Example sentences of "[noun] are [vb pp] [adv] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can be seen that comparisons between the sub-groups are made much easier if they have been sampled in this way ; there is no problem of having to cope with a preponderance of one group and a dearth of another if stratification has taken place beforehand . |
| 2 | ‘ Operations are scrutinised more closely and there is much less cash flow to plug the gaps , ’ he said . |
| 3 | The only difference is that fixed pairs are attested more often than non-fixed pairs . " |
| 4 | With the support of regional legal officers and a set of guidelines and codes of practice , we ask the solicitors to abide by regional secretaries ensuring that cases are pursued as forcefully as possible with the members interests uppermost at all stages . |
| 5 | A feature which distinguishes superior from inferior courts is that superior courts are not limited in their jurisdiction , whereas inferior courts are limited both geographically and as to the subject matter of the dispute . |
| 6 | The Board 's aim is to ensure that offshore financial activities are run properly so that the islands can avoid becoming potential breeding grounds for illegal activities . |
| 7 | It 's , you know , it 's like what 's his Captain Oates was it , going out into the tent in the Antarctic or something , you know it 's sort of I may be gone for a while , you know , in the in the , into the wilderness and never to return so that in , in the British structure er politicians are , their loyalty is central rather than local because their political futures are determined centrally rather than locally . |
| 8 | Since children 's linguistic performance varies across situations , it is particularly important that the conditions associated with the collection of the data for the age norms are repeated as closely as possible when an individual child is assessed . |
| 9 | Some species of these single-celled creatures even select and collect tiny grains of sand which , rather than being used in the ‘ parent 's ’ outer shell are collected together internally and passed on to the ‘ offspring ’ when the single-celled organism divides . |
| 10 | Its name refers to the fact that its ears are folded forwards so that , from the front , they appear to be horizontal in general shape , rather than vertical . |
| 11 | For the sequence T(AT) 8 CG(AT) 15 ( Figure 1b and 2b ) the ApT steps are cut much better than the single central GA site . |
| 12 | The most likely outcome is to sell players until the club are doomed as far as the Premier League are concerned — but , for the long-term , he will put in more money to keep the name alive . |
| 13 | Isolated ApT steps show very little cleavage while blocks of three or more contiguous ATs are cut as efficiently as GpT . |
| 14 | Their vents are pressed together so that the sperm can make its way into the female . |
| 15 | Orthographically irregular words are pronounced more slowly than regular words ( Baron and Strawson , 1976 ; Underwood and Bargh , 1982 ) , indicating that they are treated differently in some way when they are read . |
| 16 | Some words occur in natural language more often than others , and these high-frequency words are recognised more readily than others , according to a number of measures . |
| 17 | Our eyes do not wander randomly around the page when we are reading , but certain sorts of words are fixated more often than others ( O'Regan , 1979 ) , and this means that we must know in advance of a fixation where it is that we are going to look next . |
| 18 | Video recordings are used more frequently than audio tape in the investigation of child abuse . |
| 19 | Here , relationships are prescribed formally rather than informally , thereby strengthening a manager 's capacity to control the behaviour of others . |
| 20 | For instance , books are used more frequently if placed on shelves which are of convenient height ( rather than too high or too low ) , and if put on special display outside the main sequence ( see p. 155 ) . |
| 21 | Elements of the page are described by their mathematical form instead of as a series of dots , typefaces are stored mathematically rather than as digitised characters . |
| 22 | Branch management are recruited either internally or externally . |
| 23 | In principle any shoe can be resoled , but track shoes are done less frequently than road , fell or cross-country shoes . |
| 24 | Serum agglutinating antibodies against E coli are found more commonly and at higher titres in patients with ulcerative colitis . |
| 25 | Blake and King begin to complain to each other that they are now wasting their time , since matters are settled so far as they are concerned . |
| 26 | As the economy grows , basic living needs are met more easily and extra resources are available for travel , recreation , education , social care and other services that affect local authority budgets . |
| 27 | The company has a major share of the broiler feed market in the SE region thanks to the commitment of the regional poultry team who ensure their customers needs are met as economically as possible . |
| 28 | The job of the buyers is to assess the health needs of people in their area and then see that those needs are met as quickly and effectively as possible . |
| 29 | This chess game works on all graphics boards and the pieces are drawn well so as to avoid straining the eye . |
| 30 | Carbohydrate foods rich in fibre are absorbed more slowly than those from which the fibre has been stripped . |