Example sentences of "is [adv] [vb pp] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The European Community ( EC ) , for example , actually came into existence largely through an acute perception of French national interests by Jean Monnet , who was mainly responsible for creating the European Coal and Steel Community — the precursor of the Common Market — as a means of protecting French industry and especially French steel makers from their more efficient German competitors ; and it is widely recognized at the present time that national interests continue to play a major part in the debates and decisions of the Community . |
| 2 | I think that the bill which we first saw may well not be the bill that is eventually produced at the end of the day . |
| 3 | The strict settlement method is rarely used at the present day . |
| 4 | That to the bottom left is badly drawn at the base , the foot is crooked and the gadroons are smaller at the left than to the right . |
| 5 | Gorbad is badly wounded at the Battle of Grunberg , but the battle is won and the Empire army flees back to Altdorf . |
| 6 | At girls ' puberty rituals the novice , folded in a blanket , is gently placed at the roots of a slender mudyi sapling . |
| 7 | Ms Davis is highly regarded at the Metropolitan Police 's forensic science laboratory . |
| 8 | Girls do not gain the same level of formal qualifications as do boys , and the gap is especially marked at the upper levels of education , in the universities . |
| 9 | There is never a moment when Dustin gets as worried as Gary Cooper in High Noon , although , like Cooper , he has to cope singlehandedly with a number of killers , and is only saved at the final moment when his wife blasts the last opponent with a shotgun . |
| 10 | If the application to amend is only made at the hearing , if it will prejudice the opposing party , especially if it shifts the burden of proof it may be disallowed ( see Emin v Mustapha ( 1982 ) The Times , 24 October ) . |
| 11 | The child also needs to learn that food is only offered at the table or in the high-chair . |
| 12 | Yes , it 's Fair Week all right , but the fair is only celebrated at the weekends now , when they sell the horses . |
| 13 | However , for all the splendours of the Monument Valley scenery and Fonda 's tight-lipped moral integrity , there is a downside to his crusade , which is only won at the cost of the lives of two of his brothers and involves the death of Doc Holliday ( Victor Mature ) , a noble outlaw who gets washed away by bullets and consumption along with the bad elements . |
| 14 | The failure to produce one is naturally laid at the door of the government which has progressively weakened regional strategic planning over the past ten years , but it is also undeniable that any large scale infrastructure programme would produce massive public opposition . |
| 15 | erm there was a time , for instance , when we had members of parliament who were gentlemen of means , perhaps , and who did not need to draw salaries , erm and it was erm perhaps a gentleman amateur job , but it 's all changed totally now and now we recognise that erm to be a national politician is a career and erm it is a career which is perhaps rewarded at the going rate . |
| 16 | This is generally observed at the first meeting and to a somewhat lesser extent at subsequent meetings . |
| 17 | In addition , domestic water is generally charged at a flat-rate , which does not depend on consumption , and , in the absence of meters , there is no incentive for customers to conserve water — nor is there any indication to the consumer of the price of the water . |
| 18 | The use of a shifting viewpoint spreads out the seated figure with the result that the genital area is prominently positioned at the centre of the canvas . |
| 19 | In pros mutants , muscle 6 is incorrectly innervated at a low frequency in late embryos ( aberrant innervation ) . |
| 20 | The separation of the two opposing alliances in Ireland is thus replicated at the level of schooling . |
| 21 | Fasciclin III is normally expressed at the NMJ at least through the end of embryogenesis . |
| 22 | It is normally placed at the point where sexual arousal is dependent on the element of pain ( inflicted or received ) , but it is not hard to see the variety of ways in which either sadistic or masochistic tendency of any marked degree can affect life-style and relationships even without its overt expression . |
| 23 | This kind of chauvinism is , of course , perfectly normal coming from sections of today 's Conservative Party , except that it is normally directed at the ‘ Anti-British Broadcasting Corporation ’ . |
| 24 | The interest earned is normally paid at the end of the period to the respective parties in proportion to the amount of the retention received by them . |
| 25 | This is normally set at the purchase price or the upper limit of the price if this can not be determined at completion . |
| 26 | Higher Grade is normally taken at the end of S5 . |
| 27 | It 's very interesting to note that in contemporary political philosophy there is almost no room left for democratic decision making because in most theories that we 're given , more or less everything is already decided at a constitutional level I mean think of theory of justice , it 's the theory of justice that decides the basic nature of a constitution so the role of members of a government is simply to interpret and apply the constitution so they can make the most efficient tax policies given the basic constitution , but no individual has the authority to challenge that constitution and change it by democratic means . |
| 28 | Now the vital laser needed to treat children with disfiguring birthmarks is already installed at the Ulster Hospital at Dundonald . |
| 29 | TOTTS is largely aimed at the under fives and aims to teach them road safety through play . |
| 30 | We believe that political power is best exercised at the most local level possible , consistent with good government . |