Example sentences of "[conj] is [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the eruption continues the ejected material piles up round the vent , building up that heap of material that is called a volcano . |
| 2 | Water that is warmed a degree or two above freezing point sinks into the colder water below , and is replaced ; the resulting density currents stir the lake into turbulence and spread warmth , a process that is enhanced by wind-stirring as the ice disperses . |
| 3 | One secret that is kept a little better is the prize list for the ABSW/Glaxo awards for science writing . |
| 4 | The other type of cat — one that is given a more excitingly varied diet — has its ‘ food variety mechanism ’ fully activated throughout its life and therefore becomes more demanding and fussy with food . |
| 5 | In particular , an organization that is given a task that is controversial and unpopular in many quarters , such as an organization charged to promote racial and sexual equality or one providing help to a stigmatized group such as vagrant alcoholics , may find that it is given an unclear mandate and is placed in a position in which it finds it hard to acquire ‘ legitimacy ’ for its activities . |
| 6 | This scale , which can be looked upon either as mode 4 of a major scale ( eg. G major starting from C , or a C major scale with a ♯4th ) , or the major scale that is found a 5th higher than the root of the chord that you want to play it against . |
| 7 | The other word , kairos , is a word that is used a great deal to describe God 's breaking into our time and history to bring his salvation . |
| 8 | Perhaps the clearest indication of the increasingly multidisciplinary nature of Quaternary investigations is that a book written by a geographer , D.Q. Bowen , and published in 1978 is entitled Quaternary Geology and is subtitled A Stratigraphic Framework for Multidisciplinary Work . |
| 9 | It is used by fishermen and is designated a bird sanctuary . |
| 10 | In 1859 , as a ten-year-old abandoned orphan , he is found and adopted by the Cheyenne , and is made a brave called Little Big Man by Chief Old Lodge Skins ( Chief Dan George ) . |
| 11 | ‘ If your horse wins and is placed a couple of times you still lose and that is ridiculous . |
| 12 | Whoever goes to register the death is referred to as the person ‘ responsible for the disposal of the deceased ’ and is given a range of forms including the death certificate , the form that the undertaker needs to have as authorization to proceed , and another form relating to benefits available . |
| 13 | The chef that evening , Nigel Alexander , originally from Stockton , has returned to the north after four years as a chef in London and is given a free rein with the menu . |
| 14 | If a man lies on the ball and is given a good rucking he will think twice about doing it next time . |
| 15 | Going through this book the reader is put firmly into the cockpit of this awesome aircraft and is given a fascinating insight into an SR-71 sortie . |
| 16 | The circulating system wanders a little closer , deepens , is classified under a new title — a moderate tropical storm — and is given a name , Agnes perhaps , or Bob , an innocent , unassuming , rather cosy , old-fashioned sort of name that makes no connection in anybody 's mind with a swirling mass of warm air and piled clouds that is bearing down on the coast , thunder and lightning flickering from its belly , the waves beneath it being whipped up into a fury . |
| 17 | 8 A coin collector has C coins and is given a further 20 coins.If he now has 2,352 coins altogether , how many did he have at first ? |
| 18 | Forty-eight hours later she returns to the hospital and is given a prostaglandin pessary , which is put inside the vagina and dissolves to release the drug . |
| 19 | Each of the solutions found for the Schrödinger equation ( quantum mechanical wave equation ) for a one-electron atom can be regarded as relating to one of a set of orbitals , which is characterized by a unique combination of quantum numbers and is given a corresponding symbol , such as 1s , 2p , etc . |
| 20 | The Allstar forward has been battling against injury lately and is given a 50/50 chance of being fit for Sunday . |
| 21 | Using WORDWISE + , : the user is given the following menu : I ] Save entire text 2 ] Load new text 3 ) Save marked text 4 ] Load text to cursor 5 ] Search and replace 61 Print text 7 ] Preview text 8 ] Spool text 9 ] Segment menu ESC Edit Mode Please enter choice To create a document , the user presses the ESCAPE key and is given a screen showing : START END This is the equivalent of a blank page on which the user might write or type . |
| 22 | The House , at Lytham St Annes , provides convalescence for 23 guests , and is situated a short walk from the sea and promenade . |
| 23 | A fourth approach removes all decision taking into the information system itself and is called a decision-taking system . |
| 24 | This describes a situation in which a monopoly appears to be the best structure for an industry , and is called a natural monopoly . |
| 25 | It bears all the characteristics of a tax and is called a social security tax in other countries . |
| 26 | This type of contract , i.e. where possession , but not ownership , is agreed to be transferred , is altogether different and is called a contract of bailment . |
| 27 | Indeed , this is often referred to as waffle stitch and is used a great deal in garment pattern production , either alone or in combination with other tuck patterns . |
| 28 | With a check , the pianist has more control over the action of the piano and is offered a greater dynamic range . |
| 29 | He is thus qualified to predict that the other like himself will go and will be disappointed , and is proved a true prophet by the event . |
| 30 | It sells in Paris , where it is known as either beryx or emperor fish , for up to £12 per kilo , and is considered a delicacy . |