Example sentences of "[noun pl] is [vb pp] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hedging exchange rate risks is considered in Chapter 16 . |
| 2 | This spreading of risks is known as risk transformation . |
| 3 | our next champ is Simon Wigg from Buckinghamshire … he 's won the world long track title for the fourth time … with a new look … the bike has been aerodynamically designed by grand prix men … and the suit which he wears over the leathers is made of lycra … |
| 4 | If the exchange rate for the two currencies is determined by market forces then the price of Deutschmarks would rise and the price of pounds would fall . |
| 5 | Permanent disablement from any profession or occupation entitles a claimant to £100,000 , while loss of hearing in both ears is compensated by £30,000 . |
| 6 | His recital of the history of the archbishops ' exercise of authority over the whole of Britain over the centuries is punctuated by quotations from Gregory , proclaiming the claims of antiquity as a model for future conduct . |
| 7 | The relation between the theory and practice of perspective over the next four centuries is examined in detail . |
| 8 | The need to control for both the individual and areal characteristics is demonstrated by table 6.1 taken from Garner ( 1988 ) . |
| 9 | The relationship between use of linguistic variables and various other speaker characteristics is illustrated in table 5.2 , which summarizes patterns in the realization of the vowel variable ( ai ) by Belfast working-class speakers . |
| 10 | Kossen ( 1983 ) has suggested that possession of certain characteristics is required for leadership : |
| 11 | Drinking water supplies are believed to be contaminated ; the sale of bottled water to Koreans is prohibited by law ( foreigners are exempt ) , although this is increasingly flouted as concern over water safety grows . |
| 12 | The unacceptability of certain conversion methods is accentuated for Gandhi by his belief that all religions have elements of truth and error and that no particular religion can lay claim to a monopoly of the truth . |
| 13 | The rational application of pesticides is stymied by ignorance of how pest attack at different stages of crop development affects yield . |
| 14 | The comparison and generation of these error signals is illustrated in Fig 2 . |
| 15 | A list of ‘ Transaction Failures ’ and their remedies is given in Appendix E. |
| 16 | The Knox Brothers is written by Penelope Fitzgerald , now famous as a novelist . |
| 17 | Peter 's dream of unclean animals is recorded in Acts , Chapter 10 : 9 On the morrow , as they went on their journey , and drew nigh unto the city , Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour . |
| 18 | The link between cowries and eyes is documented by archaeology as well as ethnology . |
| 19 | The Bible Through Asian Eyes is published by Pace Publishing . |
| 20 | A second application which cuts out the 18 starter and retirement homes is recommended for approval . |
| 21 | Support for the high prevalence of dementia in nursing homes is provided by Bond et al . |
| 22 | How these effects have been unravelled from measurements of the arrival times of the pulsar pulses is recounted in Section 8.6 . |
| 23 | The importance of economic considerations is supported by evidence from Burgoyne and Clark 's ( 1984 ) small-scale study of couples in second marriages . |
| 24 | This very popular music with its haunting , melancholy and often monotonous melodies is sung in Madeira but has never become as popular here as it is in Portugal . |
| 25 | The symbol of each of the 10 contesting parties is printed on ballot papers for the illiterate voters who account for 60 per cent of the electorate . |
| 26 | So far , the card capacity has been largely limited to a mere 64 kilobytes and supply to third parties is controlled by Sharp which price them at up to £50 each , limiting the potential margin for would-be card publishers . |
| 27 | Where the comparative blameworthiness or culpability of the parties is taken into account , then the test is an objective one of deviating from the standard of behaviour of the reasonable man . |
| 28 | Figure 4 shows how the rapid fall from six to seven authors is influenced by alterations in the overall distribution of authorship numbers . |
| 29 | A description of the roles of management ( and of the users in general ) and the information requirements supporting those roles is given in Section 2.5 . |
| 30 | A solace of sorts is offered by George Braque 's ‘ Verre , bouteille et carte bas ’ of 1912 ( est. $800–1,000,000 ; £465–580,000 ) and Picasso 's ‘ Bouteille de bass , verre , paquet de table , pipe et as de trèfle ’ ( est. $600–800,000 ; £350–465,000 ) . |