Example sentences of "it is [vb pp] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is dubbed the BTU tax because energy can be measured in British Thermal Units : a BTU is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit . |
| 2 | A trial run approach has been suggested particularly where it is suspected the person is hard of hearing ( Deeping , 1979 ) . |
| 3 | A statement from any employee who could help prove this point would be valuable for the prosecution , especially if it is suspected the defence will deny the alleged purpose . |
| 4 | It is said the Sun planet SunSelect , the unit that bought WABI when it acquired Norwood , Massachusetts-based Praxsys Technologies Inc , has already received a letter from Microsoft complaining that WABI violates its intellectual property rights . |
| 5 | There it is said the ghost of his departed wife pleaded with him to proceed no further . |
| 6 | There is a consideration on one side , and it is said the consideration on the other is the agreement itself : if that were so there could never be a nudum pactum . |
| 7 | In 1589 Wild Will was out riding and was just about to jump the stile on the ancient trackway when it is said the image of a burning baby appeared . |
| 8 | It is said the reason why Taurus ran into trouble was a reluctance to step on anyone 's toes . |
| 9 | It is called the prisoner 's dilemma . |
| 10 | The most popular of the Fairy Basslets is known by many popular names , but very often it is called the Wreck Fish , or Lyretail Coral Fish Pseudanthias squamipinnis . |
| 11 | The grenadier is more cod-like in taste and texture , while the scabbard ( sabra in France ) is popular in Madeira , where it is called the espada . |
| 12 | With us it is called the problem of consideration . |
| 13 | It is called the principle of complementarity . |
| 14 | ‘ It is called the Minch ’ |
| 15 | It is called the Spinnaker , for a nautical touch . |
| 16 | It is called the recession and it has blighted the lives of thousands of people who want no more than to earn an honest living and take pride in bringing up their families . |
| 17 | It is called the Queen . |
| 18 | It is called The Gun . |
| 19 | Tigridia pavonia is yet another bulb worth trying , and its bright display of white , orange and pink flowers each marked with red spots , clearly show why it is called the tiger flower . |
| 20 | It is called the theory of vector spaces . |
| 21 | It is called The Examination . |
| 22 | It is called the Heartsease Institute . |
| 23 | It is called the restriction of f to S and is commonly denoted by f\S . |
| 24 | It is called the path integral or sum over histories approach . |
| 25 | It is called the Transportation Problem TP . |
| 26 | It is called the kiss of life . |
| 27 | Later the rational part develops add it is called the adult . |
| 28 | You can , of course , invest in a stout muzzle , but this provides no real answer to this vice , since the dog will continue biting if it is given the opportunity . |
| 29 | Sometimes it is given the opportunity to express its views more formally in the course of debates following the publication of Green and White Papers . |
| 30 | It is given the symbol U. The absolute value of the internal energy of a system can not be determined experimentally . |