Example sentences of "[pron] [is] [adj] about the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | And I think it is important in the Greater York context that the York new settlement be located in a district which is enthusiastic about the concept of developing a new settlement , because to do otherwise I think will undermine the role er function of the new settlement . |
2 | I suppose while this is for me cos on the sponsorship issue is , would sponsorship have any impact in terms of what I might purchase so if I went to the Scottish Opera or the ballet or to the theatre and I bought a programme which I usually do and one of the things which is interesting about the evening that erm Alan and I spent last time at Scottish Council was that half the people attend Scottish Opera buy a programme and the programmes that I have sponsored always . |
3 | The petition is being organised by Stowmarket Traders ' Association , which is concerned about the effect on traders ' business of a pedestrian priority scheme introduced last August . |
4 | For example , the matrix unc is persymmetric. ( 10 ) Centrosymmetric and centroskew matrices — a matrix which is symmetric about the centre point of its array is said to be centrosymmetric ; thus , if A is centrosymmetric , of order n , it is characterised by unc More simply , if J is the reversing matrix , a centrosymmetric matrix has the property A = JAJ A centroskew matrix is characterised by the equation A = JAJ . |
5 | Of course , she 's right about the money . ’ |
6 | But she 's certain about the key to her amazing recovery . |
7 | A Green vote is n't wasted as it says she 's concerned about the future of the planet . |
8 | ‘ It 's his wife who 's upset about the way things are going . ’ |
9 | She is equanimous about the beauty that glides past her lens . |
10 | The client must be told that if at any stage he or she is anxious about the conduct of the matter , they should communicate immediately with the fee earner who is handling the case . |
11 | Betty uses the scheme once a week , although she is unhappy about the fact that she has to spend so much time getting the equipment ready . |
12 | If she is concerned about the position of women , she should be concerned about my position , I thought . |
13 | She is concerned about the size of the portions of food I eat . |
14 | She is optimistic about the future of the Southampton practice . |
15 | She is pessimistic about the future . |
16 | He asked Admiral Scowcroft to tell the President : ‘ There is a retired old man in China in the Orient , who is concerned about the improvement and development of Sino-US relations . ’ |
17 | This vagueness will not matter so long as one is clear about the level at which the formula of ‘ ought implies can ’ is being applied : thus the latter , and weaker , kind of ‘ can not ’ would be enough to provide a strong argument against the behaviour being made into a norm for a human society , but it would not be enough if the question concerned the adoption of a personal ideal in an individual case . |
18 | There is much about the love and forgiveness of God in the Old Testament , and much about his righteous anger and judgement in the New . |
19 | Not everybody is pleased about the influx . |
20 | ‘ In the end it 's all about the way you organise all your output and you have to relate it to satisfying the client , ’ Mulvie said . |
21 | But we 're there with everybody really — singing and shouting and that … you 're all together and it does n't matter who else is there as long as they 're Oxford fans … it 's all about the team , is n't it ? … |
22 | ‘ It 's all about the backside ’ , says Glennon . |
23 | But whilst the RAC accept the theory … it 's concerned about the practice . |
24 | It is all about the work we do for each other on these occasions . ’ |
25 | A local authority may ask the court to make a specific issue or prohibited steps order under s8 if it is concerned about the welfare of a child who is not in care . |
26 | It is concerned about the lack of Windows technical expertise and the effect this will have on specification schedules . |
27 | It is concerned about the lack of Windows technical expertise and the effect this will have on specification schedules . |
28 | It is sceptical about the value of regional assistance and investment in transport infrastructure in stimulating depressed economies , and determined to maintain strict financial controls over British Rail . |
29 | If he is vague about the meaning of Christ 's death and resurrection , he can not hope to introduce others to Jesus as their Saviour . |
30 | Gordon Grant , for example , suggests that CMHTs play a crucial role in assisting the development of voluntary sector services , although he is cautious about the ability of teams to unlock " an unlimited capacity for care amongst voluntary groups or family carers The developmental function here clearly picks up on the prominence given to the involvement of voluntary groups and parents in the service planning process in Wales , where Grant and his colleagues are monitoring aspects of the All-Wales Strategy . |