Example sentences of "are [adv] [verb] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such considerations as the following are widely thought to favour preference over the older hedonistic utilitarianism . |
| 2 | The arguments in defence of individualism discussed in the previous chapter are widely held to defeat holism utterly by demonstrating the reducibility of all theories about social wholes . |
| 3 | The first , with which we are not primarily concerned , is by undertaking jurisdictional , procedural and administrative reforms , as recommended by the Civil Justice Review , which are expressly designed to reduce delay , cost and complexity . |
| 4 | Since it 's breakfast , you are mercifully spared ordering salad , because salad comes with a metronomically-recited choice of dressing : ‘ Sir , we have Thousand Island , we have vy-nay-grette , we have blue cheese … ’ |
| 5 | If parents are dissatisfied , they are presumably expected to exert pressure on the teacher , the school or the LEA to obtain better results , or to seek to place the child in another school . |
| 6 | In The House of the Paladin waterways and boats are skilfully used to prolong tension in a country which Hilary Wright thinks derives from the author 's knowledge of Holland . |
| 7 | Linseed oil is used in a greater proportion for most colours , although colours such as blues and particularly whites are most made using poppy , safflower of sunflower oil because they are less yellow than linseed . |
| 8 | Linseed oil is used in a greater proportion for most colours , although colours such as blues and particularly whites are most made using poppy , safflower of sunflower oil because they are less yellow than linseed . |
| 9 | Together with the HSE , we are constantly working to improve safety levels . |
| 10 | I mean all of them are obviously going to need equipment explained to them |
| 11 | This is felt to be an inadequate preparation for the work of life , because it tends to produce a super-abundant supply of an indifferent clerkly class and to create and foster a distaste for agriculture and the handicrafts , which are more indispensable to the country and are better calculated to promote independence of character . |
| 12 | It deals purely with the visual information out of which perceived similarities become evident as pattern whilst variations are sufficiently constrained to proclaim likeness rather than difference . |
| 13 | That is the pledge of club chairman Charlie Clapham , who insists the Sandgrounders are only looking to add strength to the side that lifted the HFS League championship trophy last term . |
| 14 | He says : ‘ It is apparent they are only managing to cover expenditure with increasing difficulty . ’ |
| 15 | * If you work in open food areas you are only permitted to wear wedding rings without stones , sleeper earrings and identity bracelets/necklaces worn for medical purposes . ’ |
| 16 | Do remember , however , that in respect of Unit Trusts and Life Assurance , Midland Bank staff are only allowed to give advice on Midland Bank Group products . |
| 17 | But the court says that deals are only allowed to protect rate payer 's money from fluctuations in interest rates , and ca n't be carried out for trading purposes . |
| 18 | Unlike some countries , where a person may be declared clinically dead when the brain stops functioning , Indian doctors are only allowed to certify death when the heart has stopped beating . |
| 19 | ‘ We are merely trying to buy information . ’ |
| 20 | If there are major disagreements as to concepts ( eg as to whether the warranties are to be very detailed or are merely trying to catch material items ) it may be necessary to have a meeting of the principals to resolve the concepts against which the agreement is to be negotiated . |
| 21 | Er and they are merely designed to draw attention to the broad corridors which |
| 22 | The rest of the money that British Rail has available should be spent on projects that are desperately needed to provide jam today , not tomorrow , for the commuters who are paying British Rail for the services it offers today . |
| 23 | Many are simply propagandist and are the result of prompting by the whips , while half-hour adjournment debates , divided equally between the backbencher who raised the issue and the minister , are normally used to press constituency points . |
| 24 | The terms " rug " and " carpet " are normally used to denote size — a carpet being any rug with a surface area in excess of 4.4 m 2 , and whose length is not more than 1½ times its width , i.e. , 9′ × 6′ ( 2.74 × 1.83 m ) or 12′ × 8′ ( 3.66 × 2.44 m ) . |
| 25 | At this stage you are normally expected to experience grief when the main feeling is shock . |
| 26 | However , English solicitors are best placed to take advantage of the market that the 1992 provision will offer ; the profession is arguably better placed than any other to advise international clients on the legal aspects of doing business in the ‘ global village ’ . |
| 27 | As things are , the states of Central Europe are best placed to export farm produce ( and steel ) to the West . |
| 28 | The accounts are largely designed to provide information about the returns achieved on that risk investment . |
| 29 | These are generally irradiated to ensure sterility . |
| 30 | Erm downward convergence are generally done to reduce embarrassment between people of different statuses . |