Example sentences of "[v-ing] [subord] a [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The difficulty for anyone returning after a break is gauging just how up to date the teaching methods and philosophies of care are in any one school of nursing . |
| 2 | A loud juddering sound occurring when a tap is turned off or a ball-valve shuts is known as water hammer . |
| 3 | So , for example , in the case of the passive both animacy and prior access of a particular word ( occurring when a noun is thematic ) are factors which have been shown to influence single word identification . |
| 4 | HOW DOES AMNESTY SET ABOUT ESTABLISHING WHETHER A PRISONER IS INDEED A PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE ? |
| 5 | Establishing when a rug was made |
| 6 | DETECTIVES are investigating after a teenager was threatened and robbed of cash on his way to the bank . |
| 7 | We have also seen that there is no mechanical way of deciding whether a function is a public one or not . |
| 8 | Redundant churches are safeguarded by the Pastoral Measure 1983 which provides procedures for deciding whether a church is still required for worship , and , if not , what the future of the building should be . |
| 9 | In deciding whether a scheme is reasonable , the court will not necessarily decide against the scheme if it is attempting to achieve what could not be achieved under the compulsory sale procedures of CA 1985 , s429 ( ie because there is a dissenting minority shareholder who holds more than 10 per cent of the shares to which the offer relates or for some other reason such procedures can not be used ) . |
| 10 | Deciding whether a person is an employee rather than an independent contractor can prove extremely difficult , The 1979 Parsons case ( quoted by Pritchard ) gives some indication of judicial thinking on the matter : |
| 11 | But is there not a contradiction between being so fiercely hostile to relativism in history and aesthetics and at the same time asserting that there are no objective criteria for deciding whether a work is good or bad ? |
| 12 | ‘ Precatory ’ neither ( as in English law ) implied caution about the clarity of intention , nor was used as the touchstone for deciding whether a disposition was a trust . |
| 13 | Confidence was a major factor in deciding whether a job was attempted and how well the job was carried out . |
| 14 | As Street on Torts puts it , the basis of this authority and the defence it affords to torts such as false imprisonment ‘ is the need to maintain order in the particular organisation responsible for the training of the child ’ ; parental wishes would merely be factors to be taken into account in deciding whether a punishment was reasonable . |
| 15 | In his judgment Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. said that in deciding whether a tribunal was under a duty to give reasons for its decision , one considered , first , the character of the decision-making body and , secondly , the framework in which it operated . |
| 16 | Those items in italics are particular issues which you should address in deciding whether a client is a corporate finance client . |
| 17 | In deciding whether a writ is good or not the judges will be guided by the already accepted Common Law principles . |
| 18 | If it seems that things could be finally settled by deciding whether a foetus is a person , this can only be because ‘ person ’ is used to ascribe a moral status rather than merely to describe . |
| 19 | Dick Fletcher who runs New Media , one of Europe 's leading CD-I development companies , has for long suggested a simple rule of thumb for deciding whether a device is a computer or an appliance . |
| 20 | Here is the reality of the European idea' : a Community whose finest administrative minds devote themselves to deciding whether a carrot is a vegetable or a fruit , whose political leaders discuss not so much ambitious as fantastic plans for military integration — and which can not in practice prevent Europeans tearing themselves to pieces and destroying part of what it is not exaggerated to call our European heritage . ’ |
| 21 | in many circumstances feeding once a day is all that is possible . |
| 22 | As was said in Deacon v. Transport Regulation Board ( 1958 ) V.R. 458 , 460 , in considering whether a payment was made voluntarily or not : ‘ No secret mental reservation of the doer is material . |
| 23 | When considering whether a parent was unreasonably withholding consent to a child 's adoption , the test was not whether the court agreed with the parent 's reasons for withholding consent but whether a reasonable parent would withhold consent in the circumstances of the case . |
| 24 | He was speaking after a man was convicted in Charleston , West Virginia , of printing $800,000 in US and Canadian currency . |
| 25 | Similarly when children have been ill , parental expectations of their behaviour changes , and sometimes it is difficult to re-establish previous patterns of sleep and feeding when a parent is unsure whether the child is fully recovered . |
| 26 | " It being stated to this Meeting that the Water of A-ruagh under Kilchoman House is at present impassable — and a total obstruction to Travelling until a Bridge is erected — … |
| 27 | Social benefits are not solely restricted to cash returns but include any favourable effects that may affect members of the community at large ; for example , the time saved in travelling because a hospital is sited at a particular location . |
| 28 | I was coming because a client was involved as a backer , but he 's no longer involved and … ’ |
| 29 | Myth no. 3 : playing 18 holes of go If or a couple of sets of tennis at the weekend is enough to keep you fit Exercising once a week is not enough to make you fit . |
| 30 | Section 0403 below sets out the procedures to be followed in determining if a client is a corporate finance client . |