Example sentences of "[noun] are [vb pp] [verb] the [det] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 It is well established that objects are perceived to have the same colour despite quite extensive variations in the colour of the light with which they are illuminated and hence the wavelength of the light they reflect back to the retina .
2 Somehow local authorities are expected to perform the same range of duties more cheaply .
3 2 DRUNKS ARE NICKED DRIVING THE SAME CAR
4 These conditions are assumed to have the same final common pathway of biochemical interactions , and lead to a similar series of consequences ( Warner , 1985 ) .
5 What is surprising , however , is that such stories are told using the same , or very nearly the same , language .
6 Malaysia has the world 's biggest tin deposits , while the South Jianxi and Guangdong provinces of China are rumoured to have the most tungsten .
7 The two objectives are designed to achieve the same end .
8 Often the two terms are used to mean the same thing .
9 Later , when The Mary Chain are asked to perform the same feat , Jim Reid says he 'll only do it if members of The Travelling Circus snort his diarrhoea .
10 The residuals are smoothed using the same recipe as before , and the results are added back to the results of the first smooth ; this is illustrated in exercise 9.1 .
11 In 18 acres of tropical gardens on Teluk Bahang 's beachfront , the rooms are designed to make the most of the magnificent views over the sea .
12 Since labour is supplied inelastically , a wage tax and a lump-sum tax on earners are equivalent ; since all assets are assumed to earn the same rate of return , a tax on capital and a tax on the income from capital are equivalent .
13 Furthermore , if both LIFESPANs are instructed to use the same units simultaneously , they will compete for access to those units ( on a first-come first-served basis ) .
14 All other deeds relating to registered land are required to follow the same form of execution as Form 19 .
15 Community voters living outside their home country are required to meet the same qualifying rules of residence as any other national within that state .
  Next page