Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv prt] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 By far the largest proportion of XPS studies are carried out using solid samples .
2 If it is accepted that what motivates interest in redistributive impacts is a desire to be ‘ fair ’ , then the studies that are carried out using current measures of economic status may often by misleading .
3 ‘ We are gearing up to do 200 systems a month , ’ said its marketing director , Ian Collins .
4 Businessmen have been drafted in to advise civil servants .
5 At the other end of the building some very different experiments had been going on involving nuclear physicists who knew of the existence but few of the details of ZETA .
6 people are going out to see live bands again , and gigging is an important factor in establishing new acts .
7 ‘ The police have been called in to investigate 100 complaints from electors who were denied their votes …
8 A joint committee of the Commons and the Lords has been set up to scrutinize statutory instruments , and therefore to facilitate parliamentary review of subordinate legislation .
9 ‘ It is reasonably clear on the authorities that where a statutory tribunal has been set up to decide final questions affecting parties ' rights and duties , if the statute is silent upon the question , the courts will imply into the statutory provision a rule that the principles of natural justice should be applied .
10 The following groups have been set up to examine all aspects of the service on a corporate basis :
11 The institutions which had previously been set up to aid small farmers had their lending capacity cut considerably , making it difficult for many of the beneficiaries to find sufficient capital .
12 To summarise , at this point in the analysis the database had been set up listing all activities considered systemically desirable to achieve the transformation defined by the root definition , identified by description and by code .
13 Things are so bad that a special course has been set up to train young hopefuls , and maybe reverse the trend .
14 The C&P Quality Awards have been set up to recognize outstanding achievements in quality improvement .
15 New anti-fraud teams have been set up to investigate any discrepancies .
16 A parliamentary commission if inquiry ( the CPI ) has been set up to investigate any moves to protect Indians or the environment — which the CPI says are ploys to disguise foreign interests in the Amazon 's vast natural resources .
17 Reports nationwide reflect a similar story : smaller firms , and particularly those with one to three partners , are giving up training chartered accountants and , if they are continuing to train at all , employing people who are training for other cheaper and more flexible accountancy qualifications .
18 A TELLER of tall tales has been brought in to help would-be vicars keep the congregation rolling in the aisles .
19 The only solution appeared to be to go round existing denominational organizations and to create a new body which would emphasize non-political aims and gather a following based on individuals , not denominations .
20 From time to time the Tanganyika government proposed excision of parts of Masailand for the use of other tribes , and Masai District Officers could be relied on to oppose these proposals .
21 But where there 's a will a bet ca n't be far behind and the local bookmakers can be relied on to provide ante-post prices the day before .
22 While direct participation in government by personnel from big business has characteristically declined in modern liberal democracies ( except in the USA ) , the state apparatus remains staffed overwhelmingly by strata of society who can be relied on to adopt pro-capitalist stances on economic and industrial issues — for example , members of professions , lawyers , accountants and farmers .
23 In addition , poinding of assets can take place and a warrant sale can be carried out to realise those effects at a later date .
24 Geoffrey , discussions about the Common Market , for example , tend to be carried out using rational arguments based on economics and legal principles , but do n't you think that at the deepest level international relations depend on national characteristics ?
25 In this section we will consider techniques for solving these problems and , in passing , illustrate how dual simplex iterations may be carried out using compact tableaux .
26 A survey is to be carried out to identify vulnerable areas ; these will be divided into two categories , those affected by pollution and those threatened by it , according to the concentrations of nitrates in water supplies .
27 ( i ) Describe briefly an experiment that could be carried out to obtain these results in the laboratory .
28 But first harness , tack and carriages had to be spruced up to ensure top marks for turnout .
29 It will produce around twelve horse power and can be connected up to drive various pumps and machines as well as the mill stones .
30 More commonly these days it will be a separate cable-connected box which can be moved around to service several PCs .
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