Example sentences of "[Wh det] be often [verb] to " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | However in many cases it is doubtful whether these are anything other than the traditional wage system in a new disguise — for ‘ merit ’ , ‘ loyalty ’ and ‘ cooperation ’ , which are often tied to length of service have been used as major criteria for wage increases granted in this fashion … managements have not proceeded hastily towards full-blown wage rationalization because of their own concern with preserving worker identification with the enterprise … |
| 2 | Evidently , as pointed out in section 4.5 , approaches via damped oscillations which are often referred to as ringing . |
| 3 | After reaching this stage there are still opportunities for movement from small houses to large houses and on to Travel Inns which are often attached to a Beefeater Restaurant . |
| 4 | This is shown by prices in the " grey market " which are often reported to be so low as to negate all of the gross fees , thus absorbing all of the underwriters ' risk premium . |
| 5 | He is an omnivorous poet , quite as comfortable in the world of technology as in that of animals , plants and other country matters , which are often thought to be the more proper subjects of poetry . |
| 6 | They were never importunate , never servile ; they never tried to lure Europeans into the kind of patron-client relationship which is often assumed to be vital to the functioning of the colonial psyche but which many Englishmen in fact found more annoying than gratifying . |
| 7 | However , a separate proposal was made by Easterbrook ( 1959 ) which describes an underlying mechanism which is often assumed to be responsible for both relationships . |
| 8 | The two sets of metaphors have persisted side by side , not only in the West since the ancient Greeks , but in other civilizations as well ( Chinese ming ‘ bright ’ is the ordinary word for the enlightenment of the sage , which is often compared to a mirror reflecting things exactly as they are , while te ‘ get ’ is used of insight ; ‘ I 've got it ! ’ says the disciple to his master as he catches on to the Tao ) . |
| 9 | The quality of ‘ capture ’ which is often said to be the major aim of the department becomes another ‘ lip service ’ to the outside world , although once again the symbolic content of this truth is multi-vocal . |
| 10 | In certain instances a pass/fail cut-off score is specified which is often referred to as a criterion . |
| 11 | Some rugs in this category employ the French-inspired Aubusson scheme , which is often referred to as the " aesthetic " style . |
| 12 | A key concept is functional dependency , which is often referred to as determinacy . |
| 13 | The emancipation of the poor and oppressed is thus made part of a civilizing process , which is often seen to be conditional on assimilating their demands to the discourses of humanism and rationalism . |
| 14 | However , the impulsive nature of such repeats , which is often related to alcohol abuse , can make alternative measures , which appear practical to the therapist , totally inappropriate for the patient . |
| 15 | Mr Darling said private companies were able to take ‘ strategic decisions ’ when pitching for contracts , an avenue which is often blocked to government agencies . |
| 16 | The latest type of basin is the semi-recessed countertop basin , which is often designed to be installed as part of a run of fitted bathroom units . |
| 17 | An even more radical view , advocated by those who favour less rather than more regulation of conflicts of interest , is one which is often attributed to the Chicago school . |
| 18 | The female ‘ imaginary ’ which is often counterposed to the phallic code of the symbolic , belongs in history and culture as closely as the law of the father , and it has been the self-elected quest of women 's art to elucidate the character of that interaction , participation and combination . |
| 19 | Like many elite theorists who came after him , Pareto is peculiarly ambiguous about the concept ‘ governing elite , which is often taken to be his most important contribution to sociology . |
| 20 | The route concludes with a descent into Borrowdale which is often claimed to be the most beautiful valley in the whole of England . |
| 21 | The nineteenth century brought a new kind of search for the basis and foundation of theology itself ; a fresh attempt to bring human awareness and experience into the centre of theological study ; the forging of more specialised techniques for the literary and historical study of the Bible , techniques whose application helped to raise what were often felt to be disturbing and challenging questions about its meaning and relevance as well as about the standing and authority of established Christian doctrines ; and the sharp new question whether Christian theology itself ought not to be subsumed under some more general study of religion and religions . |
| 22 | These two levels constitute what is often referred to as the " double articulation " of linguistic form : phonology being the " sound pattern " of the language ( phonemes , stress , rhythm , intonation ) , and syntax being , roughly speaking , the abstract grammatical and lexical form of language . |
| 23 | Political parties , professional associations and local authority associations are frequently the major actors in what is often referred to as the ‘ national local government system ’ ( see Rhodes 1988 ) . |
| 24 | ] Will the ‘ Twelve ’ have established a relatively open trading relationship with the rest of the world or will it , accepting that a common external tariff will remain , have gone the opposite way and created a protectionist Europe what is often referred to as Fortress Europe ? |
| 25 | This approach has received considerable reinforcement recently in what is often referred to as " the experiential approach to RE " ( see Chapter 6 for detailed discussion of this ) which focuses on helping pupils to relate to their own experiences and develop the skills they need to reflect on this in a meaningful way . |
| 26 | It has , in contrast , been Western orthodoxy to cling to technological superiority as a substitute for what is often taken to be an unbridgeable quantitative gap . |
| 27 | The usage embodied in the first of these quotations is now well established in the literature , and the sentiments expressed in the second serve to remind us that the idea of the ultimately contingent nature of what is often taken to be ‘ natural ’ has a long and distinguished pedigree . |