Example sentences of "[noun pl] is [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In terms of these Z-parameters , equations ( 10.5 ) are just and , because of the linear relationship between small signals , the response to small sinusoidal signals is governed by corresponding phasor equations |
| 2 | And what is ‘ in the interests ’ of animals is mediated by human practices that involve them . |
| 3 | Since some of what is in people 's heads is taken from social science , there is a complication worth mentioning at the start . |
| 4 | The largest proportion of funds is received through local authorities . |
| 5 | Yet despite similar tendencies elsewhere it does appear that conformity to company goals is demanded from Japanese workers to a greater extent . |
| 6 | In Pakistan and Bangladesh the curriculum for all subjects is created by government-appointed textbook boards . |
| 7 | Nonetheless , such is the business world 's trust in statistics that analysis of the ratings is done in massive detail , and the results treated like holy writ . |
| 8 | If the recognition of spoken words is affected by preceding context then we would expect that this highly familiar context should be sufficient to rule out trestle and tress as possible candidates , despite their consistency with the partial word tres … . |
| 9 | Thus a candidate list of possible words is formed by multiple searches of the lexicon . |
| 10 | The height of tides is increased by onshore winds and by reductions of atmospheric pressure , a fall of I millibar raising the ocean level by about 1 cm ( 0.4 in ) . |
| 11 | These empirically derived curves can be expressed in mathematical form if the range of the variables is limited to practical values . |
| 12 | In the basement ( paperback fiction and children 's ) an attractive device to light the books is provided by thin columns with partly concealed strips that shine directly on them . |
| 13 | Moreover , the reduced plasminogen activator activity of malignant ascites is caused by increased concentrations of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 , which may account for the lower incidence of coagulopathy after insertion of shunts seen in this group of patients . |
| 14 | The transactions demand is related to the function money performs as a medium of exchange in that a certain quantity of money balances is required by economic transactors simply to purchase the goods and services they expect to buy during the period in question . |
| 15 | With [ ( TA ) 5 GC(TA) 5 ] 2 ( Figures 1c and 2c ) each of the ApT sites is cut with equal efficiency , about half that at the two GC sites . |
| 16 | 7 Comparison between the Sharpe and Treynor ratios is shown in graphical form in Fig. 6.5 . |
| 17 | A higher proportion of their active population than in the more favoured rural areas is engaged in primary production . |
| 18 | The commitment to the drama becomes greater , and the work in other curriculum areas is tackled with real purpose . |
| 19 | An alternative approach to targeting that is particularly suited to low risk areas is offered by rapid tests : first identify the risk during labour and then test for carriage . |
| 20 | Access to teacher training , and training in technology , nursing , and other areas is provided through one-year courses . |
| 21 | The people who voted for what are called ‘ extremist ’ and ‘ fascist ’ parties in France and Germany seem to have mostly done so , however mistakenly , for one reason only : fear that the stability of their countries is threatened by unassimilable immigrants and bogus ‘ asylum-seekers ’ . |
| 22 | In terms of recoverable energy reserves India has the tenth largest coal reserves in the world while Pakistan has gas reserves almost as large as the UK , yet economic growth in both countries is hampered by recurrent energy shortages — particularly electricity — while the cost of importing oil is a severe drain on weak exchequers . |
| 23 | At present , only a small part of the fuel used in tropical countries is taken from tropical rain forest , little of it from ‘ primary ’ forest . |
| 24 | Quality control is decisive , because much of the damage done by drugs bought on street corners is caused by adulterated products ; in much the same way , carelessly distilled hooch can cause blindness . |
| 25 | EGF can start liver DNA synthesis when infused into intact rats and when added to primary hepatocyte in cultures — these events are associated with EGF receptor phosphorylation and down regulation ; EGF given to partially hepatectomised rats is targeted in enhanced amounts to the nucleus — the site of meximum hepatic uptake corresponds to those areas of the liver where regeneration is most active ; partial hepatectomy results in substantial down regulation of the EGF receptor . |
| 26 | The regional geochemistry of about 30 elements is displayed in digital imagery . |
| 27 | The latest of the GSP 's Regional Geochemistry series , Regional geochemistry of the East Grampians area , is to appear in a new format , in which the regional geochemistry of about 30 elements is displayed in colourful and striking digital imagery . |
| 28 | The later growth of the limb 's elements is coordinated by mechanical interactions with the growth of the bones providing the driving force . |
| 29 | The aim of the patrols is couched in high ideals of maintaining peace , aiding the world food programme and supporting the International Red Cross . |
| 30 | But as specialisation increases , such practices are dying out and the production chief who gives all his business to one or two companies is viewed with frank suspicion . |