Example sentences of "is [verb] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , evidence is accumulating that a person 's emotional environment influences his or her likelihood of suffering an acute psychotic episode if he or she already has a history of schizophrenic disorder . |
| 2 | By November it has usually been decided where the money is to go and a presentation evening is arranged . |
| 3 | The different dimensions of bureaucracy need to be specified if the object of the exercise is to see whether a state with corporatist features has developed distinctive administrative qualities . |
| 4 | Because it is calculated that a retained crew might take four minutes to get to the station the computer calculated other stations could respond quicker . |
| 5 | At one time only a few selected diseases were thought to have links with the sufferer 's state of mind , but now it is recognized that a whole range — from cancer to heart attack — may be brought on by worry and strain . |
| 6 | If the hon. Gentleman is suggesting that a review of defence by an incoming Labour Government , should we happen to have such an Administration , would mean more money being spent on defence , I am a Dutchman . |
| 7 | It is intended that a consultation draft will be available in August of this year . ’ |
| 8 | Although it is recognised that performance review must be tailored to local circumstances , generalisations can be made and it is intended that a good practice guide be drawn up based on experience to date . |
| 9 | It is intended that a full scale study of Scottish agriculture will follow this pilot project . |
| 10 | It is intended that a teacher choose and teach a topic which leads up to formal rule or formula . |
| 11 | It is intended that a steel structure forming the skeleton will be erected over the Christmas period . |
| 12 | We do have this process where we can edge-glue the broken pieces so when a piece is broken and a previous glazier put in a piece of lead we can edge bond instead |
| 13 | In Liverpool , a dockers ' spokesman with the Transport and General Workers Union admitted : ‘ Drivers are n't happy handling some of these commodities , but at least a lorry-driver has more idea of what he is handling than a docker , who could have a consignment and just not know what it is . ’ |
| 14 | The appointment of the interim receiver terminates when either the petition is dismissed or a bankruptcy order is made , and can also be terminated by the court on the application of the interim receiver , the official receiver ( if not the interim receiver ) , the debtor or any creditor ( r 6.57 ) . |
| 15 | The drawing suggests that a number of balls are available for this and they are just pushed into the hole one alter the other until it is filled and a surface can be laid on top of it . |
| 16 | Need it be a matter of wonder , when we see her capable of such restraint in general , that she should retire within herself and exercise that control we find her continually exerting over all her thoughts and actions the more energetically at a time when she is taught that a stray thought of desire would be impurity and its fruition pollution . |
| 17 | Later the same term was used to denote the geometrical figure that is formed when a smaller square is cut out of a larger square with two of its adjacent sides lying along two adjacent sides of the latter . |
| 18 | A star is formed when a large amount of gas ( mostly hydrogen ) starts to collapse in on itself due to its gravitational attraction . |
| 19 | A standing stone is erected or a tree planted , followed generations later by a wayside cross , church , inn or even village . |
| 20 | In this way the conflict of interest between the classes is disguised and a degree of social stability produced , but the basic contradictions and conflicts of class societies remain unresolved . |
| 21 | In this case the details can be entered here whenever a file is amended and a printout obtained at will . |
| 22 | The difficulty for the prosecution is proving that a child so young intended to commit a crime . |
| 23 | White never used to be a predominant Goshiki colour , but now it is realised that a snow-white base admirably sets off the other shades . |
| 24 | One can not reconcile the calculation until it is realised that a clad score equals 21 , and the treatment of fractions of a penny is individual . |
| 25 | When a reservation form is received or a booking confirmed the names of guests , time of arrival , length of stay and any special requirements are entered on the date of arrival page . |
| 26 | The theory is that the range of decisions open to managers and administrative agencies is limited because a set of criteria derived from their expert background and training governs their decisions . |
| 27 | Immediate feedback is given and a ‘ help ’ section with examples is always available . |
| 28 | All witness to experiencing the process during which such knowledge is given as a " way " , a " journey " , and the moments of the certainty of transfiguring joy as the attainment of high places in inner experience . |
| 29 | Over a period of twenty years it is claimed that a fast reactor could breed enough additional plutonium to fuel another similar power station . |
| 30 | If it is claimed that a poetics of textual production and reflexivity replaces mimetic strategies of any kind , then the early nouveau roman can also be made to conform to this new postmodern aesthetic . |