Example sentences of "that is [vb pp] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Exposure to the Atlantic on the west gives rise to a cool , moist climate that is characterised by periods of powerful winds . |
| 2 | Primary sclerosing cholangitis ( PSC ) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease that is characterised by inflammation and fibrosis of both intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts . |
| 3 | Does the right hon. Gentleman accept that it would be contrary to the interests of patient care to force through a proposal that is opposed by consultants , nursing staff , general practitioners , patients and the general public ? |
| 4 | These findings show a threefold increase in acid secretion in H pylori positive healthy volunteers that is explained by H pylori induced hypergastrinaemia and a sixfold increase in acid secretion in the duodenal ulcer patients that is explained by the combination of H pylori induced hypergastrinaemia and an exaggerated acid response to stimulation by gastrin . |
| 5 | It is our feeling that the council needs to be encouraged to take that attitude because if we have a change of policy as the District Council are asking , so that the number of sites released from industrial use is compensated by new green field sites being allocated , then it seems a little bit like a blank cheque to us and we should like to see a firmer control on the amount of land that is lost to development and in seeing that firmer control we 'd like to put pressure on the District Council by not offering them compensation |
| 6 | If you come to the examination with a brain that is befogged by lack of sleep and gallons of black coffee , you will not do yourself justice . |
| 7 | It may be argued that because the affective domain deals with qualitative differences it can not be planned for in the same systematic way that is applied to knowledge , and that it is best dealt with by providing suitable models , and by discussion when problems and student needs arise . |
| 8 | John McIlwraith , Balig , Ayr , chairman of the BSS UK , says the Beltex is the terminal sire that can deliver the right type of lamb at the right weight and with a conformation that is accepted in Europe as second to none . |
| 9 | Mixed protein dishes include cheese sandwiches , beans on toast and porridge that is made with milk . |
| 10 | The carver has reversed the traditional image , creating , instead of a passive victim with blankly staring eyes , an ancient , menacing face that is made of leaves , not being terrorised by them . |
| 11 | Technically , however , the tale is distinctly similar to Dame Sirith in the use that is made of dialogue and the patterning of scenes . |
| 12 | Godwin illustrates on a small scale the proximity of cesspool and pump ( Fig. 34a ) which an investigator in the town of Stafford in 1866 found to be a more general rule : ‘ The water supply of the whole town is obtained from wells , many of them in close proximity to receptacles of filth ; and I am in the habit of saying , partly in joke , but principally in earnest , that the persons living at No. 6 drink the water that is made at No. 7 . |
| 13 | However , self -awareness has affinities with the fear or belief that something will take place on the day after tomorrow ; it is , as Churchill puts it , ‘ a transaction that is made in language ’ ( 1989 : 314 ) . |
| 14 | If one takes the narrow definition of manufacturing investment , which excludes a range of investment that is made by manufacturing companies in services that no longer count as manufacturing investment but which they used to do in-house , the average for the past six years was £10.9 billion — much higher than under the previous Labour Government . |
| 15 | The Minister will be aware of the valuable contribution that is made by members of the Somali community in this country and of the tremendous work that is done on their behalf by my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff , South and Penarth ( Mr. Michael ) . |
| 16 | It is just this point that is made by Lado , whose approach to language teaching is so often represented as directly opposed to the development of communicative abilities : |
| 17 | The discussion that is recorded about Lothar 's age suggests that some were at first not too keen to elect a pope in his thirties who , on recent record , might last for half a century . |
| 18 | The CNAPS-C compiler provides two compilation paths , one producing ANSI C code that is compiled into host executable code for debugging on the host workstation with standard ANSI C development tools , the other producing CNAPS Programming Language assembly code that is assembled into CNAPS executable code . |
| 19 | The CNAPS-C compiler provides two compilation paths , one producing ANSI C code that is compiled into host executable code for debugging on the host workstation with standard ANSI C development tools , the other producing CNAPS Programming Language assembly code that is assembled into CNAPS executable code . |
| 20 | He has a radar that is attuned to children . |
| 21 | ‘ In Africa there 's very little child abuse that is caused by intention because there 's an outlet in the parts I 've been to . |
| 22 | Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight , |
| 23 | Another important area of research is attempting to uncover female poverty that is hidden within households ( Brannen and Wilson , 1987 ) . |
| 24 | I believe this must be the heart of education , not just because every human being will have to cope with the unexpected , with disruption to routine and the loss of what is dear , but because it is singularly appropriate to the current generation of young people who find themselves growing up in a world that is characterized by instability . |
| 25 | ‘ It is important that we do not use one penny of money that is earmarked for patient care , ’ he added . |
| 26 | Water that is warmed a degree or two above freezing point sinks into the colder water below , and is replaced ; the resulting density currents stir the lake into turbulence and spread warmth , a process that is enhanced by wind-stirring as the ice disperses . |
| 27 | The main ‘ problem ’ caused by the pesticide that is questioned by Mr Erlichman in his article is that millions of people are alive today throughout the Third World who would otherwise have died from insect-borne diseases or from starvation because insects destroyed their crops . |
| 28 | We solved the global food problem by applying that technology to the two thirds of the globe that is covered by water . |
| 29 | On the one hand we can consider de Man 's intervention as that of the commentating voice formulating the rule that is illustrated by Proust . |
| 30 | The importance of the child ( which is his own creation ) is significant in the essence of hopefulness that is communicated in lines such as : ‘ Therefore all seasons shall be sweet to thee ’ . |