Example sentences of "[noun] and [is] [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 In this sense it is first and foremost the executive agency of the mind and is charged with the fundamental functions of decision-making and surveillance of the input from the senses as well as sensations arising from the instinctual drives of the id .
2 The dome is protected by a timber roof and is tiled on the exterior .
3 This analysis is similar to that of shareholders ' funds and is required for the same reasons .
4 The new Executive Committee is now poised to take the membership of the IBOA into the future and is charged with the task of navigating the difficult course that lies ahead .
5 Muelle Deportivo is protected by its own breakwater and is located in the southern extremity of the main harbour .
6 IN serves the public , academic , private and voluntary sectors and is based on the Northern regional Library System which was established in 1928 .
7 The sense of right here goes well beyond the simple assertion of customary practice and is strengthened by the involvement of the local Member of Parliament and the approval of the justices at sessions .
8 This mature Country Park covers an area of 123 acres and is set in the countryside surrounding a reservoir .
9 During this period a student normally attends courses in research methods and is required at the end of the period to submit a thesis embodying the results of his or her work .
10 Their home is called Gracelands and is dedicated to the memory of Elvis .
11 A true ham is the whole rear leg of the pig and is cut from the carcase before it is prepared .
12 Does the Minister agree that , as Northern Ireland has the fewest days lost through stoppages or industrial action and is governed by the same industrial relations legislation as Great Britain , it should be in a special position to attract inward investment ?
13 During their lives faithful Roman Catholics are taught that by certain sacraments a person becomes a Christian , obtains ongoing pardon for sins and is prepared for the life hereafter .
14 Each deviation is then squared ; the sum of these values is called the sample sum of the squares and is divided by the number n of items in the sample giving a quantity called the sample variance .
15 Each deviation is then squared ; the sum of these values is called the sample sum of the squares and is divided by the number n of items in the sample giving a quantity called the sample variance .
16 Pre-palatal raising may also be indicated by wesshe ( 'wash' ) : this would not be surprising , as it is also characteristic of stereotypical Lowland Scots and is found in the Belfast data .
17 It is perched on top of a rock just off the Normandy coast and is connected to the mainland by a causeway ( 435 ) .
18 The shape of the Earth determined in this way is known as the geoid and is represented by the surface defined by mean sea level over the oceans and the extension of sea level along imaginary canals across the continents .
19 ‘ An administrator is a creature of statute and is appointed over the affairs , business and property of a company falling within the definition of company in section 735 of the Companies Act 1985 .
20 This department is responsible for all cabins and public areas and is headed by the chief steward .
21 Such rationing is determined partly by the rank or importance of companies and is related to the level of deposits that they keep with the bank .
22 The establishment has to draw nourishment from it , and plunders and is plundered by the underground . ’
23 Here , in Mixed Life , he relates that individual experience of Christ in every man to the Christ who transcends individual limitations and is expressed by the whole body of those in whom he is born in time through their knowing and doing : It is precisely because of these " sundri wirchynges " in the lives of individuals dictated by their particular talents and circumstances that discussion of active and contemplative life tends to polarise life-styles which are then also subject to evaluation in which contemplation is more highly esteemed simply because it relates to a greater state of spiritual awareness .
24 But not so — 's reputation had gone before her and she has continued to be the professional lady who is respected by professional drivers and haulage contractors and is known as the lady who runs transport .
25 It has two patch pockets and is darted at the front to give a neat silhouette .
26 The Solair 10 model 41 will ship in May and is configured as the Sun box , the firm says .
27 The Solair 10 model 41 will ship in May and is configured as the Sun box , the company says .
28 The ISMA , the main trade body of eurobond dealers was made a recognised overseas exchange under the Act and is overseen by the Securities and Futures Authority .
29 Malekith is sealed within his great black armour and is hailed as the Witch King .
30 It has the loveliest of gardens and is situated in the residential area of Sorrento known as Sant' Agnello .
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