Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if we are delayed a week , that means a lot of gratis P.T. and a battle course , which is not a pleasing prospect … . |
| 2 | He said : ‘ How would a political party as totally committed as the Labour Party to equality of treatment and of opportunity for girls and women , lend its support to the introduction of schools in which men exercise all the power , and women are assigned a subordinate and restricted role ? ’ |
| 3 | Toxic chemicals are assigned a ‘ no observed effect level ’ , a dosage that produces no apparent harm in a certain percentage of lab animals . |
| 4 | In all these versions the family is seen as having a direct relationship with the wider society , being that social form within which people are assigned a place in society and where they internalise the values of that place and which shapes sexual attitudes to conform to wider social needs . |
| 5 | At this point , any function words are assigned a score equal to the maximum overlap score multiplied by a constant ( they were not overlapped by the program and therefore have a score of zero so far ) . |
| 6 | Tokens are listed under the phonetic variant which they realize , and additionally are assigned a label which describes the following environment ; these labels are explained as follows : |
| 7 | Gould had only a couple of weeks to spare here ( he had been delayed a week in Maitland on the lower reaches of the Hunter while he waited to meet up with Stephen Coxen ) , having promised Eliza to forsake his desire to continue collecting , and to return in time for the delivery of their child . |
| 8 | But then came the news his immigration application had been delayed a few weeks because he 's a diabetic . |
| 9 | Outside diners are given a choice of fish or meat main course when they book , and sit at smaller tables around the antique-filled dining room . |
| 10 | Where space is at a premium , bulbs which are given a prominent position can be lifted while still in leaf , labelled and planted elsewhere in the garden . |
| 11 | Face contact is limited to ‘ glove touch ’ only , though high kicks are given a little more leeway |
| 12 | The chimps ' individuality has always delighted and fascinated her , and Jomeo and Gigi , two full-blown eccentrics , are given a chapter each in Through a Window . |
| 13 | Mrs Howard said : ‘ Unless we are given a lot more resources we will not be able to carry out the weekly monitoring required . |
| 14 | After landing , they are given a number and expected to conform quickly to an institutional existence in conditions worse than many of Hong Kong 's prisons . |
| 15 | Even those that survive are given a severe check and often produce poor growth . |
| 16 | If you are given a box of chocolates they should not represent ruin and damnation . |
| 17 | The Minister 's brief would be to ensure that rapists are given a fair trial , to remove the by then punitive tax on shaving brushes , and generally to encourage his sex to emerge from their hiding-places and contribute to the running of the nation . |
| 18 | The idea seems to be that if priests are given a ‘ properly informed sexual education ’ this will prevent their ‘ love of chastity ’ being displaced by the temptations of the flesh , but I see no reason why it should have this effect . |
| 19 | Teachers , always prominent in Tutorial Classes in the twenties , are given a separate category here to avoid problems of distortion in the percentages of the non-manual category . |
| 20 | All types of facilities are given a pedagogical mandate in addition to their care function in the explicit sense of fostering the development of autonomous and socially competent ( ‘ gemeinschaftsfähig ’ ) characters ( s. 22 ) . |
| 21 | Welfare services are given a promotional role taking into account social inequalities and the need for universal provisions . |
| 22 | Second , the male family members , because they are male , are given a credibility — and hence power — to influence non admission not given to female members . |
| 23 | We will carry out pilot projects for the ‘ foyer ’ concept , whereby young people are given a place in a hostel if in exchange they give a commitment to train and look for work . |
| 24 | Children are given a list of intellectual challenges to master and are also given an obstacle/assault type course to complete . |
| 25 | Here your eyes are given a difficult task to perform . |
| 26 | Addition : Suppose you are given a long column of figures to add . |
| 27 | But even if the contract specifically caters for termination in defined circumstances , you should still be vigilant to ensure that you are given a fair deal . |
| 28 | If you are given a written warning , you may be asked to sign a copy to acknowledge receipt . |
| 29 | If objectives from the higher categories of Bloom 's taxonomy are included , where students are asked to make judgements , to criticise and evaluate ; and if students are given a range of objectives from which they may make their own choices and even , at the later stages of training , are encouraged to write their own , then this will go a long way to meeting this criticism . |
| 30 | In Year II , students are given a solid grounding in programming ( Programming Languages ) and computer architecture ( Programming Systems ) . |