Example sentences of "is [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | This chapter is intended to justify those priorities . |
| 32 | Finally , the index is intended to remedy one defect of the book , which is that topics , theories and approaches recur at different places as we go along . |
| 33 | The project is intended to remedy this deficiency by examining the use made of mathematical statistics , and particularly of their application in sampling , in the production of Soviet official socio-economic data . |
| 34 | The system is intended to allow greater transparency by making clear the extra spending that will follow the awarding of the ERDF grants . |
| 35 | The program ‘ Search Strategy ’ is intended to teach new users search strategy design for online systems which make use of Boolean logic . |
| 36 | As such , it is intended to draw wider lessons about the workings of pressure groups in modern Britain . |
| 37 | Such financial and staffing delegation is intended to enable governing bodies and headteachers to deploy their resources in accordance with their own needs and priorities and to make schools more responsive to parents , pupils , the local community and employers . |
| 38 | It is intended to reassure key figures in Hong Kong that they have a ‘ safety net ’ and need not emigrate elsewhere if relations with China do not improve as the 1997 handover approaches . |
| 39 | It is intended to reassure key figures in Hong Kong that they have a ‘ safety net ’ and need not emigrate elsewhere if relations with China do not improve as the 1997 handover approaches . |
| 40 | Although it is intended to charge actual staff costs , including incentive allowances , National Insurance , pensions and other costs , to the school 's budget , the formula by which the school 's finances are allocated does not take this into account . |
| 41 | This leaflet is not an authoritative interpretation of the law , but is intended to help employed people to understand their duties and obligations and also to advise them of the protection the Order gives to them . |
| 42 | This leaflet is not an authoritative interpretation of the law , but is intended to help self-employed people to understand their duties and obligations and also to advise them of the protection the Order gives to them . |
| 43 | To what extent this is the case is a matter for debate ; however , the fact that trade with the developing nations is intended to play some part is indicated by the Guidelines for the Economic and Social Development of the USSR for 1981–5 and for the Period Ending in 1990 adopted at the 26th CPSU Congress in 1981 , which envisage ‘ [ the development ] , on a long-term and equitable basis , [ of a ] mutually beneficial exchange of goods … with developing countries ’ ( in Koshelev : 1982 , pp. 8–9 ) . |
| 44 | The programme is intended to start this summer with an introduction period of three years . |
| 45 | Although the test is intended to delineate specific abilities and disabilities in children so that remediation may be undertaken , it is clear that the restrictions placed upon selection of the standardisation sample limits the value of the standardised scores for the purpose of comparison ( Weener et al . |
| 46 | It is intended to identify specific issues for attention within a comprehensive national agenda of issues of science and technology policy thought likely to be prominent over the next 10-15 years . |
| 47 | The term ‘ fuel pump ’ is intended to encompass any type of pump used to dispense fuel for use in vehicles . |
| 48 | The differential fee for night visits is intended to discourage general practitioners from using deputising services , but it is not known whether it has had this effect . |
| 49 | The satellite , called Astron , is intended to study ultraviolet radiation and X-rays from celestial objects . |
| 50 | Through a survey of 6 publishing companies , differentiated by size and type , it is intended to develop both case studies of companies and research tools to be used in a later industry wide study . |
| 51 | Apart from the fact that the 1908 legislation was commendable and is still valid , it is unnecessary to repeal it , because the European Community directive is intended to establish minimum standards . |
| 52 | However , it has been said that advice which is intended to have persuasive effect is not distinguishable from inducement and ‘ the fact that an inducement to break a contract is couched as an irresistible embargo rather than in terms of seduction does not make it any the less an inducement . ’ |
| 53 | An analysis already exists of the migration patterns of 1974 and it is intended to make direct comparisons between this and the 1983 results . |
| 54 | It is intended to make detailed case-studies , over two years , of three educational institutions : one each from further education , polytechnic and university sectors , chosen to reflect the diversity of cultures and structures in post-compulsory education and on the basis of their explicit intention to implement equal opportunities policies . |
| 55 | Denton has classified the various forms of aid to industry under three headings : general incentives provided under various programmes to all industrial firms in all parts of the country ; industrial restructuring which again is universal in scope and geographical area and which is intended to encourage industrial efficiency ; and regional aid which is limited to firms in the deprived regions of the country . |
| 56 | Nothing in these Guidelines is intended to prevent two Network members from reaching mutual agreement , on an ad hoc basis , for the application of a different set of protocols to govern their relationship in a particular transaction . |
| 57 | On the basis of the findings it is intended to ascertain effective management structures , and to identify the circumstances in which a collaborative approach may or may not work . |
| 58 | The short-term effects may , therefore be perverse in the sense that a higher interest rate regime is intended to exert downward pressure on the growth of M3 . |
| 59 | Fractal Design Painter — like its greyscale kid brother , Fractal Design Sketcher — is intended to bring real texture to bitmapped pictures . |
| 60 | Large-scale empirical work which is intended to provide new information based on reliable data . |