Example sentences of "[noun] is [verb] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , if a contractor is to carry out the work the more information we can supply to them the easier it is for them to provide an accurate tender . |
| 2 | On the contrary , one of its chief characteristics is to sieve out the workers into grades according to the degree in which they possess the required kinds of ability and alertness . |
| 3 | The wind is coming up the valley — quite slowly , like an army that will win . |
| 4 | It is currently 35 degrees Fahrenheit out and the wind is blowing up the canyon at 87 mph hour which gives us a wind chill factor of — just a moment while I look at the chart — says ‘ Should not be skiing ’ which is good because we are n't . |
| 5 | If , however , a constructive total loss is paid then the damaged vessel would become the Corporation 's property , if we so desire and policy cover would cease . |
| 6 | Once the illness or pregnancy or death or disappointment is accepted then the preference ranking will shift again . |
| 7 | Lever is playing down the move . |
| 8 | If the Opposition is to achieve even the most limited of its ambitions , and push John Mayor into a minority government , Labour 's bottom line is to achieve a swing larger than that seen at any election since the war . |
| 9 | Another good way of obtaining animals from a pond is to scoop up the surface layers of soft mud from the bottom-use the net ( carefully ! ) , a small shovel or a large spoon . |
| 10 | In the RSPB 's biggest-ever reedbed rescue , a mechanical digger is digging out the surface of the entire 55 acres of fen and volunteers are carrying out strenuous scrub clearance . |
| 11 | Silverpoint can be resharpened on a metal file so that as the silver is worn down the point can be redefined easily . |
| 12 | However as in the sentry the message of hope is a false one and the soldiers died anyway , while the snow in the phrase ‘ until this morning and this snow ’ is assuredly a description of the same it would also appear to be in contrast to the warm sun as death is the contrast to life and the day the soldier is brought out the sun fails to wake him and there is snow . |
| 13 | The aim of the research is to examine how the right to buy policy has affected the Afro Caribbean community . |
| 14 | Research is filling in the tale of their counterpart in the New World — maize |
| 15 | The secret of successful research is to identify clearly the " profit " goal you are trying to achieve and then research all the options for achieving that goal as well as all the factors affecting its achievement . |
| 16 | The aim of this research is to investigate empirically the variations in Britain 's strike activity over time and the variations between Britain and other EEC countries in the post-war period . |
| 17 | The aim of the proposed research is to investigate how the subsidiary skills relate to the development of braille reading , to identify the sources of difficulty at different levels of proficiency , and to test application for improving reading speed and accuracy . |
| 18 | A weight is hung on the end of a wire of known diameter and its change in length measured . |
| 19 | The chief purpose of the chapter is to outline how the two opposing groups in Ireland developed their dominant beliefs in the context of the new states of Ireland , and moulded the states to support them , strengthening antagonisms between the two groups . |
| 20 | My purpose in the remainder of this chapter is to set out the main principles of exploring multidimensional language states in present-day communities , on the assumption that historical states of language must also have been multidimensional . |
| 21 | The object of this chapter is to show how the ideas presented in the earlier chapters can be used to collect and collate information on a specific question : ‘ Can smoking cause lung cancer ? ’ |
| 22 | The purpose of this study is to draw out the lessons of US experience as they relate to the situation in Britain . |
| 23 | The aim of the present study is to identify how the press , radio and TV determine how they cover religious issues . |
| 24 | The purpose of the study is to identify how the policy was implemented , and what its consequences were for the curriculum , pupils ' experience of school science and teachers ' professional situation . |
| 25 | Fairfax is driving down the same track in the opposite direction . |
| 26 | The purpose of critical appraisal is to show up the effects of a proposal before time and effort are invested in putting an idea into action . |
| 27 | The intention is to link directly the employment policies and practices of firms to the attitudes , skills and job orientation of their employees . |
| 28 | The intention is to illustrate how the conclusions regarding tax incidence may need to be modified when markets do not clear . |
| 29 | The intention is to speed up the taking of kick-offs and to stop the time wasting practice of kicking the ball dead instead of keeping it in play from the kick-off . |
| 30 | So good rule is work out the easy one first , now they 're going to be about the same , erm , otherwise they would n't be asking |