Example sentences of "[noun pl] [is] [vb pp] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The site of this unsuccessful venture in the black arts is marked today by the few stony fragments of St Andrew 's twelfth-century church above the harbour . |
| 2 | Basically , a graph of all possible letter-segment combinations is set up and an optimum path through the graph is calculated . |
| 3 | The second largest group among the husbands is made up of clerks ( 16 in all ) . |
| 4 | When traditional psychology 's negative idea of associative , ‘ intuitive ’ methods is reformulated positively , for instance , its links with dominant discourses of femininity remain unchanged . |
| 5 | This complex cascade of signals is shown diagrammatically in Figure 10.5 . |
| 6 | The second premise is a description of the experimental set-up , including the statement , ‘ This sample of bats is blindfolded so that they do not have the use of their eyes ’ . |
| 7 | Although running at the same as the national Children In Need Appeal , Cash for Kids is organised locally by Radio Clyde , and the money is used to provide special Christmas treats or presents for needy children throughout West Central Scotland . |
| 8 | As soon as a holistic conception of organizations is examined closely , the potential for conflict and the consequent exercise of power becomes apparent . |
| 9 | Third , the direction of state organizations is structured so that accumulation functions are ranked higher than legitimation functions . |
| 10 | The size of the waves is governed largely by the time during which they have been moving under the influence of the-wind . |
| 11 | In the resonance technique a series of pulses of either compressional or torsional waves is transmitted down a long rod mechanically coupled to the specimen under investigation . |
| 12 | Also , the methods practised in today 's abattoirs , where a conveyor-belt approach to the slaughter of animals is carried out at maximum speed , is often to the detriment of hygiene procedures . |
| 13 | The use of compounds is discussed later . |
| 14 | Matters are further complicated by the fact that information from the two eyes is brought together in the primary visual cortex . |
| 15 | That is to say , compliance with the policy guidelines is maintained largely by the peak organizations of labour and capital , not by state controls and regulations . |
| 16 | What employers or universities and polytechnics want of people is encapsulated in the public examinations system , and selection of school-leavers is made predominantly on examination results . |
| 17 | On the other hand , if one of the parties is actuated merely by hatred or vindictive spite he may be liable and if the others are aware of this and lend him their assistance they too may thereby become participants in the wrong . |
| 18 | No major change in the strength of all the main constitutional parties is expected once counting ends tonight . |
| 19 | No major change in the strength of all the main constitutional parties is expected once counting ends tonight and all but the Conservatives say they are pleased with their result . |
| 20 | A list of advisers to the parties is set out in Schedule 4 . |
| 21 | The relationship between the roles is set out schematically in Fig. 10–1 . |
| 22 | A new road runs along the west coast , so the beaches are no longer deserted , and litter of all sorts is left behind in great quantities . |
| 23 | A compact representation of local ambiguities is applied systematically in syntax and semantics , allowing the adoption of the modular staged approach without sacrificing computational efficiency . |
| 24 | The expert capable of detecting a Raphael at ten paces is admired almost as though he partook of the genius of the artist himself , and can be guaranteed at least a modest fame in the mass media . |
| 25 | ( The Danish Government 's view on the registration of fishing vessels is set out in the section of this report dealing with question ( 3 ) . ) |
| 26 | They can not be transferred by the purchaser and thus there is no secondary market and the market value of the units is determined solely by the performance of the underlying assets themselves ; the demand for the units has no effect upon their price . |
| 27 | The data and information behind all those subjects is contained within . |
| 28 | There were 64 subjects in this experiment , since 16 of these were newly qualified drivers who are not representative of the population taking part in the recognition experiments , only the data from 48 of the 64 subjects is considered here . |
| 29 | Normally kept in the chest of drawers behind the bed , the lace christening robe and petticoat embroidered with pearls is laid out on nanny 's bedcover . |
| 30 | Unlike most photographic exhibitions , however , the impact of the images is made even more powerful by scenery and artefacts from Peru . |