Example sentences of "today is [verb] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the problems in the Church today is caused by this very philosophy . |
| 2 | Every retired person in Japan today is supported by 5.3 people of working age . |
| 3 | Economic prosperity in the USSR today is threatened by serious shortfalls in the growth of the working population as a result of birth rate declines in the 1960s . |
| 4 | Creativity today is characterised by increasing intellectualisation . |
| 5 | One of the worst forms of slavery today is practised by the developed countries when they keep down the prices of basic products by subsidizing and dumping products and so competing with those that are vital for the countries of the Third World2 . ’ |
| 6 | The salt we sprinkle on our food today is produced by the same methods our ancestors used , but we operate on a bigger scale . |
| 7 | In terms of their income , they are less dependent on the vagaries of the labour market , since the major part of their income today is guaranteed by the taxable capacity of the state , and is paid to them as a right . |
| 8 | David Watson used to say : ‘ Much of the church 's warfare today is fought by blindfolded soldiers who can not see the forces ranged against them , who are buffeted by invisible opponents and respond by striking one another . ’ |