Example sentences of "[noun sg] and is [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 It serves in the adaptation of home products abroad , makes use of local talent and is considered an effective public relations tool .
3 Belser have previously published facsimile editions of books and manuscripts in the Vatican.The Archbishop of Cologne has shown a keen interest in the refurbished ‘ Archbishop 's ’ museum and is supporting the new director , Joachim M. Plotzek , in his efforts to gain international recognition for the museum .
4 Springfields is supporting several events including a Lancashire Industry exhibition and illuminations in a local park and is providing a mobile play facility to Preston neighbourhood unit .
5 The organisation , formerly known as Operation Raleigh , has a new logo and is considering an above-the-line campaign to boost its image revamp next month .
6 It bears all the characteristics of a tax and is called a social security tax in other countries .
7 If a man lies on the ball and is given a good rucking he will think twice about doing it next time .
8 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 .
9 The Government is to amend the Environment Protection Bill and is expecting a rough passage through the Lords where a select committee is already examining the NCC 's scientific base .
10 ‘ The ITO movement is the invisible giant of training and is playing a major role in establishing the new national vocational qualifications .
11 And Britain is once again a country that has found its pride , regained a high reputation in the world and is playing a leading role on the international stage — both in Europe and beyond .
12 ‘ Britain is once again a country that has found its pride , regained a high reputation in the world and is playing a leading role on the international stage — both in Europe and beyond . ’
13 He has a tutor , a retired teacher who visits the house for mathematics and is following a traditional and largely irrelevant course in it ( such as he might be following at school ) and he is learning quite sufficient about mathematics in context apart from that ( shades of Cockcroft ! )
14 Germany received 256,112 asylum-seekers last year and is expecting an estimated 400,000 this year .
15 MARLEY , the roof tiles to automotive components group , saw profits plunge two-thirds last year and is halving the final dividend .
16 This represents a reversal of the prevailing trends of the nineteenth century and is re-establishing the broad distribution found before 1750 , dominated by the national capital and the rich agricultural lowlands ( Osborne , 1964 ; Department of the Environment , 1971 ) .
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