Example sentences of "[conj] is [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Prevent an offence by anyone else of disposing , treating or sorting waste at a site that does not have a waste management licence , is operating in contravention of the conditions of any such licence , or is operating in a manner likely to cause pollution or harm to health .
2 He ought , whether he remains technically an employee or is treated as a partner or is classified as somewhere between the two ( eg taxed under Sched D on his " salary " ) , to be in a position to know enough about his firm to judge what amounts to a reasonable restriction and not to need the court 's protection if he should have agreed to covenants in stringent terms .
3 ( 2 ) It is immaterial whether the appropriation is made with a view to gain , or is made for the thief 's own benefit .
4 The Act states in s.1(2) : " It is immaterial whether the appropriation is made with a view to gain or is made for the thief 's own benefit . "
5 In these offences there is no equivalent to s.1(2) of the 1968 Act which states : " [ i ] t is immaterial whether the appropriation is made with a view to gain , or is made for the thief 's own benefit . "
6 Once a family contacts or is referred to the referral scheme coordinator every assistance is given to that family to link into their local community group to ensure that the group is physically suitable and that any special assistance needed to enable the child to attend the group and enjoy its activities is provided .
7 At present the ice sheet is believed to be replenished by snow fall at about the same rate as ice melts or is lost into the sea .
8 Yet the Poet does ‘ remove ’ , in the sense that he takes a journey , or is parted from the Friend , and a whole series of sonnets records the separation .
9 Other planning authorities prefer not to impose standard conditions but refer each application on its own merits , and whenever there is a likelihood of odour emission the matter is referred to the Director of Environmental Health and his advice either incorporated into the planning application or is covered by a condition .
10 An exempt market-maker is a person who is either registered as a market-maker with the London Stock Exchange , or is accepted by the Panel as a market-maker , in relation to the relevant securities .
11 This appears when a holiday firm either itself generates , or is absorbed into a sequence of activities parallel to its own business .
12 Apart from indicating past , present , and future reference , each past or future reference is marked to show whether the event in question is immediately connected to the present , is separated from it by a period of time but taking place on the same day , or is separated from the present by at least one night .
13 He remains Prime Minister until he chooses to resign or is defeated on a confidence motion in the House .
14 The consent of the existing licensee is not a statutory requirement , however most boards insist that consent is endorsed on the principal licence or is indicated to the clerk in writing , in order to ensure no dispute arises after the application is considered as to who the correct licence holder should be .
15 ‘ language or conduct is not said to be insulting unless it is intended to show contempt or disesteem , or is understood by the hearer or observer to show this attitude . ’
16 All members of the company ( though not its secretary ) must be qualified solicitors , and there are special provisions to apply when a member dies or is struck off the roll or otherwise loses his qualification to practise , which in essence provide that such member 's shares become non-voting so long as they remain registered in unqualified hands , and only qualified solicitors will be able to vote as proxies .
17 WE can see from the definition of a tackle that : ‘ If the ball carrier is on one knee , or both knees , or is sitting on the ground or is on top of another player who is on the ground , the ball carrier is deemed to have been brought to ground ’ .
18 This occurs when a student learns a word ( ie becomes acquainted with it ) in a rewarding situation while he either hears the native language word or is confronted with the object or event to which it refers .
19 A further provision of SI 274 extends the exemption to companies other than listed companies and those listed on specified exchanges , provided that the advertisement meets the general criteria , and consists of or is accompanied by the whole or any part of the body corporate 's annual accounts or by the directors ' report .
20 The final consideration is whether the particular radiation is absorbed by the living material , and thus passes on its energy to it ; or is reflected from the surface , leaving little energy behind ; or simply passes straight through , without interacting with the atoms of the living flesh .
21 An application is not necessarily unreasonable because it is inconvenient for the addressee of the application or causes him considerable work or may make him vulnerable to future claims , or is addressed to a person who is not an officer or employee of or contractor with the company in administration , but all of these will be among the factors relevant to be taken into consideration ( post , pp. 862H — 863A , 864C ) .
22 An application is not necessarily unreasonable because it is inconvenient for the addressee of the application or causes him a lot of work or may make him vulnerable to future claims , or is addressed to a person who is not an officer or employee of or a contractor with the company in administration , but all these will be relevant factors , together no doubt with many others .
23 If one objective proves impossible to achieve or is preempted by an enemy move then there is a switch to the other objective .
24 There is a poignant irony in the way clothing , which on one level served to hide Kahlo 's broken body , falls or is lifted by the model to reveal a luxuriantly perfect physique ( Fig. 4 ) .
25 It is uncertain whether the development of these ground glass hepatocytes is a benign phenomenon or is linked with the progression to liver damage .
26 In a case where liability is not disputed or is resolved during the course of the case , either by an admission or on a summons for judgment , try and obtain some costs from the defendant .
27 25. ( 1 ) Any Director may at any time appoint another Director or any other person being a solicitor or registered foreign lawyer who is a member or officer of or is working in the practice of the Company approved by the Directors to be his alternate Director and may at any time terminate such appointment .
28 25. ( 1 ) Any Director may at any time appoint another Director or any other person being a solicitor or registered foreign lawyer who is a member or officer of or is working in the practice of the Company approved by the Directors to be his alternate Director and may at any time terminate such appointment .
29 Anteating ( where " ants " are deemed for convenience to include termites — another convergence as we shall see ) is a " trade " that is filled by a variety of convergent mammals .
30 But this does n't explain why we should think it is the sort that is invoked in an argument from analogy .
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