Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] is [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What research does is to reformulate the familiar so that it assumes a new significance . |
| 2 | Others say the best way to get private sectors working is to reform the public sector : the World Bank can use its clout with poor countries to insist on structural reforms when it lends them money . |
| 3 | As Ellen Wilkinson ( who in the 1920s had been among the first women in the Labour Party to support family allowances ) wrote in 1938 : ‘ what the Amery type want is to feed the existing and potential cannon-fodder with the greatest economy and lack of waste . |
| 4 | The basic way in which these c.c.d. lines operate is to have the first capacitor connected to the input so that it samples the input voltage . |
| 5 | To listen to her music , or to see Sharon Shannon live is to have the absolute truth of this assertion borne out . |
| 6 | Usually , a suitable algorithm is used to convert keys to addresses ; the file is then described as a randomized file , and the algorithm used is called a randomizing algorithm . |
| 7 | One of the great difficulties a teacher has is to recognise a good drawing or painting from a bad one — or to know when a child has achieved through his effort a simple personal expression . |
| 8 | To apply these characteristics as the criterion for dismissal or refusal to employ is to apply a gender-based criterion , which the majority of the House of Lords has already held to be unlawful direct discrimination in James v Eastleigh Borough Council [ 1990 ] 2 AC 751 . |
| 9 | A useful way of finding out how much flash to use is to produce a normal test strip from your negative in one direction across the paper and a ‘ flash ’ test strip down the paper . |
| 10 | A useful way of finding out how much flash to use is to produce a normal test strip from your negative in one direction across the paper and a ‘ flash ’ test strip down the paper . |
| 11 | The technique employed is to attach a small trout , or even herring , to a bare hook . |
| 12 | One consequence of adopting the prevailing standard of a district in which the nuisance occurs is to permit the gradual deterioration of an area . |
| 13 | The task these educational establishments face is to equip the surveying student with the basic skills of the profession and an ability to adapt to new circumstances . |
| 14 | For readers who would like to fix until the next millennium , Birmingham Midshires has is offering a fixed rate of 8.49 per cent until 31 January , 2000 . |
| 15 | What Language , Truth and Logic does is to call a particular philosophical position , rather than a particular branch of philosophy , ‘ metaphysics ’ and thereby nonsense . |
| 16 | First thing to do is level the fucking ground off |
| 17 | The first thing to do is to form a realistic picture of how you want your physical shape to change . |
| 18 | Best thing to do is to draw a little picture erm so what does volts measure ? |
| 19 | The first thing to do is to have a major component of the reading section to include dyslexia , with erm instruction of trainee teachers , not only in how to recognise the problem , but also how to do something about it , and how to use the education system to bring support for parents and pupils . |
| 20 | Erm , amateur societies just ca n't exist without loyal officers and those officers have shown their loyalty by s standing again and we know the special circumstances appertaining to the , which brings us to the nitty- gritty now erm you said we have , Tracy , five erm perhaps you 'd better read those names out for us and then I think the best thing to do is to have a closed vote , where we give you all a piece of paper on which you state your nomination folded up so nobody else can see we 'll put them in a bag and then we 'll appoint a couple of to count the vote so that we do not the chairman . |
| 21 | What the Tests achieve is to provide an objective measurement of your students ' ability through a Listening Test and a Grammar Test . |
| 22 | A sensible way to proceed is to compare the estimated sum of square residuals from equation ( 3.19 ) , say , with those obtained from equation ( 3.20 ) where the restrictions have been imposed , where the denotes an estimated value of the variable . |
| 23 | That 's right trying to find work these days can be demanding and extremely frustrating so you want to make sure that you give yourself the best chance of getting a job and one way to help is to do a good application form and know how to handle yourself in an interview . |
| 24 | What we must help students to do is to formulate the right hypotheses . |
| 25 | Before going ahead and mixing a perfume as directed in the ‘ Aromatic Concoctions ’ section , the easiest and perhaps the most economical way to experiment is to put a few drops on a damp cotton wool stick . |
| 26 | The best way to begin is to attempt an actual case study . |
| 27 | One way to begin is to keep a daily journal . |