Example sentences of "it is [verb] at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although oceanic crust is consumed at destructive plate margins at very nearly the same rate at which it is created at constructive plate margins , a small proportion of mantle material — perhaps only a few per cent — is involved in the generation of andesite magmas at destructive plate margins , and contributes to the volcanic rocks erupted at the surface . |
| 2 | It is balanced at this point , and each space to the right of " 0 " has a corresponding space , or partner , to the left of " 0 " . |
| 3 | If a waterproofing compound is to be added , it is done at this stage . |
| 4 | This research forms an important part of the preparation and planning of any large commercial organization : it is conducted at several stages of the planning of a new product or service , and has reached a very high level of sophistication and accuracy . |
| 5 | If he is moving to a wheelchair with a removable arm , it is placed at right angles to the bed , and his feet remain level with each other . |
| 6 | Its date is uncertain but is thought to have been about 9Myr , and it is placed at this date on the phylogeny in Box 3 ( identified as SH ) . |
| 7 | Propane alone requires stronger , and therefore heavier , containers as it is stored at higher pressure . |
| 8 | It is rated at 86,000 Xstones and is claimed to be $500 cheaper than comparable stations from Network Computing Devices Inc . |
| 9 | The JCC GlobalXM mono system uses a 25MHz R3000 with JCC-designed ASIC as an X-Server accelerator — it is rated at 120,000 Xstones. 17″ , 19″ and 21″ 1280 x 1024 monitors are supported . |
| 10 | Because it is written at first-year undergraduate level , many students could profit from this volume . |
| 11 | In particular it is looking at cross-curricular issues , including areas such as the role of careers guidance , health education and other aspects of personal and social education , environmental education and economic awareness and it is considering how these may best be reflected in the curriculum . |
| 12 | It is replicated at other centres and units in district general hospitals providing neurological services throughout Britain . |
| 13 | Taking further tentative steps into the Unix arena , Software AG GmbH , Darmstadt , Germany , last week announced it will support IBM 's RS/6000 with its fourth generation development language Natural , and Adabas , its relational database management system , which it is targeting at on-line transaction processing solutions . |
| 14 | Today it is kept in the cathedral of Monza a little to the north-east of Milan , where it is displayed at certain times . |
| 15 | ‘ It is a drug used in medicine since 1935 and its serious side-effects are rare even when it is prescribed at high concentrations for long periods . |
| 16 | Carve one half so that it is mounded at one end and tapering at the other , to form the lid ( see illustration ) . |
| 17 | Finally , the variety of ways in which linguistic terms have been applied to literary narrative suggests that even in the most linguistically conscious theories of literature , the role of linguistics remains subservient : it can never supply literary analysis with prescriptive procedures when it is operating at this level of the literary text . |
| 18 | The old armour is either worn away gradually , as in crocodiles , or it is shed at special times in a complete ‘ coat ’ , as in lizards and snakes . |
| 19 | Sun Microsystems Inc worshipper Integrix Inc , based somewhere in darkest California , has come up with a new keyboard called the S5+ that incorporates the functionality of Sun 's new Type 5 but can also be used with all Suns , Sun-compatibles and personal computers : it is targeted at mixed computer environments and X terminals and it requires no special device drivers . |
| 20 | It is targeted at mixed computer environments and X terminals and requires no special device drivers . |
| 21 | As such , it is targeted at private use within organisations . |
| 22 | An advantage of using the OALDCE is that it is targeted at non-native learners of English . |
| 23 | Actually , it is very effective as a screwdriver , as it is used at right angles to the screw , and therefore provided great leverage . |
| 24 | It is used at full strength for immediate odour elimination , or in a 6 to 1 dilution for ongoing preventative maintenance . |
| 25 | Built around two , 200-metre-long concrete pontoons , it is linked at one end and has a floating gate at the other which closes when a submarine is inside . |
| 26 | It is occurring at especial speed in those countries in which development has been recent and fast . |
| 27 | In part it is directed at particular features of the standard treatment — notably the assumption of an aggregate production function . |
| 28 | In simpler creatures , granules of it are distributed evenly throughout the egg ; in a frog 's egg , it is concentrated at one end ; and in a bird 's egg it initially fills the greater part of the shell . |
| 29 | It is included at this point on the grounds that its central focus is on the meanings and understandings that people use to make sense of their everyday lives . |
| 30 | The original trophy that went with the first prize disappeared — it is thought at some time during the eighteenth century — and there was never enough money to replace it . |