Example sentences of "[conj] it becomes [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This record sounds deranged at either 33 ( where you can pretend it 's a fat bloke singing ) or 45 ( where it becomes apparent that an agitated woman is handling the vocal chores ) . |
| 2 | It gets into water supplies in two ways : either from acid soils , where it becomes soluble at low pH ( there are huge amounts in the soil and these are washed out by acid rain where there is little organic matter to bind the aluminium ) , or by being deliberately added to peaty water to remove the suspended organic matter and make the water clear , by a similar chemical process . |
| 3 | The myogenin gene has been isolated and can be introduced into non-muscle cells where it becomes integrated into their DNA . |
| 4 | In its uncharged ( unprotonated ) form , it diffuses into acid compartments such as the patietal cell lumen , where it becomes protonated and positively charged . |
| 5 | The rod , in order to pick up a long length of sunken line , should be a minimum of 11ft long , and a maximum of 12ft or it becomes unwieldy . |
| 6 | Do n't leave it any longer or it becomes hard to control . |
| 7 | What must never be forgotten is that the meaning of the word ‘ god ’ shall be such that its definition can be accepted by all the leading and reasonable people of all races , taught to all children , and be so firmly entrenched within the powers of reason and logic that it becomes inviolable . |
| 8 | In succumbing to ‘ the temptation of subjectivism ’ ( ibid. 23 ) , she recognizes that it becomes impossible to put any distance between oneself and the ‘ native ’ , or more importantly between oneself and oneself in such a situation . |
| 9 | A succession of avoidable mishaps can so sap morale and resources , that it becomes impossible to see the wood for the trees , and your energy is exhausted reacting to emergencies . |
| 10 | Just as the ‘ Verbivore ’ phenomenon is caused through a flattening or levelling of the modulations of air waves , so the hierarchy of narrative levels is ‘ flattened ’ such that it becomes impossible in any given instance to determine whose account we are reading or whose mind we are supposedly ‘ inside ’ . |
| 11 | Where the board can effectively determine its own composition it has generally been assumed that it becomes immune from direct shareholder influence and hence that control has shifted from the owners to managers . |
| 12 | Offerings of food are placed before the figure and so it assumes a role almost equal to that of a human , and it is in this light that it becomes understandable why the sanctum of Indian temples is usually taboo to all but the priests who attend the icon and perform the ceremonial prayers . |
| 13 | It is only when a living organism dies that it becomes subject to the laws of the non-living world , and disintegrates into simpler and simpler molecules or components . |
| 14 | It 's only on the ground , that it becomes apparent what he 's overcome to reach these heights . |
| 15 | One of the evolutionary advantages of segmentation ( the division of the body into a series of similar parts ) is that it becomes possible to maintain an old function and acquire a new one simultaneously , by modifying the organs of one segment while leaving those of another unchanged . |
| 16 | In short , it means that it becomes possible to impose almost any character you want on it , which should make the Standard a session player 's dream . |
| 17 | It is from this perspective that it becomes possible to understand the basis of the distrust of totalizing systems of knowledge which depend upon theory and concepts , so characteristic of Foucault or Lyotard , both of whom have been predominantly concerned with the attempt to isolate and foreground singularity as opposed to universality . |
| 18 | The advantage of non-recourse lending from the point of view of a developer of promoter is that it becomes possible to structure the deal so that the entire transaction does not appear in the annual report and accounts . |
| 19 | A common theme emerging from much of the second tradition of cross-national research is that it becomes possible to examine the complex ways in which national industrial relations variations are bound up with wider processes of political and economic development , particularly the phasing of industrial development ( as in Dore 's work ) , the nature of the state and underlying class relations . |
| 20 | However , a consequence of so extending the scope of the imperative is that it becomes relevant only to the logic of value judgments , and has no direct bearing on how far a creature adapted to heed only what pleases it can push towards awareness against the grain of organic functioning . |
| 21 | As a routine measure , you should open your dog 's mouth each week , so that it becomes used to this procedure . |
| 22 | You will probably not have to lift your dog up frequently , but it is important that it becomes used to this experience . |
| 23 | This is a major system of burrows , all interlinking so that it becomes necessary to work on all aspects of the warren at one time . |
| 24 | It is at this stage that it becomes necessary to record a debt of gratitude to Headingley , for whom Ian had played at club level and who suggested he might be interested in coaching . |
| 25 | Even if you are confident of your ability to manage a compost heap so that it becomes hot enough to cleanse itself of disease spores , there remains the risk of the subsequent compost matter containing thorns which are extremely resistant to decomposition . |
| 26 | It is only when a substance is matched with a patient according to the Law of Similars that it becomes Homoeopathic . |
| 27 | Furthermore , let us suppose that it becomes established , to the satisfaction of most experts , that there is a definite if slight possibility of the spread of BSE to human beings , similar decisions will remain to be made . |
| 28 | This is somewhat like making the target broader so that it becomes easier to hit . |
| 29 | A property tax is essentially unfair unless so many qualifications are built into it that it becomes complicated and expensive to administer . |
| 30 | This chapter has tried to suggest that the poor image project work seems to have as a teaching method is not a necessary one , and that there are strategies which teachers and schools can employ to ensure that it becomes purposeful and systematic . |