Example sentences of "is [adv] [verb] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cholesterol is a natural substance in the blood and is mostly made from the fat in the food we eat , though the body itself is quite capable of making an adequate supply . |
| 2 | The impact on MB Group 's balance sheet of acquiring sizeable goodwill in both ABS and Caradon is mostly offset by the issue of $150m US preferred stock and a handy £80m revaluation of its CMB stake to leave pro forma gearing at 24 per cent . |
| 3 | This is partly , no doubt , because teacher education in language is mostly tied to the teaching of particular languages , or to other disciplines like psychology or sociology where language is not the central focus . |
| 4 | Here , for once , is a look at the causes and consequences of a bar-room massacre , where the gun-play is fleeting and ketchup is mostly kept in the pantry . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , the majority of energy used in homes is for space heating ( heating the rooms and the people ) and this is mostly needed in the winter when there is not sufficient sunshine in this country for solar energy to be feasible . |
| 6 | The change is strikingly illustrated by the number of surviving political bonds . |
| 7 | His Great Tower or ‘ Yellow Tower ’ of Gwent is strikingly positioned outside the castle walls and its strength was almost sufficient to defy Cromwell 's demolition engineers . |
| 8 | The occupational pathology of the eighteenth century is strikingly revealed in a litany which gives us grinder 's asthma , grinder 's rot , mason 's disease , miner 's phthisis , stone worker 's lung and potter 's rot , among others , for dust-caused lung diseases , as well as occupational bursitis in such varying forms as bricklayer 's elbow , weaver 's bottom , housemaid 's knee , hod carrier 's shoulder and tailor 's ankle . |
| 9 | ( b ) Transfer of work A client is properly regarded as a client of the firm and not of the individual solicitor unless there is some personal , often family , connection between the two . |
| 10 | Bentham ( 1748–1832 ) is properly regarded as the founder of utilitarianism . |
| 11 | This reassurance is welcome , but it has to be said that the change gives less prominence to this requirement , and we shall need to watch with care that it is properly covered in the assessment arrangements . |
| 12 | This is not really a case of excluding the warranties which would otherwise be implied by the relevant legislation , but rather one of making sure that the warranty given is properly tailored to the subject matter of the contract . |
| 13 | Check that the UIC is properly defined in the configuration file . |
| 14 | It is part of your professional obligations to ensure that the full price is properly recorded on the conveyancing documentation , and if any part of it is to remain outstanding , it could always be secured by a loan agreement or indeed by a mortgage back to the seller . |
| 15 | I have not yet challenged the assumption with which conventionalism begins : that whatever consensus lawyers have achieved about legislation and precedent is properly seen as a matter of convention . |
| 16 | Touche Ross has audited this pro-forma and states that it is properly prepared on the basis set out . |
| 17 | Always ensure that your child is properly restrained in the car on every trip . |
| 18 | In either case , always check that the leash is properly attached to the collar . |
| 19 | Chairman &c. this meeting is perfectly satisfied that Mr Vial is properly qualified for the Office of Veterinary Professor in this College . |
| 20 | Despite these criticisms , the new programme is widely seen as an advance on the Karnataka Social Forestry Project , inaugurated in 1983 with World Bank funding , which led to the expropriation of common land for eucalyptus plantations , and clashes between vilagers and foresters . |
| 21 | Either of these styles — which here represent different ends of a spectrum — is widely accepted as a norm of academic discourse . |
| 22 | Orange is synonymous with piety and devotion in Muslim countries , while red , the most universal rug colour , is widely accepted as a sign of wealth and rejoicing . |
| 23 | Work Experience is widely accepted as a force for maturing and motivating pupils . |
| 24 | Biotechnology is widely applied in the treatment of industrial effluents and sewage and reference has already been made , in section 6.3.2 , to the potential that it provides for the denitrification of water intended for domestic consumption . |
| 25 | So although the pluralist decision-making system is widely supported as a process in which diverse political interests can wield influence , the outcomes of the political bargaining process are frequently allocatively inefficient or fail to promote social justice . [ … ] |
| 26 | Borders Regional Council has sought to listen and to respond to its electorate and has succeeded in drawing up a document that is widely supported in the area . |
| 27 | The role and the value of account planning is widely debated in the industry . |
| 28 | The fire-bellied toad , when alarmed , suddenly throws itself on its back , so exposing its underside which blazes with a yellow and black pattern , a colour combination which is widely recognised in the animal world as a warning . |
| 29 | However , it is widely recognised within the music industry that the use of ‘ target teams ’ and pressure selling is common in the singles market . |
| 30 | This is widely understood as a call to arms to defend the movement against a takeover by Mr Klaus . |