Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After 2km ( just over a mile ) the left-hand branch of the road from Hinterthal reaches the entrance to the remarkable Holloch Caverns ( the labyrinthine passages of which are calculated to extend some 93km ( 58 miles ) ; 1km ( half a mile ) of the caves are open to visitors ) . |
| 2 | However , the severity of this rule is mitigated by section 3 of the Defamation Act 1952 which provides that in an action for malicious falsehood it shall not be necessary to allege or prove special damage if the words upon which the action is founded are calculated to cause pecuniary damage to the plaintiff and are published in writing or other permanent form . |
| 3 | Proof of financial loss was also required , subject to the relaxation in Section 3 of the Defamation Act 1952 ( that is , where the offending words are calculated to cause pecuniary damage and are published in writing or other permanent form ) . |
| 4 | Then weighted averages of the section indices are calculated to find eleven group indices and the all-items index . |
| 5 | Residual gas ( 2 x 10 -10 atms ) produces a repulsive force between A and B. There is also a mutual gravitational attraction between A and B. These effects are calculated to produce relative accelerations of order 3 × 10 -9 m s -2 , After correction for all such effects the observed acceleration difference found for aluminium/carbon is which is a null result at the level of precision achieved in the experiment . |
| 6 | Fossil fuel reserves are depleted at a frantic rate and materials are squandered to manufacture throw-away products for the short-term profit maximisation of a rapacious economic system . |
| 7 | In the abdomen apodemes are developed to provide firm origins for some of the more important muscles . |
| 8 | Various strategies are developed to handle potential conflicts that can not be overcome because people keep meeting each other . |
| 9 | Our English counterparts have experts preparing Encyclopaedias of Precedents ( styles ) and text-books are revised to include new styles . |
| 10 | Such conventions are common in English education where students are taught to use impersonal and passive forms rather than the first person . |
| 11 | Children are taught to retaliate any hurt , a ‘ blow for blow ’ principle ( see Lizot 1985 : 74 on the Yanomami ) . |
| 12 | Kneeling can also be used to help the patient get up from the floor ; most patients are taught to do this once they can walk , in case they have a fall . |
| 13 | The problem is , that because of the power of male definitions of reality in our culture , and because women are taught to accept these definitions too , the friendship and support which countless women give to each other can remain unacknowledged and invisible . |
| 14 | They do not associate valour with the handsome and arrogant hunter , and young men are taught to pity such evidence of ‘ lack of control ’ . |
| 15 | The knowledge gained from these studies is ‘ transmitted ’ to practitioners who are taught to recognise key ‘ danger clues ’ . |
| 16 | In traditional medicine we have a lot of local herbs that are proven to cure venereal diseases , effectively suppress malaria , and alleviate stomach pains , ulcers and even certain types of cancer . |
| 17 | After fermentation , ‘ free run ’ wine is drawn off and the skins are pressed to extract further juice and tannin , which are blended with the ‘ free run ’ . |
| 18 | After examination the Council confirms its grant for the previous year which until the accounts are received remains provisional . |
| 19 | Maintaining beautiful hair means finding a range of caring products and sticking with them Interactive ingredients in products from shampoos through to mousses and sprays are formulated to complement each other , leaving your hair in maximum condition . |
| 20 | Self-contained units of nourishment , such as Fisons new Tomato Gro-Bag , are formulated to produce better tasting fruit , they make growing easy and give splendid results . |
| 21 | Timings are arranged to allow most people to reach the assembly point from home that day by car or public transport . |
| 22 | This is because certain instrumentation and connecting cables ( see section 9.5 ) are arranged to match these impedances ; 600Ο is the adopted standard in professional audio-frequency systems , 75Ο the standard in domestic television and 50Ο the standard in radio-frequency instrumentation . |
| 23 | Sceptics will argue that the chemicals we are exposed to have all been tested for safety , and should have no ill-effects at the concentrations we encounter . |
| 24 | All dwellings and the hot water system are heated using off-peak electricity . |
| 25 | In fact , Albany and Schwartz tell us , the Davy lamp enabled the managers of the mines to extend operations into seams with dangerous atmospheres , so when accidents did occur , the chances of being killed were far higher , This example sets the tone of the remainder of the book , which discusses more topical issues in science and how they are manipulated to serve one vested interest or another . |
| 26 | They are intended to complement one another and provide an element of variety for the note-maker . |
| 27 | Although these are intended to complement written work , they almost always stand up in their own right . |
| 28 | There are also chairs that you can buy , designed by a chiropractor , which are intended to put less strain on the body when sitting . |
| 29 | The funds , amounting to 12 billion ecus per year , are intended to support infrastructural developments in the Community 's poorer regions . |
| 30 | The boundaries shown are intended to represent broad zones with an uncertainty of up to 10 km or so , and the whole map invites testing by further data . |