Example sentences of "[v-ing] [is] [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sunbathing is akin to smoking ; the immediate psychological effects outweigh the long-term risks . |
| 2 | When the winding is to be excited both transistors ( are switched on , so the voltage applied to the phase winding is equal to the sun , of the two supply voltages ( VL + VH ) , the diode D2 being reverse-biased by VH.There is no series resistance to limit the current , which therefore starts to rise towards a value which is many times the rated winding current . |
| 3 | So understanding is integral to faith , just as faith and understanding are both integral to experience . |
| 4 | The issue of population ageing is central to the consideration of current arrangements for the provision of care by formal services . |
| 5 | Because the more ideas you get , the better your problem solving is likely to be . |
| 6 | Interviewing is vulnerable to reactivity and bias effects as well as sampling difficulties . |
| 7 | Low kicks to the legs are not allowed , but apart from that and a few other rules , kickboxing is similar to the other martial art ring-sports . |
| 8 | A phenomenological exploration of topic-directional modes of experiencing is essential to a clarification of the structure of reference . |
| 9 | Even in ideal cereal-growing country the sale of grain in the open market for milling or feeding is unlikely to be worthwhile for a smallholder who could not produce enough to compete on an adequate scale . |
| 10 | In short , the noise level in scanning is likely to be high . |
| 11 | The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that what he is saying is crucial to the livelihood of thousands of people in my constituency . |
| 12 | But though everyone acts for himself , his knowledge of what others are doing is supposed to be generally sufficient to prevent him from taking a lower or paying a higher price than others are doing . |
| 13 | Withdrawal before coming is unlikely to be an adequate safeguard as some secretions will still be exchanged . |
| 14 | Genetically , in the Lakenvelder black is dominant to red , entire colour is dominant to pied and belting is dominant to entire colour . |
| 15 | Some parents become confused when staining is due to children not wiping themselves properly and so they may need to teach their children more precisely how to wipe their bottom . |
| 16 | However , even if this were permitted , the necessary expertise for contracting is unlikely to be available at the local level . |
| 17 | Call barring is available to all those using digital exchanges , which now cover large chunks of the country and will shortly cover the whole country . |
| 18 | It follows that the distinction between helping and hindering is crucial to an understanding of neutrality , as is the distinction between hindering and not helping . |
| 19 | According to Brazil 's Science and Technology Secretary , Jose Goldemberg , the reduced rate in burning is due to tax increases and the reduction in subsidies for the farming of Amazonia . |
| 20 | Equally , a crude general rule condemning all acts of killing is preferable to any other possible rule . |
| 21 | Their method of working is sympathetic to the environment , but 20th century economic realities have put all but a handful out of business . |
| 22 | Since most dreams are not remembered , this function must either have nothing whatever to do with dreaming , or , if dreaming is essential to the process , the forgetting must be a necessary part of it . |
| 23 | The strategy that Freeman is following is similar to that of classical structuralism ( e.g. Lévi-Strauss 1963 ) now melded into a Lakoffian brand of cognitivism . |