Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [verb] [conj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A step-family is created when two adults form a new household in which one or both brings a child or children from a previous relationship . |
| 2 | A social institution is ‘ legitimate ’ if it is perceived as morally justified ; the problem with the penal system is that this perception is lacking and many people inside and outside the system believe that it is morally indefensible , or at least defective . |
| 3 | It might seem strange that rapes such as these carry a lower penalty than a Category 2 case in which the defendant threatens violence against one party with the aim of securing intercourse with another , but where no violence is perpetrated and sexual intercourse does not in fact take place . |
| 4 | Theft is excluded but this policy would cover damage caused by attempted theft . |
| 5 | Even then , there is a good case for bringing it before a court so that each side is heard and specific boundaries are laid down . |
| 6 | It 's estimated there are up to a thousand homeless people in Swindon … and the Breakfast Club is seen as one way to make life more tolerable … |
| 7 | The objective of the national facilities programme is to ensure that each sport — if appropriate — has access to at least one venue suitable for the staging of international events and for national squad training . |
| 8 | The telepathy is working and extra singles are being clocked up . |
| 9 | But the Corporation said : ‘ Its future is assured and these stories are absolute rubbish . ’ |
| 10 | Research is showing that many animals actually do possess a sixth sense but this is a natural " supersense " , rather than anything supernatural . |
| 11 | Research is showing that many animals respond to other weather cues . |
| 12 | We wake and sleep according to the sun 's cycle , and research is showing that celestial rhythms still control many other areas of our life . |
| 13 | Philippa Russell 's chapter reviews a wide spectrum of ideas and work , but it is clear that disability is an area in which much more research is needed and that policy and practice should both be reviewed in the light of such research as it becomes available . |
| 14 | The object of this chapter is to consider whether this assessment is accurate . |
| 15 | Data from the Groeger and Chapman study is presented as average ratings from 48 subjects , 24 male and 24 female . |
| 16 | We believe , however , that further study is needed before firm recommendations about umbilical cord clamping can be made . |
| 17 | The objective of a phase II type study is to determine whether this procedure is a useful addition to those already available for treating gall stones . |
| 18 | The force is pushing that that way , that way . |
| 19 | Less tape is wasted when large files are used . |
| 20 | Black crime is presented as biological culturalism in Conservative thought , and as a cultural problem in by the left , who speak of deprivation and restricted opportunity . |
| 21 | One critical step in overcoming the culture gap is to ensure that all partners share at the outset a common understanding of the innovation process , their respective roles within it , and how it applies to the particular topic being addressed . |
| 22 | Its effect is to deny that authoritative instructions can serve the mediating role assigned them above . |
| 23 | A synergistic effect is defined as two substances coming together to create a greater effect than the sum of the two could achieve separately . |
| 24 | This effect is reduced if extra vitamin C ( e.g. one or two pieces of fruit ) is eaten at the same time . |
| 25 | Moreover , the effect is perpetuated as each birth cohort advances up the age scale , especially if its mortality rate is greater or less than that of previous cohorts . |
| 26 | However , the NFU and the SLF said their members were seriously concerned at the lack of a requirement for water authorities to seek a way-leave , particularly if the industry is privatised and any work carried out on private land would result in increased profits for the water company without its having to pay anything for the rights to gain access . |
| 27 | and the light is drowned and forty fathoms dim . |
| 28 | In contrast , exploitation tends to involve the rapid diminution of resources , often to such an extent that the capacity for renewal is destroyed and optimum returns are short-lived . |
| 29 | ( The alternative is to guess that some training examples are erroneous , and leave them out of the training set . ) |
| 30 | Differences in selling price are largely due to the FRG 's selling a smaller proportion of large systems than the others , and the Japanese figure is distorted because one company is a high outlier in this sense . |