Example sentences of "[is] often [vb pp] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's often likened to Cookson , and deservedly so . |
| 2 | It 's effectively isolated from the rest of the country and it 's often forgotten in conversation when people say well I was at Bristol , in your part of the world er at the weekend . |
| 3 | However , since so few children attended some of these types of school , d is often calculated from proportions at the extremes of the scale ; if we rank the class exclusivity of schools on the basis of the magnitude of the d s , we seem to be told that the secondary moderns were the most selective , followed by the grammar schools . |
| 4 | ( An additional consideration is that alcohol is often rationed on safety grounds , which many skiers of my acquaintance would judge to be an unjustifiable infringement of their liberty . ) |
| 5 | While it is true to say that the best wine each year is often reserved for vintage wines , non-vintage blends are not necessarily inferior . |
| 6 | Moreover , science is often taught in terms of equations . |
| 7 | Though these may be plain , use is often made of paper of a different texture , and even of colour , from that of the main text . |
| 8 | A distinction is often made between representatives and delegates . |
| 9 | Reference is often made to Britain 's honourable and proud tradition of welcoming refugees , but in those days they consisted mainly of persecuted individuals . |
| 10 | In using DCFs , reference is often made to NPV . |
| 11 | The law is often invoked by editors , executives or lawyers to support decisions to censor which are taken on other grounds , or instinctively : legal advice of this sort is usually convenient rather than correct . |
| 12 | Dolomite is often distinguished from calcite by its failure to stain with solutions which react with calcite ( see below ) . |
| 13 | Another polyphosphate used is sodium hexametaphosphate the choice of which is often governed by availability and price at the time . |
| 14 | A baby grand piano stands in the drawing room and is often played by guests ( not this one unfortunately ) . |
| 15 | Even when investigations do take place , the police version of events , is often accepted without question , regardless of the implausibility of their story . |
| 16 | It can be connected to the rising t– main and is often fitted in houses with direct cold water systems to provide the hot water . |
| 17 | ( 4 ) If a party wants a definitive ruling from the Panel executive , it will usually only give this if the other party to the takeover has been consulted ( which itself is often conducted by telephone ) . |
| 18 | It is often eaten by athletes who require gradually released energy for long distance events . |
| 19 | Mr Darling said private companies were able to take ‘ strategic decisions ’ when pitching for contracts , an avenue which is often blocked to government agencies . |
| 20 | Influence is often separated from power . |
| 21 | Thus , in the anthropological literature , ritual is often explained in terms of ‘ letting off steam ’ . |
| 22 | This is often explained in terms of making the element in question more prominent or emphasizing it , an explanation which some may find confusing . |
| 23 | Ophelia is often ignored for audition material simply because she does n't seem to have much in the way of a sustained speech until she goes mad . |
| 24 | Third , the political rationale of state interventions is often ignored in favour of economic explanations only . |
| 25 | The importance of art is often ignored in schools . |
| 26 | Teaching experience is often ignored in applications for medical posts . |
| 27 | Although folklinguistics is often dismissed by linguists as unscientific and inaccurate ( both of which it usually is ) , it is certainly not without interest for a feminist linguistic theory . |
| 28 | Most of the youngsters know him by name and he is often called to Hendon police station when they get into trouble with the law . |
| 29 | In each of these situations the dead victim 's reputation is often called into question . |
| 30 | In an age where commercial profit and gain are predominant , the purpose of archaeology is often called into question . |