Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [conj] [adj] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean the Welsh population in percentage terms is now rising more rapidly than that of England and therefore by the year two thousand and one when the next review would take place er we er will certainly fully occupy if you like , that fifth seat in terms of the average size because Welsh Euro constituencies were during the past ten years , very slightly larger on average than those in England and so er we are moving from under representation to slight over representation for a temporary period er simply because er you know Wales is regarded as indivisible for this purpose and that 's why we welcomed this debate . |
| 2 | If the task he is performing is regarded by him as most important , then performance will tend to improve ; if on the other hand it is regarded as peripheral to some other activity , such as avoiding danger , then performance will deteriorate ’ ( p.545 ) . |
| 3 | Business Correspondent of The Scotsman , pointed out that Boston is a leading financial centre ‘ and a presence there is regarded as essential to long-term success . ’ |
| 4 | If now " independence " is regarded as essential to basic existents , it is clear that nothing that depends upon a relation to something external to itself qualifies as a basic existent in the true sense of the word . |
| 5 | In both the type of support given and in the way it is delivered , it seems of great importance to sustain a balance between dependence and independence which is regarded as appropriate by all parties . |
| 6 | The Ahmadiyya community , numbering over three million members in Pakistan , considers itself Muslim but is regarded as heretical by orthodox Muslims . |
| 7 | Literature is regarded as distinct from all other uses of language , since only literature ( by being non-referential ) makes us aware of the true ( i.e. Saussurean ) nature of language . |
| 8 | The term ‘ inflammatory fibroid polyp ’ is now generally accepted and is regarded as distinct from eosinophilic gastroenteritis and other conditions with which it had been previously confused . |
| 9 | Stable prices Rapid inflation is regarded as undesirable for many reasons , not least because of the danger it poses for the stability of the economic and political system ( see Chapter 12 for further discussion ) . |
| 10 | In-service training ( INSET ) is regarded as vital by all those employed in schools . |
| 11 | So the removal of family behaviour and disputes to some other arena is regarded as advantageous for instrumental purposes and for the preservation of law 's purity . |
| 12 | Now that Argo Navis has been dismantled , Hydra is the largest constellation in the sky , but it has only one bright star , the reddish Alpha or Alphard , nicknamed the ‘ Solitary One ’ because of its isolation ; it has been suspected of variability , though officially the magnitude is given as constant at 2.0 . |
| 13 | His book is about ancestral worship in West Town which is presented as prototypical of that which prevails in Chinese culture as a whole . |
| 14 | Even Britomart , who seems at times Spenser 's ideal , is presented as open to uncontrollable fury because of her feminine nature . |
| 15 | Similarly , alcohol drinking is accepted and legal in some countries yet illegal and severely punished in certain Moslem countries . |
| 16 | The requirement implied in this formulation , that I am always morally obliged to do the best I can , is accepted as reasonable by some commentators , while it is thought of as unreasonably demanding by others . |
| 17 | This is seen as crucial in attracting people away from the current crop of cramped top-of-the-range coupes — essential if the car is not simply to draw existing Bentley customers from the Turbo R. |
| 18 | For such enquiry is based on idealization , the extraction of what is seen as essential from observable data , and idealization obviously can not be free of ideological influence : it must be related to some pre-existing framework of belief . |
| 19 | In residential areas average speeds remained at about 30 km/h , which is seen as appropriate for this type of road . |
| 20 | For instance , usury was not a sin in the Jewish laws so his way of living , which is seen as immoral by Christian terms , is justified by the fact that he is abiding by his own laws . |
| 21 | Because Linnaeus worked in western Europe , it tends to be the European form which is seen as typical in this sense ; and of course it is accidental which species in a group happens to be first described and hence seen as typical . |
| 22 | The element of time-saving is seen as significant by many employers , and one respondent identified it as the main motive for taking a recruiting problem to a search consultant in the first place . |
| 23 | A broad interpretation of the term electronic publishing is taken such that digital typography is seen as synonymous with electronic publishing ; desktop publishing is regarded as a subset of electronic publishing . |
| 24 | The Youth Service is seen as important at diocesan level , but this is not always the case at parish level . ’ |
| 25 | The reason why dementia is seen as problematic by those who experience it or who are involved in the care of old people will be apparent to anyone who has encountered the frequently devastating effects of this illness : an illness ( if of the Alzheimer 's type ) with , as yet , no known cause , no means of prevention , no treatment , and no cure . |
| 26 | God is seen as active in all nature , and not only in miracles ; they are simply his unusual ways of working . |
| 27 | The old Strensham northbound is closed and empty for good . |
| 28 | The Safrane is hushed and comfortable over long distances . |
| 29 | His sons , however , are not , and almost immediately Noah is humiliated and disgraced by one of them , and the story returns to the language of the curse ( 9.20–27 ) . |
| 30 | The term substantial steps is used because prior to that stage it is generally assumed that there is nothing for the offeror to disclose publicly . |