Example sentences of "[conj] be [adv] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thousands of people have ‘ disappeared ’ or been extrajudicially executed after being abducted by members of the security forces . |
| 2 | Once an action becomes defended there is to be a fixed period within which the parties will be required either to set the case down for trial , on the assumption that it has not been settled or been otherwise disposed of , or to report to the court . |
| 3 | When objects are subject to gravity or are otherwise attached to a deck , the silhouette is more significant than the ground line . |
| 4 | Obviously , one hopes that other groups will attempt initiatives of this kind , or are already engaged in comparable initiatives of their own . |
| 5 | The procedure to be followed by the Test Manager for problems that do not originate in or are not caused by the sub-system being tested is described below . |
| 6 | Although there are many laws on the statute book ( often dating from colonial administration ) , they have either become dead letters or are not integrated into a coherent national conservation programme ( FAO Soils Bulletin No. 30 , 1976b , lists various legislation for different countries ) . |
| 7 | Lyons , in fact , concedes ( b ) : ‘ I am only too prepared to accept that in other traditions scribal records either are not or are not seen to be intrinsically more reliable than memory and oral transmission . ’ |
| 8 | Broadly speaking eligible trainees are individuals who pay for their own training or assessment out of their own resources , who do not receive assistance from an employer or are not funded under a Government Scheme towards the cost of such training . |
| 9 | For example , musical and philosophical skill — as opposed to the external rewards of reaching the ‘ top ’ in a musical or academic career , a kind of achievement which , if given central importance in our lives , will yield no abiding satisfaction , beset as we will be by worry as to what others are or are not thinking of us — can only be developed by an individual in a propitious environment where many co-operate in working at them . |
| 10 | For whether a difference is genetic is independent of whether the different types of animals concerned are or are not influenced by experience during development . |
| 11 | There is a danger that the size of the NHS will again produce a range of systems and , subsequently , years of argument as to whether the data deriving from one system can truly be compared with another system because the items included are not common or are not grouped in the same way . |
| 12 | However , this is but the reverse side of the Janus face of justice , for in their eyes it happens more often that criminals are released or are not put in prison for long enough . |
| 13 | Reminding others that they do n't have much light left , or are not equipped for the top , is quite different . |
| 14 | Generally speaking , organisms in warm , shallow seas that either build or are closely associated with reefs have been relatively vulnerable to extinction , as have planktonic foraminifera and ammonites , which have undergone a succession of ‘ boom and bust ’ cycles ( Vermeij , 1978 ; Haliam , 1981c ) . |
| 15 | More often than not the victims have serious medical problems , show a long history of social inadequacy , or are clearly suffering from mental illness . |
| 16 | Interpersonal skills are usually expected to develop without formal training , or are just taken for granted . |
| 17 | Right , why do n't we erm give Derwent two free bookings , you know bookings that have already happened or are about to happen for free , |
| 18 | The Financial Times of Feb. 4 had identified a " shift in EC mood " , which it ascribed to " a realization that the EEA may only be short-lived , as most EFTA countries have applied or are about to apply for full EC membership " . |
| 19 | Or are perhaps named after geographical or historical facts . |
| 20 | Many standards related to document processing have just been published or are currently going through the later stages of the ISO process on their way to becoming official standards . |
| 21 | This means that people who have suffered or are currently suffering from schizophrenia need to be able to withdraw from arousing circumstances , but that the extreme understimulation which could sometimes be found in an old-fashioned mental hospital should equally be avoided . |
| 22 | The slightly damp , hygroscopic pages of a book provide excellent storage for peels which are either awaiting permanent mounting or are only needed for temporary examination . |
| 23 | Programmes may be designed to provide a broad base for some students or be narrowly focused for others . |
| 24 | More fragile sites often need to be roofed over or be completely enclosed in order to prevent their deterioration . |
| 25 | There will however still be many mentally handicapped people who will be unable to find employment because of the severity of their handicap , and there is a clear danger that these young people will remain at home or be eventually placed in hospitals and homes with only superficial stimulation . |
| 26 | Stylolites with little insoluble residue and high amplitudes may , however , be pathways of preferential fluid migration , and may remain open , or be later filled by cements . |
| 27 | Scientific and technical monographs tend to stay in print for a similar length of time , though textbooks may last longer , or be regularly replaced by new editions . |
| 28 | The group may become self-perpetuating and exclusive , failing to encourage the involvement of the majority of parents ; or be badly led by a bunch of incompetents who cause chaos and disaster with every move they make . |
| 29 | Within such an approach , objects may not be reducible to the workings of a central hierarchical principle , or be directly related to what are otherwise considered the most important social divisions . |
| 30 | The resulting material could be used either as fuel or be biologically degraded by special engineered microorganisms to produce specific compounds for industry . |