Example sentences of "is [verb] [conj] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evidence is accumulating that an efficient service infrastructure increases the attractiveness of a location for potential investors ( Marshall , 1985 ; Browne , 1983 ) . |
| 2 | One of BRAC 's concerns at present is to see whether the lobon-gur solution has become part of the Bangladeshi culture , in so far as the mothers taught by BRAC 's Oral Therapy Replacement Workers might pass their knowledge down to their children . |
| 3 | Those of us who have fought those of us who have fought still have one job we can do and that is to see that the military capability of the United States is such that no potential aggressor will ever dare attack us . |
| 4 | ‘ The last thing a Secretary of State would normally have time to do is to see if the Historic Royal Palaces are being run in a way to maximise profit . ’ |
| 5 | Because it is calculated that a retained crew might take four minutes to get to the station the computer calculated other stations could respond quicker . |
| 6 | Fostering Society awareness at a local level can be a great help — stamping membership cards in areas was suggested — From the objectives stated in our Development Plan in the first year , it is calculated that the minimum Membership needed for 1987 will be 3,300 — and the responsibility for recruiting the majority of this must rest with our Q.T. 's — the burden can be eased by working together on local projects and targets have been set for each area to reach by the end of this academic year . |
| 7 | This is explained when the nominal amounts paid out are adjusted for inflation , ( Table 8.5 ) . |
| 8 | At one time only a few selected diseases were thought to have links with the sufferer 's state of mind , but now it is recognized that a whole range — from cancer to heart attack — may be brought on by worry and strain . |
| 9 | Today , of course , it is recognized that no real success can be achieved by a therapist working alone ; the patient 's full co-operation is essential . |
| 10 | It is recognized that the current account deficit and associated capital inflows to the USA must eventually be corrected . |
| 11 | It is recognized that the everyday work of monitoring and negotiating is itself an expression of the agency 's legal mandate , and the legal rules about pollution may occasionally be invoked as part of the process of securing compliance . |
| 12 | No-one is suggesting that the mental hospitals are full of food-sensitive individuals who simply need an elimination diet to set them free from their illness . |
| 13 | Another treatment is to wait until the initial set has taken place , and then , using water and a brush , clean off all the fine material , to expose the larger aggregate . |
| 14 | Although it is recognised that performance review must be tailored to local circumstances , generalisations can be made and it is intended that a good practice guide be drawn up based on experience to date . |
| 15 | It is intended that a full scale study of Scottish agriculture will follow this pilot project . |
| 16 | It is intended that an adequate play area will be provided in the same vicinity within a specially landscaped area between the Bypass and Westburn Grove . |
| 17 | It is intended that the reclaimed land should be used for agriculture , as opposed to its present use as seasonal cattle ranching . |
| 18 | It is intended that the main part of the investment programme will be completed by next year , with the remainder phased over a further two years . |
| 19 | Both items were reported 150 years after Augustus ' death by the traveller Pausanias ( 8 , 46 , 5 ) , who says that the ‘ keepers of the wonders ’ note that one of the boar 's tusks is broken while the surviving tusk is kept in the Emperor 's Gardens in a Sanctuary of Bacchus and it measures just three feet long . |
| 20 | We do have this process where we can edge-glue the broken pieces so when a piece is broken and a previous glazier put in a piece of lead we can edge bond instead |
| 21 | It is handling if the accused knows or believes the goods to be stolen . |
| 22 | Need it be a matter of wonder , when we see her capable of such restraint in general , that she should retire within herself and exercise that control we find her continually exerting over all her thoughts and actions the more energetically at a time when she is taught that a stray thought of desire would be impurity and its fruition pollution . |
| 23 | A star is formed when a large amount of gas ( mostly hydrogen ) starts to collapse in on itself due to its gravitational attraction . |
| 24 | A hypocycloid is formed when the rolling circle is inside a master circle . |
| 25 | An epicycloid is formed when the rolling circle is outside a master circle . |
| 26 | God is banished and the spiritual dimension to life , if there is one , is simply an aspect of human personality which human beings create for themselves . |
| 27 | The other alternative is to claim that the very constitution of individuals as intentional subjects serves to legitimate capitalist modes of production , for only if individuals perceive themselves as free agents will these alienating arrangements seem tolerable . |
| 28 | This is a reasonable result when it is recalled that the metric components correspond to the classical gravitational potential ( Section 4.3 ) . |
| 29 | The internecine war that is to continue until the present day begins with a battle between right-wing Christian Falangists and left-wing Muslim Palestinians . |
| 30 | Ordinary shares are not particularly attractive unless the offeror is listed and the new shares will also be admitted to listing . |