Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [adv] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This stage is intended mainly to ease the initial awkwardness , the interviewer does not really want your detailed impressions of the weather or the route you took to get to the interview . |
| 2 | The rear of the standing male is slotted vertically to take the folded iron blade ( now missing ) . |
| 3 | It is said only to underline the specific nature of the German revolution . |
| 4 | Luthier Matthew Klein is seen here demonstrating the latest in custom guitars made for ZZ Top 's axegrinder , Billy Gibbons . |
| 5 | The depletion of stocks of minerals and fossil fuel is done mainly to satisfy the First World 's boundless greed for gadgetry , and to encourage the Third World to follow its degrading example . |
| 6 | All too often the change of conditions when the sale is made and the fish is taken home , is all that is needed finally to send the unfortunate creature to that great big goldfish bowl in the sky . |
| 7 | The imprint is invisible to the eye , but it is shown clearly using the Kirlian technique . |
| 8 | A template is simply a part-finished document file , a copy of which is opened automatically leaving the original unchanged . |
| 9 | This is used widely to determine the functional state of the brain , but is difficult to relate to the operations of different areas . |
| 10 | The concept of the testator 's intention is used merely to establish the likely meaning attached by him to the words , and this is a technique applied as much in civil-law dispositions as in trusts . |
| 11 | If it is used only to improve the pupil-teacher ratio within special schools then its value is limited . |
| 12 | If a Data Base Management system is proposed please answer the following : |
| 13 | Grace Carter , a DCR member , is pictured above wearing the first batch of badges as she chats to Mary Jordan about the idea . |
| 14 | The adult response of reason is swept away to reveal the small child cowering under parental wrath . |
| 15 | In Chapter 6 , MPT is extended further to include the practical difficulties of implementation , testing portfolios , its implications for market efficiency and finally the latest development — arbitrage pricing theory . |
| 16 | It seems to be only a matter of time before sufficient urification is achieved routinely to permit the full range of diagnosis based on the polymerase chain reaction as above . |
| 17 | The introduction of new joint honours courses designed to prepare students for careers in various fields in which a high degree of linguistic competence is required further illustrates the modern approach that has been adopted in the structure of curricula . |
| 18 | That phrase is read narrowly to convict the accused of handling rather than theft , handling being a more serious offence than theft . |
| 19 | He is advised also to contact the appropriate official of his intentions when he will receive all reasonable assistance towards his visit . |