is based upon an explicitly favourable stance , yet which contains its own implicit limitations .
12 That the manganese oxide contains uranium is shown by the autoradiograph right , in which dense concentrations of alpha tracks reflect the manganese oxide 's distribution .
13 Now any research given funding is small scale with the intention of competing with high cost fossil fuels such as diesel .
14 Mineral extraction using organisms is another aspect of biotechnology that is relevant to environmental quality and its increasing use as a mechanism for extracting minerals from ores or from mined materials simply harnesses the natural ability of many organisms to break down mineral-containing rock .
15 The government 's advisers say that this is a rare condition ‘ in which the ability of the blood to carry oxygen is decreased , characteristically causing a grey/blue tint to the skin ’ .
16 The second rule assisting employees is the provision contained in the legislation entitling any employee of at least two years ' standing to a written statement of reasons for dismissal .
17 The medium in which the mind fabricates generality is language .
18 Construction : this double layered offset stitched bag is constructed in such a way to prevent any cold spots .
19 Collectively these data also suggest that the main site of NSAID induced blood loss in patients on long term NSAID treatment is the small intestine .
20 It is at this crossover position that the motor 's torque producing capability is at a minimum ; at any other position more torque can be produced provided the appropriate phase is excited .
21 It is generally agreed that a reduction of at least 85 per cent in chlorine producing compounds is necessary to keep present atmospheric chlorine levels stable .
22 He also explained how the switch to contract staff is not only cost effective but gives JS access to more specialised skills and greater resources .
23 ( Fingerprint dusting powder is used )
24 The key to total fitness is to build up gradually — find your own level to begin with .
25 Mechanical damping is provided and a steady deflection occurs when the mean deflecting force is balanced by gravity or a restoring spring .
26 Is not it a fact that the principal political risk against which British industry needs insurance is the risk of a Labour Government ?
27 Sources close to the deal say SCO is now expected to do versions of its iAPX-86 software for RISC architectures so it can compete on corporate accounts which demand Unix for RISC systems and Microsoft Corp software on Intel Corp boxes .
28 The six-stage BOOKWORMS series is followed by the OXFORD BOOKWORMS COLLECTION , which gives students the opportunity of reading works by well-known authors in unabridged and unsimplified form .
29 Labour says manufacturing is still suffering .
30 Labour says proposal is ‘ unworkable and divisive ’ Tebbit leads Tory attack on Hurd Hong Kong .
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