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

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1 On this view , one of the more important problems of methods is to relate these various elements together through some inferential apparatus in systematic ways .
2 The purpose of these Guidelines is to take these general codes as a starting point and to comment on the practical implications of the responsibility owed by engineers in respect of risk issues , and to provide specific guidance to resolve risk concerns satisfactorily ( see also Guideline 3 , Resolving a Risk Concern , page 12 ) ) .
3 Another fashion in vinyls is to use this light-reflecting finish , and have patterns highlighted by embossing parts of the printed design .
4 One of the continuing financial objectives is to lengthen this average life of debt through selective refinancing .
5 Now a new breed of scientists is changing all that .
6 Moreover , while there are good reasons for concern about the availability of services for ‘ revolving door patients ’ during the run down of the old psychiatric hospitals and while doubts remain over the capacity of district general hospital units to provide appropriate care to people in crisis , the relocation of the long stay population of psychiatric hospitals is achieving some successful results .
7 That 's why Save The Children is marking this seventy fifth birthday year with the biggest and most important fund raising appeal in the organisation 's history .
8 The job of perceptual systems is to take these fluctuating patterns of activity occurring at the receptors and interpret them in terms of what is going on in the outside world .
9 The first stage in analysing the records is to scrutinize each individual record to ensure that it is in order , fully complete , and that any noticeable errors are corrected where possible .
10 Polymer Laboratories is supplying several thermal analysers including a simultaneous thermal analyser and a dielectric thermal analyser , as well as a computer software package for operation and data analysis .
11 Modernization of their military capabilities is offsetting any quantitative reduction in forces . "
12 The WSPA said that the demand for bear body parts is threatening all five species living in Asia with extinction .
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