Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The capacitance C s of the variable standard capacitor is adjusted until the voltmeter V indicates resonance , when the inductance can be found from the theoretical expression ( 5.42 ) of section 5.6 for the resonant frequency . |
| 2 | The problem is compounded when the range and number of data types is substantial , if only because the data may be acquired from a very wide variety of sources . |
| 3 | Every file that is opened can have a completion list on the inside front cover that is checked before the file is closed . |
| 4 | Participation of users in service provision is emphasized while the power of the professions is curtailed ( Mishra , 1981 ) . |
| 5 | Registration at HM Land Registry is required to be made in Form 99 ( The Land Registration ( Matrimonial Homes ) Rules 1990 SI No 1360 ) ( no fee required ) ; an official search of the index map at HM Land Registry ( Form 96 ) will need to be made to see if the land is registered unless the position is known without doubt . |
| 6 | Whether such clear-sightedness is dismissed as the naivete of youth , or extolled as exemplary moral integrity untainted by the compromises of old age , does not concern us at this stage . |
| 7 | It is formed when the sun 's ultraviolet radiation breaks up the two atoms of oxygen molecules into single atoms . |
| 8 | According to Bagnold , the barchan is formed when the wind is nearly unidirectional : it is orientated with the horns downwind . |
| 9 | They have accepted the idea that matter is formed as the Universe expands , and will possibly be destroyed if it ever happens to contract . |
| 10 | A review of the way in which a systems viewpoint has been adopted by physical geography textbooks as well as in some research is justified because the alacrity with which the approach was adopted perhaps emphasizes that there was a clear need for a unifying approach . |
| 11 | This procedure can be rigorously justified , but roughly speaking the linear flow in B is justified for B small enough , and the affine transformation is justified because the time taken by trajectories to traverse the tubes T or 5 is small compared with the time they spend within B. It is also permissible , for r close to r* , to assume that the eigenvalues } i and the matrix A are constants which do not depend on r , whereas a and b depend linearly on ( r-r* ) . |
| 12 | It is justified if the head of government is challenging something powerful . |
| 13 | Relevant state benefits for which the plaintiff must give credit should still be estimated and deducted when fixing the amount to be paid into court before a certificate is received as the plaintiff will be entitled to take out the whole amount in court and the defendant remains liable to reimburse the Secretary of State . |
| 14 | The theory is that the range of decisions open to managers and administrative agencies is limited because a set of criteria derived from their expert background and training governs their decisions . |
| 15 | Unfortunately , the technique is limited because the system is easily deceived by false pick-up . |
| 16 | This is limited because the light from the l.e.d. spreads out and only a fraction of it falls on the detector . |
| 17 | The number of countries that have H-bombs is limited because the technology for making tritium is so hard to come by . |
| 18 | TAB is pressed when the cursor is positioned on the last input field of a page ; |
| 19 | BACKSPACE is pressed when the cursor is positioned on the first input field of the page . |
| 20 | BACKSPACE is pressed when the cursor is positioned on the first input field of the page ; |
| 21 | TAB is pressed when the cursor is positioned on the last input field of the page . |
| 22 | The discourse of authority represented by customs is outwitted when the text escapes into the domain of personal relations through a semantic back-door in the word ‘ declaration ’ . |
| 23 | Aplysia has a simple reflex in which the gill is withdrawn if the siphon ( a fleshy spout leading to the gill chamber ) is stimulated . |
| 24 | However , by section 10 of the Employment Act 1988 the immunity is withdrawn where the reason or one of the reasons for which the act is done is the fact or belief that the employer is employing non-union labour . |
| 25 | It is given before the algorithm begins . |
| 26 | As all these craft are not to exceed 16 feet 6 inches no cover is given whilst the craft is in international waters . |
| 27 | For some reason , a pulse is given as the wire enters and another as it leaves ! |
| 28 | The next potency level is given when the bottle of the previous potency is finished . |
| 29 | Additionally , a terminal ( or final ) bonus is given when the pension policy matures . |
| 30 | His task is to provoke and stimulate , and it is completed once the lesson is over and the point has been grasped . |