Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] is [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The purpose of this process of doubting is to strain off the dross of uncertainty and to leave behind a residue of knowledge — objective , certain , universal . |
| 2 | This process of policy-shaping is held to be legitimate because the local state has to react to popular pressures in devising its welfare systems . |
| 3 | To achieve something close to a perfect finish , a little forethought and measurement are essential before the first length of wallcovering is cut to length . |
| 4 | The degree of checking is determined by the section engineer responsible for the project . |
| 5 | Mr Poynor noted that a ‘ naturalistic/realistic ’ style of acting is required for this play and that it is interesting for actors to ‘ play against character . ’ |
| 6 | The Speaker is nominally chairman of each of them but the actual work of chairing is undertaken by deputy chairmen , who are superior court judges . |
| 7 | The degree of scattering is affected by the distance traversed through the atmosphere , called the atmospheric path length . |
| 8 | The angular attenuation of scattering is measured by the particle scattering factor which is simply the ratio of the scattering intensity to the intensity in the absence of interference , measured at the same angle θ . |
| 9 | A spot of bonking is expected of one when one takes a bride , is n't it , Johnny ? |
| 10 | A great deal of interviewing is done by approaching people in the street or by knocking on people 's doors . |
| 11 | One of the hazards of interviewing is succumbing to the temptation of jumping to a conclusion too quickly , based perhaps on a hastily formed first impression ( see First impressions on page 69 ) . |
| 12 | This bit of juggling is introduced into the process because you will necessarily be working blind — during the recording of the insert , the camcorder viewfinder will be displaying , not a playback of the original shot , but the material which is displacing it . |
| 13 | The language syllabus of Streamline is based on the carefully controlled introduction of new structures and vocabulary . |
| 14 | In more than 80% of cases the site of bleeding is found within 6 cm of the gastro-oesophageal junction , particularly along the lesser curvature . |
| 15 | As one gains in skill the performance of the task of riding is released to the periphery of awareness . |
| 16 | I think that what what she is in danger of doing is cutting across what the District Council 's doing , we , er and in East Hertfordshire we are running at a , a composting scheme in conjunction with the County at and I , I , I understand that looks to be very promising . |
| 17 | Thus the price of giving is reduced for tax payers , especially higher-rate tax payers . |
| 18 | Nicholas Reeves says that three years of collecting is reflected in the exhibition , ( among the difficulties of acquiring top quality pieces is the fact that it is currently illegal to export antiquities from Egypt ) . |
| 19 | The objective of summarizing is to check on the level of understanding and give an opportunity to sort out misunderstandings . |
| 20 | This is not an exact method as the rate of fading is determined by the length of time a rug has been exposed to the light and by the intensity of the light source . |
| 21 | The rate of roaring is increased by each individual as the contest proceeds until one individual gives up . |
| 22 | Language and indeed behaviour generally is necessarily ordered and is represented internally as strategies , schemata are not inherently sequential and thinking can thus be concerned with context before the constraint of achieving is introduced in order to generate an output . |
| 23 | In such circumstances , the multiplier effect on equilibrium of a fiscal policy of changing is given by |
| 24 | Often this sort of breathing is accompanied by raising the shoulders and pushing forward the front part of the chest ; it does not take in much air or provide the opportunity to have much control over it . |
| 25 | Since exactly the same number of sugar-phosphate bond angles are ordered in forming all ten combinations of base pair from random coil single strands , we conclude that the large difference in the entropy of stacking is derived from the amount of residual torsional motion in the connecting bonds ( which allows relative motion between the bases ) . |
| 26 | Through the figure of the drop of ink , at once miraculous and homely , the act of telling is transformed into a gesture of showing . |
| 27 | The goal of the day hospital is to ensure that the patient 's level of functioning is maintained at as high a level as possible , while levels of anxiety in both patient and carer are decreased , levels of confidence being likewise increased . |
| 28 | 1/My usual method of working is to block in the largest shapes first and then gradually break down into smaller and smaller shapes . |
| 29 | My usual method of working is to block in the largest shapes first and then gradually break down into smaller and smaller shapes . |
| 30 | Proteins acting in this way are called ‘ enzymes ’ ; their method of working is described on p. 61 . |