Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] a second [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is compounded by a second problem . |
| 2 | Digital Equipment Corp chief executive Robert Palmer has reiterated that the company is looking for a second source to manufacture its Alpha RISC chips . |
| 3 | Whatever response is formed , is fed into a second round of sharing , this time with the whole group in stage 3 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The critique of positivist ‘ identity-thinking ’ is connected with a second way in which the Frankfurt School diverges from positivism . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Peter , a 55-year-old distribution engineer at the plant , says his wife believes he is going through a second childhood . |
| 10 | Where peroxidase-labelled antibody is used as a second layer the peroxidase activity is revealed using the method of Graham and Karnovsky ( 49 ) . |
| 11 | When the interceptor gets close to its target , it is used as a second radar receiver . |
| 12 | The aim is to store your unchanging program files on drive C , which can then be write-protected , and partition your hard disk so that your changing data is stored on a second drive . |
| 13 | First-year Engineering comprises a first half course which is common to all four specialisations and which is followed by a second half in which one or more of the major engineering disciplines are studied in greater depth . |
| 14 | This caution is reinforced by a second reason , which in practical terms may be of paramount importance , the fear of being the object of a legal action at the suit of parents , guardians , or relatives , who might allege that the patient was neglected , and would urge that the patient 's refusal should not have been relied upon . |
| 15 | But German is perceived as a second mother tongue , not a foreign language . |