Example sentences of "this is [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A common denominator both of these critiques and of positivism and natural law theories , is that most of them speak about the law — even if this is seen to have many facets . |
| 2 | This is bound to have competitive implications for the UK banking sector , which is already heavily rationalized and has therefore little scope for gaining further economies of scale . |
| 3 | All this is achieved using some C code , running on an IBM clone . |
| 4 | This is said to bring good luck . |
| 5 | The aim of this is to avoid discouraging new investment , although the 10% share still represents an open-ended liability . |
| 6 | Generally speaking , this is deemed to provide some clue as to one 's destiny . |
| 7 | ‘ This is going to take all night . ’ |
| 8 | Washington sent ‘ a very strong statement ’ that made it clear that ‘ this is going to affect bilateral relations very negatively . ’ |
| 9 | This is going to require Ministerial decisions . ’ |
| 10 | This is to help ensure nutritional balance in your diet and , in particular , to supply calcium , because dietary fibre can hinder the absorption of calcium to some degree . |
| 11 | This is designed to show month-to-month changes in average prices of goods and services purchased by households . |
| 12 | This is designed to evoke chilling reminders of men , women , and children huddled in ghastly expectation ; dying in pogroms and concentration camps . |
| 13 | A water softener must be fitted after the supply to the drinking water so that this is left providing hard water for drinking . |
| 14 | Although the profit per contract is small , because riskless profits are available , a very large volume of transactions will be initiated , and this is claimed to destabilize financial markets ( see Chapter 13 ) . |