Example sentences of "what [is] [vb pp] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very little of what 's said in conversation is direct and meaningful . |
| 2 | These people are from the Gloucester Centre for Harmony , and they 're indulging in what 's known as tree healing . |
| 3 | We proceeded in the manner of what 's known in film terms as a romp , though I was feeling far from rompish . |
| 4 | The plane has been fitted with what 's described as self defence equipment . |
| 5 | Do you believe violent death leaves a kind of surge of energy behind it which is really what 's meant by ghosts ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Da can have what 's left of Gallagher after I 'm through with him ! ’ |
| 7 | If , Heaven help a reader , Detroit is a traveller 's destination , right on Lafayette Boulevard , close to what 's left of Motown 's business district , an oasis awaits : John K. King 's Used and Rare Books , a pleasure-drome for used book lovers . |
| 8 | Look what 's included with Viva |
| 9 | What 's included at Wonderwest World : |
| 10 | What 's included at Starcoast World : Starsplash sub-tropical waterworld ; live cabaret ; funfair rides ; kids ' clubs and entertainment ; Jimmy D 's teen-only venue ; sports centre ; sports activities ; discos ; dancing ; video films ; chairlift ( weather permitting ) ; nursery/playgroup ; Night Owl service ; child-listening patrol . |
| 11 | It was found later that if bore holes were sunk into the deposits and water circulated in them , the solution could be pumped up and the salt extracted by evaporation , and this is what is done at Marston ( q.v . ) . |
| 12 | ‘ Are we to act as regents over what is done by Parliament with the consent of the Queen , Lords , and Commons ? |
| 13 | Not only will the ranks of its future membership suffer , but the impression will be conveyed that what is done in church is For Adults Only . |
| 14 | Those who question or reject managerial prerogative can be accused of a selfish rejection of Japanese values in favour of alien Western individualism : ‘ an obligation of mutual attachment between firm and employee [ is ] Sanctioned by what is seen as tradition , morally correct and emblematic of Japanese culture ’ ( Clark 1979 p.175 ) . |
| 15 | Values : these define what is seen as success by the organisation and establish standards of achievement within the organisation . |
| 16 | There is growing concern in the Government about unemployment in the south-east of England and what is seen as discrimination in favour of Scotland and other areas through regional aid . |
| 17 | There is growing concern within the Government about the level of unemployment in the south-east of England and what is seen as discrimination in favour of Scotland and other areas through regional aid . |
| 18 | The fact that what is seen as crime varies with different societies does not affect the definition of crime — as an act which breaks the criminal law of the particular society . |
| 19 | Again , still pictures can provide only a limited impression of what is seen in motion , but Figs. 21.18 and 21.19 illustrate important aspects . |
| 20 | Knowledge , we might say , is derived from what is given in perception ; what perception provides is not itself knowledge , but becomes knowledge after some transformation . |
| 21 | ‘ The defence of statutory authority to an action for nuisance was summarised in the speech of my noble and learned friend , Lord Wilberforce , in Allen v. Gulf Oil Refining Ltd. [ 1981 ] A.C. 1001 , 1011 as follows : ‘ It is now well settled that where Parliament by express direction or by necessary implication has authorised the construction and use of an undertaking or works , that carries with it an authority to do what is authorised with immunity from any action based on nuisance . |
| 22 | The year 1660 saw a major revolution in grave-clothes , indirectly leading to the firm establishment of undertaking as a distinct trade , the birth of a new industry and some additional work for the jobbing printer ; for in this year an Act came into force , which decreed that all persons had to be buried in shifts , shrouds and winding-sheets made of woollen material , rather than linen , and free from ‘ Flax , Hemp , Silk , Hair , Gold or Silver , or other than what is made of Sheeps Wooll only ’ . |
| 23 | However , the boundaries have not changed over centuries in terms of what is regarded as Physics . |
| 24 | The data sheets indicated that in practice , there is considerable overlap between what is regarded as job and development training , with many programmes being assigned dual functions , usually job and development , sometimes induction and job , occasionally all three . |
| 25 | We take a look at what is regarded by Ti'Ko as the entry level machine for serious computing . |
| 26 | This apparently more hardline stance of the SOC was reinforced by Hun Sen , when in a speech on Nov. 24 he indicated that his government rejected the Security Council 's peace plan and " will not agree to what is decided in Paris " . |
| 27 | They are purely private means devised by the neurotic to achieve what is achieved in society by collective effort . |
| 28 | Reducing this to one fifth still leaves a potential strength of between 2 and 4 per cent of E , which is roughly what is achieved in practice in fibre-glass and is a good deal more than one can reach , keeping a safe amount of toughness , with the metallic ductility mechanism ( Chapter 9 ) . |
| 29 | What is achieved by devices such as this is not a relationship of analogy , as in the preceding examples , but , in Brooks 's words ( 1949 : 189 ) , a ‘ unification of attitudes into a hierarchy subordinated to a total and governing attitude ’ . |
| 30 | In addition , they have extended our understanding of the nature of portfolio risk and exactly what is achieved by diversification . |