Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] relation to [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Since Labov first developed his quantitative methods , a very wide range of different speaker variables has been examined in relation to patterns of variation , and indeed these methods can be used wherever a speaker characteristic is capable of being expressed numerically . |
| 2 | Perhaps emphasis at this level has been upon soil evolution rather than upon soil dynamics , which has been treated in relation to land capability . |
| 3 | This requirement has already been explained in relation to section 6 of the Unfair Contract Terms Act ( paragraphs 10–19 to 10–21 above ) . |
| 4 | These issues are addressed in relation to media coverage of disorderly episodes referred to in earlier chapters . |
| 5 | Hughes and Wilkin ( 1985 ) point out that the move towards integration in the community of mentally handicapped and mentally ill people has not been paralleled in relation to dementia . |
| 6 | Licence and the exercise of a right of distress are two common defences to an action for conversion but these have already been considered in relation to trespass to land . |
| 7 | It is likely too that the provision for value had originally been framed in relation to purchase for value , for otherwise there is no good reason why Ulpian should be concerned with fitting other legal relationships into the same pattern as sale . |
| 8 | Several concessions have also been made in relation to capital gains tax : the amount of gain allowed tax free has risen from £1,000 a year to £5,000 a year and this allowance now applies to all gains , not just small gains as was formerly the case . |
| 9 | However , some interesting observations have been made in relation to adhesion and tumour spread . |
| 10 | More complex issues are raised in relation to language . |
| 11 | The term ‘ Tyneside Conurbation ’ has been employed in relation to census data since the inter-war years but this contained four county boroughs and significant parts of the counties of Durham and Northumberland . |
| 12 | The limitations of a single linear scale are demonstrated in relation to realizations of five phonological variables in the city of Liverpool , of which one is an optionally merged variable ( u ? ) and ( o ? ) as in sure and shore . |
| 13 | All these various spellings are found in relation to Halling varying from its present name to Hallingas , Haulling , Hawling and Heallingas . |
| 14 | Some flexibility is possible with some emission standards such that , for example , emission standards may be adjusted in relation to stack height , in recognition of the better dispersion achieved by higher stacks . |
| 15 | These will be considered in relation to factors affecting the learning process . |
| 16 | The task would be more complex and would require other policy issues to be considered in relation to industries that are still nationalised . |
| 17 | Safety should be considered in relation to positioning of lighting in the house and access areas , particularly where there are steps or stairs . |
| 18 | However , although neuropsychological studies of patients are of great value , the information such studies yield must be considered in relation to studies of normal subjects . |
| 19 | A similar point about the way in which labour market structures and processes limit educational reform can be made in relation to gender . |
| 20 | The location of the fieldwork meant that little comment could be made in relation to differences which might arise from work in an inner-city area with a significant ethnic minority population . |
| 21 | One further point should be made in relation to use as an indicator . |
| 22 | In addition to normal Exchequer payments into the fund , further payments can be made in relation to property accepted in satisfaction of tax debts . |
| 23 | To understand any part of society , such as the family or religion , the part must be seen in relation to society as a whole . |
| 24 | Here in Mixed Life , a text that must be seen in relation to Scale 1 and Scale 2 , Hilton adumbrates the same progress in chapter fourteen : Following Augustinian theology , he locates the very essence of Christian life in the continual sustained desire for God — the only way in this life to perceive the nature of the love which joins God and man 's soul . |
| 25 | Section 68(1) of the Trade Marks Act 1938 ( the interpretation section ) defines a trade mark as : a mark … used or proposed to be used in relation to goods for the purpose of indicating , or so as to indicate , a connection in the course of trade between the goods and some person having the right either as proprietor or registered user to use the mark , whether with or without any indication of the identity of that person . |
| 26 | Where goodwill still has to be valued in relation to payments to outgoing partners , one of two bases is likely to be used : ( 1 ) excess profits , that is to say the amount by which an outgoing partner 's profit share exceeded ( a ) what he might have been expected to earn as an employed solicitor , and ( b ) the income he might have been expected to receive from investing his capital contributions in safe securities ; or , and much more frequently , ( 2 ) the average net profits of the partner concerned . |
| 27 | A similar argument could be mounted in relation to mistakes about age in the offences against girls and boys under 16 : the basic principle of fairness to defendants underpins the subjective requirement of fault , but there is also the social policy against exploitation of the young and vulnerable . |
| 28 | An obvious question to be asked in relation to juncture is whether ‘ internal open juncture ’ can actually be heard . |
| 29 | Sir : Mr Stephen Campbell ( letters , 5 October ) asks if he is alone in thinking that personal injury awards should be increased in relation to libel awards rather than the other way round . |
| 30 | The competitive advance of other countries and relative decline of British production areas can largely be charted in relation to Kondratieff 's ‘ long waves ’ . |