Example sentences of "[noun sg] is often [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Elsewhere , as in Australia , ‘ the half-trained pianist is often accepted as sufficient for the task ’ . |
| 2 | In order to enable the JPR to result in action and development , and for it to be used as a basis for discussion the following year , the interview is often summarised and stored in the worker 's personal records . |
| 3 | The parent 's intention is often to protect so they hide tears and sorrowing putting on a ghastly pretence of cheerfulness . |
| 4 | Tail held erect with its whole length quivered This gentle quivering action is often seen after a cat has been greeted by its owner . |
| 5 | However , the boundary between policy and administration is often blurred and civil servants may be led dangerously close to the discussion of policy . |
| 6 | Erm , Local Government and Local Council work is often seen as being very drab and indeed we all know that it 's becoming probably less exciting nowadays with the constraints that there are and what Councils still require er in abundance are characters , people who bring a bit of excitement to Council affairs w i at whatever level and I think that one thing that has is character , sadly missing in so many younger politicians I must say . |
| 7 | Inside , the triforium is often omitted or is just a decorative band , while the nave arcade is of great importance . |
| 8 | The phrase wilderness is often overused and misplaced . |
| 9 | The question is often asked whether Hindus believe in many gods and goddesses . |
| 10 | Thus aggression is often taken as synonymous with violence ; violent behaviour being taken as proof of the existence of an inner state called aggression . |
| 11 | The better practice in such cases is to attempt service even after the stated time-limit : a trial or other procedural step is unlikely to follow immediately after the expiry of the time-limit , so belated service may still give the defendant a useful opportunity to intervene ; and under Article 1591 a six-month waiting period is often imposed before proceedings can be taken to the stage of a default judgment . |
| 12 | However , error introduced into digital map databases through the digitizing process is often ignored because the characteristics of digitizing error have not been fully defined and because no practical means of handling input data uncertainty exist within proprietary GIS software . |
| 13 | In being bred intensively for colours and scents , so much vigour is often lost that in order to realize its full potential a plant needs to have the much more vigorous upthrust of a ‘ wild ’ rootstock pushed into it . |
| 14 | The point is often raised as to whether a protector who is resident in the United Kingdom , although all the trustees may be resident outside the United Kingdom , could have any adverse effect with regard to the place of residence of the trust . |
| 15 | Appearances of being vicious , mindless , or mediocre can be deceptive , and the deception is often studied and rehearsed . |
| 16 | Its characteristic musculature is strongly marked in crossbred offspring , especially from the age of six weeks , and it is also a colour-marking breed : reds and blacks are diluted to salmon pink and a ‘ creamy soot ’ ( pale coffee to agouti ) while whites are often diluted to off-white , but the coat pattern of the dam is often transmitted and a white dorsal stripe is dominant , though ghostly . |
| 17 | A condition of payment into court is often imposed where a judgment is to be set aside but other terms and conditions are imposed sparingly . |
| 18 | The role of pension funds in this outflow is often taken as indicative for , since the mid-1960s , pension funds have become the main channel for employees ' long-term savings and their overseas investment is sometimes seen as a ‘ diversion ’ of savings that could otherwise have been used to finance productive investment in British industry . |
| 19 | Moreover , water is often heated and pumped , and so minimising water use is another way of minimising energy consumption . |
| 20 | Individual achievement is often symbolized and measured by the quality and quantity of material possessions that a person can accumulate . |
| 21 | Zoologists today have widely accepted that Jane Goodall 's field research , apart from its own merits , has supplanted much observation of captive animals , showing that their behaviour is often disturbed and even psychotic . |
| 22 | The golfer who tops the ball is often beaten before the driver is taken from the bag . |
| 23 | If you encounter such words , practise them systematically by a ) tapping the rhythm , b ) mimicking the last few syllables and then gradually building up to the beginning of the word , c ) putting the long word in different position on a series of sentences and practising them , like in following example : Word stress is often modified when the word occurs in a sentence . |
| 24 | Cultural evolution is often characterized as Lamarckian in quality , in other words , dependent on the transmission of acquired characters , and relatively fast ; while genetic evolution is Darwinian , that is , dependent on changes in gene frequencies across generations , and slow . |
| 25 | This period of Eliot 's development is often seen as one of increasing narrowing , so that it is useful to emphasize that while it certainly represents a concentration of energy on Christian themes , it also represents a continuing openness to other elements and a drawing on resources whose foundations were laid in Eliot 's studies at Harvard . |
| 26 | The argument is often heard that problems are not necessarily solved by throwing money at them ; how are they solved if you do n't ? |
| 27 | The argument is often made that what is required is applied research to deliver products and processes directly to industry . |
| 28 | Indeed , the argument is often advanced that mergers bring benefits through reducing costs of production because of the attainment of economies of scale . |
| 29 | The Commissioner herself is the only legally qualified person in her office , and it is not surprising to learn that Treasury solicitor 's advice is often sought before a decision is made to grant assistance or not |
| 30 | Whereas in the search stage the main task in the media reporting is the construction of the sex beast , at the trial stage — reflecting the activity within the courtroom — the delineation of the sex beast is often ruled or even avoided . |