Example sentences of "is [verb] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ONE of County Durham 's longest-serving police officers is to retire in a few days . |
| 2 | It is calculated in a similar way to ordinary pinch pleats in that the total measurement of unpleated fabric , i.e. , scallops and spaces , must equal the pole length . |
| 3 | The yield to put is calculated in a similar manner as the yield to call . |
| 4 | The portfolio beta is calculated in a similar fashion : . |
| 5 | The systematic or market or non-diversifiable risk of the portfolio is calculated in a similar way to that of an individual security ( see Eq.5.16 ) ) : variance due to the market ( 5.21 ) The unsystematic or non-market or diversifiable risk is calculated as follows : non-market variance . |
| 6 | The computing power is hidden in a simple , compact box . |
| 7 | Remote from motorways and dual carriageways and the usual routes of tourists , the valley is hidden in a deep fold of the hills and has remained a sanctuary of rural peace unspoilt and unscathed by modern developments . |
| 8 | The Library 's historical archive is arranged in a reasonable historical order , and is contained in acid-free boxes , but it is at the moment unindexed , and the store room which contains it is totally unsuitable for archive consultation . |
| 9 | The system is arranged in a rack-mounted chassis with universal backplane . |
| 10 | The patient is placed in a static magnetic field . |
| 11 | A cat is placed in a sealed box . |
| 12 | The point is , in cases both of realist and mainstream postmodernist cinema , that the subject is placed in a fixed , rigid , and stereotyped position . |
| 13 | After assessment by the child care officer or reception centre , the child is placed in a suitable substitute home . |
| 14 | After a while a kitten is placed in a small , secure cage and left on the far side of a room , while the phobic is gently reassured that it can not get near . |
| 15 | Presented with this paradoxical technique the family is placed in a double-bind situation . |
| 16 | If a rat is placed in a marked box and given an injection of apomorphine , it sits still for half an hour with its hair erect and shivering . |
| 17 | It should be noted that single rooms are generally inferior , and that when an extra bed ( often folding style ) is placed in a twin bedded room it is often cramped . |
| 18 | The MoD denies cash savings caused the move — stressing that the bands charge full Musicians ' Union rates when playing at outside venues and that the money each brings in is placed in a national pot . |
| 19 | Hence the question of democracy is placed in a broader social context , in which a predominant element is the interests and political orientations of social classes which are in conflict with each other . |
| 20 | But if the metal is placed in a big magnetic field ( the Earth 's field may do ) , then electric currents in it will produce well-defined surface-perturbing mechanical movements . |
| 21 | A small sample of DNA in solution is placed in a single tube . |
| 22 | There is further protective distancing if the exploration of emotions is placed in a historical , fantasy , or SF framework . |
| 23 | But this change is needed also with couples where the woman caring for children is placed in a dependent role . |
| 24 | Of course , the ideal is to invest in a spinning reel , where a swivel in the line connection to the kite is all that is needed to remove any unwanted twist or torque . |
| 25 | With music video , the industrial interdependence of previously separate businesses is enmeshed in a new multi-media agglomerate , as the film , music and television industries combine to develop and exploit this new form . |
| 26 | When a meal is consumed in a non-preferred location the dog is praised lavishly and offered a bone or a chunk of beef chew . |
| 27 | But the variety has all the Galloway qualities that make an ideal suckler cow , such as hardiness , longevity , adequate milk , good growth rate and fleshing qualities , and it is registered in a separate section of the Belted Galloway herdbook , which also has sections for the Red and Red Belted Galloways . |
| 28 | Fourthly , London is situated in a favourable time-zone between the Far East and North America and thus acts as a valuable/key link between various national money and foreign exchange markets . |
| 29 | Easily Accessible : Haversham Grange is situated in a small tranquil village with an attractive church , a post office and a pub . |
| 30 | This exceptionally well run hotel is situated in a small side road behind the Leidseplein and close to the Vondelpark , the stylish shopping street P.C. Hoofstraat and all the main attractions . |