Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] it is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drug profits have also been affected by provisions in the Drug Trafficking Offences Act 1986 ( Section 24 ) , which makes assisting drug trafficking an offence , and also provides immunity from breach of contract where it is disclosed to the police that funds or investments are derived from drug trafficking . |
| 2 | Figure 1 attempts to summarize the above arguments and I hope that this will serve to facilitate comprehension where it is needed . |
| 3 | Normally , one only meets a non-cumulative several liability where it is annexed to joint liability . |
| 4 | A safer course ( assuming that the business wishes to exclude liability where it is permitted to do so — ie in non-consumer cases ) is to have one set of terms , including the appropriate exclusion clauses , but to include a provision that the forbidden exclusions do not apply in a case where the buyer deals as a consumer . |
| 5 | That , says McKinsey , is because they spend money where it is needed rather than on grand castles in the air . |
| 6 | To harden a royal icing , for instance where it is used as part of a structure or decoration , a tiny amount only of acetic acid or cream of tartar could be added . |
| 7 | Over at Pratt 's , the St James ' club where it is said that Tory leaders were made and unmade in the old days , you would never have guessed there was an election on . |
| 8 | On the wider issue , it has been made clear , not simply from what I have said but through what I have done over many years — in an earlier ministerial capacity and in my present one — that we are more than willing to take action where it is shown to be necessary , once we are sure that such action would be well-judged . |
| 9 | Only Liberalism is free to use State action where it is needed , to refrain where that is better . |
| 10 | Detention of a whole class may technically still be lawful , although it is becoming increasingly likely that a judge would have doubts about the reasonableness of this course of action where it is known that there may only be one or two culprits . |
| 11 | In spite of high interest rates , price inflation at the factory gate has varied from 4.8-5.2 per cent during the past seven months with little indication that it is set to slip below the range . |
| 12 | Pyridinoline ( also known as hydroxylysyl pyridinoline ) and deoxypyrolidine ( also known as lysyl-proline ) are not further metabolised , thus providing a better index of resorption than hydroxyproline , which also has the disadvantage that it is found in skin as well as bone . |
| 13 | It is not the case that the legitimate power of authorities is generally limited by the condition that it is defeated by significant mistakes which are not clear . |
| 14 | Aid , given on condition that it is spent on genuine development , can till the soil for home-grown growth . |
| 15 | The expressions simplify a good deal once it is noted that the most significant contributions come from terms containing which are important when the probe passes across the region where . |
| 16 | A payment will not qualify under Gift Aid if it is made to enable the charity to purchase a property , or other assets , from the donor or from a ‘ connected person ’ . |
| 17 | The OSI Network Management Forum has delivered its Omnipoint 1 reference model for builders of integrated management products : Omnipoint is a set of standards , specifications and technologies that were created by a broad coalition and it is referenced in the US government 's Network Management Profile , soon to be included in government procurement guidelines in the UK ; among the technologies lurking in there are CMIP/X.700 , SNMP , work from X/Open Co Ltd and the Object Management Group ; the specifications are due to be published formally in October , and the idea is that systems that conform to the Omnipoint specs will be able to interwork . |
| 18 | Hampden Babylon is a sado-masochistic history of Scottish football and it is dedicated to the imperfections that makes the game great . |
| 19 | Nor will it do any good if it is sent to the right outlet at the wrong time . |
| 20 | This attitude is fine if you can afford to have your machine out of action until it is repaired and replace components which have failed through neglect . |
| 21 | replace your car if it is lost , stolen or damaged so much it would not be economical to repair it ; or |
| 22 | replace your car if it is lost , stolen or damaged so much it would not be economical to repair it ; or |
| 23 | replace your car if it is lost , stolen or damaged so much it would not be economical to repair it ; or |
| 24 | The Touring Guarantee is valid for four years from the date of purchase of a new Mercedes and is passed on with the car if it is sold during that period . |
| 25 | Straighten the bristles after cleaning and wrap with clean plain paper , so that the bristles maintain their shape , and then lay it on its side until it is required for use . |
| 26 | Much has been written on the topic of occupational health and hygiene and it is recognised that the provision of an adequate and tolerable physical working environment and the promotion of a general feeling of well being among the workforce , is not only important in preventing occupational disease , but in the prevention of accidents . |
| 27 | The risk to the firm 's image in the financial community and the industry if it is associated with adverse criticism in a large or well-publicised transaction . |
| 28 | The risk to the firm 's image in the financial community and the industry if it is associated with adverse criticism in a large or well-publicised transaction . |
| 29 | Multidimensional data refers to information such as maps , genetic diagrams and physical characteristics like height and weight and it is used in applications like geographic information systems and medical imaging . |
| 30 | Like the established economic torts , this is a tort of intention and it is thought that the conduct of the defendant must have the plaintiff as its target though it need not be the predominant purpose in the sense that the defendant needs to be activated by malevolence : the pursuit of self-interest by unlawful means is actionable . |