Example sentences of "it is [verb] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet it is condemned by some as inflexible to the point where it can not be a curriculum for all children . |
| 2 | Although publicly scathing about the student left and the anti-Vietnam movement , Healy none the less cultivated a discussion circle of London writers , actors and television producers , it is said with some charm and intellectual force , which was to presage his fixation with Equity , the actors ' Union which increasingly provided personnel and finance for the ERP . |
| 3 | It is said of some speeches that they smell of the lamp . |
| 4 | It is said by some to be more tiring physically than a paid job , by others to be less tiring : some women say it takes a greater emotional toll , others that the drain is less than other work . |
| 5 | It is said in some circles that Morrison is alive and well and living in Des Moines , so perhaps we will one day have to sit through Doors II : the Incognito Years . |
| 6 | It is said in some quarters she is being vindictive about these matters . |
| 7 | But it is governed in some detail by statutory requirements , and so is undeniably a system of statutory regulation . |
| 8 | It is negotiable , and if the drawer is of financial substance or if it is supported by some sort of security , cash may be raised by discounting it , selling it , or lodging it as collateral for a loan . |
| 9 | It is viewed with some suspicion by staff anxious about the standards of care provided , but there is undoubtedly an advantage to clients , who are able to be cared for in more homely environments rather than long stay wards . |
| 10 | It is viewed by some as having a prime role as a respite for carers , others additionally see their role as assisting in the more practical needs such as baths , chiropody , medication etc . |
| 11 | Since perfect competition does not exist in practice — at best it is approximated in some markets — the stringent conditions for efficient resource allocation by the market are not met . |
| 12 | The United States is particularly vulnerable in this respect , both because it is lacking in some valuable resources , and because its vast productive machine uses so much of everything . |
| 13 | It is argued by some workers in artificial intelligence ( such as Boden ) , drawing analogies from neurophysiology , that consciousness is a function of the degree of complexity and connectedness of networks — neural or artificial — but this view has been strongly criticised by Penrose as simplistic and lacking the necessary objective evidence . |
| 14 | But there again it is argued by some that these United Nations Conventions are western inspired . |
| 15 | Furthermore , it is argued by some commentators that , if an attempt were made to trace the redistributive consequences of other types of government policy , e.g. subsidies that are part of industrial policy , then an already very fuzzy picture would become totally confused . |
| 16 | And for evenings , the little black dress ( only permissible if it is split in some extremely unexpected places ) . |
| 17 | As a matter of general law , apart from the statutory provisions and the Law Society 's regulations , the firm 's name must not be such as to deceive the general public into believing that it is dealing with some rival firm . |
| 18 | This arrangement secures a quiet legal life for the film industry in general , although it is resented by some film-makers who are obliged to tailor their product to BBFC standards in order to secure distribution outlets . |
| 19 | It is believed by some that women who say no to sexual intercourse are merely playing sexual games and their ‘ no ’ means ‘ yes . ’ |
| 20 | , America ) is true in the start state but it is contradicted in some later states . |
| 21 | The way in which some modern political leaders exploit envy for their own purposes , and the way it is built into some party programmes , positively suggest that this is a powerful current of feeling which can be readily and effectively exploited . |
| 22 | It is an endowment fund , and we read his intentions as being mainly to help with purchases , but in part it is to help toward some very important restoration projects , such as the Barry Rooms . |
| 23 | Water conditions will fall into the compatibility range of all the fish so far , and you should have no problems keeping any one of these attractive eels , the only requirement being that it is provided with some small tubing to hide in . |
| 24 | It is estimated with some reliability that one in five of those aged 85 and over now suffer from dementia ( Norman 1987a : 2 ) . |
| 25 | And I think that the alternative of the new settlement is by far the best solution , provided it is mixed with some peripheral development , one ca n't go into a position where there is all peripheral development or all new settlement , it has to be in perfect balance , because some needs can not of course be met by the new settlement . |
| 26 | It is addressed to some learned woman of a higher station who appears to be a new acquaintance ; it is therefore possible that Leapor had had correspondence with a literary woman in London who arranged for the poem 's publication . |
| 27 | It is taken by some to be that which falls under statements of certain logico-linguistic kinds . |
| 28 | In sentence 1 the identity of the person who wants to resign is grammatically established as the president and in sentence 2 it is established as some male person who is not the president : the grammar itself specifies disjunctive reference for him . |
| 29 | He jibed that ‘ maybe it is waiting for some cross-shareholding agreements ’ with Bundespost Telekom . |
| 30 | Most of it is preserved in some way ; it is transported and various methods are employed to change and enhance its appearance ; it may be prepared or pre-cooked for convenience and finally aesthetically packaged for maximum appeal . |