Example sentences of "are [adv] [verb] [prep] [noun sg] or " in BNC.

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1 More recent authority has however expressed the view that planning law is of a ‘ public character , ’ and that the courts should not introduce private law principles unless these are expressly authorised by parliament or are necessary to give effect to the legislative purpose .
2 Surviving Celtic figures of pagan imagery are mostly worked in stone or metal , not in perishable wood .
3 Soft haired brushes are mostly used for watercolour or tempera painting , with bristle mainly for oils .
4 In many cases the onset of symptoms is found in situations where water quality has deteriorated , where aggressive fish are constantly battling for territory or where opportunist parasites find a weakened fish and multiply rapidly .
5 Simple denial — We see the tramps and drop-outs and may wrongly assume that they are necessarily addicted to alcohol or drugs .
6 All ‘ mere beliefs ’ are viewed as inferior since they are only accepted on trust or via authorities or tradition .
7 Circuits are normally flown with climb or take-off flap at eighty knots , reducing to seventy with landing flap on final approach .
8 They are normally made of cellulose or a cellulose derivative and should be slowly conditioned from the storage liquid to the solvent in use .
9 However , where the contract is of a type into which terms are normally implied by statute or by established common law rule , those implied terms must be excluded .
10 Planting baskets are best lined with hessian or foam before filling .
11 They do not dispute that high level administrators are largely engaged in co-ordination or in the ( apparently ) factual and scientific legitimation of the laws and policies made by the liberal democratic state .
12 All these systems are largely restricted to text or numeric data .
13 For another , statistically significant associations between standards of work on the one hand and resource levels and the strength of a head teacher 's influence on the other , which are even stronger than those involving subject match , are not developed through discussion or connected to policy suggestions .
14 Thus , Ruangpanit concludes that in such regions , especially where it is necessary to ensure watershed protection so that downstream regions are not affected by flooding or excessive silting , crown cover should be maintained at c. 70 per cent with as little bare soil as possible .
15 ( a ) Under the Partnership Act As already mentioned , Pt II of the Partnership Act contains certain basic provisions to regulate the rights and duties of partners in so far as they are not defined in writing or otherwise discernible in some course of conduct .
16 They are not seen in shelter or on broken surfaces .
17 As shown earlier , taurine conjugated bile acids are not precipitated by calcium or calcium phosphate .
18 The Organising Secretary of the scheme stated : ‘ I suggest that solicitors who participate in the Cardiff Duty Solicitor Scheme are not motivated by money or profit . ’
19 We are not made for life or anything like that but there is a fair bit coming in .
20 Colour transparencies are expensive and extra care needs to be taken to ensure that they are not lost through carelessness or neglect .
21 If you do muscle toning exercises ( floorwork ) regularly but feel you are not improving in shape or strength it could be due to poor posture and technique .
22 We are not betrayed by enemy or foe , but by our nearest and dearest , or , at least , by our normally reliable friend .
23 Overall , the university system is projected to grow , and those institutions that can delivery the largest number of ‘ fees-only ’ students ( ie those whose numbers are not linked to infrastructure or staffing ratios ) are getting the biggest increases in teaching funds .
24 Employees of joint boards and joint committees will , if the White Paper is implemented , be allowed to be councillors in constituent authorities provided they are not nominated for board or committee membership , or are prohibited by their job .
25 This form of government stock can be , if held directly , ‘ as safe as the Bank of England ’ — although that certainty disappears if the gilts are not sold before maturity or held in a managed fund .
26 That 's like saying films are just done for career or business .
27 You complain how seldom I attend you , and when you are always talking of matrimony or this low-born raw girl it must needs lessen the pleasure of approaching you .
28 They are usually covered with silver or gold paper , and can be found in most department stores and kitchen accessory shops .
29 The bags are usually made of leather or canvas and hung from the ceiling on a rope or chain so that they may be easily raised or lowered .
30 There are a number of broad spectrum anthelmintics including the benzimidazoles , pyrantel , dichlorvos and ivermectin , which are effective in removing lumen-dwelling adult and larval strongyles and these are usually marketed as in-feed or oral preparations .
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