Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] certain [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let snapping dogs lie : they did not sway the outcome Whatever indignation is aroused by certain programmes , the public is not convinced of BBC bias . |
| 2 | Under this the Bank of England is permitted in certain circumstances to disclose information provided to it . |
| 3 | We are unsure whether the behaviour is truly co-operative , or is organised by certain individuals in the school , but the whistles and considerable vocal activity which often occur among members of feeding groups are undoubtedly communication signals . |
| 4 | I do n't know if the situation in Germany is as stable as people are making out I do not know if the other continents , or the other countries within the European continents , are of a stable nature when we look at what is happening in certain parts of the previous Russia or the states of the U S S R there is complete and utter confusion and atrocities being perpetrated on people within those . |
| 5 | In Western Europe the distinction between politics and administration is built into certain languages ( Aberbach et al . , |
| 6 | For example , a condition of official listing on the stock exchange of any member state is that disclosure is made of certain matters required by Community law ( see pp. 47–9 ) . |
| 7 | When a sufficiently large electric field is applied to certain fluids , they undergo marked changes in their rheological properties . |
| 8 | This input is fed to certain parts of the brain stem and filtered . |
| 9 | Similarly if the house is transferred upon certain terms and conditions ( see Chapter 6 ) s11 of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 should relieve the transfer from charge ( see p99 ) on the basis that it is for the maintenance of the other party to the marriage . |
| 10 | This is supplied with certain rolls of self-adhesive flashing tape , such as the Evo-Stik Flashband used here |
| 11 | This is shown by certain facets of their anti-social behaviour , such as the specimen that dropped red-hot stones onto Helston in Cornwall , before falling into Loe Pool nearby . |
| 12 | Ultrasonics technology is used in certain burglar alarm systems which trigger on detecting the sound of breaking glass . |
| 13 | By proposing discourse as the object of analysis , Barthes shows that language , when it is used in certain ways ( in this instance a story ) , has levels of structure that operate beyond the level of structural linguistics or even semiology . |
| 14 | Today it is kept in the cathedral of Monza a little to the north-east of Milan , where it is displayed at certain times . |
| 15 | My wife , an orange badge holder , and myself , know the badge system is abused by certain people but is it necessary to discriminate against the genuine case ? |
| 16 | The licensing provisions of the Act described below will therefore apply unless the waste is deposited on certain land occupied by the waste disposal authority . |
| 17 | The approach of the county council is based on certain principles , first of all it reflects the decision of the Secretary of State on the originally approved structure plan and particularly on the first alteration to the structure plans er in nineteen er eighty seven . |
| 18 | We should also note that it is based on certain assumptions , for example it is assumed that those who have some reason to form a pressure group will , in an open society , do so , and that the degree of governmental response will depend on the degree of pressure the group is able to exert , and that this is directly related to the group 's importance to the community . |
| 19 | Good journalism is underpinned by certain qualities or values . |
| 20 | It must be emphasised that this legal position , whereby the company is exempted from certain rules of the host state , can only arise in a case in which services are provided without a place of business being established in the host state . |
| 21 | The potential liability where the former matrimonial home is settled upon certain trusts is considered in Chapter 6 . |
| 22 | Prostostrongylus , whose intermediate host range is restricted to certain species of snail , has a lower prevalence , though its geographic range is just as wide . |
| 23 | If the magnet flux is concentrated in certain poles because of the winding excitation then the rotor tends to align itself so that the air-gap reluctance of the flux path is minimised . |
| 24 | A second piece of evidence is provided by certain uses of the definite article . |
| 25 | Literature , with its store of memories , is suspected by the state : and yet the state is served by certain writers . |
| 26 | The syndrome of " deep dyslexia " ( see Coltheart , Patterson and Marshall , 1980 ) is characterised by certain kinds of errors which the patient makes when unable to read aloud particular words . |
| 27 | Darlington council should do something as quickly as possible to have repairs done to the perimeter fencing , they would be surprised at the number of people wandering through the park at night , plus the vandalism which is caused by certain people whose sole object is to thieve and destroy . |
| 28 | Another concern which has been raised recently in the UK is the excessive amount of aluminium present in some baby milk powders , and this is exacerbated in certain areas of the country where the tap water used in reconstituting the milk also shows a relatively high aluminium content . |
| 29 | Advertising alcohol is governed by certain restrictions , and therefore your photographs must adhere to the following disciplines : - |
| 30 | Normally behaviour — or at least my behaviour — is governed by certain processes ; weighing one course of action against another , thinking about consequences . |