Example sentences of "it is [vb pp] [conj] an " in BNC.

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1 In accordance with a request from the Association of Charity Officers , it is confirmed that an amount of £5,000 from public funds provided through the Association of Charity Officers has been received by the Association and utilised for provision of physiotherapy equipment for the new Therapy Wing at Sussexdown .
2 It is intended that an adequate play area will be provided in the same vicinity within a specially landscaped area between the Bypass and Westburn Grove .
3 This does not , therefore , purport to be a standard list , and it is recognised that an up to date and authoritative list is greatly to be desired .
4 Since the mental element required for the commission of the the offences of organisation and participation is knowledge which the courts increasingly interpret to require an awareness of all the circumstances by virtue of which it is said that an offence is committed , it may well be sensible police practice to issue a warning before arresting and prosecuting with an offence under this Part of the Act .
5 What differentiates them is the degree to which it is acknowledged that an attempt to influence those above is being made .
6 It is hoped that an opportunity will be provided for the successful candidate to deliver a lecture to the Analytical Division on a suitable occasion subsequent to the presentation of the medal .
7 Subject to the overall success of this exploratory stage , it is hoped that an expanded scheme can be considered this year .
8 It is hoped that an exchange trip can be arranged with Rosignano teachers for next year .
9 The purpose was to begin a discussion which would launch a PLAN OF ACTION series in the 200th issue of Spare Rib , and it is hoped that an ongoing debate will ensue — dealing with some of the major difficulties facing the women 's movement in this country and worldwide .
10 Details were sketchy as NME went to press , but it is understood that an application to Northaven District Council in the west country has been made to host a 100,000 capacity open air event , running over June 21 , 22 and 23 — the weekend Glastonbury traditionally takes place .
11 Once it is determined that an entity has an item that meets the definition of one of the elements , the next question to answer is whether that item should be recognised in the financial statements .
12 Once a Bill or a proposed measure requiring parliamentary approval enters the lists and it is realised that an environmental impact assessment must be produced , and once it is decided to commission an environmental impact assessment it becomes public property .
13 It is noted that an Article 86 law , on its own , would not be sufficient : the scope of the legislation would need to be widened to include ‘ complex monopolies ’ , and the remedies available should include structural remedies ( e.g. divestment ) and regulatory remedies ( e.g. price controls ) .
14 In Dt. 25:4 it is decreed that an ox which is working should not be muzzled but allowed to eat .
15 She never returned from that mission ; it is believed that an explosion took place while she was directly over the site of the volcano .
16 By focusing on the self concept , rather than extrinsic motivations such as pay , it is believed that an increased understanding of work motivation in these circumstances will be gained .
17 It is believed that an envelope containing explosive material was delivered to the Scottish Office in the morning .
18 Sixty per cent of the ships carry oil or oil derivatives , natural gas , chemicals or nuclear waste and it is estimated that an additional 75 million tonnes of oil would pass through the Bosphorus each year " the equivalent of four supertankers a day " if oil from Azerbaijan 's oil fields was pumped to a Black Sea port for onward shipment .
19 As the cost of subsistence and accommodation for a student unaccompanied by his or her family is unlikely to be less than £60 per week , it is recommended that an overseas student embarking on a course should have at least this amount available .
20 As the cost of subsistence and accommodation for a student unaccompanied by his or her family is unlikely to be less than £65 per week , it is recommended that an overseas student embarking on a course should have at least this amount available .
21 If the reader or his partner(s) are members of the Faculty of Taxation of the Institute , it is recommended that an approach is made to tax counsel for an opinion under the special terms available before hearing by the Commissioners .
22 To provide for these services to be provided efficiently and to avoid the Assistant Director being involved in detailed matters in these areas to the detriment of his managerial responsibility it is recommended that an Office Manager be appointed who would co-ordinate all these activities .
23 Given the complexity of drafting watertight , unambiguous definitions , it is recommended that an independent member of staff is asked to review the definitions .
24 In order to make this facility useful , it is recommended that an organisation-wide policy be adopted ; e.g. ‘ Errors reported always apply to the module which first detects the error , not the reporting module ’ .
25 Having accepted an SPR , it is recommended that an interim Software Status Report ( SSR ) is produced in response to the SPR ( refer to Section 8 for further information on Software Status Reports ) .
26 Where a policeman is surrounded by a group of youths , one of whom he is attempting to pacify or arrest , and the youth uses language such that the policeman is or feels threatened , it is submitted that an offence is committed .
27 Soon the Wheelbarrow is trundling down the road towards the explosion site , and it is established that an IED positioned in a hole by the fence-post and fired through a wire appears to have only parti ally exploded .
28 It is envisaged that an analysis of such information will enable the identification of those financial , entrepreneurial , technical and regional factors which are most associated with the growth and performance of subcontracting small firms and which distinguish them from other more ‘ typical ’ small firms .
29 It is agreed that an appropriate vehicle for the transport of the plaintiff in the future is a vehicle called a Nissan Serena , the plaintiff claims for a cost of conversion of such a vehicle at six thousand , two hundred pounds , it would need to be renewed of course from time to time and allowances made for that , the defendant says that a firm called can convert the same vehicle for less than the tenth of the price , six hundred pounds , Mr says that such advantages , if any , of the conversion for which the plaintiff claims are so minimal that it can not possibly be right to spend ten times the money on achieving them .
30 The Bill does not propose that : it proposes only that those who cause injury or damage shall be liable to imprisonment for up to two years — or , if it is proved that an accident caused death , of up to five years .
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