Example sentences of "is [verb] an [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Musée Barbier-Mueller is devoting an exhibition to the art of the Solomon Islands , discovered by Alvaro de Mendana in 1568 and thought to house King Solomon 's Mines . |
| 2 | The LFA Directive differs from other CAP provisions in that its broad objective is to support an area of agriculture which may not be best suited for production . |
| 3 | On sherds of a beaker found at Verulamium , Hercules is standing with his bow in his right hand which is thrust forward and presumably his left is drawing an arrow from a quiver , the lion skin and mask are draped over his outstretched arm ( fig. 14.36 ) . |
| 4 | Where the consumer is accepting an offer by the creditor , the copy of the agreement must be given to him immediately ( s63(1) ) . |
| 5 | The role of the link programme is to promote an exchange of ideas and has led to visits in both directions . |
| 6 | One of the functions of the external stimulus is to promote an entry of external calcium , often mediated by InsP 3 , to give the primer calcium ( Ca 2+ ) which charges up the internal stores . |
| 7 | This is to include an opinion of future development . |
| 8 | ‘ But this is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . ’ |
| 9 | Almost all of West Dorset 's 417 square miles is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . |
| 10 | The Wye Valley is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty . |
| 11 | We need to ratify it to make progress towards European Union if the Community is to remain an anchor of stability and prosperity in a rapidly changing continent , building on its success over the last quarter of a century . |
| 12 | BULGARIA : Despite moves by reformist Communist leaders , the party clings to its leading role , but a burgeoning opposition movement is demanding an end to its monopoly of power . |
| 13 | Now the Fire Brigades Union is demanding an investigation into the blast and another in West Yorks . |
| 14 | For women in particular , this last effect is particularly important as , when the body is producing an excess of adrenalin , it is not capable of producing as much of the female hormones as is normally desirable . |
| 15 | Home player Mark Brown is given an outing after his very good showing at Tyneside in the Durham County championship qualifier , while Geoff Charlton , who had the joint leading score in that event , is unable to play due to previous commitments . |
| 16 | It is much more important that the student is given an understanding of a conceptual structure , and is able to take up stances within it , to understand something of the fundamental debates taking place within it , to see the difference between sense and nonsense , and to stand back and form critical evaluations of the wider social role of the form of thought . |
| 17 | According to quantum theory , a microscopic system will only vibrate if it is given an amount of energy at least equal to the frequency of vibration multiplied by Planck 's constant . |
| 18 | The Law Society also recommends that each client is given an indication of the balance ( if any ) of moneys standing to his credit with the firm . |
| 19 | This may occur where a lower level official may have specialised knowledge or is considered an expert in some area . |
| 20 | Likewise a bronze sculpture is considered an outgrowth of the wax or plaster model from which it is cast . |
| 21 | ( According to the so-called " linking rule " , a spell of employment lasting less than this time is considered an interruption to a single spell of unemployment , whilst a spell of employment lasting longer than this but then coming to an end opens up a new spell of unemployment . ) |
| 22 | In recent years we have been witnessing an attempt to place more emphasis on the first two purposes of education to redress what is considered an imbalance in favour of the third in the three decades following the 1944 Education Act . |
| 23 | These days everyone is becoming an expert in the nutritional value of different foods and the importance of vitamins and trace elements . |
| 24 | It is becoming an instrument of fascism . |
| 25 | Its purpose is to impose an obligation upon Norwich to secure that Winchester complies with the Rules . |
| 26 | The Bill is bound to be extensively amended before it reaches the statute book — at the time of writing 16 , amendments have been put down by the Government and 25 of them are of major importance — but it is believed that few if any of these amendments will affect settlements under which there is subsisting an interest in possession . |
| 27 | Actually , Helen and Geoff are away ( with the children , of course , it 's Spain again this year I think ) , and Mr Davis 's boy Kevin from the house on the corner is keeping an eye on things and doing the garden for them . |
| 28 | What the company will contribute or take from OMG is unclear , even to Sybase itself at the moment ; it says it is keeping an eye on developments . |
| 29 | So as the unofficial electioneering gathers pace , Mr Kinnock is keeping an eye on the date . |
| 30 | Our senses are responsive to symmetry , recognising instantly that is has an independence from its environment . |