Example sentences of "[noun sg] forms a " in BNC.

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1 For the union to be successful the grafted vine forms a protective callus around the wound while the two plants seek compatibility .
2 Each circular fovea forms a deep concave pit , and this adaptation has a remarkable effect .
3 The mix forms a slurry which is rolled out and heated to remove water , then thickened into a solid strip .
4 The polarised light forms a pattern in the sky , which moves round with the sun and so indicates the sun 's position .
5 Compared with the mantle , the crust forms a very thin layer .
6 that 's only a hundred interview forms an hour is n't it ?
7 Nursing practice forms an integral part of learning to nurse and is a crucial element in nursing studies .
8 Tackling crime and the fear of crime forms a vital part of the strategy to make our inner cities better places to live and work .
9 The presence of limited areas of high grade in a specimen showing low grade does not change the outcome but suggests that primary gastric lymphoma forms a continuum between these extreme types .
10 This finding suggests that primary gastric MALT lymphoma forms a continuum with well delineated entities at either end , which have a graded sequence of an increasing amount of large cells .
11 The poetry which the children produced as a result forms a major part of the exhibition which also includes photographs from the library 's archives , the Bigger-McDonald Collection , the Willie Carson Collection and those donated by the late Mabel Colhoun .
12 We observed that the bacterially expressed RAP74 protein forms a tetrameric aggregate in solution , and this property was assigned to an internal region from 73 to 356 ( data not shown ) .
13 This research forms an important part of the preparation and planning of any large commercial organization : it is conducted at several stages of the planning of a new product or service , and has reached a very high level of sophistication and accuracy .
14 Finally , the third rhythm forms a contrastingly smooth arpeggio which sweeps upwards in pairs of quavers .
15 2 x Cotton lavender Santolina chamaecyparissus forms a mound of fine , silvery foliage and little button-flowers of yellow .
16 It is in this way a world view , of which psychoanalysis forms an important part .
17 In a society which is increasingly bureaucratized , and characterized by impersonal relationships in the work-place or the streets of the city , the home forms a major setting where adults may enjoy primary social relationships .
18 However , such reductions are only possible if the word ending forms a unique route in the tree , and not if the ending is part of other words .
19 Thus the operator stack forms a new state from the current one by deleting the facts on ( x , table ) clear(y) adding the fact on ( x , y ) and unstack works by deleting the fact on ( x , y ) adding the facts on ( x , table ) clear(y)
20 The first type forms a core in the shape of a cube .
21 In this sense the new gallery forms a clear extension of the museum 's didactic role .
22 Although the experimental approach used in each case was different , it is likely that the precise stage at which σ A -RNA polymerase forms a stable complex is different in each promoter .
23 For they live in a world of practice , where the idea of the rule of law forms an ideology or religion , replacing the waning moral power of the church ( Hughes 1987 : 29 ) .
24 Mr Ramsay said they " take advantage of their official position and avail themselves of a report on a school in order to publish their views of the sanitary state of the village in which the school is established , and to offer an opinion regarding the management of an estate of which that village forms a part . "
25 I entirely agree that the Act forms a vital part of the resources needed by the security forces to combat terrorism .
26 As always , the Chairman and other members have represented the Young Bar at various overseas events , and it is always striking to note in other countries the extent to which the Young Bar forms a highly influential and powerful part of the Bar organisation .
27 The ice forms a mechanical barrier to roots , limiting the penetration of shrubs and restricting the growth , form and stability of trees .
28 An examination of this recycling forms a major part of this book 's analysis of international finance and LDCs .
29 Such ash forms a progressively thinner deposit as the distance from the site of eruption increases .
30 Racial abuse forms a regular part of this , although drivers , as well as police , see the issue as more complex than simple ‘ Paki-bashing ’ .
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