Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [to-vb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 All permutations of transitional probabilities arising out of the character recognition are calculated to give an associated probability for a given string .
2 When a bargain has been struck the TOPIC ( " Teletext Output of Price Information on Computer " ) price displays are altered to show the last trades made .
3 Today reasons other than those voiced by Hale are given to justify the marital rape exemption .
4 Figures for 1971 are available on both bases and are given to indicate the potential disparity .
5 These details are given to emphasize the enormous difference of scale between any problem Howard dreamed of and the problems facing recent TDC directors .
6 The very existence of Article 23 was regarded as indicating that the Convention was not mandatory , on the rather tortuous argument that if the Convention had been intended to replace the broad discovery powers previously exercised by the United States , acceptance of Article 23 ( which enables other States to refuse to operate the Convention in this area ) ‘ would have been most anomalous ’ .
7 It had originally been intended to include the Independent Women 's Union , which had campaigned jointly with the Green Party , but the two parties split after the Independent Women 's Union unsuccessfully demanded a larger share of the eight seats the list had won .
8 It had been intended to number the main service 109B and 109W , for Blackfriars and Westminster respectively , as had been done in the case of the Wimbledon services , but there was a change in heart at the last minute and the buses were delivered with blinds numbered 109 only .
9 It was seen as an unveiled hint of royal displeasure at Scots separatists ( the elaborate investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales , at a time when Welsh nationalism was acquiring an increasingly strident tone , had been intended to have a similar impact ) but it might also serve as a text for all the concerns of the monarchy .
10 A significant detail is the forked ends of the severed heads which may have been intended to suggest the immediate growth of two replacements , as in the classical version of the myth .
11 Unfortunately , the Kanda method is destructive and many of the mitotic cells become unscorable but a sufficient number are conserved to give a clear indication of X-chromosome activity .
12 Tory MP Geoffrey Dickens claimed the recordings might have been leaked to blacken the Royal Family and warned that ‘ evil forces ’ could be at work .
13 Furthermore , if investment has been undertaken to improve the competitive position , then it may be desirable , during the manager 's stay in the SBU , to assess the likely performance of that investment by reference to early signals of a change in the competitive position .
14 A feasibility study has been undertaken to determine the future development strategy for the BGS deep-tow boomer and plans are now being developed to enhance the performance and flexibility of the system .
15 In the fourth phase of progress , population-based antenatal screening — maternal serum alpha fetoprotein and ultrasound screening , sometimes complemented by amniocentesis — has been proven to have a substantial effect .
16 Never think that April is not a good month for skiing , as it has repeatedly been proven to have the best snow .
17 This section of line is now double track and the station platforms have been altered to serve the middle roads on this picture .
18 Doors are joined to make a predella-like altarpiece .
19 The presentation of comparative figures has been adjusted to reflect the new standard .
20 The residuals from the fitted line can be thought of as values for a variable which have been adjusted to take the explanatory variable into account .
21 Before calculation of the explained variance , both simulated and observed temperatures have been adjusted to have the same 1861–1900 mean .
22 Family routines are adjusted to accommodate the worsening disease .
23 The neighbouring grammatical categories are examined to determine the possible grammatical transitions .
24 We banked to the left , following the precisely plotted curve of a bed of flowers , which had been arranged to form a living mosaic of the municipal crest .
25 It is the aim of this study to investigate the determinants of unemployment and the behaviour of wages and prices in interwar Britain , using as a starting point models which have been developed to analyse the current unemployment problem .
26 Advanced computer modelling techniques have been developed to simulate the refining process .
27 Three tests have been developed to estimate the risk-adjusted performance of portfolios :
28 In addition to pioneering ‘ green ’ techniques in areas such as pest control , a number of new businesses have been developed to meet the increasing concern for the environment .
29 It has been developed to meet the particular needs of the school .
30 The absence of such a universally adopted standard whereby the human conscience could have been developed to have a significant influence on human behaviour , has been the cause of much failure in efforts to administer justice .
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