Example sentences of "and is [verb] by [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This basic model postulates that the current price ( P o ) is a present value and is determined by the discounted future income that the share earns . |
| 2 | The Lower Primary consists of the Nursery and Primaries 1 – 3 and is headed by an Assistant Headteacher who is responsible for all four years . |
| 3 | This department is responsible for all cabins and public areas and is headed by the chief steward . |
| 4 | Slavery was not exactly an enviable affair , its memory haunts much of our literature and is aggravated by the recent Colonial past of many nations . |
| 5 | It is known as a ‘ plug and play ’ system — a CD-I player simply plugs into a TV set ( and , if desired , a stereo system ) and is operated by a remote control handset . |
| 6 | Judas of Galilee , usually credited with founding the Zealots at the dawn of the Christian era , is also a ‘ zealot for the law ’ — and is attended by a high priest called Zadok . |
| 7 | It is made up of tact and impatience , it is sometimes marred by self-certainty and is attended by the occasional shaft of diffidence and fear . |
| 8 | The upper part is circular , 30 feet in diameter , and is covered by a massive block of Istrian marble three feet thick and weighing 470 tons , which acts as a lid to the Mausoleum ( 197 ) . |
| 9 | For a linear ramp of velocity , acceleration is constant and is limited by the maximum permissible acceleration . |
| 10 | In the first one , he is content at the beginning , but then we begin to see , at the end of this part , that he is dissatisfied with his status , his loneliness and is cared by the criminal ‘ underworld ’ . |
| 11 | This dry contempt strolls out even when its target is invisible : the narrator telephones the Fonsteins ' house years after they have lost contact and is answered by a young man , on whom he forms an immediate image — ‘ a thick head of hair , a beer paunch , a T-shirt with a logo or slogan . |
| 12 | The Universitat der Bundeswehr is a research university , chartered under authority of the Bavarian Ministry of Science and Culture , and is funded by the Federal Ministry of Defence . |
| 13 | Research into general aspects of the perception of spatial relationships began long before the special problems presented by GIS existed , and is exemplified by the classic work of Gould and White ( 1974 ) on ‘ mental maps ’ . |
| 14 | This analysis is extended by the examination of theoretical models of buying behaviour , and is illustrated by a major case study . |
| 15 | In Soho , Karsten Schubert 's exhibition of Keith Coventry 's ten Suprematist paintings , which were previewed at the Cologne Art Fair and superimpose the colours of the leading racist football clubs as identified in a Fascist magazine over a recreation of Malevich 's white Suprematist painting , ends shortly ( to 6 February ) , and is followed by a new series of sculptures designed by Michael Landy ( 10 February-6 March ) . |
| 16 | He has in one hand a stick and is followed by a thin dog . |
| 17 | The purpose of evaluation is discussed and is followed by a brief description of the targets , scope , methods , and timing . |
| 18 | It is preceded by a respectful Wonder Stuffing of Slade 's ‘ Coz I Luv You ’ and is followed by an astonishing cover of Willie Dixon 's ‘ Little Red Rooster ’ by The Jesus And Mary Chain . |
| 19 | This main street has almost all the town 's hotels , and is filled by an admirable street market on Mondays . |
| 20 | The whole constellation is very rich , and is crossed by the Milky Way . |
| 21 | The river Limmat flows through Baden and is crossed by an old wooden bridge . |
| 22 | Where a spar has to be flexible , and is bent by a tensioning line , it is often known as a ‘ bow ’ , or ‘ bender ’ . |
| 23 | This table contains the text of system error messages and is accessed by the appropriate error code . |
| 24 | A correct shout emanates from the diaphragm and is caused by a general muscular contraction accompanying the punch . |
| 25 | SAD affects about one person in twenty and is caused by a hormonal reaction to the lack of natural sunlight in winter . |
| 26 | The girl sister Chiang arrives at the wharf at Chungking on her way to rejoin the rebels in the N. of the province , and is met by a communist agent who is rather foppish in his behaviour , and later turns out to be , not surprisingly , a renegade . |
| 27 | Each of the chants , songs , or poems that makes up a unit teaches a basic structure and is extended by a relevant picture activity . |
| 28 | This is a recess in the hall which is set apart for tea and music and is characterized by a certain daintiness of treatment which bears a feminine relation to the masculine ruggedness of the hall … at the opposite end is the ‘ refectory' ’ … . |
| 29 | It is a disorder of the first two years of life and is characterized by a marked deceleration of weight gain and a slowing of the acquisition of developmental milestones . |
| 30 | Public opinion buttresses and is shaped by a formidable medical and nursing lobby in the Royal Colleges , British Medical Association and the nursing unions which can consistently command sympathetic media attention . |