Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the oral pore although quite superficial is hidden by an opercular papillae , the distalmost in the oral series . |
| 2 | For the process to proceed smoothly it is necessary to ensure that responsibility for overall policy decisions is assigned to an appropriate individual or group ( for instance the managing director or the board of directors ) . |
| 3 | Chapter 9 considers some of the issues arising when a contract for such a project is placed with an outside organization . |
| 4 | In both courses emphasis is placed upon an integrated approach towards school and college work . |
| 5 | The number of shifts performed is placed in an accessible register called the step counter . |
| 6 | She is placed in an ideal position to appreciate that actions and gestures can in fact be used deliberately to express social meanings ( Newson 1979 ) . |
| 7 | If , in order for the creditor to obtain an unimpeachable security , the law requires the surety to be given an explanation of the effect of the security documents , the creditor is placed in an invidious position . |
| 8 | This is just as well , because the fastest way to convert a large fortune into a small one is to invest in an English vineyard . |
| 9 | ( 144 ) As in the theory of perception … the eye is recognized as an integral part of the brain . |
| 10 | The longer one debates a trivial matter such as whether it is right to put up with the notorious rudeness of the only fishmonger in town or to fight back , the deeper one is enmeshed in an ever-expanding web of implication . |
| 11 | Tinnion grew up in Switzerland , though by the mid-30s ( when the body of this book is set ) he has moved to London , where he is enmeshed in an adulterous affair . |
| 12 | It would seem that the restoration profession has not been able to keep its nerve in the face of the rapidly growing attention it has received in recent years , and is reacting in an undisciplined way . |
| 13 | These problems can be due to poor pot construction , or to the fact that the carbon track on the pot is reacting like an old-style carbon granule microphone , thus making the pot noisy when used . |
| 14 | Where the criticism is uttered on an unprivileged occasion by the Prime Minister , the risk would be worth taking , but not when it is uttered by the likes of General Amin . |
| 15 | This first one is intended as an introductory case . |
| 16 | The document is intended as an interim measure pending the May meeting of the safety committee of the IMO , which should lead to changes in nautical publications and navigation charts . |
| 17 | Published every two months and approximately 12 pages in length , it is intended as an ideal means of keeping the practitioners and their staff up to date on topical issues . |
| 18 | A similar relationship also exists in the Claymore field where the Z1 Carbonate is situated on an upthrown fault block . |
| 19 | The engine plant is situated in an existing building , which has been extensively refitted . |
| 20 | The hotel is situated in an enviable position across from the beach . |
| 21 | Chateau Bonnefond is situated in an excellent location on south-facing slopes overlooking the Gironde . |
| 22 | Firstly , the salinity of irrigation water has increased due , as Stanhill ( 1986 ) explains , to the high rates of water loss from Lake Nasser which is situated in an arid region where evaporation is particularly rapid . |
| 23 | Old Bolingbroke is situated in an isolated pocket — the valley of a nameless brook . |
| 24 | There are three main kinds of hot water storage heating system : in the first two , the water is heated directly or indirectly by some kind of boiler ; in the third , it is heated by an electric immersion heater . |
| 25 | It is dismissed as an irrelevant facade that conceals the reality of class rule behind the smokescreen of a democracy that exists only in form but not in substance . |
| 26 | This main street has almost all the town 's hotels , and is filled by an admirable street market on Mondays . |
| 27 | The pamphlet is prefaced by an elegant poem in praise of the author by James Drake . |
| 28 | Each unit is prefaced by an apposite quotation , or ‘ pointer ’ , to set the tone and get the student thinking . |
| 29 | The stone-deaf person relies entirely upon sight throughout every phase of life , and not upon hearing , and , therefore , this sense of sight is developed to an extraordinary degree of efficiency from sheer necessity . |
| 30 | It is developed from an eastern world view , and each of the postures adopted is still used in the East to invoke various deities . |