Example sentences of "is broken [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The intensity of the group sessions is broken up with other prison activities , and relaxation .
2 Plan the layout so that the page is broken up into short paragraphs with sub-headings and highlighting through the use of emphasised test and underlining giving the message impact and more chance of getting through .
3 In this fashion dirt is broken up into particles until activity is exhausted .
4 In some cases , where large aa lavas flow from land into the sea , this is true , and great quantities of steam are generated , while the lava is broken up into small glassy fragments which pile up in thick heaps at the front of the flow .
5 Life Assurance ( this is broken up into three basic types )
6 In fact , the calculation of the new y can be simplified by recognising that , in the notation of Section 8.1 , if the edge p to q is deleted without adding the edge I to J , the tree T is broken up into two smaller sub-trees .
7 The assembly task is broken up into segments , each being performed by a group of operatives in one bay of the plant , and taking about 20 minutes .
8 This fascinating program is broken up into several parts .
9 Like kung fu , karate is broken up into many styles , each professing to have within its range of techniques the answer to many combat situations .
10 But in the Arctic , summer is just past its peak , with the pack ice as far north as it is likely to be , although in a month the first skin of new ice will tinkle and shimmer as it is broken up by the morning breeze .
11 Whether the words are printed , typed or handwritten ; whether they appear on a screen or on different types and qualities of paper ; whether a ‘ text ’ occurs as a separate item , as part of an academic journal , or in a book or an encyclopaedia ; how the page is laid out , the extent to which it is broken up by illustrations , headings , and the use of different typefaces .
12 The objects in Braque 's painting like the Still Life with Fruit Dish ( Moderna Museet , Stockholm ) , which is roughly contemporary with the Compotier , are more faceted , and the whole surface is broken up in terms of the same angular but subtly modulated planes which carry the eye back into a limited depth and then forward again on to the picture plane in a series of gentle declivities and projections .
13 We get a little Federation Cup , which is on now and again , and just the final from Brighton which is broken off at the end of the second set for snooker .
14 The aperture is broken off along one such suture , giving the specimen a pointed margin .
15 A second principle is that a difficult task ( and nobody doubts that dieting can be very difficult ) is far easier to accomplish if it is broken down into small , manageable pieces .
16 It is the variance , not the midspread , which is broken down into a fitted ( ‘ explained ’ ) and residual ( ‘ unexplained ’ ) component .
17 If observation is broken down into seeing and hearing this would mean that the observer watched or listened to ( or both , of course ) a social scene which was completely natural and unaffected by his presence .
18 Nitrogen cycle — The process in which ammonia is broken down into nitrites and thence to nitrates by aerobic bacteria .
19 The TriAxis offers three basic modes of operation ( Rhythm , Lead 1 and Lead 2 ) and each of these is broken down into two or three sub-groups , making eight modes ( or if you prefer , tonalities ) in total .
20 At present the market is broken down into three broad sectors : vitamins , worth £90m ; dietary supplements such as evening primrose oil and ginseng , worth £96m ; and fish oils , worth £47m .
21 The CPC international syllabus is broken down into four main parts :
22 Each tutorial is broken down into smaller more manageable sections ( Figure 3 ) which contain from one to nine screens or cards ; most are not more than three cards .
23 The stringing process is broken down into nine easy to follow stages and the course summary acts as a remember to jog your memory as you go along .
24 The original overwhelming mass of stress or anxiety is broken down into smaller , interconnected parts , providing the client with greater understanding of the processes involved , and greater control over individual components of their anxiety .
25 First , the problem is broken down into smaller targets or stages .
26 The AIS section is broken down into nine different sections on its own menu page .
27 If a sponge is forced through a fine gauze sieve so that it is broken down into separate cells , these will eventually reorganise themselves into a sponge , each kind of cell finding its appropriate place within the body .
28 The development department is broken down into product-oriented sectors which , in turn , are divided into discipline-oriented units .
29 What might initially have been envisaged as a permanent position is broken down into its component parts .
30 The programme is broken down into three sections .
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