Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] a [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is compounded by a second problem . |
| 2 | A rent review is a procedure enabling a landlord and tenant to revise the amount of the rent payable under the terms of their lease to reflect changes in rental levels or circumstances : if they do not agree on the rental , the revision is referred to a third party . |
| 3 | It is likely to produce more reliable results if the questionnaire is completed by a third party with a good knowledge of the applicant . |
| 4 | The centre of the circle is stabilised when it is occupied by a fourth dot . |
| 5 | It is succeeded by a third stage at which the tension between conformity and care , selfishness and responsibility , is dissipated by a self which , in Gilligan 's words ‘ becomes the arbiter of an independent judgment that now subsumes both conventions and individual needs under the moral principle of non-violence ’ ( Gilligan , 1977 , p. 492 ) . |
| 6 | You want to know what is happening in a Third World trouble-spot . |
| 7 | Digital Equipment Corp chief executive Robert Palmer has reiterated that the company is looking for a second source to manufacture its Alpha RISC chips . |
| 8 | Enright , the demonstrative " this ' highlights the spatial dimension of an implied situation of utterance , and therefore mobilises a poetic persona functioning as deictic centre even if no explicit reference is made to a first person speaker . |
| 9 | Essentially it is this : that only very exceptionally should the implied undertaking be varied to permit disclosed documents to be used for ulterior purposes , not least when the application is made by a third party and for the purposes of proceedings wholly unconnected with those in which discovery was ordered . |
| 10 | It is sometimes useful to allow the Set or Reset condition to take effect only when a pulse is applied to a third input called the Clock ( Ck ) . |
| 11 | Whatever response is formed , is fed into a second round of sharing , this time with the whole group in stage 3 . |
| 12 | When the sample is completely molten the dilatometer is transferred to a second thermostat set at the temperature selected for crystallization to take place and allowed to equilibrate . |
| 13 | Part of the proceeds of a Credit is transferred to a second beneficiary ( or to more than one second beneficiary ) who presents his documents to the advising bank whereupon the first beneficiary substitutes his invoices and claims a larger amount thus ensuring he receives his share of the proceeds . |
| 14 | It is not mere chance that admitting children into residential care is seen as a last resort by field and residential social workers , but it is , I wish to argue , the logical outcome of what has gone before . |
| 15 | One advantage of being at home is that you will be less likely to have a caesarian section , which is seen as a last resort while in hospitals around 12pc of all pregnancies will end in an operation . |
| 16 | Preventive action beyond the point of a child 's admission to care is seen as a fourth level of prevention . |
| 17 | The Dataflex relational database management system is written in a fourth generation language and has an IBM Corp SAA/CUA-compliant user interface , which enables users to write dBase applications . |
| 18 | The critique of positivist ‘ identity-thinking ’ is connected with a second way in which the Frankfurt School diverges from positivism . |
| 19 | Company lawyers are not keen on this very good scheme because where damage or loss is suffered by a third party , as for instance where a brake failure results in damage to an airport building , the dissemination of details of the circumstances in which it happened outside the company could prejudice the defence they are going to put up for their airline when the airport puts in a claim for damages . |
| 20 | Yes , this is done as a last resort . |
| 21 | I retrace my steps and walk up the righthand arm of the T , where the roadway is closed by a second set of iron gates . |
| 22 | We come now to a full post-production assemble edit in which the camera-original material is completely re-arranged as it is copied onto a second tape . |
| 23 | The estate agent is selling for a third party and it would be totally wrong that his client should suffer because of the false window-dressing of his agent . |
| 24 | Peter , a 55-year-old distribution engineer at the plant , says his wife believes he is going through a second childhood . |
| 25 | Where peroxidase-labelled antibody is used as a second layer the peroxidase activity is revealed using the method of Graham and Karnovsky ( 49 ) . |
| 26 | When the interceptor gets close to its target , it is used as a second radar receiver . |
| 27 | If the withholding of manifestations of parental love is used as a first measure of initial disciplining , then it must be remembered that the measure of the distress necessary to be imposed , need be very small indeed if the imposition is started early enough . |
| 28 | A husband and wife must be faithful to one another , and divorce is used as a last resort if the relationship breaks down . |
| 29 | physical restraint is used as a last resort after other responses have failed . |
| 30 | The medal was awarded for this beautiful crystal wheel skeleton clock which is based on a 17th century design . |