Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [prep] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This provided an arithmetic mean of the H + concentration , rather than a geometric mean , which is calculated by averaging the pH values directly . |
| 2 | In money terms the annual interest cost to you of providing credit to your customers is calculated by taking the value of your average monthly debtors outstanding and multiplying the figure by the current overdraft rate . |
| 3 | The present value cost of the loan is calculated by discounting the cash flow , which consists of capital repayments , gross interest costs and the tax benefits available on interest expense . |
| 4 | For Excess time payments — the amount is calculated by multiplying the number of days worked by the daily rate in the excess hours column . |
| 5 | For Excess travelling payments — the amount is calculated by multiplying the number of days worked by the daily rate in the expenses column . |
| 6 | Price/earnings ( P/E ) ratio ; this is based on the latest annual earnings and is calculated by dividing the market share price by the last declared figure for earnings per share . |
| 7 | The swingweight of a club is calculated after measuring the length of the club and the weight of the clubhead . |
| 8 | Assistance in making these choices is given by the Director of Studies to whom each student is assigned on joining the University . |
| 9 | Dropping from the basis means deleting the edge from p to q from the tree , T , and adding I to J. The result is still a tree because , if the path from i to 1 in T is broken by dropping the edge from p to q , another path can be constructed by going instead from p to q round the cycle ( using the edge I to J ) . |
| 10 | In taekwondo the basic stances resemble those used in karate — the forward stance , which is achieved by extending the leading foot forwards , with the feet at shoulder width , and the back stance , which is formed by transferring the body weight to the back , supporting leg , with the hip lying above the bent , supporting knee . |
| 11 | A vapour barrier is formed by packaging the salt in foil lined boxes . |
| 12 | The fist is formed by holding the hand palm outwards , then rolling the fingers into a ball , as though they were gripping something very tightly . |
| 13 | Represented in phonetic script by the symbol ( ) , this glottal plosive is formed by closing the glottis completely ( bringing the vocal cords into contact ) suddenly opening it ( separating the cords ) . |
| 14 | This natural sequence of events is frequently obscured when the condition is treated without taking the constitution into account . |
| 15 | ( ii ) To improve the framework within which public policy is formulated by matching the field of responsibility of government departments to coherent fields of policy and administration . |
| 16 | Mr. Wall argued that the exercise of the discretion which arises as a result of the finding of ‘ acquiescence ’ made by the Court of Appeal , is limited to considering the nature and quality of the acquiescence itself and would not entitle the court to take into account ‘ welfare ’ considerations relating specifically to the children unless the court were able to find that there had been established a grave risk that the return of the children would expose them to an intolerable situation under article 13 ( b ) . |
| 17 | The beam is altered by twisting the head of the torch . |
| 18 | If a procedure is prescribed for making the rule it must be followed , unless the procedure is directory rather than mandatory . |
| 19 | In traditional criminal law much enforcement activity is given to establishing the existence of mens rea , creating the conditions for the application of legally defined blameworthiness , since it is this which is a prerequisite for the imposition of punishment . |
| 20 | If a leader is appointed , no thought is given to clarifying the leader 's role ; it is likely that the appointed leader will try to impose his or her authority on a group which will not consent . |
| 21 | Guidance is given for recognising the existence of such circumstances , including of course a member 's breach of the LCH regulations . |
| 22 | Practice is given in using the telephone , coping with crises and working in various specialist areas ( eg courier , receptionist , travel agent , coach driver ) . |
| 23 | The running yield is given by dividing the coupon by current market price and then multiplying the result by 100 in order to express it as a percentage . |
| 24 | ‘ He 's fascinated by getting the message across . |
| 25 | While she is occupied in examining the gift , he quickly scuttles over her and ties her to the ground with bonds of silk before he risks an embrace . |
| 26 | It is certainly true , moreover , that under both categories the evidential burden upon the prosecution is confined to establishing the injury and the necessary intent . |
| 27 | Forward contracts are relatively easy to arrange , although the exporter is committed to supplying the currency agreed to the bank even if the export deal is cancelled or payment is not received within the forward contract period . |
| 28 | He is committed to developing the character of Christ in our lives , most of which is accomplished through our interaction with other people . |
| 29 | But in a society where the official rate of unemployment doubled between 1979 and 1981 , from 5.3 per cent to 10.4 per cent and reached over 3.5 million or nearly 15 per cent during 1986 , where the Government , in the name of the market , is committed to weakening the ability of workers to defend their jobs , where the Government , in its desire to break what it sees as the ‘ dependency culture ’ , has systematically set about dismantling the welfare provisions which protected the poorest and weakest in society , where the Government , as part of its programme to establish a new thrusting entrepreneurial society , has encouraged a widening of differentials in income and wealth , we would expect the societal tensions produced to be expressed in , among other things , rising levels of crime . |
| 30 | Direct services committee chairman Stephen Cass said : ‘ The council is committed to enforcing the scheme , which has overwhelming support from people living in and around the town centre . ’ |