Example sentences of "to [be] [vb pp] [prep] different " in BNC.
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| 1 | Slote concedes that in determining how much of a stock should be retained , separate percentages may have to be fixed for different sections of the stock , such as fiction and non-fiction . |
| 2 | ( ii ) In the context of their own writing and that of a range of published writers , pupils should learn that , in evaluating the success of a piece of writing , different criteria need to be applied to different types ; for example , a personal letter may be valued for its warmth and humour , a report for the clarity of its organisation , and so on . |
| 3 | Here there are many opportunities for the two individuals to be mapped into different roles . |
| 4 | The reefs and all the Other marine biota , had to be constructed from different organic building blocks . |
| 5 | Given those characteristics we should not expect BBC and ITV viewers to be influenced in different ways . |
| 6 | So we should expect readers of different papers to be influenced in different directions depending upon the content of their own particular papers . |
| 7 | Some implementations — where a window manager and multiplexor are present — will allow different applications to be accessed in different windows on the same screen : cut and paste between applications is supported . |
| 8 | The project document continues with a good deal of detail about the erosion works , areas to be covered by different treatments , and the expected benefits . |
| 9 | There is more room for favouritism or vindictiveness in a system that permits manufacturers of automobiles and of washing machines to be governed by different and contradictory principles of liability . |
| 10 | children were not allowed to be employed for different lengths of times and social change |
| 11 | as if in recognition of the inherent limitations of the appeals system in this respect , the Magistrates ' Association issued a set of national guide-lines , in 1999 , which set out for the first time a scale of recommended penalties covering the 25 commonest offence types likely to come before the magistrates , together with guidance on the approach to be adopted for different degrees of seriousness . |
| 12 | Money may , for example , be used as a measure of value enabling comparisons of value to be made between different objects such as houses or cattle . |
| 13 | But the analysis of the composition of a big enough sample should enable a comparison to be made between different hoards and the determination of a ‘ typical ’ currency hoard whose contents will most likely represent coins drawn from circulation . |
| 14 | This will allow comparison to be made between different survey techniques . |
| 15 | There were no nasty choices to be made between different courses of action . |
| 16 | This enables comparisons to be made between different groups and populations . |
| 17 | Moreover , in the example looked at here — the theory of the new international division of labour — there is a concentration on one type of economic activity — large multinational capital in manufacturing — whereas the study of the national economy of the UK would require distinctions to be made between different types of capitalist enterprise . |
| 18 | In the last thirty years archaeological investigation of deserted village sites has added substantially to our knowledge of peasant conditions , and will probably provide more information in future , particularly by enabling fuller comparisons to be made between different parts of the country . |
| 19 | The president ( who would also chair the Council of Ministers ) , the vice-president , the prime minister , and the secretary and vice-chairman of the council of ministers were to be elected from different ethnic backgrounds and political groups . |
| 20 | The question falls to be posed in different terms in the different fields of policy . |
| 21 | ( 4 ) Within this newer , linguistically-based account , Bernstein 's two codes are just two varieties of language , each equally valid as vehicles for group interaction and identity , which happen to be favoured by different social groups . |
| 22 | Such analyses might indicate , for example , which competitive weaknesses , if removed , are likely to bring about the largest increase in NPV ; how much market share needs to be increased in different SBU locations to provide an adequate NPV ; whether this is easier in some locations than in others ; and the degree to which some markets are more attractive than others in terms of potential NPV . |
| 23 | In general we value goods with a price , and devalue the ‘ free lunch ’ , but it is possible for some institutions and professional and personal relationships to be viewed in different terms . |
| 24 | For an installation to be secure against fire , flood and other disasters it is essential for the primary and secondary items to be stored in different locations so that the chances of their simultaneous destruction are minimised . |
| 25 | We found some discrepancies between care of the elderly and of younger people under the care programme approach , which seemed to be related to different modes of organizing service delivery . |
| 26 | ‘ It seems to me that a new play like Shadowlands needs to be exposed to different audiences before it settles down . |
| 27 | The Christian community inherited from its Jewish matrix a strong sense of being ‘ called out ’ ( the root meaning of ecclesia ) from the surrounding society which they felt to be possessed by different values . |
| 28 | Differentials do exist between blue- and white-collar workers , but they appear to be narrower than in most Western companies , and they are seen to be justified by different educational qualifications . |
| 29 | It should be recognised that the choice of open or closed-loop control makes no difference to the inherent torque producing capability of the motor , but they do allow this capability to be realised in different ways . |
| 30 | But as the replies from Collingwood and Parris make clear , there is more to a tutor-organiser 's success than this : for success has to be measured by different criteria according to the context of the work . |