Example sentences of "is [verb] around the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wheel index — This form of card index is arranged around the circumference of a wheel . |
| 2 | The tie , of twisted fabric , is placed around the ankles and the parted shroud displays a small cap with ruffling , this last soon to become one of the standard items of grave-clothing . |
| 3 | Sometimes moxibustion is used alongside acupuncture : a ball of dried herb is placed around the shaft of the needle . |
| 4 | The shape of the box is determined largely by the shape and size of the printer and the box is placed around the printer so that it can perform its function of reducing the decibel level emanating from the printer . |
| 5 | But the real obstacle to any formal union of the centre and right opposition parties is that each of them is formed around the personality and ambitions of an individual politician who considers himself to be papabile or presidentiable . |
| 6 | One is to shop around the electricity companies and the other is to generate it yourself . |
| 7 | A romantic alternative for your honeymoon is to cruise around the islands and sheltered sea lochs of the of the West coast of Scotland , Britain 's last remaining wilderness . |
| 8 | At all events , the mediaeval part of the village developed at the junction of the rivers Cerniog and Carno , before the latter reached the Severn , and is grouped around the church and the site of a Roman camp . |
| 9 | The difficulty with all these forecasts is that the type of skills required depends on decisions made by managers about the way in which work is organised around the technology , and we thus come back to the problem identified with forecasts made about the impact of new technology on society . |
| 10 | Keith is walking around the pool in his white 501s and his white ‘ Young Marlon ’ T-shirt . |
| 11 | An announcement of the first indigenous Alpha systems is expected around the end of the summer , following benchmarks which will be released in August . |
| 12 | One of the best ways of deciding which floorcovering to use where is to work around the house , thinking about what each room will need for the best combination of looks , durability , ease of cleaning and comfort , all at a price you can afford . |
| 13 | The second area is located around the development of information systems involving considerations such as meaningfulness , accuracy and accessibility of data . |
| 14 | Rapid changes in the market place put a great strain on top management to ensure a company is keeping pace and is sufficiently aware of what is happening around the world . |
| 15 | THE planning system is designed around the idea that people should have a say in what happens to their immediate surroundings . |
| 16 | The difficulty lay in the fact that what characterized their view of primitive society was that it was classless and free of exploitation , while the Marxist theory of society is built around the idea of class . |
| 17 | Funded partly by the RSPCA but not by pig producers , it is built around the idea of allowing a sow to do what comes naturally when she settles down to her accouchement . |
| 18 | It stems from the structure of income tax , which is built around the idea of tax allowances that can be offset against taxable income . |
| 19 | Their programme is built around the friendships , rivalries , correspondence and music of four of the 18th-century 's most successful and prolific composers — Telemann , Handel , Bach and Bononcini . |
| 20 | Dell Computer Corp 's new 4560/XE server is built around the company 's new XE-server chassis and the 60MHz Pentium processor . |
| 21 | Is it possible to organise state schools on the basis of a curriculum which is built around the age , aptitude and abilities of individual children ? |
| 22 | It is built around the respect , empathy and warmth expressed by the social worker for the client . |
| 23 | According to Reuter , the new HP100LX is built around the Intel Corp 80C186 and is 50% faster than the two-year-old original ; the 11 oz machine will come bundled with Lotus 's cc:Mail electronic mail package and cost $750 . |
| 24 | Production is sited around the world to provide a source for export to neighbouring countries . |
| 25 | As the cursor is moved around the grid , the individual rectangles can be coloured in or left blank as desired . |
| 26 | The ramp is moved around the corner of the sports centre into perpetual shade . |
| 27 | This is pumped around the system and is effective at sealing pinhole leaks . |
| 28 | This is pumped around the system and is quite effective at sealing pinhole leaks . |
| 29 | This means pressing the child 's chest so that the blood — with its vital oxygen — is pumped around the body and up to the brain . |
| 30 | The aims of Reflexology are : to relax stress and tension , the cause of approximately 75% of today 's diseases and ailments ; to relieve blocked nerve impulses that end in the feet , to improve circulation , for it is at the feet that the blood , as it is pumped around the body , changes direction . |