Example sentences of "it is [verb] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is presumed that ivalon injected to plug the liver biopsy leaked intraperitoneally and caused the foreign body reaction seen . |
| 2 | Surprising though it may seem , although it is now well established that this is a serious problem with gliding , it is almost unknown in power flying circles or in the Air Force and it is taking many years to convince authorities . |
| 3 | It is understood two cases have been brought by police in relation to the forged documents . |
| 4 | Initially Mr Bond gave his approval , but it is understood that sanction has subsequently been withdrawn . |
| 5 | There clubs closed at 1am and it is understood local police liaised with managers before Saturday . |
| 6 | If it is accepted that ability to consume is the major determinant and indicator of economic status — and that is implicit in the common concern over the ‘ standard of living ’ of different groups in society — then the conclusion must be that retirement is only one of a number of factors that affect economic status , and retirement alone is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for economic dependency . |
| 7 | Once it is accepted that management involves technical expertise , the court could , without departing from the existing but anomalous principle that the standard of care is linked to the attributes of the director , impose an appropriately higher standard , given that most executive directors of large companies do have considerable business experience . |
| 8 | Their fears have been enhanced by the recent announcement from the Department of Transport that it is considering new plans to relieve congestion on the M25 . |
| 9 | But it is considering other changes to please the market . |
| 10 | It recognises that the Church 's media centre has an important part to play in training and encouraging women who work in the media , and it is considering inviting women to take part in its forthcoming Media Commission meetings . |
| 11 | Nature , produced by Robin Hellier , has a lot of pace as did Horizon 's The Geneva event ( BBC2 , 24 January ) What the latter did not have was much patience with the aspirant but relatively unlearned student of what is going on in the world of high energy physics The main Geneva event — the identification of the W subatomic particle which , with the Z , will enable the theory that the four fundamental forces of nature can be unified within a single framework to be sustained — has yet to be announced , though it is believed imminent Horizon had been patiently filming for four years . |
| 12 | By setting the percentage at 4 per cent ( as it did ) , it is requiring local authorities to spread loan redemption for its aggregate borrowing over approximately 50 years at maximum ( which equates to 4 per cent on a reducing balance basis ) . |
| 13 | The Riverside programme incorporates drama , music recitals , rock bands , chat shows , ballet , contemporary dance , opera , variety , professional snooker , children 's shows , pantomime and recordings for television and radio shows ( it is planned this year to record BBC TV 's ‘ Question Time ’ ) . |
| 14 | The Riverside programme incorporates drama , music recitals , rock bands , chat shows , variety , professional snooker , children 's shows , pantomime and recordings for television and radio shows ( it is planned this year to record BBC TV 's ‘ Question Time ’ ) . |
| 15 | It is disappointing that Management has failed to provide this information on the issues raised by IBOA and IBOA has referred this to the Labour Relations Agency for a Conciliation Meeting . |
| 16 | If price volatility increases as delivery approaches , and price volatility increases as volume increases , it is implied that volume increases as delivery approaches . |
| 17 | It is offering unlimited loans said to be from Global Finance Corporation , of Delaware , America . |
| 18 | Do you know know difficult it is to make this thing go slowly ? ’ |
| 19 | It is established that gastrin circulates in at least four bioactive forms , component I , gastrin ( G ) 34 , G17 , and G14 . |
| 20 | The temples seem to have had their own ivory carvers , but it is known that ivory carving also went on at Palaikastro , where there was no temple . |
| 21 | It is expected that traffic travelling southbound on the A5 and M1 , and intending to go west along the North Circular , will be diverted via Brent Cross roundabout . |
| 22 | It also has to struggle with the social and economic consequences of the recession vested on the country by central government and of course it is expected this year to meet the costs of what is an unwanted and will be a costly and unsatisfactory reorganisation of local government . |
| 23 | Marketing chief Peter Sadler was unavailable to comment on the launch plans , but it is thought four agencies have been lined up to pitch for the business . |
| 24 | It is an increasingly competitive market and conference organisers whose function it is to provide complete package deals for buyers are continually looking for new hotels and venues that can provide something different every year . |
| 25 | It is to ship this summer priced at $350 for a single-user floating network licence with documentation . |
| 26 | I 'm quite sure she did n't believe a word of this , but in Oxford it is considered good manners to take an adversarial position so as to generate an interesting conversation and allow both parties to display their intelligence , knowledge and eloquence . |
| 27 | Assynt is so heavily populated with small fish , it is considered good policy to reduce their numbers ; fewer mouths mean more food all round , and larger trout . |