Example sentences of "is [verb] [conj] many [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | In Nicaragua , it is reported that many male babies born since the beginning of this year have been named either Saddam or Hussein . |
2 | However the range of linear stepping motors is restricted and many linear loads are driven from a rotary stepping motor by a leadscrew , which may be an integral part of the motor , as in Fig. 3.8 , or a separate component . |
3 | Many of these plateaus have anomalous crustal thicknesses of between 20 and 40 km and an upper layer 10 to 15 km thick with P-wave velocities in the range 6.0–6.3 km s-h These values are in the range of granitic rocks in the continental crust and so it is inferred that many oceanic plateaus ( such as the Seychelles Bank ) are drowned continental fragments originating from the edges of ancient land masses and destined to be swept towards a subduction zone in the future . |
4 | It is known that many medieval villages in England became deserted through decline and shift of population , and the ravages of disease . |
5 | This is a particularly important point to bear in mind when it is realized that many technological developments operate at the edges of life , whether they be ventilators or incubators . |