Example sentences of "[vb pp] [is] [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact presupposed is that the Earth revolves on its axis so that places on the Earth have varying positions relative to the Sun . |
| 2 | However , what is expected is that the Bank of England will require all banks under the Banking Act of 1987 to keep a ratio of ‘ primary liquid assets ’ to some definition of deposit liabilities . |
| 3 | A feature of Pauling 's theory now largely forgotten is that the chain of amino acids in a protein can , at least in principle , be twisted either to the left or the right , giving both left and right-handed helical structures . |
| 4 | What must never be forgotten is that the meaning of the word ‘ god ’ shall be such that its definition can be accepted by all the leading and reasonable people of all races , taught to all children , and be so firmly entrenched within the powers of reason and logic that it becomes inviolable . |
| 5 | The view to which we have come is that the cause was part of a causal circumstance as conceived . |
| 6 | Although I rate El Tel very highly I think one of the reasons he is being picked is that no money will have to change hands . |
| 7 | Mr Penna told the inquest : ‘ A fact which obviously must be considered is that the deceased by any standards had consumed quite a lot of alcohol . ’ |
| 8 | A further component of passive rifting that needs to be considered is whether a rifting event is accompanied by abundant volcanism . |
| 9 | A final point which ought to be considered is whether the doctor may be liable under section 2 in the case that the patient expressing the wish to die is mentally unfit . |
| 10 | The biggest single reason for refusal of certification being recommended is that the subject assessor is unable to see evidence of student performance . |
| 11 | A break with this doctrine was made by the Divorce Reform Act 1969 , now replaced by the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 , as amended in 1984 , and the present position is that the sole ground on which a petition for divorce may be presented is that the marriage has broken down irretrievably . |
| 12 | For the present , all that need be noticed is that the purpose of Alexander 's letter was to convey a distinct papal command to Lanfranc that the monastic community in his cathedral church was to be preserved . |
| 13 | One thing I have noticed is that the exterior of the church is in need of repair and redecoration . |
| 14 | What can be seen is that the attempt to correlate black youth and crime is a latent but definite element in the law and order debate . |
| 15 | One point which has been decided is that an odour need not be prejudicial to health to amount to a nuisance , rather in deciding the question the court will consider all the circumstances including the character of the locality in which the plaintiff is living , the nature , intensity and frequency of the odour , the time and effects of its commission . |
| 16 | The one indisputable fact these studies revealed is that the majority of those interviewed were not familiar with the extent of , or damage caused by , corporate crime and amongst the ‘ knowledgeable ’ minority , few were able to define it with any precision . |
| 17 | The most that can be said is that the majority of individuals said to be non-right handed still show left hemisphere language representation ( Annett , Hudson , and Turner , 1974 ; Fleminger and Bunce , 1975 ; Clyma , 1975 ) . |
| 18 | If a homosexual union is to be accepted as a marriage and yet denied the right to raise children , what is really being said is that the state has an interest in sheltering and protecting children from a homosexual environment . |
| 19 | What is being said is that the recipient of confidential information can not use the information as a shortcut to side-step the work which other members of the public would have to do . |
| 20 | following on from that er that the point that I think is being made is that a contribution does not have to be put forward in a shape of a question to be er a useful contribution to the debate and and your erm pressure upon er the lady who spoke er a while ago was er insisting that she she |
| 21 | Indeed , the pattern of research work in the humanities and social sciences is such that perhaps the only generalisation which can be made is that no article or book is written using only the resources of one library , still less the home library of a researcher 's institution . |
| 22 | The assumption made is that the capital gain or loss occurs evenly over the remaining life of the bond . |
| 23 | Perhaps the first point that needs to be made is that the relationship between use and learning differs in respect to first and second language situations . |
| 24 | Thus , it may be that the only undertaking being made is that the sample was honestly and properly taken from the bulk , as was the case in Gardiner v Gray ( 1815 ) 4 Camp 144 . |
| 25 | A wide choice of spectrophotometric methods ( absorbance , reflectance , fluorescence , luminescence ) and geometry ( single optical fibre , bundle , bifurcated fibre ) is feasible ; all that is needed is that the biolayer modulates the light path . |
| 26 | The reason why facilities at Dounreay were offered is that the fuel is of a specialist type which the Dounreay plant can process . |
| 27 | The procedure envisaged is that a proposal in the social policy area would first be submitted to the Council of the twelve member states . |
| 28 | What is envisaged is that every client will be informed at the outset that a procedure exists for dealing with " problems " : it is not necessary to mention the word " complaint " at this stage . |
| 29 | A third possibility that should not be overlooked is that the stereotype is just a stereotype and has no real correlate in women 's behaviour . |
| 30 | What is often overlooked is that the presence of high real interest rates , by attracting higher savings , reduces spending and hence curtails imports . |