Example sentences of "[adj] is [verb] [noun sg] in " in BNC.

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1 This is termed ego-strengthening in hypnosis and several sessions of such a therapy can be very useful in helping the patient to overcome emotional , mental or even , possibly , spiritual problems .
2 One signal of worth is current pay , another is perceived performance in the current post .
3 The object of a moot is to provide practice in developing an argument , and while the reading out of decided cases is often the necessary foundation of an argument , it should not constitute the whole of it .
4 Perhaps I should just say a word about that that operation since you 've raised it , because it is one type of job that we do , that is taking part in a rather large group , in this case sponsored by the Commonwealth Secretariat at the request of the government of Uganda after the fall of erm of Amin , to assess the rehabilitation needs of the country and to suggest what policies should be priority policies for their point of view and what contribution could be made by other countries through aid and erm other ways of technical assistance and fellowships for training and so forth , to help in this rehabilitation .
5 That is concentrating development in partic particular places .
6 Although this sector has rarely produced a highly organised and successful political movement , it is becoming more of a source of protest , that is gaining significance in contemporary Latin America .
7 Commitment to the values and principles we stand for , reinforced by the recognition that — unlike the other opposition parties — we gained ground on 9 April , must be combined with realism about the further progress and change that will be necessary if Labour is to achieve victory in 1996 or 97 .
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