Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [verb] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Depreciation is calculated to write off the cost or valuation of tangible assets other than freehold land over their estimated useful lives . |
| 2 | The heading for this section looks like a play on words , but it is intended to point out the fact that , while development control is one of the instruments by which planning policies are implemented , there are also policies relating to the actual operation of the control . |
| 3 | For external critique is intended to show up the limitations of a form of thought as such . |
| 4 | In a number of legal systems there is a presumption that the property in identified goods is intended to pass on the making of the contract , in others , only on delivery . |
| 5 | One of the central parts of my Bill is intended to cut down the number of pedestrian casualties , and I shall explain that more fully later . |
| 6 | The Budapest meeting , also attended by six international organisations and observed by Canada and Argentina , is intended to follow up the work of a similar gathering in Berlin in 1991 . |
| 7 | The Budapest meeting , also attended by six international organisations and observed by Canada and Argentina , is intended to follow up the work of a similar gathering in Berlin in 1991 . |
| 8 | A laborious internal review of the Long-Term Costing is undertaken to whittle down the gap , and to highlight vulnerable programmes so that the Secretary of State can be given the strongest possible brief to help him fight for a higher allocation of resources ; and conversely to enable him to fend off attacks by other high-spending ministers , who are intent on grabbing a larger share for themselves , often at the expense of Defence . |
| 9 | Canvassing is undertaken to keep up the spirits of the candidate . |
| 10 | Consumers would see food prices fall overnight because the CAP is claimed to push up the food bill for the average family by over £15 a week . |
| 11 | In the second stage , ammonia is added to filter out the oxides of nitrogen . |
| 12 | To recoup , the government is expected to speed up the passage of a law that would make insider-trading a crime . |
| 13 | St James 's University Hospital in Leeds , where the TV series is filmed , is expected to take up the proposal for self-governing trusts in NHS hospitals which was given the go-ahead in the Queen 's Speech . |
| 14 | A Computing Support Officer has been appointed , and is expected to take up the post on 1st July . |
| 15 | As time passes the new bride is expected to take on the identity of her new family , making her subjugation complete . |
| 16 | However , with their habitual thrust towards the private market , the Tory Housing Act , by incorporating provision for shorthold tenure , and permission to council tenants to sublet and take lodgers , is designed to open up the private rented sector . |
| 17 | Whilst no attempt is made to play down the importance of local rules to meet local needs , the existence of certain shared values is reflected in the provisions of the Code . |
| 18 | The onward march of the Trust program is destined to swallow up the N H S as we know it , health care delivery biased in favour of the money orientated , terms and conditions for the workers on a take it or leave it basis , short term contracts as the norm and reduction in sickness entitlement . |
| 19 | The choice will depend on the sale strategy ; however , if it is decided to set out the detailed procedures in the covering letter it is normal to include brief details in the information memorandum such as dates , KPMG contact staff , and a statement that direct contact should not be made with the management or staff of the business . |
| 20 | Fed up now with being a domestic skivvy , he is seen typing out the goodbye letter before leaving for Marrakech , where he plans to write a novel based on their sex life . |
| 21 | A matrix is not a simple scalar quantity like 2 or 8 and a special technique is needed to carry out the operation of raising a matrix to the power n . |
| 22 | They also dance about possible new nest sites , and about water sources when water is needed to cool down the nest . |
| 23 | The stock must be grown on as though nothing has happened — the top growth is needed to pull up the sap from the roots , past and into contact with the bud . |
| 24 | A crash programme is needed to build up the economy , boost training and create new jobs . ’ |
| 25 | The Cellobus was presented on behalf of Cellophane by local MP and former Defence Secretary Tom King , who is shown handing over the keys . |
| 26 | A burr is left on the outside of the pipe : this needs to be removed with a flat file , while a round file is used to clean up the inside . |
| 27 | A squeegee tool is used to smooth out the film and the excess film around the edge of the window is trimmed off with a safety knife . |
| 28 | Here short-pile fabric is used to pick out the main pattern shapes , providing a relief pattern that highlights the design . |
| 29 | Another 47% is used to heat up the Earth 's surface and 22% is consumed in the evaporation cycle which makes rain . |
| 30 | It is used to top up the seats awarded in proportion to the overall vote . |