Example sentences of "[noun] is [verb] [prep] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The best measure of average grain size , the mean is computed from sizes of particles spread through a range of percentile values . |
| 2 | That this has not always to be the case in religion is demonstrated by religions like Buddhism and Hinduism where laughter plays a big part . |
| 3 | Once the right to reject the goods has lapsed , the buyer 's only remedy is to sue for damages for breach of contract . |
| 4 | Superficially , the approach is the same whether the remedy is contained in conditions of sale or conditions of purchase , and in many cases the wording of the remedies may be very similar indeed . |
| 5 | Our data are also consistent with observations in man that mucosal proliferation is increased in patients with large adenomas or cancer . |
| 6 | from such a simple diagram it is easy to assume that all the thinking is done in terms of functions . |
| 7 | I 'm not prepared for the deafening ‘ bang ’ as the sides of the box collapse and my moment of entry is masked by puthers of ‘ smoke ’ . |
| 8 | The entry form is usually located on or near the product and it is usually required that each entry is accompanied by proofs of purchase . |
| 9 | His recital of the history of the archbishops ' exercise of authority over the whole of Britain over the centuries is punctuated by quotations from Gregory , proclaiming the claims of antiquity as a model for future conduct . |
| 10 | Adapting William Burroughs ' surreal 50s classic for the screen is a much tougher option , not least because its drug-induced stream of consciousness is unfettered by constraints of character or plot . |
| 11 | In consciousness alone is it possible to confront at least some empirical properties and apprehend them directly , and if consciousness is analysed in terms of some purely non-mental notion this grasp is lost ; just as , in the analysis of thought , if the irreducible generality of thought is analysed away , our ability to think and refer is wished away with it . |
| 12 | So a degree of scepticism is required from practitioners towards their own forms of thought , with their associated practices and values . |
| 13 | The practical work of establishing comparability is undertaken by groups of experts from each member state . |
| 14 | So they fail to notice that there is no tube of white paint , whereas in another " list " , Miss Sayers ' description of the picture on the easel , mention is made of masses of white clouds . |
| 15 | We assume throughout that demands are generated by a single aggregate utility function and that tax revenue is returned to consumers in lump-sum form . |
| 16 | Thirdly , the Forum programme is integrated in terms of the organisation of its activities . |
| 17 | The programme is prefaced by tributes to Arlott from Richie Benaud and Ian Botham , but is otherwise unchanged from the original , as reviewed in WCM Oct 1988 . |
| 18 | There are antiphons , hymns , sequences and florid responsaries and the programme is linked by recitations from her books of visions , her scientific writing on the natural world and her writings on women . |
| 19 | The programme is structured around periods of residential study supported by distance learning material . |
| 20 | Taking science as an example , the programme is divided into areas of study , one of which is ‘ The Variety of Life ’ . |
| 21 | The main components of the first system are well known : the atmosphere is its engine and atmospheric circulation is driven by differences in solar heating between the equatorial and polar regions . |
| 22 | Like Alum Pot and Gaping Gill , Malham is known to generations of " O " level , " A " level and C 5 E geography students as a superb example of limestone scenery . |
| 23 | All too often concentration is used by suppliers as a means of adjusting price or profitability , and , to an extent , this can be concealed from the customer by adjustments in texture . |
| 24 | Springs Hydro is set in acres of landscaped gardens in beautiful rural Leicestershire ( 1 ) . |
| 25 | The upper crust is composed of rocks of a broadly granitic composition , with a highly variable covering ranging from unmetamorphosed sedimentary and volcanic rocks to medium- and high-grade metamorphosed sedimentary strata . |
| 26 | Find out today what your Accounts Department is doing in terms of cash-flow . |
| 27 | A charge of £15 is made for infants under the age of 2 years on departure date , provided they sit on an adult 's lap during the journey . |
| 28 | Figure 4 shows how the rapid fall from six to seven authors is influenced by alterations in the overall distribution of authorship numbers . |
| 29 | Conventional cell : The conventional cell is made from wafers of monocrystalline silicon , the semiconductor material used in microchips . |
| 30 | Research is conducted by specialists in organised fashion , often in university programmes , on a systematic basis ; knowledge accumulates ; philological periodicals and societies multiply to absorb and facilitate the accumulation . |