Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [prep] terms " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is explained in terms of the nature of the Germanic invasions which brought about the destruction of the Roman Empire and is dealt with in Chapters 7 and 8 . |
| 2 | In the empirical mode sentence , ( 26 ) , one event ( the window breaking ) is explained in terms of another event ( the ball hitting the window ) . |
| 3 | In the deductive mode sentence , ( 27 ) , a conclusion ( that the window broke ) is explained in terms of a piece of observable evidence ( there is glass on the ground ) . |
| 4 | Industrialization provides the backdrop for the study of the subsequent transformation into modern economic classes : the rise of colonialism is explained in terms of a search for markets , and wars in terms of economic competition . |
| 5 | Sometimes this is explained in terms of the community showing its recognition of and commitment to its own values ( eg Lacey , 1999 ) . |
| 6 | The behaviour of a motor car is explained in terms of cylinders , carburettors and sparking plugs . |
| 7 | It is a matter for debate whether the introduction of further administrative duties is justified in terms of the dimensions of the problem being dealt with . |
| 8 | For instance , the Conisborough project is justified in terms of expanding tourism . |
| 9 | An important safeguard introduced by the Act is the periodic review of detention to see if such detention is justified in terms of the detention criteria in section 37(2) noted above . |
| 10 | Where the psychological specificity of the homosexual sample group is addressed , it too is formulated in terms close to dominant discourses of homosexual difference . |
| 11 | A statistical description is formulated in terms of average quantities , since these are repeatable from experiment to experiment . |
| 12 | These examples are relevant in the present context as the equitable no conflict rule is formulated in terms of a " reasonable man looking at the relevant facts and circumstances of the particular case " thinking that " there was a real sensible possibility of conflict " . |
| 13 | On the other hand , demand in industrial goods markets is limited in terms of the total number of buying organisations . |
| 14 | However , demand in industrial goods markets is limited in terms of the total number of buying organisations . |
| 15 | If V is a solution of the vacuum equations ( 9.3 ) , ( 10.2 ) or ( 10.13 ) corresponding to a collision of colinear gravitational waves ( with ) , then a non-colinear solution is given in terms of the function Ε satisfying ( 11.14 ) by ( 12.44 ) where ( 12.45 ) where α is an arbitrary constant . |
| 16 | For the particular capacitance meter circuit of figure 7.4(a) , the unknown capacitance C is given in terms of the standard capacitance Cs by the relation |
| 17 | As always , the post-riot rhetoric is suffused with terms like ‘ animals ’ and ‘ savages ’ , but the rioters were more complex than that . |
| 18 | What can be stated with some certainty is that ‘ London ’ is by no means the be-all and end-all of the emerging story and that an ‘ explosion ’ is occurring in terms of new record labels . |
| 19 | ‘ Prevention ’ is recast in terms of preventing harm , preventing offending and preventing the need for compulsory intervention in families ' lives through court orders : but no longer as preventing children being ‘ looked after ’ on their parents ' behalf . |
| 20 | It does seem that the best strategy for sufferers is to come to terms with their complaint : it is not crippling or life threatening , but is a chronic condition , like arthritis . |
| 21 | One of the first things required in the practice of tai chi chuan is to come to terms with its slow , dreamlike movements . |
| 22 | The stress on mineral extraction has left the settlers ( now almost 10 million as was estimated early in 1982 ) in effect abandoned , and their fate is reported in terms of disputes over land , the sowing of their land with weed seeds from the air and even the poisoning of their drinking water . |
| 23 | For convenience however , the following account is organised in terms of habitats , with definitions and lists of the communities known or suspected to occur within them . |
| 24 | In the Runge ( 1973 ) model soil development is visualized in terms of organic matter production , time , and the amount of water available for leaching . |
| 25 | Other of the portraits in Fortunatus 's poems are more classical ; Chilperic is described in terms of his military prowess , his justice and his culture , but Sigibert , especially in the epithalamium celebrating his marriage to Brunhild , is depicted in terms derived almost entirely derived from the Roman past . |
| 26 | I do not think that it would be proper for me to get involved in what is happening in terms of the Mirror Group pension fund . |
| 27 | That is not the coal lobby talking — that is the view of senior people in National Power who know exactly what is happening in terms of electricity generation in this country . |
| 28 | Well the position the relative position is to find in terms of pre-structural notions . |
| 29 | Because after all the right decision is to find in terms of general happiness and so you would have thought that voting was the best way of finding out where their general happiness lies . |
| 30 | As in After Strange Gods , he is concerned in his conclusion with a return to sources , that is with going back to the savage and working forwards towards his solution to the problem– of modern industrial life ; again such a movement is presented in terms of a familiar encounter . |