Example sentences of "is [verb] [adj] [noun] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only acts whose purpose is to realize this result are promises ; not so consent . |
| 2 | In such a case the impression is given that Jesus is , as it were on his own , and with no reference needing to be made to the other persons of the trinity , God . |
| 3 | It is given that X is less than three centimetres from P . |
| 4 | When blood is spurting this technique is less successful , partly because the endoscopic view is obscured . |
| 5 | She is affirming that delinquency is neither an inborn disposition nor something the child has contrived by himself ; that children learn to become delinquents by becoming members of groups in which delinquent conduct is already established and the ‘ thing to do ’ ; and that a child need not be ‘ different ’ from other children , that he need not have any twists or defects of personality or intelligence , in order to become a delinquent . |
| 6 | It is recommended that salmeterol be taken regularly twice daily and that a shorter acting β 2 agonist such as salbutamol be added for additional relief . |
| 7 | If a suicide should occur in hospital it is recommended that attention is paid to dealing with the resultant feelings both of patients and staff . |
| 8 | It is recommended that fluoroscopy be used for dilataion of these high risk patients to ensure proper positioning of the guidewire . |
| 9 | if it is accepted that biotechnology is here to stay , how can it be controlled to the best advantage ? |
| 10 | Once it is accepted that surrogacy is unlikely to cause any serious harm , the idea that it could be used for social rather than medical reasons should lose much of the horror and condemnation with which it tends to be associated . |
| 11 | But that er to actually get to the stage where every health care worker 's H I V status or every patients ’ is made public knowledge is clearly not in anybody 's interest . |
| 12 | One reason why this recession is causing such alarm is that it has touched parts of rich countries ' economies that other recessions did not reach . |
| 13 | When an elastic material is strained , strain energy is stored in the stretched chemical bonds and when the material is fractured this energy is released . |
| 14 | An announcement that holdings of shares carrying 30 per cent or more of a company 's voting rights are for sale or that the board is seeking potential offerors is treated as the announcement of a possible offer . |
| 15 | The Jockey Club is urging that action be taken to restore confidence in the industry , adding : ‘ It will require positive action by all in the industry , by bookmakers and by the Government . ’ |
| 16 | There is the special delight Britons have in gossip , especially when it is hinted that politics are spiced with sex . |
| 17 | In effect it is conceded that society was in a state of flux , consisting not of four but of five estates , subject nevertheless to fundamental reservations , for the labouring poor are not adjudged worthy of an independent voice . |
| 18 | ‘ Another person ’ means other than the driver , therefore where only the driver is injured this section is not applicable . |
| 19 | Before the wooden boat sank , however , her crew were taken off and treated with the utmost courtesy by Kapitän Leutnant F.K. Paul , who accepted the ML 's surrender : a tribute he paid to a gallant foe , and evidence if this is needed that chivalry is the prerogative of individuals , not nations . |
| 20 | It is thought this idea was prompted by the PGA Championship performances of Jeff Maggert and Gene Sauers . |
| 21 | What is called industrial meths is ethanol . |
| 22 | If the church that is teaching these standards is declining in public standing , then it is not surprising that there is a moral decline . ’ |
| 23 | It is understood eight agencies are involved , ‘ including some big names who are attracted by the prestige brand name despite the relatively small budget ’ , according to the source . |
| 24 | It is understood that space is expensive , and it is the popular misconception , that as much space as possible should be devoted to seating and as little as possible to the kitchen . |
| 25 | It is understood that individuation is the ultimate source of all suffering , and the end of individuation , implicit in the vision of the god 's rebirth , is intensely desirable ; |
| 26 | ‘ Whoever is doing this film is covering their costs in making this material available to the media . |
| 27 | If ‘ t is known this place is abandoned , someone might investigate . ’ |
| 28 | When coal is burnt any sulphur is oxidised to sulphur dioxide which is a poison both in the atmosphere and to a feedstock . |
| 29 | As the politicians try to find a mutually acceptable way forward towards democracy , it is feared disillusioned activists are no longer answerable to the higher echelons of their parties and are turning to crime . |
| 30 | Where liability is admitted , or it is acknowledged that liability is likely to be established , then it may be sensible to try and agree an interim payment because it will probably be possible to secure a lower sum in interim damages than would be awarded by the Court if matters were so to proceed . |