Example sentences of "[noun] is [vb pp] [conj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When her assailant is released and rapes again , her only recourse is yet again violent revenge . |
| 2 | Speed is sought because readers require books quickly , and because a large number of outstanding orders clogs up the order files , wastes time on reporting , and makes budgeting difficult . |
| 3 | ‘ Course programme is examined and areas of relevance identified . |
| 4 | Concentration is diminished and reactions are often slow . |
| 5 | A further source of friction and confusion is found where authorities have concurrent powers ; that is , an equal share in providing services . |
| 6 | Therapy is handicapped because patients are encouraged in their behaviours by inappropriate societal attitudes . |
| 7 | The greenhouse effect is caused when gases in the atmosphere let the sun 's rays through , but then trap some of the heat that would otherwise be reflected back into space . |
| 8 | The skirt is lined and rustles against my legs as I move , like a comforting whisper . |
| 9 | On-going maintenance is provided and files are updated regularly . |
| 10 | It is only when the fifth bar is reached that problems arise . |
| 11 | In theory , accountability is exercised when constituents take the mayor 's policing record into account in local elections . |
| 12 | The stave is budded and sports a few leaves as in some versions of the tarot . |
| 13 | Battle is joined and lawyers are rubbing their hands in anticipation . |
| 14 | The red menace is gone and Italians must face the question of whether their country can hold together ; whether it can be governed efficiently and whether a new administration will have the courage to beat public debt , the Mafia and corruption . |
| 15 | The common law is made as judges decide cases and state the principles on which they are basing their decisions , this accumulation of principles building into a body of law . |
| 16 | Since the sixties , rock and pop have been considered a stamping and breeding ground for burgeoning leftist/liberal sensibilities , a place where dissent is felt and upsurges occur . |
| 17 | Scum is formed when soaps and detergents react with hard water . |
| 18 | As part of the life cycle of this pest is spent as eggs on the trunks and limbs of cherry and plum trees , a winter wash of these with tar oil ovicide will reduce the incidence of attacks the following year . |
| 19 | Beyond saying that he sees a world where aggression is deterred and disputes settled peacefully , Mr Bush has not offered a definition . |
| 20 | The English could have no idea , Bryher maintained , that America had a climate that varied from that of Norway to that of a Spanish summer , that much of America was made up of monotonous stretches of unbroken country , and that there were parts where only Swedish is spoken and others where seventeenth-century English remained almost intact . |
| 21 | No admission fee is charged but donations given by visitors amount to £180 . |
| 22 | Whichever option you choose , you can be sure that the monthly fee is fixed and messages from anywhere in the UK are only charged at local call rate — no hidden extras . |
| 23 | Consequently , borrowing is encouraged whilst savers in the economy demand a higher interest rate for the use of their funds , otherwise savers will spend/invest in commodities less likely to lose their value than money . |
| 24 | Early booking is recommended as numbers are limited on many of the tours . |
| 25 | Where a dissecting microscope is used and injections are conducted in a Petri dish , it is important that the tips of the instruments are inclined at a slight angle towards the bottom of the dish so that the shoulder left after pulling the capillary does not prevent the mouth of the pipette reaching the bottom of the dish ( see Section 9 ) . |
| 26 | The benefit can start either four , 13 or 26 weeks after the policyholder is incapacitated and payments continue for 52 weeks . |
| 27 | Not only does this give the manager more opportunity to spend the amount much more quickly , but it also takes it out of the accountant 's hands : accountants decide when cash is paid but managers and suppliers decide when invoices are issued . |
| 28 | A press conference is held and articles about the dump begin appearing in local newspapers . |
| 29 | Media coverage in the television age ensures that public attention is captured whilst slogans are shouted and wrongs exposed . |
| 30 | Here a tax is imposed when individuals part with an asset and make a capital gain on it . |