Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] both [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The attribute , describing the spherical seating of the lever into the cover , is assigned to both sets as attribute
2 A very high priority is placed on both issues .
3 The Tax Faculty believes that an employer should be able to negotiate a settlement that is binding on both departments .
4 The introduction to the heads will specify that the clause is binding on both parties and is not subject to contract .
5 Violence ‘ involves the use of great physical force or intensity and , while it is often impelled by aggressive motivation , may occasionally be used by individuals in a mutual violent interaction which is regarded by both parties as intrinsically rewarding ’ ( Siann 1985 : 12 ) .
6 In this case the Fox is trapped at both ends before the terrier goes in .
7 The athlete statues of Polykleitos , later in the century , might well stem from this tradition , and he is claimed for both cities .
8 The same ‘ text ’ is considered by both analysts .
9 The low-relief pattern is embossed through both layers .
10 What is underrated in both views is the cognitive dimension .
11 A spokesman for Balding said : ‘ The governor is looking at both races though he is still more likely to run on Saturday . ’
12 Probably the most common weapon is the halberd which is wielded with both hands .
13 The city of Prague is built on both sides of the beautiful river Vltava .
14 I hope that that is accepted on both sides of the House .
15 A ‘ Red Devil ’ is applied to both Cichlasoma ( Amphilophus ) labiatum ( correctly ) and to ‘ C. ’ citrinellum , whose correct common name is ‘ Yellow Devil ’ or ‘ Midas Cichlid ’ .
16 Sports : There is swimming in both villages .
17 This is reflected at both ends of the settlement hierarchy in Table 4.4 , not only in the reduction in the growth rate of the remoter , mainly rural districts but also in the marked fall in the rate of population loss estimated for Greater London and the principal cities of the Metropolitan Counties .
18 If a thin tube of length l , radius r and wall thickness h is closed at both ends and subjected to internal pressure P , the extension z due to the pressure is given by Kz = prl/6h , where K is the bulk modulus .
19 Still a fair bit of repair work going on along the M forty , between junctions one and one A , that 's the stretch between Denham and the M twenty-five , the outside lane is closed in both directions .
20 And on the M forty between junctions one and one A , that 's the stretch between Denham and the M twenty five , the outside lane is closed in both directions , there also is some repair work going on between junctions five and seven , that 's between Stokenchurch and Thame , where it 's down to one lane in both directions .
21 There 's still a fair bit of repair work going on along the M forty , between junctions one and one A , that 's the stretch between Denham and the M twenty five , the outside lane is closed in both directions .
22 ( a ) make sure that all the parties and the court understand what the case is about ; ( b ) see if there is any possibility of settling the dispute , and if not , decide how it is going to be heard and how long the hearing will last ; ( c ) decide what documents or other evidence is needed from both sides . ’
23 As with agents , it is important for the manufacturer to develop a good working relationship with the overseas distributor as commitment to the commercial relationship is needed from both sides .
24 If a class is to lay plans there must be a strategist who assesses the circumstances , evaluates possible outcomes and decides what to do ; and while these properties can be attributed to groups as well as individuals , an agent ( what Poulantzas would call a subject ) is needed in both cases .
25 Attention is drawn along both lines to the point of juncture with sufficient energy for the eye to jump an interval to a target .
26 The executive grade undertakes a wide range of management tasks and is drawn from both graduates and the more able school-leavers .
27 In this environment , toughness is valued by both sexes and , as the boys grow into youths , the status and prestige they are unable to achieve via education and employment is derived from their ability to fight ( Dunning , 1990:76 ) .
28 It is degrading for both parties , and makes any serious or intimate conversation impossible .
29 The rottenness of this short-sighted attitude , which is shown by both sides of industry , has begun to change , and is being replaced by a growing realization that a great trading nation is not owed a living by the rest of the world ; rather , it has to earn it .
30 To make the handle shape the object subtraction tool is used with both ovals selected .
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