Example sentences of "is [verb] [conj] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The agency 's responsibility is to see that those children are properly paid for . |
| 2 | Otherwise the fact that RPM is disallowed but that franchisors can ‘ recommend ’ selling prices to franchisees would be quite remarkable . |
| 3 | However , it is recognized that some processes , such as the production of output for proofing or to magnetic tape , may be executed in a background mode to optimize the use of system resources . |
| 4 | From 1 January 1993 , it is intended that all members engaging in public practice , whether retired , semi-retired or in full-time employment , will be subject to the requirement to hold a practising certificate and consequently to comply with the PII Regulations ( p 151 ) . |
| 5 | When this system is in use it is intended that all members of the design team will be allowed to view and manipulate some of the filed data , but not necessarily all of it . |
| 6 | Following the success of the first Alumni Teachers ' Meeting at the University 's Schools ' Open Day , it is intended that such meetings will become a regular event . |
| 7 | It is intended that these principles are not seen purely as constrictive rules , but as a guide to promote the positive development of Scottish rock climbing to ensure that sports climbing , rather than becoming a substitute for the traditional climbing , grows alongside it . |
| 8 | It is intended that these articles should be in addition to current missionary writing which appears in the magazine each month . |
| 9 | It is intended that more trains will be run and the season extended in order to increase business revenue from all possible sources . |
| 10 | Indeed , this was the very reason that the Departmental Committee on the Treatment of Young Offenders had recommended , in 1927 , the reform of the system : ‘ When it is realised that these courts are specially equipped to help rather than punish the young offender , we hope that the reluctance to bring such children before will disappear . ’ |
| 11 | It is hypothesised that many children do not assimilate the link between the pre-requisite experiences and the generalisation which follows , as for example in the finding of the area of a rectangle by counting squares and the presentation of a formula which generalises the results . |
| 12 | The silliest and the most sinful of the many heresies of pseudo-democracy is to pretend that all studies and all learning are ‘ created equal ’ . |
| 13 | No indication of what the final result will look like is given as these codes are added , nor is there a preview capability . |
| 14 | It is claimed that such systems satisfy heating requirements at a reasonable cost . |
| 15 | Although it is claimed that these cases indicate an impairment in executing symbolic gestures it may in fact be the case that this aspect of their difficulty is secondary to a deficit in dealing with sequences of movements in general , the apparent linguistic defect deriving from this ( Kimura , Battison and Lubert , 1976 ) . |
| 16 | Reverend Sawyer is praying that these measures will help fortify the congregation and the the church coffers . |
| 17 | There is no need for special rules for classic cars , but if it is considered that such rules are required , the most appropriate method is to determine the benefit by reference to the cost to the employer rather than original price . |
| 18 | By then it is expected that all sides will have an agreement to keep the EFA flying . |
| 19 | It is expected that most undergraduates will take this . |
| 20 | It is expected that these qualifications will be available from August 1993 . |
| 21 | In Table 8.1 information on sample size , chronological age , sample frame and exclusions is included where these factors are described in the test manual or other publications . |
| 22 | It is recommended that these entries be defined by the individual organisation . |
| 23 | It is recommended that these facilities are constrained to run while the machine is lightly loaded in order that interactive usage is not impacted ; eg. overnight running . |
| 24 | It is recommended that several microscopes meeting the criteria outlined above should be tried , using a fairly dull CL subject such as a sandstone sample , before deciding on one which will be dedicated to the CL equipment . |
| 25 | To have such ‘ scientific knowledge ’ of , say , the facts that man is the only animal with a sense of humour , that gold dissolves in aqua regia , or that triangles have angles equal to two right angles , is to know that these things must be so and can not be otherwise . |
| 26 | Looking for sherds that will join together is a very time-consuming process , and is only usually done thoroughly if it is suspected that such joins exist and will add significantly to the evidence . |
| 27 | The following were among the findings reported at a conference in Anchorage , Alaska : — brain damage in seals similar to that found in people who die from solvent abuse ; this would have disoriented the animals and affected basic physiological functions like breathing ; it is suspected that many seals drowned , but because dead seals sink an accurate assessment of deaths has not been possible ; — the disappearance of a group of killer whales that had lived in the sound , possibly also due to the " solvent abuse effect " ; — deaths among sea otters not only from hypothermia ( because oil stuck to their fur destroyed its insulating properties ) but from emphysema caused by breathing in toxic fumes and from liver and kidney damage caused by ingesting oil ; — failure to breed among many species of birds since the accident , either because of the death rate within colonies at the time ( in the case of guillemots ) or because continued exposure to oil-polluted food sources is preventing reproduction ; — death tolls of up to 40 per cent for eggs laid by salmon , herring and other fish , and deformities and withered muscles among fish that did hatch . |
| 28 | It is said that more pigs are reared there than there are people in the entire country . |
| 29 | Unix Systems Laboratories Inc president Roel Pieper and his boss-in-waiting , Novell Inc chief Ray Noorda were in Japan last week explaining to Unix Labs 's Japanese shareholders the ins and outs of the deal that 's been cut : it is said that some companies , perhaps ICL Plc and Ing C Olivetti & Co SpA , were interested in somehow retaining their shares in the Unix firm . |
| 30 | Most infections occur in childhood , although it is said that those adults who have escaped infection when young may be infected by their own children , a reversal of roles from congenital syphilis . |