Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The process of commercialization and industrialization in the newspaper industry which began in the 19th century thus continued to have an important effect on newspapers in this century as newspaper costs escalated , as new methods were developed to tap new audiences , to reach new readers , and to increase sales . |
| 2 | Synthetic drugs such as quinacrine and chloroquine , were developed to replace natural quinine but some strains of malaria are found to be resistant and doctors are using quinine again to treat malaria in Vietnam , fortunately , trees grow well in Java which is now the main global source . |
| 3 | Data base systems have been available for many years and were developed to make efficient use of secondary storage devices in large computer installations . |
| 4 | Percentage change in ozone on 25 March at 56mbar resulting solely from chemical processes acting from the start of the simulation in which the radiative heating and cooling were calculated using present-day levels of CO 2 and climatological ozone concentrations . |
| 5 | Change in the total ozone ( Dobson Units ) due to heterogeneous processes for the period 15 December to 25 March from the simulation in which the radiative heating and cooling were calculated using present-day levels of CO 2 and climatological ozone concentrations . |
| 6 | Percentage of the model domain north of 25°N covered by polar stratospheric clouds at 56mbar for the simulations in which the radiative heating and cooling were calculated using present-day levels of CO 2 and climatological ozone concentrations ( run 1 ) , present-day levels of CO 2 but with model-calculated ozone concentrations ( run 2 ) , doubled CO 2 with climatological ozone concentrations ( run 3 ) , and doubled CO 2 and model determined ozone concentrations ( run 4 ) . |
| 7 | Extensions to both East and West Breakwaters were completed giving added protection to the approaches to the Harbour and Docks . |
| 8 | On days five to seven , 7.5 mg sodiumpicosulfate ( Laxoberon — Boehringer Ingelheim ) were given to facilitate colonic washout . |
| 9 | These areas were designated to conserve valued landscapes and to make them more accessible to the general public ( or at least to those who own cars ) . |
| 10 | Johnnie Warburton renewed his acquaintance with Jack when they were designated to work alternate shifts . |
| 11 | Apart from reducing the budget deficit , the cuts were intended to reassure financial markets after the European-wide currency crisis forced the floating of the markka [ see p. 39080 ] . |
| 12 | Both the August initiatives were intended to reduce anti-US feeling which in recent weeks had increased following the activities of US military and anti-drug personnel in the country . |
| 13 | As regards intent , the United Kingdom Government had never concealed the fact that the restrictions introduced by the Act of 1988 were intended to exclude Spanish interests from the United Kingdom fishing industry . |
| 14 | These drugs were intended to have specific effects and on the whole it was hoped that they would have as few other effects as possible . |
| 15 | As the programme of library education was in a state of active development , many of the methods used were intended to provide formative evaluation on which course modifications could be based . |
| 16 | He argues that some Conservative leaders were predisposed to fight local elections on party lines from the moment that the modern system of local government was introduced . |
| 17 | Scottish teachers , like their counterparts south of the border , were seeking better pay and conditions ; but the Scottish dispute was also a massive protest at the rapid rate of educational change and at the way in which teachers felt they were expected to carry forward developments without adequate support . |
| 18 | That would remove the enormous burden which was facing local councils who were expected to compile detailed maps of all the land in their boundaries showing whether it might be contaminated . |
| 19 | These issues were expected to receive close attention when the treaty was submitted to the US Congress . |
| 20 | Fourth quarter results , however , were expected to reflect increased oil import prices and a drop in tourist numbers . |
| 21 | These conditions were expected to meet stiff resistance in the Legislative Assembly . |
| 22 | Press reports in late November 1989 had stated that more than 200 US members of Congress were expected to sponsor renewed moves to erect protectionist measures against Japan . |
| 23 | Economies of scale and the use of computers were expected to reduce administrative costs . |
| 24 | The members of the Battalion mess were so superior , it seemed , that they were expected to have unlimited funds at their disposal . |
| 25 | Bishops and abbots were expected to produce substantial contingents . |
| 26 | Some council employees were forbidden to treat unmarried mothers , lesbians and gays less favourably than ‘ respectable ’ people . |
| 27 | From Sept. 15 foreigners were forbidden to export scarce consumer goods , unless purchased for hard currency . |
| 28 | Some letters were found to be more often confused with other letters and these letters were deemed to share similar features E G , B and P were often confused whereas B and X were n't so you 'd be flashing either a series sequence of letters up , some of which shared features , some of which did n't , or we thought shared features , and then we saw whether they were confused or not , and this was taken to support the idea that features were extracted from the input , or that 's how we constructed the letters or characters that we were perceiving . |
| 29 | After eight weeks , a further four patients eventually underwent surgery for failure to heal , two were lost to follow up , and four were deemed to have resistant ulcers ( Fig 1 ) . |
| 30 | The occupants of the farms of early Anglo-Saxon England lived an essentially self-sufficient existence , and the farms were located to make maximum use of available resources amidst land most suitable for the form of agriculture practised . |