Example sentences of "are closely [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 We now discuss the role of the systems planning team whose main function is to coordinate and control the information systems project and ensure information systems are closely aligned with the goals of the organisation .
2 Love and pity are closely aligned , did n't you know ?
3 The two sets of categorizations are closely related , for this sense of the abnormal is based in part on typifications of people , but also in part on typifications of place and of people in ( or out of ) place .
4 The politics are closely related to Eliot 's prose writing of the period .
5 Fortunately , however , most of them are closely related to others , and the separate characteristics which concern us are relatively few in number .
6 It was therefore with great joy that most people in Britain greeted the recent news that three Beluga whales , which are closely related to dolphins , had made their own bid for freedom .
7 Storks and ibises , however , are closely related .
8 These enormous structures vary with age and are closely related to the dominance of their owners in the hierarchy .
9 Patterns of grouping and spatial dispersion are closely related to food resources and foraging strategy and come to constitute the demographic environment within which social selection determining behaviour responsible for mating and rearing strategies occurs .
10 All individuals are closely related and the behaviour probably maintains a high degree of inclusive fitness for all parties .
11 The two ideas are closely related .
12 17.8 Spoken and written language are closely related both developmentally and theoretically .
13 The options which define the framework of choice are closely related to the available leadership and organization .
14 These two motions of the heart towards desiring God are closely related and yet are quite distinct .
15 There are two groups of tropical diseases of importance ; those that are sexually transmitted — chancroid , granuloma inguinale , and lymphogranuloma venereum , and those that , although passed on in a non-sexual fashion , are closely related to syphilis and may be confused with it .
16 The White Park apart , the British breeds are closely related — they have not yet diverged to a noticeable extent in spite of their apparent differences .
17 The issue of non-accidental injury , although mentioned under psychological factors , obviously also has physical , sociocultural , environmental and politicoeconomic aspects and is another reminder that although in this textbook , the five factors are dealt with separately for the purposes of discussion , in reality they are closely related .
18 However , as stated previously , it is only for the purposes of discussion that any AL can be considered on its own ; in reality , the various activities are closely related and do not have distinct boundaries .
19 Extracts from a number of the studies referred to in the previous chapters are included ; as are extracts from works not specifically cited in these chapters but which are closely related to topics and issues raised in them .
20 The aim is to produce an unsophisticated system in which workload related budgets concerning financial and manpower allocations and full overhead costs are closely related to workable service objectives , against which performance and progress can be compared . ’
21 Osteopathy and chiropractic are closely related to one another and work through manipulation of the spine and ( in some cases ) other joints .
22 Some of these are specialised and do not compete very much with other markets , whilst others are closely related and highly competitive .
23 But if you are reflecting more deeply on them , you will see how the second and third levels , which centre on presuppositions and evidences , are closely related .
24 They are closely related .
25 Also known as clurican , these merry folk are closely related to the Irish LEPRECHAUN .
26 Yet the Bantu languages of East Africa , of which Swahili is one , are closely related and have a large core of common or similar words .
27 Disease and lack of fitness are closely related — disease causes lack of exercise , but more importantly , lack of exercise increases susceptibility to disease .
28 The authors also claim that the test measures are closely related to the teacher 's ratings of a child 's language .
29 The cabinets are closely related to a pair in the Getty Museum and were in the collection of Baron Alphonse de Rothschild at the Schloss Schilldersdorf , Silesia , earlier this century .
30 A smaller-growing , more compact form , the Portland roses , are closely related and are often listed with the Damasks .
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