Example sentences of "[noun sg] are [adv] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Profits at the semiconductor division are also under pressure from the start-up costs of the joint venture memory chip plant near Paris owned by IBM Corp , in which Siemens is the joint venture partner .
2 Although Members of Parliament are constantly in contact with that organisation , we do not have the opportunity to explore the matter in detail or to discuss openly what is taking place .
3 It seems very likely that ILEA schools which have been most heavily engaged in these developments will have a distinct advantage if national schemes of assessment are broadly in line with the TGAT report , though many teachers are likely to have reservations about nationally prescribed tests .
4 This ensures that the cambium layers at the edges of the bud shield and the bared section of the stem are directly in contact for their entire length and there is no space between .
5 The Residents ' Association are broadly in agreement with these findings , however they consider that the western routes have other environmental disadvantages which are detailed in my full statement and its appendices .
6 This confirms previous reports last week strenuously denied by both Digital and Ingres UK management : both parties say ‘ negotiations ’ on the deal are currently under way at the DECWorld extravaganza in Boston , but do n't expect the cards to fall any other way .
7 Meanwhile , cup specialists Northop Hall are still on course for a date at Lords in September after sending fancied Christleton tumbling out of the Rothmans National Village Knockout in the zone semi-final .
8 These twin peaks on the chromatograph are directly in proportion to the amount of freon eleven and freon twelve in the water sample .
9 The parish council are broadly in agreement with the consultants findings , The parish council do not consider that the calculated economic benefit of an outer northern route , outweighs the net environmental harm .
10 The door and the lead are immediately in front of her and become particularized in the poem .
11 To this end , the Certificate of Professional Competence and a vocational qualification in passenger transport are also under review by DPTAC and the Department of Transport .
12 Progression and continuity are particularly at risk during the period of transition between primary and secondary school , not least because poor continuity and progression in terms of the curriculum is often accompanied by even more severe discontinuities in teaching methods .
13 The band are currently on tour in Europe .
14 At the same time the main issues of repatriation are currently under discussion by a special Russian commission signed into existence by Russian President Boris Yeltsin on 23 June .
15 The BBC Scottish SO under their conductor-in-chief Jerzy Maksymiuk are firmly in charge of accompaniments for the Hyperion project , and for openers the gift Piers Lane ( born London , lived in Australia ) has the spotlight .
16 Secondly , environmentalists are now extremely nimble at arguing the whole notion of self-interest as the strongest justification for environmental protection ; indeed it has become something of an art form to demonstrate that measures to protect the environment are essentially of value to human beings and that this is the best reason for their implementation that there could possibly be .
17 Basic and unsophisticated , the resorts are clearly designed to blend with the natural surroundings and feature little in the way of nightly entertainment ; watching the evocative sunsets or taking romantic walks along the beach at twilight are more in keeping with this slice of unadulterated paradise .
18 Indeed , it is here above all that the contemporary ‘ law-and-order ’ enthusiasts who slap down ‘ permissiveness , as a postwar invention are badly in need of a history lesson .
19 Is not it crystal clear that the Government are willingly in collusion with those stores that are using salami tactics bit by bit — before Christmas , between Christmas and the new year and after the new year — and which so handsomely contribute to Conservative party funds ?
20 Pupils with defective sight are especially in need of the opportunity to look at objects at close range , holding them near to the eye and having time to gaze .
21 Combating second-century Gnosticism , Irenaeus appealed to the ‘ public ’ doctrine taught in the churches of apostolic foundation by the successive bishops , and especially cited the succession-list of Rome , ‘ the very large , ancient , and universally known church founded by the two glorious apostles Peter and Paul ’ — for ( Irenaeus adds ) all believers everywhere in every church are necessarily in agreement with Rome as an apostolic foundation with a cosmopolitan membership and extensive dealings with other churches .
22 The traditional routes to the Fannichs from the Ullapool road are now in danger of being blocked off by extensive crop forestry ploughing and ‘ deer fencing ’ .
23 Slow but steady progress has been made and the more flexible arrangements for validation outlined in Partnership in Validation are now in operation in a number of establishments .
24 Sunlight sparkled on the river as the royal passenger was whisked from Lambeth Pier to Chelsea Harbour , where 60 sculptures from around the world are currently on display in one of the largest open air exhibitions ever staged in the UK .
25 For anybody who 's interested — seeing as I think tickets for the Leeds end are currently available to members only , terrace tickets for the Villa end are currently on sale at 8 quid ( or 9 quid on the day ) .
26 And a similar number are already on sale at its 450 stores around the country .
27 The general public are also in danger from industrial pollution .
28 Clearly the politeness principle and the cooperative principle are often in conflict with each other .
29 However , settlement payments by the record company or publishing company are often in excess of £100,000 , while the accountant 's fees are measured in tens of thousands .
30 The various categories of operating expenditure are broadly in line with budget for the year .
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