Example sentences of "[conj] is [vb pp] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It is this alternative that is called the competing behaviour ( CB ) .
2 Because they are connected with the area of the cortex that is designated the auditory cortex .
3 Gumbo is the New Orleans answer to the daubes of France or the stir fries of Canton ; a rich , thick , highly flavoured sauté that is considered the definitive Cajun dish .
4 The other word , kairos , is a word that is used a great deal to describe God 's breaking into our time and history to bring his salvation .
5 Perhaps the clearest indication of the increasingly multidisciplinary nature of Quaternary investigations is that a book written by a geographer , D.Q. Bowen , and published in 1978 is entitled Quaternary Geology and is subtitled A Stratigraphic Framework for Multidisciplinary Work .
6 If a man lies on the ball and is given a good rucking he will think twice about doing it next time .
7 Each of the solutions found for the Schrödinger equation ( quantum mechanical wave equation ) for a one-electron atom can be regarded as relating to one of a set of orbitals , which is characterized by a unique combination of quantum numbers and is given a corresponding symbol , such as 1s , 2p , etc .
8 Going through this book the reader is put firmly into the cockpit of this awesome aircraft and is given a fascinating insight into an SR-71 sortie .
9 The chef that evening , Nigel Alexander , originally from Stockton , has returned to the north after four years as a chef in London and is given a free rein with the menu .
10 The House , at Lytham St Annes , provides convalescence for 23 guests , and is situated a short walk from the sea and promenade .
11 This describes a situation in which a monopoly appears to be the best structure for an industry , and is called a natural monopoly .
12 It bears all the characteristics of a tax and is called a social security tax in other countries .
13 This condition , Q =0 , , would be equally stable and is called the Reset condition .
14 Similarly , the slope of the saving line ( = 0.2 ) represents the fraction of additional disposable income that will be saved and is called the marginal propensity to save ( mps ) .
15 Clarence is also a visitor to the premises and is owed the common duty of care .
16 Indeed , this is often referred to as waffle stitch and is used a great deal in garment pattern production , either alone or in combination with other tuck patterns .
17 He is thus qualified to predict that the other like himself will go and will be disappointed , and is proved a true prophet by the event .
18 The new channel will use the tried-and-tested Astra satellite , and is promised an initial penetration ( thanks to BSkyB 's efforts in the main ) of three million cable and satellite homes in the UK .
19 Chartres Cathedral is of the same pattern as the others but is given a different appearance by the spires on the western towers ( 433 ) .
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