Example sentences of "[conj] is [vb pp] at [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often , it is not brand new R&D that is needed at all , but rather the application of existing knowledge to a wide range of problems and processes within manufacturing industry . |
| 2 | The ‘ type of lad ’ who once became an apprentice now goes on to take an engineering degree and is replaced at that qualification level by a different category of young person . |
| 3 | The mass of water ( typically 90 litres ) is heated quickly to a pre-set temperature ( 60°C ) and is maintained at this level . |
| 4 | The National Certificate in Travel has been designed in collaboration with the Association of British Travel Agents National Training Board ( ABTA NTB ) who are the Industry Lead Body for the retail travel sector and is aimed at those seeking a career in the retail travel trade , primarily and traditionally school leavers . |
| 5 | The series is designed to inform and exemplify without mathematical wizardry , and is aimed at those who read scientific papers as well as those who write them . |
| 6 | This is a traditional view of the mix of corporate financing and is discussed at more length later in this chapter when the theories of Miller and Modigliani are discussed . |
| 7 | ‘ La toilette d'une jeune mariée dans le costume antique ’ , dated ‘ Roma 1777 ’ , is one of five large paintings by Joseph-Marie Vien commissioned by the Comte d'Angiviller and is offered at this auction of Old Master paintings with the estimate of FFr2–3m ( £200–300,000 ; $350–530,000 ) . |
| 8 | It is essentially a sales tax levied at a percentage of the final price of the product ( 17.5 per cent from 1991 ) , but is collected at each stage in the production process . |