Example sentences of "is [adv] [verb] [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ( 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Either of these styles — which here represent different ends of a spectrum — is widely accepted as a norm of academic discourse . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Work Experience is widely accepted as a force for maturing and motivating pupils . |
| 7 | 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 . [ … ] |
| 8 | This is widely understood as a call to arms to defend the movement against a takeover by Mr Klaus . |
| 9 | Bournville , the community that has grown up around Cadbury 's Birmingham factory , is widely regarded as a company town , although from its foundation it has been open to people who do not work for the company and only a minority of the residents now have any link with Cadbury 's . |
| 10 | In its co-ordinated typography , pertinent use of colour-coding and subtlety of complex chartwork , BP 's Statistical Review is widely regarded as a model of its kind . |
| 11 | Leicestershire is widely regarded as a pioneer of ‘ progressive ’ primary methods . |
| 12 | The bourbon shrub rose ‘ Zéphirine Drouhin ’ is widely grown as a climber because it produces scented pink flowers and its lack of thorns makes pruning easier . |
| 13 | It is widely used as a kind of yardstick for good practice . |
| 14 | The Swastika is widely used as a talisman to counteract possible negative or demonic influences . |
| 15 | Although there are standards which provide guidance on the construction of thesauri , until recently there has not been a ‘ standard ’ thesaurus , or even a thesaurus which is widely used as a norm . |
| 16 | Norfolk is a county poor in stone , particularly in the north , where flint is widely used as a building material , with brick dressings . |
| 17 | SF 6 is widely used as a transformer fluid , but also finds use as a blanketing gas to prevent oxidation and fire in magnesium casting . |
| 18 | Although these models are able to represent more complex situations , to some extent this has been at the cost of reduced elegance and simplicity and only the entity-relationship model of Chen is widely used as a data modelling tool . |
| 19 | We shall now investigate the case when the charge is uniformly distributed over a plane ( the x , y plane in Fig. 2.12 ) . |
| 20 | We shall have to introduce point charges , but let us be a little more general to begin with and assume that the charge is uniformly distributed within a sphere of radius r0 . |
| 21 | What is most wanted in a woman is gentleness ; formed to obey a creature so imperfect as man , a creature often vicious and always faulty , she should early learn to submit to injustice and to suffer the wrongs inflicted on her by her husband without complaint . |
| 22 | The linked trends in the quality Sundays towards physical bulk and internal diversity is most developed in a market leader like The Sunday Times which seeks to ‘ cover ’ everything ( and every angle ) through a ‘ completist ’ strategy designed to overwhelm both the competition and the reader . |
| 23 | For example , a 1982 opinion poll in the UK found that in answer to the question ‘ What is most valued as a contribution to the quality of life ? ’ , the percentage wanting ‘ safe streets ’ was 72 compared to 53 for ‘ attractive countryside ’ , 51 for ‘ unpolluted atmosphere ’ and 46 for ‘ good public transport ’ and only 37 for ‘ access to a car ’ . |
| 24 | From this point of view the state is not seen as a threat to freedom , but is rather regarded as a vehicle for securing broad community and individual rights against the power . |
| 25 | Cessation of subduction is eventually followed by a halt to volcanic activity on the overriding plate . |
| 26 | He is eventually overcome by a kind of fatigue which numbs his senses so that poverty is no longer all-pervasive . |
| 27 | If the target is eventually sold for a profit , the benefit of the realised reserves can only be transferred to the original purchaser ( by dividend ) if the IHC has adequate distributable resources . |
| 28 | Some doctors may even hasten death with the pain-killing drugs they administer at this time , but their ‘ intent to kill ’ or otherwise , is rarely tested in a court . |
| 29 | Dry heat : This process is rarely applied as a means of disinfection as dry heat is less effective than wet heat . |
| 30 | An OTC dealer loyally argued against him with a vigour that is rarely seen in a university environment . |