Example sentences of "composed of a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Burial cements in other sediments are composed of a complex range of mineralogies , not all of which are readily distinguishable with a petrological microscope ( Table 5.1 ) . |
| 2 | Intrusions can be composed of a wide range of rock types , although very large intrusions with a surface exposure of over 100 km 2 known as batholiths , often have an acidic granitic composition ( Fig. 5.17 ) . |
| 3 | Aldrich Chemical has introduced Chem-Flex , tubing composed of a thin wall , Teflon inner tube with an outer sheath of clear PVC to give a chemically inert , flexible , strong tube . |
| 4 | There is a bicameral legislative body , the Libandla , composed of a 20-member Senate and a 50-member House of Assembly , with limited powers . |
| 5 | A bicameral legislative body , the Libandla , composed of a 20-member Senate and a 50-member House of Assembly , has limited powers . |
| 6 | ( pl. 13 ) Similar to the herati , but composed of a single flower within a slightly curvilinear diamond lattice , terminating at its four points in flower heads of equal size , which is repeated across the field . |
| 7 | Each plate of an echinoderm is composed of a single crystal of calcite , whereas all of the organisms we have discussed above have skeletons composed of felt-like masses of tiny crystals . |
| 8 | The robot specialises in problematic " blister " packs , which normally pose a nightmare for recyclers because the blisters are composed of a different material from their backing , which can be made of cardboard or a different kind of plastic . |
| 9 | Legislative authority is vested in a popularly elected bicameral Diet which is composed of a 512-member House of Representatives ( or Lower House , elected for up to four years ) and a House of Councillors ( or Upper House , whose 252 members are elected for six years , with half being due for re-election every three years ) . |
| 10 | Legislative authority is vested in a popularly elected bicameral Diet which is composed of a 512-member House of Representatives ( elected for up to four years ) and a House of Councillors ( whose 252 members are elected for six years , with half being due for re-election every three years ) . |
| 11 | That elusive quality known as the ‘ magic of Skye ’ is composed of a unique combination of mountain , sea and man 's past influence on the land . |
| 12 | All in all , a not untypical day in Catterick , Which houses one of the largest garrisons in the Army , composed of a diverse range of units and all catered for by No 4 Region . |
| 13 | The calyx ( or joined calyces ) then continue into a stalk or pedunculus of nerve fibres which ends deep in the brain by a complicated root system composed of a recurrent alpha-lobe , a beta-lobe and sometimes even a third gamma-lobe . |
| 14 | For a chain molecule composed of a large number of segments , movement of the complete molecule depends on the co-operative movement of all the segments , and as stress-relaxation depends on the number of ways the molecule can regain its most probable conformation , each possible co-ordinated movement is treated as a mode of motion with a characteristic relaxation time . |
| 15 | Many rocks are composed of a high proportion of echinoderm debris , which is easily recognized because of this optical property . |
| 16 | At Newton St. Loe , meanwhile , where Orpheus is enclosed by a border of simple guilloche , these birds are absent altogether , and the outer border of the single band ( which again contains mammals separated by trees ) is composed of a broken pattern of triangles . |
| 17 | Previously , the US green movement was composed of a loose network of local organisations . |
| 18 | Current ideas of the structure of water visualize it as being composed of a random network of molecules linked together by hydrogen bonds ( Figure 7 ) , some of which are strained or even broken , but with a general structure not unlike that which is found in ordinary ice , also known as hexagonal ice to distinguish it from its variant form , cubic ice , which is formed at lower temperatures . |
| 19 | The crystal lattice is composed of a basic unit called a unit cell . |
| 20 | The idea is that long vowels and diphthongs are composed of a basic vowel phoneme followed by one of , , ( in the case of RP ) . |
| 21 | Legislative power is vested in the bicameral National Assembly , composed of a 28-member House of Representatives ( popularly elected for five years ) and an appointed Senate . |
| 22 | Legislative power is vested in the bicameral National Assembly , composed of a 28-member House of Representatives , popularly elected for five years , and an eight-member appointed Senate . |
| 23 | A SHROUD , is composed of a peculiar kind of flannel , woven on purpose , and called shrouding flannel ; it is made of a breadth and a half , full length , so as to cover the feet ; one seam is sewed up , leaving the other open behind , like a pinafore ; slits are cut for arm-holes , and plain long sleeves , without gussets set in ; the front is gathered at the waist , and drawn up into a narrow piece ; this is twice repeated , at intervals of three nails down the skirt , upon each of these gatherings , round the neck and at the wrists , a kind of border of the same flannel , punched at the edge in a pattern , is plaited , and an edging of the same is made at the bottom . |