Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] is [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , even if this were permitted , the necessary expertise for contracting is unlikely to be available at the local level . |
| 2 | Above all , the congregation will hear the voice of the Lord through the preaching , but what kind of preaching is desirable in these new churches ? |
| 3 | My hypothesis is that the conditions of work are such that one mode of relating is that of schizoid withdrawal which means that individuals have to take on some of the characteristics just described . |
| 4 | I can not do better than compare a shoal of bream to a troop of soldiers : a compact , neat , orderly and efficient body of fish that patrol a water when the business of feeding is foremost in their minds . |
| 5 | A phenomenological exploration of topic-directional modes of experiencing is essential to a clarification of the structure of reference . |
| 6 | The amount of slashing is optional for the time being . |
| 7 | By contrast , the stance of doing is concerned with acting upon those phenomena to bring about change , although the capacity to react or respond to phenomena may be a precondition of successful action in some cases , for example in the diagnosis of human problems and situations , as Ryan ( 1984 ) points out in relation to medicine . |
| 8 | Arthur Eddy , an American critic who in 1914 produced the first book in English on Cubism , Cubists and Post-Impressionism , wrote that ‘ the comparison that Picabia is fondest of making is that of absolute music ’ . |
| 9 | Their method of working is sympathetic to the environment , but 20th century economic realities have put all but a handful out of business . |
| 10 | Equally , a crude general rule condemning all acts of killing is preferable to any other possible rule . |
| 11 | Where the PC has no real expanded RAM , using EMM386.EXE to provide it for cacheing is wasteful of resources . |
| 12 | Some of the biggest mistakes are made by people who think that the only horse worth buying is one of at least 16.2hh ; it 's a kind of snobbery than can often misfire . |
| 13 | An analogy that is worth considering is that of a landlord and tenant relationship . |
| 14 | In short , the noise level in scanning is likely to be high . |
| 15 | Withdrawal before coming is unlikely to be an adequate safeguard as some secretions will still be exchanged . |
| 16 | Success in dieting is all about knowing that you will win . |
| 17 | According to Brazil 's Science and Technology Secretary , Jose Goldemberg , the reduced rate in burning is due to tax increases and the reduction in subsidies for the farming of Amazonia . |
| 18 | The pattern that emerges from these results on trampling is one of breakage of skulls , jaws and postcrania leading to complete absence of skulls , reduction in numbers of maxillae , considerable loss of teeth from the jaws leading to large numbers of isolated teeth , considerable breakage of larger postcranial elements and some degree of loss , but no loss or breakage of smaller elements . |
| 19 | AS WE mentioned last month , applying the ‘ original ’ etch-resist directly to the copper foil prior to etching is fine for quicker one-off printed circuit boards ( p.c.b.s ) , but there is the drawback of actually have to destroy the etch-resist after etching , in order to reveal the copper tracks underneath . |
| 20 | The cephalic phase response to feeding is one of the best recognised examples of modulation of the gut secretory function by the central nervous system . |
| 21 | Another worthwhile reissue on Collect is that of the three Concerti grossi of Boyce ; inventive and rewarding works , full of character . |
| 22 | The pension at leaving is ten-sixtieths of £24,000 = £4,000 a year at age 65 . |