Example sentences of "[is] [prep] be taken [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The important point is that it should be used at a time when for some reason pressure is to be taken off members of the class — putting them in what is virtually a ‘ spectator ’ role can give them time to recover from what had perhaps been inadequate non-projected work . |
| 2 | ‘ Bookshelf ’ , the only Radio 4 programme devoted entirely to books , is to be taken off the air from the end of June and not replaced . |
| 3 | A BBC spokeswoman said ‘ As part of rescheduling of afternoon programmes and a broader sweep of changes on Radio 4 , ‘ Bookshelf ’ is to be taken off air . |
| 4 | Their habits have probably always been similar , and if survival is to be taken as a measure of success , their conservative way of life has ensured them of a leading place in the evolutionary marathon . |
| 5 | By 1819 , if Shelley is to be taken as a reliable guide , Wordsworth 's stock had gone down and down : ‘ He was at first sublime , pathetic , impressive , profound ; then dull ; then prosy and dull ; and now dull — oh so very dull ! it is an ultra-legitimate dulness ’ ( Dedication to Peter Bell the Third ) . |
| 6 | The caveat , to state it simply , is that it is to be taken as a view of only our conception of what can be called standard effects : all those where the effects are not decisions , choices , like mental acts of persons , or ensuing actions . |
| 7 | The taxpayers ' contention is supported by certain unfair consequences which could ensue if the cost of the benefit is to be taken as the average cost . |
| 8 | One alcoholic drink is to be taken as half a pint of beer , one glass of wine , one small glass of sherry or one small measure of spirit . |
| 9 | As regards contracts of employment , it is provided that he is to be liable on any contract of employment adopted by him but nothing he does or omits to do in the first 14 days of his appointment is to be taken as adoption of the contract . |
| 10 | If physics is to be taken as the acme of scientific knowledge , then it would make sense to try to emulate the methods that physics uses to gain its knowledge , and where else could one go for this by way of a shortcut but to philosophy , the discipline that has been endlessly preoccupied with the foundations of human knowledge . |
| 11 | The square brackets in ( 62 ) merely mark that the whole is to be taken as a complex entity , which is given anyway by our assumption that an E extended remains an E ; if the brackets are not needed in ( 61 ) why are they present in ( 62 ) ; alternatively , why not write them in in both cases ? |
| 12 | Pairs of square brackets indicate that the enclosed formula is to be taken as an E , with round brackets for properties ; where it may be necessary to indicate that a sequence of E P is a clause within some larger construction rather than a simple entity-identifying expression , we shall use scroll brackets as our notational device . |
| 13 | For that reason , the [ draft ] FRS proposes that the breach of any conditions contained in the facility must be objectively ascertainable if the facility is to be taken into account . |
| 14 | Is the allocation officer aware of the service needs of each patient area which is to be taken into account when devising the plan of allocation ? |
| 15 | This may be done , for example , by providing that the turnover of the subtenant or licensee is to be taken into account in calculating the tenant 's turnover . |
| 16 | If the value of the property is to be taken into account with regard to estate agency fees , then there is no reason why it should not be taken into account in conveyancing fees , particularly since there is a larger element of responsibility and accountability in relation to the legal process of the sale as opposed to the estate agency . |
| 17 | The difficulty is , of course , that no-one knows whether an action is to be taken under the Optional Procedure until the Summons is served and it must , therefore , be assumed in all claims that there is a possibility that the Optional Procedure will be issued . |
| 18 | There is thus a proliferation of public examinations of a practical kind , any of which may be taken at the new schools , of which the GCSE seems to be only one , if it is to be taken at all . |
| 19 | Indeed , if the message of its architecture is to be taken at all at face value , it was a city in which the factions did not follow conventional lines at all . |
| 20 | But as is already clear from what was said in the last chapter , the irreducibility thesis , plausible though it may appear at first sight , remains highly vulnerable to criticism and requires important additional assumptions if it is to be taken at all seriously . |
| 21 | This kind of exercise can build up a certain caution in approaching a document , and a realisation that not everything is to be taken at face value . |
| 22 | ASOFTLY-SOFTLY approach is to be taken to the owners of one of Britain 's strangest threatened landscapes , the Clint-and-Gryke limestone pavements of the Yorkshire Dales . |
| 23 | An important quantity associated by the mathematicians with the complex number z is its modulus , written unc and defined as unc I have explicitly indicated that the positive value is to be taken for the square root . |
| 24 | If account is to be taken of what has been described as concern with the well-being of the system , then " the best way of earning public confidence is the most direct : to be clearly seen as doing a good job " ( Becher et al 1981:156 ) . |
| 25 | In assessing the value of the action no account is to be taken of a possible but unadmitted finding of contributory negligence , costs or interest . |
| 26 | If the drafter wishes to ensure that headings are , or are not , taken into account by a court interpreting the terms , a provision to that effect can be included in the definitions or scope of the contract clause as follows : The headings used in these terms do not form part of the contract and no account is to be taken of them in interpreting its provisions . |
| 27 | I think that I think we 've agreed that that is to be taken on board by the |
| 28 | Companies can choose whether the figure of profit that will determine the PRP is to be taken before or after tax , goodwill , interest receivable , interest payable , research and development , and other items . |
| 29 | If the gutter is to be taken around a corner , hold the appropriate elbow ( here 90° ) in place to mark the cutting line |
| 30 | Where an educational approach is to be taken by all the various specialist bodies , in agriculture , health , social welfare housing and so on , a major training commitment is required for all staff . |