Example sentences of "[is] [verb] [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trade in the metals — which have applications ranging from making TV sets to catalysts-is dominated by two companies , Rhone Poulenc of France and Molycorp of the US . |
| 2 | The examination leading to the Certificate is accredited as one specific module of the Institute 's new Final Diploma . |
| 3 | Finally it is blended with 10 year old Balsamic vinegar to give its distinctive dark , sweet , rich flavour . |
| 4 | A PARISH council clerk is to retire in three months time after five years service . |
| 5 | The best way of escaping from the top-ropers is to go on one of the long classics . |
| 6 | Where tools and equipment are too bulky to store or too expensive to buy for occasional use , the answer is to go to one of the many hire shops . |
| 7 | It 's now available in colours , the first time it 's altered in 102 years . |
| 8 | It is calculated for two cases : shear deformation and uniaxial stretching and compression . |
| 9 | On an international basis , the British rate is calculated at 10.2 per cent which is above the averages for the ‘ Major 7 ’ economies , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , and the European Community . |
| 10 | A ‘ standard ’ drink is calculated as one of the following : |
| 11 | Right , they do n't change much as a result of the degrees of freedom er adjustment okay with er squared distribution yes , sort of different distribution but we interpret the tables in exactly the same way so if you just have a look on your screen erm , there 's an L M version of the serial correlation test , right , and that has a squared distribution one right and the test statistic we obtain on your screens is calculated in two point eight eight , no two point zero eight . |
| 12 | Sensitivity of fitness ( r ) to survival and fertility in the two sexes ; this is calculated from l(x) , m(x) using equation ( 2 ) ( modified to allow for separate sexes ) . |
| 13 | Norway has announced that it is to kill between 300 and 800 minke whales this year . |
| 14 | The building is partitioned into three sections , the central one being the main mill , with two dormer windows in the roof . |
| 15 | Short lengths of net can be used so that ideally the enclosed space is partitioned into three sections using two nets set parallel to each other . |
| 16 | The conference is arranged in four sessions : legislation ; monitoring emissions ; controlling emissions ; and cleaning up the environment — all of them subjects of considerable interest to senior management in industry . |
| 17 | The melody is arranged in three octaves instead of two , for greater breadth and sonority . |
| 18 | ‘ The Collector ’ is arranged in three parts , each told in the first person by Clegg , Miranda , then Clegg again . |
| 19 | Their weakness is explained by two major factors . |
| 20 | The lack of priority given to teaching singing to ordinands is explained by one respondent who wrote , ‘ Part of the problem with the teaching of singing has to do with the relative infrequency with which the Sunday Offices are now sung … |
| 21 | When they subscribe further shares ( the reason for the managers ' subscription being in two tranches is explained in 4.3.2 ) their right to do so derives from their holding of the initial shares rather than from their employment or directorship of Target or Newco . |
| 22 | The dangers of confusion for illiterate voters is compounded by two factors . |
| 23 | This difficulty is compounded by three further factors : the slightness of the symptoms in the majority of cases , the length of treatment , and the difficulty in assessing cure . |
| 24 | The urgency of the problem is compounded by three factors : the increasing world population ; social , economic and political pressures for economic expansion in industrialised countries ; increasing awareness in Third World countries that their economic situation could be improved by increasing their energy consumption . |
| 25 | However , in broad terms , one credit is assigned to one 40-hour module ; two credits are assigned to an 80-hour module , etc . |
| 26 | A particularly precious or tender example may have been ‘ silked ’ by an expert hand , that is placed between two sheets of fine entirely transparent gauze . |
| 27 | This is placed between two staves and moved to wherever you want it by using the cursor keys . |
| 28 | The chair , wheelchair or commode onto which the patient is transferring is placed on one side of the carer , sideways on to the bed . |
| 29 | Once grabbed the image is placed in one of the monitor screen boxes where it can be reloaded into the main screen if required . |
| 30 | The principle is that the bottom shot holds the float down almost to the sight-bob , then the rod is placed in two rests and the line is tightened until only the sight-bob remains above surface . |