Example sentences of "[verb] is [adj] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The acceptance of a contract which sets out detailed conditions of service , hours worked and parents met is unlikely to provide the flexibility that is required for schools to respond quickly , humanely and sympathetically to family needs . |
| 2 | The checking of boundaries to see if the land being conveyed is correct requires the ability to understand a simple plan and to measure . |
| 3 | All I would claim is that given the existence of this phenomenon of extensive , very long-term memory of the campaigns of successful brands , the onus is on the mathematicians to disprove the existence of any long-term effect : the fact that they can not find such an effect , with the somewhat rudimentary apparatus at their disposal , is not enough . |
| 4 | Virtually every create is able to detect the sun 's light , although some can only distinguish between light and darkness . |
| 5 | A negligently runs over B , who is then run over by C. C's action is unlikely to break the chain of causation , as this is a risk to which A 's negligence exposed B. But if C stole B 's wallet , the court would be unlikely to find A liable , as this was not a risk to which A had exposed B. |
| 6 | District councillors are under no illusion that the extra cash they are providing is enough to solve the problem entirely . |
| 7 | Um , it 's one of these things that erm y'know for some reason er the person they tell is apt to minimise the problem , is apt to say that the accusations are malicious , is apt to say that you must have imagined it and so on and so forth . |
| 8 | A one-inch ( 2.5cm ) square of sandpaper ( rough side out ) or of flannel glued to the corners of the picture or of the cutouts to be displayed is sufficient to keep the picture on the board . |
| 9 | Under-insurance arises when the sum insured is inadequate to cover the value of the property at risk . |
| 10 | An irritating feature of Wien filters is that to vary the pass or rejection frequency , ideally both capacitances or , as is rather easier , both resistances should be varied in sympathy . |
| 11 | An unconditional contract of sale of goods which are specific and ready for deliver is sufficient to transfer the ownership without any delivery . |
| 12 | As regards the distribution of lands between the districts , erm if I can refer to Mr Curtis 's comments first , the Greater York study never anticipated that the distribution of housing around the Greater York the districts would be based around the percentage of population within those districts , but purely on capacity of sites within those districts to accommodate future housing growth without compromising greenbelt objectives , Ryedale , as I 've said before , has taken the largest proportion of recent housing in the Greater York area , and has identified a substantial amount of new land for housing within its Southern Ryedale local plan , what the District Council is concerned about is that within the local , Southern Ryedale local plans , this is taking a large proportion of its district wide total plans , yet the District Council from the structure plan figure given is unable to calculate the remainder of housing that should be allocated in the remainder of its district . |
| 13 | What is more , the remedy advised is likely to compound the problem . |
| 14 | A good quality under-felt is essential to prolong the life of your carpet and make it more comfortable to walk on . |
| 15 | A question I would ask is that given the product which you had in June and the fact that presumably you have to take what goes , presumably the fact that they do n't send you the strongest stuff erm are you surprised that the figures were down in view of the quality of what you had , or are you surprised it might not have been worse ? |