Example sentences of "[noun pl] are [verb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Heads of departments and institutions are indemnified by the University in respect of any claims made against them under civil law in connection with safety duties .
2 He maintains that the main principles of these religions are symbolized by the terms Kingdom of God in Christianity and Nirvā a in Buddhism .
3 Her secrets are revealed in the book , Marje : The Guilt And The Gingerbread by Angela Patmore .
4 The subjective estimate could be based on pure hunch and guesswork at the end of period t - 1 , but in order to introduce a degree of empirical testability into the model it is normally assumed that is arrived at by some policy rule which includes on the right-hand side only those variables whose magnitudes are known at the end of the period t - 1 .
5 There is , in addition , a cassette which contains many of the extracts and teacher 's notes are provided at the back of the book .
6 Fur seals and sea lions are restricted to the Bering Strait area and seldom enter icy waters .
7 Criminal acts are defined by the Home Office as ‘ those acts against the law for which the offender is caught , tried and found guilty ’ .
8 Thirdly , there will be considerable cash flow implications for the purchaser , particularly if the creditors fall due to be paid before the debts are collected from the debtors .
9 Nearly 800 Unit and Squadron badges are embedded in the floor ; they are of Welsh slate , many the work of Madge Whiteman .
10 Personnel are excluded from the warehouse operation under normal operating conditions and ingress and egress of pallets to and from crane pick-up points is often by powered conveyor .
11 However , the ‘ Radfahrer frei ’ sign indicates that cycling is allowed , though riders are warned by the cartoon underneath ( Figure 6.28 ) ‘ But not this way ! ’
12 Speaking at Barcelona 's Real Club de Polo where British riders are competing in the dressage , the Major hit back at Pound 's accusations .
13 Point to Point … racing folk will tell you this is the true home of steepelchasing … the foundry where runners and riders are forged for the future
14 Its numbers had increased by 1979 to 3,000 from only 800 a century ago , when it had been expected to disappear : its only use was for bloodless bull-fighting in which ribbons are snatched from the bull 's horns .
15 Paraesthesiae are felt in the toes and fingertips which may ascend Eventually , deep-tendon reflexes may be lost .
16 Discussions are proceeding on the introduction of a four-year course in Mathematics which perhaps one-third of the undergraduates reading the subject would take .
17 Discussions are continuing with the artist about a second work , but Wilson , on his way to Berlin with a DAAD scholarship , told The Art Newspaper that he doubted that the funds for a new commission would be forthcoming .
18 The acquisition would not have been possible without the help of the National Heritage Museum Fund and discussions are continuing with the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland regarding a grant towards endowment costs .
19 April 8-10 Baker visits Israel at the start of his second Middle East tour ; discussions are centred on the concept of a " regional conference " , and he receives a tentative Israeli agreement to attend a " limited " conference [ see p. 38167 ] .
20 All sorts of reasons are given for the lack of enthusiasm in schools for physical science and technology , but never that which might be the fundamental one .
21 The young people who come into care are drawn almost exclusively from the ranks of the poor and disadvantaged and though many reasons are given for the move , frequently it is the inability of the family to cope with illness , bereavement , divorce or remarriage .
22 Floors , for instance , require finishes that are hard , water resistant , but at the same time flexible , so that the surface is not brittle and will not crack when objects are moved across the surface .
23 Look for them where fairly large , heavy objects are resting on the soil , for example , under large stones , a garden roller or a log .
24 In the case of companies , their objects are described in the objects clause of the memorandum of association .
25 With the spatial approach , the initial relationships between objects are established by the interpretation of the local orthogonal domains or bricks ( see Chapter 5 ) .
26 The criterion , of course , is that only perceptions of red objects are included in the set .
27 Wild cats , for instance , are not particularly social creatures and these tendencies are displayed in the behaviour of our domestic pussies .
28 Differing tendencies are brought within the Party fold and taken up by the leadership ; otherwise , they perish .
29 In fact , while an oil cargo could be sold and resold several times a day under the right market conditions , very few North Atlantic or Baltic general cargo shipments are sold on the water .
30 En route , the slavers make an early sale when Ian and two other prisoners are bought by the master of a galley ship .
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