Example sentences of "it is [verb] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can pretend it is using colour film from 50 to 400 ASA , which will keep most happy snappers occupied , but does n't really lend itself to low-light photography or sports . |
| 2 | For example , he took comfort from the deflationary economic measures of July 1966 , which he opposed , as it gave him the chance ‘ to reassert collective Cabinet authority because I see how disastrous it is to allow Cabinet government to decline into mere Prime Ministerial government … if I achieved anything it was by asserting the right of Cabinet to take part in the making of economic strategy so that Harold conceded we must be given that right ’ . |
| 3 | First , it means that there must be some form of cost/benefit analysis , however distasteful it is to assign money values to life or ill-health . |
| 4 | Big small disk drive maker Conner Peripherals Inc , San Jose warns that continued weakness in demand and price declines for its disk drives , and a shortfall in orders from its European distributor will hurt its first quarter results and that the expected lower sales will cause earnings per share to fall below analysts ' expectations : it says it is evaluating restructuring alternatives to reduce costs and that any restructuring action could result in additional charges to the quarter ; chief executive Finis Conner said the disk drive market is affected by price competition and excess capacity in the industry , which has caused customers to defer buys and reduce their lead times . |
| 5 | Over the next two Saturdays it is organising town litter picks along with skip collections at the Gateway car park , Ox Close and the Parish Church car park . |
| 6 | It is in the people , it is causing breast cancer , it is in the milk of cows , and it is in the rivers at 1,000 times background levels . |
| 7 | USL says it is waiving source code fees due from Univel worth up to $7m during the 30-month period after Univel commences operations . |
| 8 | It is called ball clay because it was cut in cubes , about a spade size , and these were called ‘ balls ’ of clay ! |
| 9 | This research demonstrates the need to take all referrals seriously and questions how feasible it is to prioritize child abuse referrals by source in deciding whether to investigate some more urgently than others . |
| 10 | It is hoped Destination Darlington will have a guide to some of the major events happening in the town throughout the year . |
| 11 | It is donating relief supplies of backlist stock , and has promised to present the school with one copy of every one of this year 's new titles . |
| 12 | At the base of the idol , a gold-lined vessel known as a Rasakumbha is installed , and in it is placed potassium nitrate , sulphur , copper-sulphate , nine herbs , nine cereals and nine gems . |
| 13 | Another method of locating it is to use Beta Canis Minoris and Procyon , which point to Zeta Monocerotis ( 4.3 ) . |
| 14 | It lies at the extreme edge of the constellation , and I have found that the best way to locate it is to use Beta Comæ , which is of magnitude 4.3 and lies rather off a line joining Cor Caroli to Arcturus ; though dim , Beta Comæ is rather isolated , and not difficult to identify . |
| 15 | Probably the best way to locate it is to use Epsilon Crucis , the ‘ intruder ’ into the Southern Cross , and Lambda Centauri as direction-finders ; Theta Carinæ lies at an almost equal distance on the far side of Lambda Centauri . |
| 16 | ENynex Corp has extended its status as the biggest cable television operator in the UK by buying out US Cable Corp and Morgan Cable Ltd to take control of the Bury and Rochdale and Oldham and Tameside cable franchises : the New York and New England phone company now holds 19 franchises surviving a potential 2.7m homes and offices , and says it plans to invest over £1,000m in the next six to seven years to provide cable and telephone services ; at present it is providing cable television services to only 35,000 customers and 20,000 telephone lines . |
| 17 | The evil wind that bombed Manhattan 's World Trade Center nevertheless blew some good to the disaster recovery specialists : SunGard Data Systems Inc says it has been contacted by four subscriber companies seeking disaster recovery services following the blast — two in Four World Trade Center , one in Two World Trade Center and one in One World Trade Center ; and Comdisco Inc said it is providing disaster recovery services to three financial services companies hit by the blast , while IBM Corp 's disaster recovery unit said it had been in touch with ‘ a lot ’ of its customers , but that so far none of its customers had had to declare their workplaces to be disaster areas . |
| 18 | Bond has missed a fifth deadline for the A$2.5billion joint venture brewing deal with the New Zealand group , Lion Nathan , and the Western Australia State Government Insurance Commission has said it is considering winding-up proceedings . |
| 19 | The company now believes it is saving money thanks to this initiative as Irene Leech , section manager , systems , Chadwell Heath told the Journal . |
| 20 | It is believed intelligence services have discovered that at least two ‘ mainline bombers ’ are missing from their normal haunts and may already be on the mainland . |
| 21 | Chevron surge : BP declined to comment on speculation it is buying Chevron shares , which analysts said were continuing a recent surge following rumours the oil company may restructure . |
| 22 | In the UK , the first production customer for Oracle 7 has just gone live : it is quarrying company Foster Yeoman . |
| 23 | The European Commission has announced that it is dropping court cases against the UK on five projects deemed to infringe EC law , [ see EDs 57 ; 55 ; 52 ] . |
| 24 | It is to include design studios , exhibition facilities , a development and testing laboratory and administrative offices . |
| 25 | Already it is planning workstation versions of its XPediter debugging tool and File-Aid file manipulation tool and is also working on a client-server product strategy . |
| 26 | The DTI is currently proceeding with the 14th Round of Oil/Gas Licensing through which it is selling oil companies the permission to explore many blocks of seabed which the Government 's official advisers on nature conservation have said should not be disturbed or put at risk in this way . |
| 27 | You see , you see how easy it is to build trainee analysis a very simple format . |
| 28 | The Hong Kong government is worried enough that , from today , it is capping harbour fees to attract the biggest ocean vessels . |
| 29 | However , I think it is Standing Order No. 62(b) which states that a Committee can amend a Bill and change the long title for that purpose . |
| 30 | They should be able to immerse themselves in their client 's business , whether it is making machine tools or convenience foods or selling unit trusts . |