Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [prep] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is also worth mentioning how Mach 's principle is explained in this context . |
| 2 | Its date is uncertain but is thought to have been about 9Myr , and it is placed at this date on the phylogeny in Box 3 ( identified as SH ) . |
| 3 | Particular emphasis is placed at this point on the distinction between issue-oriented and issueless riots , the latter tending to occur in the absence of any justificatory rationale ( Marx , 1972 ) . |
| 4 | The information which may be derived from an assessment can be roughly divided into two types : first , there is the information which is obtained from the assessment procedures and , second , there is the interpretation which is placed on this information . |
| 5 | With consumption in Great Britain averaging 114kg ( 250lb ) per head per annum , incidentally the highest consumption figure in Europe , most of the crop is consumed in this country ; some potatoes are exported whilst the remainder are held back for use as a seed to produce the following year 's crop . |
| 6 | This two-part tariff offers electricity at less than half price during seven night-time hours ( typically midnight to 7 am ) and can slash your water-heating bills , provided that you have a timer ( or , better , an economy 7 controller ) to ensure your water is heated during this period . |
| 7 | If your tank cracks or is broken under this type of policy , you can claim for your tank along with your carpets and anything else which is ruined . |
| 8 | A member who is dismissed under this Article may be reinstated as a member on payment of all arrears of his subscription due at the time of his dismissal , and also any appropriate admission fee which may be decided by the Council . |
| 9 | And where technical qualities are very obtrusive , as in Joyce 's Ulysses , the novel is dismissed by this tradition as a ‘ dead-end , or at least as pointer to disintegration ’ ( Leavis 1962 : 36 ) . |
| 10 | Strong angularity is recognised at the base of the Cretaceous and northwards in the Hewett Sub-basin progressively thicker Palaeozoic and Triassic section is developed below this unconformity . |
| 11 | The importance of story at Key Stage 1 and 2 is highlighted by this approach . |
| 12 | They 're trying to revolutionise the way gliding is taught in this country , aiming to teach novices how to fly solo in a week . |
| 13 | Demand for the restoration of capital punishment is regarded to this day by many politicians as a powerful torrent capable of bursting its banks and flooding the adjoining landscape . |
| 14 | If however the desired labour supply exceeds that demanded , L D , the consumer is rationed on this market and utility is maximized subject to the constraint L s = L D ( the process of rationing is assumed to be such that each worker is employed for the same fraction of the desired L s ) . |
| 15 | Our interest in exploring BSL learning is justified by this trend , which is beginning to be apparent in the UK also . |
| 16 | The way everyone is treated in this country . ’ |
| 17 | The arrow with a large tip is placed across the right shoulder of the hero , but it is not clear how it is sustained in this position . |
| 18 | In this way , the contrast of view that is a theme of the microeconomics chapters is sustained in this macroeconomics one . |
| 19 | Sometimes research is undertaken at this stage to find out why and how the product is bought . |
| 20 | Process rights are modelled closely upon those of ordinary courts , and any balancing is undertaken within this context . |
| 21 | When the issue is examined in this way , one can not but agree with Brown 's conclusion that ‘ at best ( or worst ) taxation should have a relatively minor impact on the supply of labour , or work effort . ’ |
| 22 | the respondent 's observations must be received at the Association 's offices within 14 days ; if none is received within this time the Director and honourary officers will have to consider such evidence as is available to them . |
| 23 | The discretion of the licensing board to refuse to grant a seamen 's canteen licence is limited by this section . |
| 24 | If it is likely that the Purchaser has to inject money into the business it could end up losing more than it paid if there is a total disaster and the Vendor 's liability is limited in this way . |
| 25 | The Paisley MP , Gordon McMaster , who lives in Johnstone , and is chairman of an action group established to oppose the plan , said yesterday : ‘ The massive weight of evidence is stacked against this proposal . |
| 26 | 32 ( 1 ) Subject to subsection ( 3 ) below , where in the case of any action for which a period of limitation is prescribed by this Act , either — ( a ) the action is based upon the fraud of the defendant ; or ( b ) any fact relevant to the plaintiff 's right of action has been deliberately concealed from him by the defendant ; or ( c ) the action is for relief from the consequences of a mistake ; the period of limitation shall not begin to run until the plaintiff has discovered the fraud , concealment or mistake ( as the case may be ) or could with reasonable diligence have discovered it … |
| 27 | No form of licence is prescribed in this section . |
| 28 | The term saprolite is given to this type of regolith and it reflects the operation of isovolumetric weathering , that is , weathering accomplished without any change in volume . |
| 29 | Some , though not unequivocal , support is given to this argument by a study of the Isle of Sheppey ( Pahl , 1984 ) . |
| 30 | A final twist is given to this situation ; the fact that women do all of this work is often given as an explanation of their inferiority . |