Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The proximal end of the stent is adjusted to be level with the papillary orifice . |
| 2 | In modern high speed aircraft this can include the device that regulates the ‘ feel ’ the pilot experiences on the flying controls , which is arranged to be proportional to the speed of the aircraft . |
| 3 | A complete molecular description of this process of programmed cell death initially proved to be elusive , but its central part in normal development has now been clearly established ; the phenomenon is recognized to be widespread in multicellular organisms , and underlies such processes as organogenesis , tissue homoeostasis and the ‘ editing ’ of the immune system to remove autoreactive clones . |
| 4 | It is easy to see that it is intended to be consistent . |
| 5 | Of course , our quiz is intended to be light-hearted , so if you disagree with the conclusions , feel free to take them with a pinch of salt . |
| 6 | In the research project the interaction of banking and industry and its impact on industrially advanced economies is intended to be central to the investigation . |
| 7 | This type of notice filing is intended to be simple , inexpensive and expeditious and to put persons on notice that a charge has been registered so that they can take whatever steps they consider appropriate to protect their interests . |
| 8 | This set of keys is intended to be random and so has no order to preserve . |
| 9 | It is not made clear whether or not it is intended to be exhaustive . |
| 10 | It is intended to be non-competitive and less about following rules than allowing people to express their own feelings and ideas . |
| 11 | The effect of this installation is intended to be vertiginous . |
| 12 | a greenbelt which is intended to be permanent , a capac a city which has |
| 13 | None of this behaviour adopted by professionals is intended to be unhelpful . |
| 14 | In addition to reading the quality standards it is useful to refer to Best Practice , published by the Law Society and its current Office Manual ( which is intended to be sufficient to enable small firms to comply with the practice management standard ) . |
| 15 | It also entitles observers from the State in which the aircraft is registered to be present at the inquiry if that State is not the State in which the accident occurs . |
| 16 | Recently a remedy was introduced that can be added to the pond water and this is proving to be successful . |
| 17 | ‘ While we would hope the money we are spending at the moment is proving to be cost-effective , at the end of the day electronic security is really only buying time , ’ said Mr Banks . |
| 18 | Brian Talbot , the West Bromwich Albion player-manager , has pulled a muscle in his back and is struggling to be fit in time to face Wolves , at The Hawthorns on Sunday . |
| 19 | Spurs boss Doug Livermore said : ‘ Ian is struggling to be fit for Saturday , so that will give Erik his big chance . ’ |
| 20 | St Helens prop Kevin Ward is struggling to be fit for Sunday 's Regal Trophy first round tie against Leeds at Knowsley Road because of a neck injury , but New Zealander George Mann could return to the pack after a being out for a month with back trouble . |
| 21 | For instance , the forms of masculinity among the working class lay more emphasis on physical prowess , than those of the middle classes , where appropriate career is more important because masculine status is limited to being successful as husband-father breadwinner . |
| 22 | It is interesting to contrast this with similar descriptions in child abuse in which , for example , a baby is punished for being dirty , the expectations of the parent being quite unrealistic . |
| 23 | [ But a is given to be prime and so from 1.3.5(iii) , ] we deduce a\b or a\c ( or both ) . |
| 24 | A licence is that consent which , without passing any interest in the property to which it relates , merely prevents the acts for which consent is given from being wrongful . |
| 25 | To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern . ’ |
| 26 | Priced at £4.95 a bottle which when diluted equals 82p per usable litre , AirX is claimed to be good value , say the manufacturers , when compared to spending money on products that only mask smells . |
| 27 | However it is clear from the context that all that he meant was that , where what is claimed to be confidential is an idea based on a well-known theme , it must have something such as a significant twist or slant which is not public knowledge . |
| 28 | There is , then , no shortage of social science research which is claimed to be necessary if we are to cope with environmental change . |
| 29 | While Crescendo has not firmed up its plans enough to announce what specific products are to follow , SynOptics says that in the third quarter of the year it will launch two FDDI unshielded twisted pair hub products : the Model 3905 FDDI UTP Host Module is claimed to be compatible with all existing SynOptics System 3000 modules , and will list for £3,630 . |
| 30 | Although the book is claimed to be suitable for self-study , students would probably find it more useful to work through the material with a teacher . |