Example sentences of "[noun] is [vb pp] [coord] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The individual 's intentions and objectives are correct and the proper course of action is selected but a slip occurs in performing it .
2 Baker considers the biblical theme of ‘ kairos ’ , the time ( unlike normal linear time ) in which action is demanded or a time which is opportune .
3 When a child is born and a twosome becomes a threesome , more blueprint patterns begin to operate , as they do again when second and subsequent children are born .
4 An order is automatically discharged if the child is adopted or a court makes a residence order under s8 .
5 If cholesterol is raised , a cholesterol-lowering diet is recommended and a diet sheet offered .
6 In this way the conflict of interest between the classes is disguised and a degree of social stability produced , but the basic contradictions and conflicts of class societies remain unresolved .
7 In this case the details can be entered here whenever a file is amended and a printout obtained at will .
8 Coding is required but a selection of responses may be used verbatim in the final report to add interest .
9 If an order requiring taxation of costs is made and a bill is not lodged for taxation within three months or such further time as the court may allow , the right to costs is forfeited ( r 7.35 ) .
10 Then a list of possible new schemes dear to committee members ' hearts is added and a list of possible economies and cuts , 1 per cent , 5 per cent or 10 per cent in total .
11 The pothole that gives the route its name is passed and a couple of thin moves are required to reach easier angled rock and the top .
12 Unless the offer is recommended and a shut-out ( see para 8.2 below ) is possible ( so that the offeror knows in advance that its offer will be successful ) , the offeror will normally wish to make the rights issue conditional on the offer becoming or being declared wholly unconditional .
13 The appointment of the interim receiver terminates when either the petition is dismissed or a bankruptcy order is made , and can also be terminated by the court on the application of the interim receiver , the official receiver ( if not the interim receiver ) , the debtor or any creditor ( r 6.57 ) .
14 Either a speaker is invited or a topic is chosen for discussion in groups .
15 The officer must indeed be prepared to sustain his attempts at persuasiveness over a long period of time , a matter which can pose problems , for he must be able to sense when a less conciliatory performance is warranted and a show of force , however discreet , would be appropriate .
16 Enthalpy changes also occur when a substance is dissolved and a solution is diluted .
17 When a reservation form is received or a booking confirmed the names of guests , time of arrival , length of stay and any special requirements are entered on the date of arrival page .
18 In the opening sections , an attempt to define deixis is made and a methodology for analysis for texts in general is proposed .
19 In a study of consumer preferences for brands of tea , a random sample of telephone numbers is selected and a telephone enquiry made as to the brand in current use at each address .
20 If the same dimension of each item is measured and a graph drawn of the number of times each value of that dimension appears , as in Figure 7.4 , the result is called the frequency distribution of the variable or just the distribution .
21 If the same dimension of each item is measured and a graph drawn of the number of times each value of that dimension appears , as in Figure 7.4 , the result is called the frequency distribution of the variable or just the distribution .
22 DIGESTIVE SYSTEM : Includes a crop in which food is stored and a gizzard in which food is ground by stones contained there .
23 It is of course well-known that a customer 's overall impression of a hotel often depends on small details such as the speed at which a light bulb is replaced or a television repaired .
24 A wide range of skills is needed and a lot comes down to the the individual 's character
25 Reason for Change : a description of why the change is needed and a justification of the requirements
26 PREGNANCY ( or GESTATION ) — A status or condition of a woman that ordinarily begins with implantation of the fertilized ovum in the uterus , and lasts until the fetus is aborted or a birth occurs .
27 This they can most easily accomplish by following the wall between Sunset and Meregill upwards to the skyline depression to the left of the summit , a dull climb with no views other than those in retrospect until the ridge is reached and a turn to the right made to the top .
28 A standing stone is erected or a tree planted , followed generations later by a wayside cross , church , inn or even village .
29 While the Dak can hardly be called a sprinter , its relative simplicity means that a true ‘ cab rank ’ operation can be staged , with the aircraft out on the pan ready to start as soon as the alarm is raised and a back-up aircraft ready to go beyond that very quickly .
30 In relation to the ordinary action , the service date is input and a reminder is issued 21 days later .
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