Example sentences of "is [vb pp] of the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Less is heard of the other welfare state , which runs parallel to the ‘ traditional ’ welfare state , and is financed by tax concessions , such as mortgage interest relief and pension contribution relief . |
| 2 | Although no explanation is given of the stunned response of her fellow pilgrims at the end of her tale : their response is not difficult to understand . |
| 3 | In contrast , the disquieting literature of more dissident bourgeois intellectuals/writers such as Andre Malraux , Louis Aragon and Elsa Triolet is unreservedly praised , and a sympathetic account is given of the cultural activity of working-class writers such as Georgette Gueguen-Dreyfus , Eugene Dabit and Andre Philippe . |
| 4 | It is considered of the first importance that young persons should receive correct and permanent impressions on this subject and to assist in securing that object it is intended to exhibit a model of a SLAVE SHIP which was recently captured upon the coast of Africa . |
| 5 | If you study the UKCC 's Code of Professional Conduct ( Appendix 1 ) you will see that the criteria for desired outcomes relates directly to what is expected of the registered nurse and health visitor . |
| 6 | One is reminded of the early expert , but possibly apocryphal , prediction that the maximum number of computers which could be envisaged as being necessary in the UK might be as much as two . |
| 7 | that a major consultation has been going on in one is reminded of the earlier discussion about er St Albans , twelve thousand questionnaires have been sent out and there |
| 8 | Also in 1935 , the men were given permission to mark cards for the Ladies , but nothing is said of the reverse procedure . |
| 9 | Mention is made of the Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts but there is no attempt to question their ultimate effectiveness . |
| 10 | The lecture method has the great disadvantage that the speed of delivery of information can not be controlled by the receiver , and repetition is not possible unless printed handouts are provided , the student manages to write a synopsis , or some recording is made of the actual lecture . |
| 11 | This is a figure you 're likely to achieve quite often if liberal use is made of the fifth gear which comes as standard . |
| 12 | That their duvet cover is made of the Russian flag and the Union Jack can be passed by ; better are such details as the fact that Russians call spam ‘ Roosevelt smile ’ ; the question of whether Down 's syndrome chidren are known as Mongols in the USSR , and a dispute over private medicine : ‘ You think I 've fled 1,000 miles from scientific communism just to live with Mrs Engels ? ’ asks Slava . |
| 13 | Scarcity value apart , the Stag is made of the right stuff by classic yardsticks . |
| 14 | The display can be even more eye-catching if use is made of the wide choice of containers now available . |
| 15 | No mention is made of the lateral road on the ridge of Busaco which was so carefully restored by Wellington and which played such a vital role in the successful conduct of the battle . |
| 16 | 8.8 To ensure that appropriate use is made of the available line management support arrangements , all requests for external counselling must be discussed with the employee and approved by the relevant District Manager . |
| 17 | Much play is made of the dual nature of Woman as madonna and whore : a chestnut by now , surely to God . |
| 18 | 1 to 2 pm : The rest of the Cabinet is told of the impending statement . |
| 19 | Aindow is accused of the attempted murder of Martin Peake and of attempting to pervert the course of justice and obstructing the investigating police . |
| 20 | A Lebanese chauffeur is accused of the involuntary manslaughter of Kim Brockwell from Oxfordshire . |
| 21 | Fisher , 18 , is accused of the Fatal Attraction shooting of her alleged lover 's wife , Mary Jo Buttafuoco , now partly paralysed . |
| 22 | Little is known of the ecological context of the afropithecin fossils , but while the best record is again from Maboko Island , there is some doubt about the ecological interpretation of this site . |
| 23 | Relatively little is known of the systematic knowledge which local peoples have of forest species and dynamics , and of the various patterns of traditional extraction and their consequences , yet it may provide vital information for those concerned with effective forestry , medicine , nutrition and plant product development . |
| 24 | Something is known of the physical nature of the change in the synapse . |
| 25 | These molecules are involved in low-affinity homophilic and/or heterophilic recognition , but little is known of the physical basis for these interactions . |
| 26 | There is still much debate as to the necessity of using toxic doses of interleukin-2 : little is known of the precise mechanism by which it causes tumour regression , and many healthcare professionals seem reluctant to change from protocols that have shown some benefit in terms of survival and tumour response . |
| 27 | In any case , the Marko of the epic poems bears little resemblance to what is known of the historical character whose name he bears . |
| 28 | The civil zone still poses many difficult problems of chronology in the framework of what is known of the historical narrative . |
| 29 | Of the three Strongylus species , least is known of the larval migration of S. equinus . |
| 30 | LITTLE is known of the interdecadal variability in the thermohaline circulation of the world 's oceans , yet such knowledge is essential as a background to studies of the effects of natural and anthropogenic climate change . |