Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [adj] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The principles for establishing lists of goals for fat reduction are similar to those for sugar reduction , namely , do the things that are easiest first ; use lots of small , easy steps ; spend about a week trying to behave according to that week 's goal ( and with all preceding ones being maintained ) before going on to add the next goal to your repertoire . |
| 2 | Thus the Hire Purchase Acts 1938 – 1965 have been almost entirely repealed by the CCA 1974 , and the rights and duties of the parties involved in a hire purchase contract are similar to those of parties to a sale of goods , in which the consumer has obtained credit , whether from the seller or a third party . |
| 3 | — during life the size , shape and position of the heart are subject to considerable variations ; |
| 4 | The underlying processes that govern this interaction are common to many areas where certain materials come into contact with biological solutions . |
| 5 | The core skills included in SCOTVEC 's framework are fundamental to effective practice and continued learning . |
| 6 | On the environmental side it will be vital to ensure that the standards , rules and codes of practice drawn up at Community level are appropriate to all our circumstances and are capable of being enforced economically and efficiently . |
| 7 | The convergence properties of the QR algorithm are superior to those of LR , particularly when shifts are used and deflation is performed whenever possible . |
| 8 | As a result much of the energies of the NUAAW are devoted to organizational problems . |
| 9 | The proposal from the Commission for a coordinated Industrial Policy is therefore an attempt to move the EC towards a federal system , where all policies which affect the industrial base are subject to some kind of Community involvement . |
| 10 | Correlations between behaviour and exposure are open to all manner of interpretation . |
| 11 | As we mentioned , we confined our analysis to sperm concentration because this is the most objective measure of semen quality ; assessments of morphology and motility are subject to greater interlaboratory and intralaboratory variation . |
| 12 | It seems to me that the time , effort , initiative , and determination required to complete this course are equivalent to that needed to complete a research project . |
| 13 | The symptoms and signs of heroin intoxication are familiar to most clinicians , but cocaine poisoning may be harder to recognise . |
| 14 | The underlying ethos of the allocation of such status is that those who are most pure — the Brahmin or priest caste are superior to all others , whilst those who are least pure sometimes called the untouchables — are inferior to all other castes . |
| 15 | The guidelines include a list of entry qualifications which for the most part are similar to those granting entry to the Council 's teacher-training courses for would-be school teachers ; in that respect , they do not accord with NATFHE 's belief that formal entry requirements are less important than the achievement of terminal standards . |
| 16 | The immediate consequences of the decision are subject to any Revenue statement as to how it will proceed in future . |
| 17 | In the remainder of this section we will examine the following issues : which bodies are subject to judicial review ; what sorts of decision are subject to judicial review ; who can apply to have a decision judicially reviewed ; what remedies are available to an applicant for judicial review ; and the procedures for seeking judicial review . |
| 18 | By establishing the practice of job rotation workers become generalists so that their skills and experience are specific to particular firms and therefore less transferable . |
| 19 | Other lessons already gained from the trial are relevant to all AI projects . |
| 20 | The symptoms produced by fluoride poisoning are similar to those produced by herbicides and pesticides in our food , particularly wheat . |
| 21 | The symptoms of poisoning are similar to those inflicted by the sting of a scorpion fish . |
| 22 | Symptoms of ammonia poisoning are similar to those of low oxygen , although the fish objects . |
| 23 | In all of the examples illustrated , free energies of association are close to zero at 300 K , despite the variation in stacking enthalpies of between ca -10 and -27 kJ mol -1 . |
| 24 | The beautiful grounds at Aldwark Manor are open to all hotel guests . |
| 25 | Levels of investment are important to economic growth , and it is often considered a ‘ good thing ’ to stimulate growth by inducing a higher level of investment . |
| 26 | Projections for the future are subject to great uncertainty because of the factors involved in energy forecasts and because of uncertainty in the willingness of the public to accept the potential risks associated with increased use of nuclear energy . |
| 27 | 3.4 It is recognised that the skills involved in physical restraint and self-defence are alien to many workers . |
| 28 | Twenty three of the ‘ 300 measures ’ in the National Front 's new programme are devoted to environmental matters . |
| 29 | Basal gastrin and pepsinogen-I , and pepsinogen-II concentrations were not influenced by sex or age and were similar in patients with duodenal ulcers and in H pylori infected volunteers without symptoms , suggesting that hypergastrinaemia and hyperpepsinogaenemia are secondary to active H pylori infection . |
| 30 | When catering , cleaning and grounds maintenance are subject to competitive tender the education department will need a ‘ consultant ’ to advise what standards to specify in the tender documents and how to monitor the service provided . |