Example sentences of "is [verb] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sun and water power in Toledo : BP Solar Espana is helping to connect a 1MW photovoltaic plant to the Spanish grid near Toledo in central Spain . |
| 2 | Its use is helping to create a change in the nature and pattern of industries , as shown in the next chapter . |
| 3 | Jamie 's father is helping to organise a protest group , which may yet take Thames Water to court for damages over the cryptosporidia contamination . |
| 4 | Nothing , simply nothing , is calculated to put a railway enthusiast on his mettle than for somebody or some organisation to say that something is impossible . |
| 5 | With either type , you may find a 50mm socket , into which a suitably-sized boss connector or adaptor is welded to take a solvent-welded or push-fit pipe , or a push-fit or compression fitting which takes a branch pipe directly so needs to be the correct size . |
| 6 | A rateable value is intended to represent a rent from year to year at a specific date on terms laid down by regulations . |
| 7 | It is intended to create a centre for the public seeking the services of architects and for members of the RIBA to hold meetings in their own premises and for large events to use the village hall facilities next door . |
| 8 | The Party 's choice of one man and one woman ( London school teacher Jean Lambert ) is intended to reflect a commitment to equality . |
| 9 | It is considered of the first importance that young persons should receive correct and permanent impressions on this subject and to assist in securing that object it is intended to exhibit a model of a SLAVE SHIP which was recently captured upon the coast of Africa . |
| 10 | The first product to come from the alliance is expected in the second quarter of 1994 , and is intended to form a base on which network operators can develop specific software applications . |
| 11 | It is intended to fill a gap in the theory of corporate finance . |
| 12 | For similar reasons it will be difficult to argue that action taken by the exchange in good faith in the interests of the exchange as a whole is intended to induce a breach of contract , merely because this is an incidental side-effect . |
| 13 | So , for instance , the promoter of a Bill may state that Clause 1 is not intended to cover X because X is covered by Clause 2 , and the Clause 3 is intended to implement a Community obligation ; yet , as a matter of law , X may not be covered by Clause 2 and there may be no obligation in Community law . |
| 14 | According to Willie van Peer 's introductory statement , the book is intended to promote a reconciliation between literary and linguistic approaches to the study of literature , and , more specifically , to provide a much-needed contribution in three fundamental directions : first , the development of a theory of textuality which accounts both for the way in which all texts function in society and for the differences between literary and non-literary texts ; secondly , the construction of a model of literary communication that gives an adequate account of the complexities involved in the production and reception of literary texts ; and thirdly , the development of more explicit and comprehensive accounts of the ways in which formal and contextual factors interact in the process of deriving interpretations from texts . |
| 15 | If it is intended to issue a photograph with the press release , e.g. of an exhibition , or the Chairman opening/previewing the exhibition ; this should be arranged through the Regional Information Office . |
| 16 | It is offering its Audio Solution Board , which is a single board system with support for CD ROM drives , and is intended to enable a computer to be used as a sound studio . |
| 17 | If it is a possible view that section 8 is intended to put a 16- or 17-year-old in exactly the same position as an adult and there is thus some ambiguity , although I do not think that there is , it is a permissible aid to construction to seek to ascertain the mischief at which the section is directed . |
| 18 | Thus , when it is intended to export a product to a number of different countries it may , and often will be , necessary to carry out separate tests at several different conditions of temperature and humidity . |
| 19 | Above all , however , this chapter is intended to begin a debate about the methodological and theoretical influence upon research of ‘ sensitivity ’ , whether deriving from the sensitivity of the topic , its location , or both . |
| 20 | ‘ Each school will try to enlist the support of a company , like BNFL , and it is intended to present a bumper cheque to Children in Need on TV in December . ’ |
| 21 | It is intended to develop a number of approaches to the assessment in the work place of competences , that arise as an integral part of the role of personnel managers . |
| 22 | This project is intended to develop a series of regional models which integrate the economic and demographic systems consistently , and to test these models with real data . |
| 23 | It is intended to establish a number of management strategies that are commonly followed by farmers in the Green Belt and from an analysis of these strategies to develop a broader perspective on the relations between land occupancy and land management that is applicable to other farming situations . |
| 24 | It is intended to run a Commonwealth Championships in Scotland following the events in England and Wales . |
| 25 | The set of general criteria generated in the first part of this chapter is intended to provide a framework of maximum support for this style of education . |
| 26 | Commissioned by the Henry Moore Foundation , it is intended to provide a centre for the display , study , research and promotion of sculpture of all periods and nationalities . |
| 27 | This line of reasoning is intended to provide a means for felicitous plural and singular pronominal reference under appropriate circumstances . |
| 28 | SmartStream is intended to provide a means for mainframe users to move to client-server arrangements without abandoning their existing systems . |
| 29 | SmartStream is intended to provide a means for mainframe users to move to client/server arrangements without abandoning their existing systems . |
| 30 | In either application , the device is intended to provide a means of systematically ordering the subdivisions of a given number . |