Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [is] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Professor Kanter , who was recently voted one of the 100 most important women in the United States by a leading business magazine , does not dispute that the agenda for change is based around the so-called ‘ softer ’ values . |
| 2 | When the estimated value of £472.6 million for whisky is added to the total of £351.3 million for other exports , the cumulative total comes to £823.9 million for Grampian exports — 9.6% of all Scottish exports . |
| 3 | Next door , Frank Dobson 's modelled terracotta study for Pax is set beside the work of five other portrait painters . |
| 4 | Such for instance is correcting on the stone . |
| 5 | The responsibility for payment is assumed by the Fund , and if the total costs of the assisted party can not be covered by costs awarded , contribution and damages , the liability of that party to the Fund is nonetheless limited to the original assessed contribution . |
| 6 | a partly automatic system is better , in which the time for regeneration is set by the operator after tests to determine the water hardness . |
| 7 | In the first example below , 743 for Drawing is taken from the main schedules , and 03 for Dictionaries is added from Table 1 to make the notation 743.03 for a dictionary of drawing . |
| 8 | The task of fundraising for Highlander is shared by the staff , with specific areas perhaps being the responsibility of the staff of particular programs , but the Director has over-all co-ordination and many often make the initial enquiries . |
| 9 | Any other rule used during search is rewarded by the amount of weight which the next rule loses . |
| 10 | In this case a terminal branch containing appropriate written and syntactic information about tea is attached to the node containing the pronunciation of teacher , at the point where the input word ended . |
| 11 | ( 5 ) If an application is made for the renewal of a licence , the licence in respect of which the application is made shall continue to have effect : ( a ) until the application for renewal is granted by the board ; ( b ) if the application for renewal is refused , until the time within which an appeal may be made has elapsed or , if an appeal has been lodged . |
| 12 | However , the council 's support for non-smoking is centred on the health issue and the co-operation of all employees is sought to ensure a satisfactory adjustment to the new standard at work . |
| 13 | It is not without significance that in the present case Mr. Bookbinder 's action for libel is based upon the same complaints as those made by the council . |
| 14 | This needs a good deal of confidence on the part of the teacher , but is very productive as real responsibility for decision-making is transferred to the children . |
| 15 | However , where more than one person ( eg a merchant bank and a stockbroker ) agrees to act as the agent of a party to the takeover and his associates for the purpose of making disclosure , particular care must be taken to ensure that the responsibility for disclosure is agreed between the parties and that it is neither overlooked nor duplicated . |
| 16 | The sample for testing is placed on the uppermost sieve after weighing , the retaining lid closed and the nest of sieves arranged in a mechanical shaker ( Fig. 3.2 ) . |
| 17 | Accommodation then gradually moves towards a higher level , at which the egocentricism of play is confronted with the external rules of the social game . |
| 18 | To achieve this , and to ensure that the quality of assessment is embedded in the system from the outset , a system of quality assurance and control has been established . |
| 19 | The suggested form of creed is included at the end of the Preface , and is repeated here . |
| 20 | A second cause of differentiation is illustrated by the way in which ‘ primordial germ cells ’ are formed in the fruitfly Drosophila . |
| 21 | The impression of a general lack of expertise is heightened by the data on review methods , the main ones used being ‘ staff discussion ’ and ‘ individual introspection ’ . |
| 22 | A very short length of cable is supplied with the machine , and this proved annoying unless an extension lead was used . |
| 23 | The human cost of communism is put at the staggering figure of 143 million dead . |
| 24 | The extra edge of horror is given by the 40-second ad 's realism . |
| 25 | The aura of chaos is furthered by the band 's weird demeanour : each member seems to be shuffling to a different beat , while scruffy frontman Ken staggers around the stage , tugging at his hair and letting rip with bloodcurdling screams whenever the fancy takes him . |
| 26 | A variety of cuisine is offered in the city 's numerous restaurants . |
| 27 | The first and foremost step in planning a food facility is to establish what the facility is going to sell , and what type of function is required from the service facility . |
| 28 | Whenever the issue of racism is put on the agenda , they suggest , it is transmuted into questions of prejudice and attitudes , thus leaving a wide range of discriminatory practices and structures unchallenged . |
| 29 | The question arises of whether a solid surface of hydrogen is encountered in the ocean . |
| 30 | In the theory of criminal responsibility , however , this variety of tests of responsibility is challenged on the ground that the stricter tests of responsibility deviate from the principle of individual liberty which the doctrine of mens rea is designed to respect . |