Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This provided an arithmetic mean of the H + concentration , rather than a geometric mean , which is calculated by averaging the pH values directly . |
| 2 | A country 's real effective exchange rate is calculated by adjusting the nominal , trade-weighted exchange rate for differences in inflation at home and abroad . |
| 3 | This is calculated by locating a base line across the minima on either side of the absorption band and the vertical height to the top of the band from the base line is converted into a composition using the equation where P cis is the fraction of cis configuration , A cis is the absorbance at 13.6 µm , A trans the absorbance at 10.4 µm , and if we assume that the 1,2 content is negligible . |
| 4 | In money terms the annual interest cost to you of providing credit to your customers is calculated by taking the value of your average monthly debtors outstanding and multiplying the figure by the current overdraft rate . |
| 5 | Once the position of the mean is defined the spread of the distribution about it is calculated by summing the moments of each class interval about the mean . |
| 6 | The present value cost of the loan is calculated by discounting the cash flow , which consists of capital repayments , gross interest costs and the tax benefits available on interest expense . |
| 7 | Debt service ratio : This ratio is calculated by combining debt principal repayments and interest payable in a single year and dividing it by the country 's exports for the equivalent period . |
| 8 | The shelf stock for each interest category is calculated by expressing its loan component percentage as a percentage of the total open shelf capacity of the library . |
| 9 | The effect , d , is calculated by subtracting this proportion in the base category of the explanatory variable from this proportion in the non-base category of the explanatory variable . |
| 10 | Liquid products for manual use : This is calculated by standardising arithmetically the price to achieve a true cost which represents the price the product would be if it were at a standard concentration of 30 per cent . |
| 11 | For Excess time payments — the amount is calculated by multiplying the number of days worked by the daily rate in the excess hours column . |
| 12 | For Excess travelling payments — the amount is calculated by multiplying the number of days worked by the daily rate in the expenses column . |
| 13 | Price/earnings ( P/E ) ratio ; this is based on the latest annual earnings and is calculated by dividing the market share price by the last declared figure for earnings per share . |
| 14 | Where these special rules apply , as they do in the majority of cases , the taxable investment income of the basic life assurance business is calculated by apportioning the worldwide investment income of the life fund by reference to the ratio of liabilities to UK resident policy-holders to liabilities to all policyholders . |
| 15 | The yield to maturity ( rm ) is calculated by solving the following equation : . |
| 16 | The money yield ( rm ) is calculated by solving the following equation ( assuming that the calculation is made on a coupon payment date so that AI = 0 ) : where S is the number of coupon payments before redemption . |
| 17 | The swingweight of a club is calculated after measuring the length of the club and the weight of the clubhead . |
| 18 | Even the fridge freezer is hidden behind matching proper wooden doors to match the rest . |
| 19 | The cold water cistern is drained by shutting off the mains stopcock ( or , if fitted , the servicing valve ) and then opening the bath and basin cold taps . |
| 20 | In use the banding clamp is adjusted before gluing to a diameter slightly larger than that of the assembled segments . |
| 21 | The second compartment is arranged with facing rows of seats running across the coach . |
| 22 | In all cases access is arranged by applying in person , at the main library issue desk , where proof of identify may be required . |
| 23 | MEDIAN — If a set of observations is arranged in increasing ( or decreasing ) order of their values , the middle value is the median . |
| 24 | The mental act is explained by referring to another mental act , or a rule , or a piece of evidence , as in ( 10 ) . |
| 25 | This is explained by relaxing the previous assumption of risk neutrality . |
| 26 | Ideas , according to Berkeley , are particulars whose significance is explained by saying that they stand for the things they represent . |
| 27 | The problem of interpretation is compounded in considering MPs occupation and interests ; it was not unusual for a young man from a landed family to be called to the Bar ( but not to practice ) , to serve in the armed forces ( but not to become a professional soldier ) , and then to settle down to a political career with several directorships . |
| 28 | For overseas women the problem is compounded by struggling to achieve some status in the adopted country and meeting the domestic commitments peculiar to their cultural background . |
| 29 | This status should be updated as the problem is assigned for solving and action is taken to resolve the problem . |
| 30 | Assistance in making these choices is given by the Director of Studies to whom each student is assigned on joining the University . |