Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [verb] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BRITISH Rail are to develop an electric version of the 200 km/h high-speed train ( HST ) , which runs its Inter-City 125 services . |
| 2 | But whether diminishing returns are taking an increasing effect is a pertinent conundrum . |
| 3 | QUEEN Elizabeth Country Park are presenting an all day lecture on the Attractions of East Hampshire . |
| 4 | Boston employers are facing an acute labour shortage with potentially serious consequences for economic growth . |
| 5 | Shareholders are to receive an interim dividend of 24p compared with 13.5p although the group will pay an unchanged total dividend of 30.5p . |
| 6 | If institutions like the EEC are to play an effective part in rural development — as is clearly desirable — they must have a highly flexible yet integrated approach to the diverse problems that exist . |
| 7 | Due to the significant impact legislation now has on most important corporate decisions , in-house solicitors are playing an increasing part in developing strategy . |
| 8 | The move follows a government-commissioned report , which warns that the taxes are having an adverse effect on industrial production . |
| 9 | In the USA , Lawrence Livermore Laboratory and Rochester University are following an alternative approach called ‘ inertial fusion ’ where the deuterium and tritium fuel is in a small glass bubble which is momentarily blasted by powerful lasers , but here too practical economic fusion seems to be years in the future , and some 700 million dollars may be needed to upgrade the facility and keep the research moving forward . |
| 10 | Reports from the provinces said that former members of the Stasi are playing an active part in the crusade for revenge . |
| 11 | Recreational projects such as the development of watersports on estuaries and industrial work including mineral and peat extraction are having an increasing impact on the environment . |
| 12 | Therefore if calves grazed from early spring are given an anthelmintic treatment in early July and moved immediately to a second pasture such as silage or hay aftermath , the level of infection which develops on the second pasture will be low . |
| 13 | The Institute 's famous ‘ double-tested ’ policy ensures readers are given an unbiased evaluation of food and consumer products |
| 14 | The Institute 's famous ‘ double-tested ’ policy ensures readers are given an unbiased evaluation of food and consumer products |
| 15 | In both cases the limitations of vocabulary should not be seen necessarily to imply any lack of ability for abstract thought : these animals are using an alien tool to communicate with a species ( us ) whose intellectual make-up is quite alien to them , so it is hardly surprising that there are comparatively few areas of common ground that can be described using human words . |
| 16 | So the islanders are coverting an old barn into an emergency hospital . |
| 17 | Other entries are given an uncommitted status . |
| 18 | TEXTILE companies in the Borders are facing an unexpected staff shortage in the week when national unemployment figures are expected to top three million . |
| 19 | Teachers in special schools are paid an additional allowance , but the small size of the schools and the move towards integrating children with special needs into ordinary schools mean that they have fewer prospects for promotion than teachers in mainstream schools . |
| 20 | One 200-strong theatre audience who found themselves trapped in the chaos on Tuesday were given an impromptu hour-long concert by Tom Jones . |
| 21 | In the light of W. McCready 's findings in another study that the religious behaviour of the father had a greater impact on children , Greeley considered the fact that catholic schools were having an increasing influence on men to be of significant importance for the future of Roman catholicism in the USA ( 1976 : 173–5 ) . |
| 22 | The Japanese were successfully entering into many of the most sensitive markets in the EC ( e.g. cars , consumer electronic equipment , computing equipment ) , and the NICs were becoming an increasing threat to many of the industries of the member states . |
| 23 | The Professional Footballers ' Association were offered an improved percentage of television revenue after a 3½-hour meeting in London . |
| 24 | He said that the main objectives of the programme were to achieve an annual growth rate of 3-5 per cent ; to reduce the annual rate of inflation to 3.6 per cent per annum by 1995 and to reduce the country 's external debt . |
| 25 | Ed and Johnny were enjoying an unimaginative platter of boiled sprouts . |
| 26 | The Midland 's branches were making an average profit of less than £7,000 each , compared with almost £10,000 at Barclays , National Westminster and Lloyds . |
| 27 | Some of the drivers were making an obvious effort to remember to drive on the left . |
| 28 | At a special ceremony at Leeds Cathedral on the first Sunday of Lent , the Bishop said the candidates were making an important statement . |
| 29 | One hour before intubation subjects were given an oral dose of ranitidine ( 300 mg ) , and acid suppression was maintained throughout the experiment by intravenous ranitidine ( 50 mg/ hour ) administered by a cannula ( Venflon size 17G ) sited in a forearm veing ( Fig 1 ) . |
| 30 | Supper and entertainment followed the matches , and the speeches , recitations and songs were considered an important part of the proceedings . |