Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [subord] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The sequel was the War Powers Act ( 1973 ) under which the President had to inform Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces abroad ; in addition the forces had to be withdrawn unless the action was formally authorized by Congress .
2 Some cover may be withdrawn as the insurance company sees it as a greater risk .
3 Even if both agreed the issue might not be withdrawn if the tribunal objected .
4 In the former case there is no express threat of proceedings to be withdrawn if the defendant pays up promptly because he believes himself to be liable .
5 They were some of the first cars to be withdrawn when the fleet was modernised , and they were scrapped in 1934 .
6 Members of the Company put their money down on a separate basis for a distinct and limited series of enterprises ; profits from the voyage would be divided in proportion to capital invested , but capital as well as dividends could be withdrawn when the enterprises were complete and all the goods brought back had been sold off .
7 Paying all pre-payments into a trust account from which they can not be withdrawn until the package has been provided .
8 Wall-mounted spotlights are useful , but the ability to reposition the light slightly as well as alter the direction of the beam is especially desirable as it enables different features to be highlighted as the seasons change .
9 It would be diagnosed if the person complains of or shows such things as : poor appetite and weight loss ; disturbed sleep pattern ; loss of energy and an inability to experience pleasure ; feelings of guilt and self-reproach ; difficulty in concentrating ; suicidal thoughts ; and behaviour that is very greatly slowed down or , alternatively , agitated and restless .
10 Before leaving randomizing algorithms , it should be made clear that the treatment of them here is based on the assumption that the file size , once created , can only be altered when the file is reorganized .
11 First , it failed to take account of the fact that British industry at the time was undergoing traumatic upheavals and that the impact of this upon firms had to be recognized if the need to decentralize in the first place was to be understood .
12 Clause 5.10.3 may have to be amended where the premises comprise part business , part residential accommodation , eg high street shop with flats above .
13 This procedure will be reviewed and evaluated and may be amended when the arrangements for future sessions are established .
14 If a summons has not been served , it may be amended if the plaintiff files an amended request " notwithstanding that the amendment consists of the addition or substitution of a defendant " .
15 Remember too that in times of industrial strife the photograph could be blacked if the photographer is not an NUJ member .
16 According to Bundesbank officials , they first suggested on September 11 that Britain 's problems would be eased if the pound shifted its position inside the Exchange Rate Mechanism .
17 However , with stand magnifiers , the restricted space under the lens does not permit activities such as writing or sewing to be undertaken while the lens is being held .
18 Of course , this needs to be undertaken before the parts are attached to the case .
19 The corrective operation could not be undertaken until the child was three months old , and the doctor recommended that the child should be allowed to stay at the hospital until she was due for surgery , her condition producing difficulties in feeding .
20 The practicalities of service of the Summons , entering appearance , lodging Defences and so forth , are usually such that consideration of tactics can not be undertaken until the Adjustment Period is fixed .
21 Well unfortunately er it was the practice of shipyards for a long number of years , er to have maybe two or three squads of riveters that were kept in a yard on a sort of permanent basis , but you would invariably find that most of the squads would be sacked when the boat was launched , and taken back on again as they were needed .
22 Up to 150 teachers in Gloucestershire could be sacked if the Government sticks to it 's decision to cap county spending by £10 million .
23 The 20 year interval between the first influx of nuclear workers in the late 1950s and the cluster of cases near Dounreay beginning in 1979 could not readily be explained since the excesses usually followed fairly quickly on other types of population mixing .
24 The fact that different dowsers can get very different results on the same site can perhaps be explained as the interaction between their own energy field and the field of the site , so that the dowsing patterns found can only have true meaning by looking at the dowser as well .
25 In criticizing the conflict thesis , we noted that a misleading sketch of opposition to science can be traced if the sample is confined to religious extremists .
26 In addition to these cuts , a moratorium was placed on the spending of certain funds , in the Administration , Finance and House budgets , the expenditure of which could be delayed until the income situation had clarified .
27 Yevgeny Primakov , Mr Gorbachev 's envoy in Gulf matters , had already appealed for the full ground war to be delayed until the Iraqis cough up their answer .
28 Medical opinion believed that early breast milk ( antigen-rich colostrum ) was harmful , and that feeding should be delayed until the passage of the first stools .
29 Commission officials say that implementation of the banking directive can not be delayed until the others too are ready to go into effect .
30 Without sufficient information , a selection decision should be delayed until the book has appeared .
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