Example sentences of "and are [vb pp] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Usually these are children from one-parent families , children in local-authority care , or youngsters who need a respite from the household chores they assume as surrogate adults because their parents are ill , and even , in some cases , children with a parent in prison , and are selected for inclusion in the scheme not by the police but by schools and other caring agencies .
2 An interesting feature of the method is that the functions and are obtained in terms of the prescribed initial data by solving generalized versions of Abel 's integral equation for the tautochrone problem of classical particle mechanics .
3 We retire to the hotel bar early in the morning and are met on arrival by Big Al Jourgensen wearing a George Bush mask and clutching a can of hi-fi contact clear .
4 John Marsden , the borough 's director of education , said : ‘ Intruder alarm installations are installed in 142 education premises and are connected by means of a digital communicator to Sefton Security Force HQ in Bootle .
5 Great northern divers , having spent the winter singly in many of the Shetland voes , gather in parties and are joined by birds from further south .
6 They are offered smaller discounts than the purchasing moguls of companies , and are viewed with distaste in garages because of their tendency to quibble over bills or wonder whether they really need new tyres .
7 When these anxieties are ministered to by the products of the instant government under which we now with remarkable acquiescence subsist and are abetted by draftsmanship of the esoteric kind sometimes adopted by our professional brothers south of the border , we may expect to be confronted by problems of dimensions quite disparate to the simple issues which are essentially involved .
8 The Prime Minister and Cabinet are responsible to the Assembly and are appointed to office by the Governor General upon its recommendation .
9 The Prime Minister and Cabinet are responsible to Parliament and are appointed to office by the Governor-General acting upon its advice .
10 The Prime Minister ( currently John Compton ) and Cabinet are responsible to Parliament and are appointed to office by the Governor General acting upon its advice .
11 The Prime Minister ( currently James F. Mitchell ) and Cabinet are responsible to the Assembly and are appointed to office by the Governor General acting upon its advice .
12 Executive power is exercised by a Prime Minister ( currently Rabbie Namaliu ) and a National Executive Council ( Cabinet ) who are responsible to Parliament and are appointed to office by the Governor General acting upon its advice .
13 The Prime Minister and Cabinet are responsible to Parliament and are appointed to office by the Governor-General acting upon its advice .
14 The Prime Minister and Cabinet are responsible to the Assembly and are appointed to office by the Governor-General acting upon its advice .
15 Second , rapid eye movements are not continuous during REM , but come in periodic bursts , typically lasting between two and ten seconds , and are separated by periods of sleep lasting up to three minutes with low voltage , mixed frequency EEG and muscle atonia .
16 The table below gives an indication of possible early encashment values per £1,000 of single premium invested and are calculated in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Securities and Investments Board ( SIB ) .
17 Those who subscribe to them and are honoured by reference to them may be thought of with contempt by those for whom the underlife is the serious basis of social living .
18 Guidance premia are payable ( as in the UK ) for agreed development plans and are increased by 30% in the LFA providing the beneficiary has more than 0.5 livestock units per forage hectare ( there is no such enhancement in the UK ) .
19 They come from India and Bangladesh and are inspired by art from all over the world , though we particularly liked the Ocean Creatures wrapping paper eight sheets for £2 featuring whales , seals and turtles .
20 Lethal mutations at the chromosome-7 pink-eyed dilution ( p ) locus were recovered opposite the original p mutation , and are maintained by outcross to +/+ mice , with progeny testing for p .
21 As a result , drawings are phased over a number of years and are granted in accordance with the successful attainment of the agreed programme .
22 On all of these funds , charges are clearly visible to investors and are made in addition to the single price at which units are purchased .
23 The poles pass through the split sleeves and are secured in eyelets on the sides of the inner .
24 Yet most of Terry Parsons ' generally handsome sets are impressively solid-looking , and are moved into place with machine-like efficiency by the stage crew .
25 Once changes in the classroom have been made and special items of furniture and equipment have been introduced , they usually come to be accepted as a matter of course and are regarded by pupils as ‘ how things are ’ .
26 They are referred to in disputes to tell the parents what happened and are believed in preference to the ‘ naughty ’ child .
27 The fenoderee possess phenomenal strength and are favoured by farmers for helping with heavy agricultural tasks , in particular they are famous for their skill and thoroughness in harvesting crops , and have been known to thresh a barnful of corn in one night .
28 Small shrimps ingest the carotene pigment with the algae and are eaten in turn by thousands if not millions of flamingos in soda salt lakes .
29 In the area of questioning , it may be that boys assume they know the answers because in society men have traditionally taken the lead and are seen in positions of authority and superiority .
30 Items designed for travel use will have a dual-voltage switch and are intended for use with the relevant plug adaptor .
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