Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " 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 | It is differentiated from other ovine lungworms by its larger size and straight tail . |
| 5 | Indeed , if the reduction of infant mortality is differentiated by maternal age , as in the case of Hungary ( which is probable considering that socio-economic factors such as , for example , educational achievement or economic activity , are also associated with maternal age ) , the differential rate of reduction should necessarily cause some modifications in the relationship between infant mortality and maternal age in other countries , too . |
| 6 | Streamlined for swimming , much of the energy used in walking is squandered on side-to-side motion . |
| 7 | Philip French wrote in The Times , ‘ Once again , the considerable talent of Michael Crawford is squandered on feeble material , and he is excusably incapable of convincing us of the irresistible attraction of an insipid newcomer called Genevieve Gilles , who delivers her lines as if reading them from the small print of an oculist 's chart ( from which they might well have derived ) . |
| 8 | It 's now available in colours , the first time it 's altered in 102 years . |
| 9 | Progressive Archbishop Romero is assassinated by right-wing forces . |
| 10 | The difference between the two figures is calculated for each region . |
| 11 | It is calculated for two cases : shear deformation and uniaxial stretching and compression . |
| 12 | For sterling and the other major currencies the ‘ effective exchange rate ’ is a general measure of the exchange value of the domestic currency , and it is calculated on such a basis . |
| 13 | This , the grant-related expenditure ( GRE ) , is calculated on similar levels of service to be provided by all local authorities . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | A ‘ standard ’ drink is calculated as one of the following : |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The rouble-dollar rate is calculated in twice-weekly exchange sessions in Moscow . |
| 18 | Damage is calculated in more or less the same way as a stone thrower . |
| 19 | 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 ) . |
| 20 | This is calculated from such accurate activity analysis as that from Taunton , in which the total general surgical activity in both NHS and private practice that was required in the year 1990–1 for a relatively captive population in west Somerset was as follows : 25.1 new outpatient referrals per 1000 population ; 28.1 intermediate equivalent ( hernia ) operations per 1000 population . |
| 21 | A target figure is reached for the total stock within each interest category , and the annual replacement figure is calculated from this and from examining the range of depreciation factors at work on the stock . |
| 22 | Middle- or upper-class grief is hidden under controlled facial muscles or even under a black veil , as with members of the royal family . |
| 23 | The anti-dog programme is meeting with some encouraging success , using poisoned bait which is hidden under dark ledges . |
| 24 | Oh yes it is the , the column of the Eiffel Tower is hidden by those buildings is n't it ? |
| 25 | His artistic talent combines with a wry humour — a man on a toilet is hidden in each of the intricate drawings . |
| 26 | Two thirds of our annual consumption is hidden in processed foods such as cakes , biscuits , custard , tinned fruit , beer and fizzy drinks . |
| 27 | ‘ He will wake up once his body is drained of all their noxious potions , ’ one of them said , with a grin . |
| 28 | All drainage , which will contain some formaldehyde solution , is drained into closed vessels . |
| 29 | The building is partitioned into three sections , the central one being the main mill , with two dormer windows in the roof . |
| 30 | 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 . |