Example sentences of "[noun] is [verb] [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 | The number of wines produced using traditional cultivation methods is increasing and standards governing these are being introduced in several countries . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ Course programme is examined and areas of relevance identified . |
| 5 | Concentration is diminished and reactions are often slow . |
| 6 | Research is showing that diets which appear perfectly all right in other respects may lead to processes occurring within the gut that could increase the production or the concentration of cancer-inducing substances carcinogens . |
| 7 | The intention is to determine whether pupils are being offered appropriate experiences and the school is adequately fulfilling its task . |
| 8 | The intention is to ensure that decisions are taken at national level whenever that is the most appropriate way to deal with the decisions . |
| 9 | A further source of friction and confusion is found where authorities have concurrent powers ; that is , an equal share in providing services . |
| 10 | Therapy is handicapped because patients are encouraged in their behaviours by inappropriate societal attitudes . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The skirt is lined and rustles against my legs as I move , like a comforting whisper . |
| 13 | On-going maintenance is provided and files are updated regularly . |
| 14 | The management of schools is changing and decisions have to be made in the context of a financial framework . |
| 15 | It is only when the fifth bar is reached that problems arise . |
| 16 | In theory , accountability is exercised when constituents take the mayor 's policing record into account in local elections . |
| 17 | The stave is budded and sports a few leaves as in some versions of the tarot . |
| 18 | Battle is joined and lawyers are rubbing their hands in anticipation . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | One way of understanding structures larger than ribosomes is to remember that organisms are made of different kinds of cells — muscle cells , bone cells , nerve cells , and so on — arranged in space . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The aim of the exercise is to show that schools can have free ( bar the cost of the adaptor ) and easy access to a range of educational software . |
| 24 | So participation in sport is increasing although women , the old , the unskilled , and those without private transport are still under-represented . |
| 25 | Scum is formed when soaps and detergents react with hard water . |
| 26 | The only reason for defining abuse is to ensure that incidents are identified and reduced by good professional and managerial practice . |
| 27 | Now the council is demanding that preachers apply for prior permission to use council property and they can only spread the ‘ good news ’ at specified times and one at a time . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | A patent is also meant to be granted in the public interest and the exclusion clause concerning public order and morality is to ensure that patents fulfil this obligation . |
| 30 | Beyond saying that he sees a world where aggression is deterred and disputes settled peacefully , Mr Bush has not offered a definition . |