Example sentences of "is [verb] by [det] [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.

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1 The Conservative party 's attitude is epitomised by that statement and followed through by the Audit Commission .
2 The atmosphere is warmed by this process and reradiates long-wave radiation towards the surface , warming the surface .
3 An appeal to the House of Lords from a decision of the Court of Appeal can be made by the prosecution or defence if the Court of Appeal certifies that its decision raises a point of law of general public importance and leave to appeal is granted by that court or the House of Lords .
4 Language meaning is what is conveyed by each unit or group of units in a language , the commonly agreed meaning of a word or phrase .
5 If the client informs its trading partners before entering into a contract that it will not insist on the strict letter of the terms , it may be estopped from relying on their letter ; similarly , if the client describes the effect of a term , a court may hold that the client is bound by that description and can only enforce the term to the extent of that description ( Curtis v Chemical Cleaning and Dyeing Co Ltd [ 1951 ] 1 KB 805 ) .
6 These are designed with a ‘ dry-cave ’ of bulky hydrophobic groups on one side of the iron-complex while the other side is blocked by another ligand or solvent molecule .
7 Under the 1974 Constitution the office of President of the Collective Presidency ( head of state ) rotates annually in fixed sequence among the members of the Collective State Presidency , to which one member is elected by each republic and province for a four-year term .
8 There is an i a concept of territorial water , that is the water which surrounds a particular state erm is controlled by that state and falls within the laws of that state .
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