Example sentences of "[n mass] are [vb pp] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ten l.e.d.s are fitted to the board as Fig. 5 illustrates , making sure that the cathodes ( k ) , usually indicated by a flat on the l.e.d. casing , go to the common wire which connects to one side of resistor R6 . |
| 2 | These aircraft are directed to the fire by a helicopter and release their 2,000 litres of water in three seconds , and ‘ then you have to push the stick forward ! ’ |
| 3 | Most of the data are supplied to the Survey 's Mineral Reconnaissance Programme , but a significant amount is in support of Land Survey projects . |
| 4 | Isotope data are corrected to the appropriate age for each sample ( or field ) . |
| 5 | Davies says deepsea fish are attracted to the drums , then move to shallower waters and pass on radio-activity through the food chain . |
| 6 | If people are exposed to the variety of opinions that normally exist in relation to any major issue , the likelihood of their being easily manipulated by unscrupulous opinion-makers is greatly reduced . |
| 7 | So that at the time people are invited to the er interview |
| 8 | If it is written by a true enthusiast , a book will enable the reader to understand why people are committed to the study of the cheetah , DNA , Victorian costume , Alpine plants , or whatever . |
| 9 | Every time the Secretary of State comes to the Dispatch Box to reaffirm that laissez-faire doctrine , about 100,000 people are added to the unemployment figures . |
| 10 | The reasons have been insufficiently studied because of the reluctance of the ethnic communities themselves to examine the issues dispassionately and because service planners and managers dance nervously round ‘ the problem ’ , hoping that the differences can all be explained away by a statistical artefact such as the ways people are brought to the attention of the services , by claims of racial prejudice in the ways staff handle patients , or by simple misdiagnosis . |
| 11 | Caterers now have every reason to ensure that staff are trained to the appropriate level and already there is pressure on the Awarding Bodies to provide a more realistic range of courses than at present . |
| 12 | Two staff are dedicated to the business , visiting GKN regularly and maintaining paint stocks . |
| 13 | In this exercise , the library is providing a service to meet expressed need ; there is active cooperation with other professional staff in the school ; and staff are introduced to the potential of information technology . |
| 14 | However the increasingly open and competitive markets of the EC , USA and Japan present a special challenge , not only for locally-based exporting companies but also for those whose sales are restricted to the UK market . |
| 15 | The answer is to make sure that all graphics are sent to the bureau with the publication so that the links can be restored . |