Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [is] [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Accordingly , terms of reference should be agreed formally in writing and MAS should ensure that the investigations is given a tight , commercial focus so that for its cost it is of maximum use to the client .
2 The traditional approach of the courts is to analyse the dealings between the parties in terms of the normal rules of offer and acceptance .
3 The role of the courts is to apply the common law and interpret statutes ; the function of Parliament is to legislate and create law .
4 The third way of calculating the multiplicand and now the one that finds most favour with the courts is to deduct a percentage from the deceased 's net income figure to represent what he would have spent exclusively on himself .
5 The central plank of the proposals is to give the county court the power to deal with a substantial numbers of cases , particularly injury cases , reserving the High Court for complex and specialist cases .
6 The central plank of the proposals is to give the county courts the power to deal with a substantial numbers of cases , particularly injury cases , reserving the High Court for complex and specialist cases .
7 In practice , however , they are contradictory , because the purpose of the rules is to produce a single solution to any accounting problem while economic reality , with which accounting purports to be concerned , is far too complex for unique solutions .
8 Around the titles is built a mystique that implies that this quite ordinary product is somehow different and better than anything else on the market .
9 One of the solutions is to protect the rainforests .
10 Sometimes the best way to reach decisions which reflect the reasons which apply to the subjects is to adopt an indirect strategy and follow rules and considerations which do not themselves apply to the authority 's subjects .
11 This would be the case where an R&D programme and its objective are clearly defined and each of the parties is given the opportunity of exploiting any of the results that are of interest to it , or where the results are used solely for the purposes of further research .
12 WREXHAM and District Association for the Arts is to hold a meeting at the town 's library on June 24 to discuss the impact the restructuring of local government will have on arts , culture and recreation locally .
13 All you have to do to get your hands on the goodies is to study the adverts on this page and pick , from the choice below each ad , the year in which they actually appeared in our Live Ads section .
14 In such cases , one of the responses is termed the preferred response ( because it occurs most frequently ) and the other the dispreferred response ( because it is less common ) .
15 A simple formula to calculate the amps is to divide the watts ( usually marked on the bottom of the appliance ) by the volts : the result is amps .
16 The only option to this court in the circumstances is to order a rehearing before a freshly constituted family proceedings court and that should take place as soon as possible .
17 In as much as the purpose of the trials is to establish the suitability of a package of products , used for maintenance rather than remedial cleaning , it may also be necessary to arrange for a ‘ deep clean ’ prior to the trial otherwise the results may be distorted .
18 I underline that the presence of the troops is causing the problem at present .
19 Where the aim of the calculations is to estimate the potential rate of genetic change , total variance in breeding success is clearly the relevant measure to use .
20 The job of the buyers is to assess the health needs of people in their area and then see that those needs are met as quickly and effectively as possible .
21 There is no specific form for the particulars of claim , even though the object of the particulars is to inform the defendant with sufficient particularity of the claim against him or her .
22 I am sorry that the hon. Gentleman still does not understand that the whole drive behind the reforms is to back the general practitioner 's decision with money so that choice becomes reality .
23 Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that the whole purpose of the reforms is to increase the number of inspections in schools , not reduce them , and that the monitoring and regulation of the new system will be such that it would not be in the professional interest of any inspector to try to fiddle a report ?
24 The reason we asked for the figures is to get a ball park idea .
25 How can a Government who claim to defend the national health service pursue that claim when the hidden agenda behind so many of the changes is to break the morale , commitment and solidarity of people who work in the health service ?
26 The consistent purpose in all the changes is to expand the control individuals have over the work situation , their autonomy from management and their voluntary interdependence .
27 All that remains for the entrants is to polish the conkers , Dennis Lillee style .
28 The function of the biceps is to bend the elbow , supinate the forearm and flex the shoulder .
29 I think you might find one of the lorries is overtaking the other one .
30 The effect of the provisions is to deem the income to be that of the settlor , usually for all the purposes of income tax but sometimes only for the purposes of the higher rate of tax .
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