Example sentences of "is [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An electronic bug the size of a staple is helping protect valuable antiques . |
| 2 | At St Gabriel , Louisiana , USA , ICI is helping to create new wetlands on the banks of the Mississippi . |
| 3 | Money raised from a variety of enterprise initiatives , including a cafe , is helping to send handicapped pupils from Catcote School in Hartlepool on summer breaks . |
| 4 | In another ear the sole consultant ophthalmologist has resigned from the district general hospital and bought a caravan which he is using to provide private consultations at fundholding practices . |
| 5 | The operating profit of £410.9m is redefined to exclude exceptional items . |
| 6 | This research is intended to explore these matters through a study of the enforcement machinery of a county court and an examination of social and economic consequences of this machinery for creditors and debtors involved with it . |
| 7 | The second key component in the RAWP procedure consists of an adjustment which is intended to represent regional differentials in need for each service . |
| 8 | The project , which aims to cover three-quarters of the service work by the end of the century , is intended to give chief executives of agencies a higher degree of autonomy from central control . |
| 9 | Sometimes conditions could be even worse : Godwin , for example , describes a London court where ‘ the basement story of nearly all the houses was filled with foetid refuse , of which it had been the receptacle for years ’ , and one water barrel of 50 to 60 gallons is intended to serve two houses , containing between them at least a hundred people . |
| 10 | Although each version is intended to serve pedagogical needs , neither one provides a pedagogically-based rationale for the selection of themes that it proposes . |
| 11 | It is intended to compare two schemes to identifycorresponding differences in typical experiences , problems and relations with and effects on the wider community . |
| 12 | It is intended to compare these costs with tax revenue ; to examine their incidence ; and to identify the particular areas and causes of high compliance costs . |
| 13 | Consequently , it is intended to acquire inflected versions of the above collocation dictionaries and compare these with their lemmatised equivalents ( using the same text recognition data ) . |
| 14 | This chapter is intended to justify those priorities . |
| 15 | The program ‘ Search Strategy ’ is intended to teach new users search strategy design for online systems which make use of Boolean logic . |
| 16 | As such , it is intended to draw wider lessons about the workings of pressure groups in modern Britain . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | An analysis already exists of the migration patterns of 1974 and it is intended to make direct comparisons between this and the 1983 results . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | The research programme is intended to provide local practices with guidance as to how best to improve their marketing of services and products to the agricultural sector . |
| 27 | For example , if a child is taught to answer certain kinds of question appropriately , it is important that , after teaching , she will experience lots of opportunities to respond to similar questions and that appropriate responses will be systematically reinforced . |
| 28 | It is in this family that the child is taught to make basic distinctions between self and others , or between male and female , to acquire and to use language , and to develop a framework through which to understand , interpret and evaluate the world outside . |
| 29 | In today 's world nobody can be isolated from change and uncertainty , and the challenge for us is to continue to provide excellent services in these uncertain times . |
| 30 | While much international tourism is undertaken to enjoy cultural attributes , much of it is also prompted by scenic , wildlife and marine features . |