Example sentences of "are [verb] [prep] local " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since virtually all credits are given to local or regional enterprises , much of the money thereby created returns as deposits to the credit-giving banks . |
| 2 | The Consumer Information Department of the ABI , or their regional offices , which are listed in local telephone directories , can provide assistance to any individual or organisation . |
| 3 | Their addresses are listed in local telephone directories . |
| 4 | Consciously or unconsciously , the trees , either individually or in clumps , are recognized by local people as being sacred , and they are given a helping hand to ensure their survival . |
| 5 | The politics of disability explode onto the Festival scene as performers from London based Stream Records are joined by local artists in an evening of musical entertainment and protest . |
| 6 | Special car hire offers at individual accommodation are arranged with local car hire companies and are subject to availability and not pre-bookable . |
| 7 | Its actions and policies are formed by local as well as national events , and it must be seen as both an agent of , and an obstacle to , central government . |
| 8 | They are designated by local authorities which must then pay special attention to any applications to demolish or build anew within the area 's boundaries . |
| 9 | Because conservation areas are designated by local authorities , they can be an effective way of protecting a building or group of buildings in danger . |
| 10 | Training goes outside the immediate geographical area and one-off courses are designed for local authorities and voluntary organisations . |
| 11 | Members are organised in local branches grouped together in regions that are overseen by voluntary Regional Directors . |
| 12 | At London 's Middlesex Hospital , for instance , surgeon John Scurr runs a pioneering day-care unit where hernias are repaired under local anaesthetic with woven nylon threads or Teflon patches as alternatives to polypropylene mesh . |
| 13 | Vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia are recognised as problems locally ; words exist for night blindness in all the local languages and cases of xerophthalmia are reported by local ophthalmological services . |
| 14 | Adult training centres are operated by local authorities and supposedly provide a place of further training for mentally handicapped people with a view to eventually placing them in employment . |
| 15 | She now wishes to investigate whether the level of stability changes in the six months after children are moved from local authority homes to foster parents . |
| 16 | Situated close to the harbour its nautical connections ( it was once owned by a local shipowner ) are very evident — all the bedrooms are named after local sailing ships . |
| 17 | Ralph and Philip are looking for local sponsors to donate money to their twin charities . |
| 18 | And they are looking for local sponsorship . |
| 19 | As its name implies , this is a market in which funds are lent to local authorities . |
| 20 | After a study for the Layfield Committee , Diane Dawson concluded : ‘ we do not at present have any way of finding out why particular policies are adopted by local education authorities . |
| 21 | The formula dictating how social security budgets are transferred to local authorities discriminates against Southwark and most other inner city authorities in London which have few existing private and voluntary providers within their boundaries . |
| 22 | All of these fascinating sites are connected by local footpaths so it 's easy to walk between them all . |
| 23 | The sharpest judgments by listeners are made about local radio , perhaps because the audience identifies easily with a nearby station . |
| 24 | Some ‘ just-in-time ’ delivery is possible : all three plants boast that their car seats are made by local firms to synchronise with the car assembly line . |
| 25 | Odour nuisance can be considerably reduced by adhering to good housekeeping practices and often byelaws are made by local authorities under s.108 of the Public Health Act 1936 to ensure they are followed at all times . |
| 26 | Fat lambs and pigs are sold to local abattoirs and bacon factories . |
| 27 | The local registers are used for local scalar storage as described , and the low registers are used for local storage and parameters to the procedure ‘ below ’ the current procedure . |
| 28 | The local registers are used for local scalar storage as described , and the low registers are used for local storage and parameters to the procedure ‘ below ’ the current procedure . |
| 29 | Instead , the sites are used by local residents , of who some 25 per cent or so come by foot and use the sites like an urban park , primarily to take a walk ( Harrison , 1981 ) . |
| 30 | They are used by local authorities and British Rail for clearing road verges and railway lines and by farmers as selective herbicides . |