Example sentences of "is [adv] confine to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The kindness and generosity of the owners has been especially welcomed by one of the readers who is mostly confined to her home . |
| 2 | Haemoglobin , a scavenger of NO which is presumably confined to the extracellular space , also blocks the induction of LTP r141–143 , implying that NO ( or another haem-binding molecule , such as CO ) is released into the extracellular compartment . |
| 3 | The word ‘ only ’ is important , for the protection is thereby confined to cases in which the defendant commits no other , incidental tort to procure the breach of contract . |
| 4 | In Drosophila the spatial expression of dpou-19 , ( pdm-2 ) , dpou-28 ( pdm-1 ) , and cfla is predominantly confined to restricted areas at the cellular blastoderm stage and , later in development , to the embryonic nervous system and the hindgut ( 17,18 ) . |
| 5 | General Ludd 's anger was discriminating : " His wrath is entirely confined to wide frames / And those that old prices abate . " |
| 6 | Paratenic hosts such as rodents or birds may ingest the infective eggs , and the L2 travel to their tissues where they remain until eaten by a dog when subsequent development is apparently confined to the gastrointestinal tract . |
| 7 | The latter contribute a very small amount ( less than 12% ) of the running budget of Highlander , and even this amount is generally confined to short-term awards for specific projects . |
| 8 | The coursework for taught postgraduate degrees is generally confined to the teaching terms ; study for research degrees is undertaken throughout the year . |
| 9 | At any one time , however , volcanic activity is generally confined to a zone no more than 50 km across . |
| 10 | Magma formation is thus confined to the hydrated mantle wedge above the subducting slab , where residues of mainly olivine and pyroxene give rise to calc-alkaline magmas with higher Yb contents and lower La/Yb ratios than in the high-Al TTD suites . |
| 11 | Again , while distraction can cause forgetting during the day , this is normally confined to very recent memories which have no obvious meaning ( such as unfamiliar telephone numbers that have just been looked up ) . |
| 12 | Its use as a prefix is normally confined to Anatolian items made in Caucasian designs . |
| 13 | Active volcanism at any one time is normally confined to a limited number of centres within a particular cluster . |
| 14 | Moreover , its big-name client base so far is largely confined to Sainsbury , Gateway and the main petrol retailers . |
| 15 | Polls suggest that cultural snobbery is largely confined to intellectuals . |
| 16 | Despite some hilarious interjections , Finney is largely confined to the sidelines as we watch the play itself , a dreadful parade of pretentiousness , with Pseud 's Corner voice-overs , eerie sound effects and sub-Coronation Street dialogue . |
| 17 | Although in Britain this big yellow-red is largely confined to its home region , it has spread abroad , like the Ruby of northern Devon , and seems to be much better appreciated overseas ; it has become established in North America , Australia and New Zealand , South America , and perhaps above all in South Africa , whither it was first exported in 1897 . |
| 18 | In Sussex this species is largely confined to Chichester and Pagham Harbours , where a few remain to summer in many years , although totals of more than 50 are most unusual . |
| 19 | The Crusoe syndrome is largely confined to the printed book , then , and in part to theatre . |
| 20 | Contemporary village weaving is largely confined to Persia , Anatolia and , to a lesser extent , Afghanistan . |
| 21 | Its classic interpretation is largely confined to Persian workshop and more sophisticated village rugs , but Indian weavers will probably bring their own versions onto the market in the near future . |
| 22 | This has the further consequence that a woman 's life is largely confined to private spaces — the home — while men dominate the public spaces outside the home . |
| 23 | The single-subject academic course is largely confined to the universities , reflecting their traditions of specialized scholarship and their stronger research orientation . |
| 24 | Most legal departments in industry merely do the work that would ordinarily be entrusted to a solicitor ; sometimes it is largely confined to routine conveyancing and the drawing of contracts , but a much wider field may be touched , including the formation of subsidiary companies , company finance , insurance and employers ' liability , patents , trade marks — there is , in fact , hardly any limit to the economic activities upon which a large corporation may engage . |
| 25 | The private health market is largely confined to a narrow range of relatively uncomplicated surgery for those who require speedier treatment or more attractive surroundings than an NHS hospital about ‘ two dozen procedures accounting for 70 per cent of expenditure ’ ( Propper and Maynard , 1990 ) . |
| 26 | A second advantage of the approach is that it is largely confined to observable empirical phenomena . |
| 27 | It is the United States , rather than the USSR , which is significantly dependent on Latin America for its raw materials , and Moscow 's interest in this respect is largely confined to the as yet unexplored potential of Antarctica . |
| 28 | Habitat as Great Spotted , which within range of Syrian is largely confined to mountain forests ; steadily spreading into Europe from the south-east . |
| 29 | One of the reasons for Bell Lawrie feeling that Brewin Dolphin was the right answer to its future was that their approaches are similar and therefore such integration as there needs to be is largely confined to systems . |
| 30 | This sales technique is under-developed in the United Kingdom and telephone sales solicitation is largely confined to the non-consumer sectors . |