Example sentences of "this [noun sg] is [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This finding is closely related to the frequent problem caused by the radiological and endoscopical diagnosis of a ‘ small hiatal hernia ’ . |
| 2 | The pathogenesis of this finding is not known but it appears to be unrelated to any effect of the diabetic state on platelet prostacyclin receptors as prostacyclin binding appears to be normal in diabetic platelets ( Shepherd et al , 1983 ) . |
| 3 | This framework is then covered with 19mm. exterior plywood . |
| 4 | Many companies rely on their continuing financial support , but this support is rarely assured for any distance into the future . |
| 5 | Often such women have been married to strong , protective men who accepted and possibly even fostered their childish and dependent attitudes to everything in life , and when this support is suddenly withdrawn they feel completely lost . |
| 6 | The motor must be able to respond to the instantaneous change in stepping rate , as a result of a change in delay number from to the transient performance of the system following this change is best investigated experimentally . |
| 7 | An indication of whether this change is successfully negotiated is the size and composition of the secretariat . |
| 8 | This change is often described as being from a general tendency to blame the fecklessness and idleness of the poor for their poverty , to recognition that the fault lay in the structure of the economy ; from a ‘ moral ’ to an ‘ economic ’ diagnosis . |
| 9 | The practical significance of this change is mainly to reduce the damages by removing one possible plaintiff , rather than by removing the prospect of an action . |
| 10 | It is clear that this change is highly evaluated in Belfast in terms of social class hierarchy and status , as it is the more prestigious groups that tend to adopt it and the more ‘ advanced ’ ( generally female and younger ) group who introduce it to the conservative inner-city communities ( which are characterized by dense and multiplex network ties that tend to resist innovation and maintain conservative forms ) . |
| 11 | This should normally be specified as SYS$LIFESPAN : Note that this parameter is not required if CREFDL.COM is run in the Installation Directory . |
| 12 | This parameter is only used by the routine if the package is being granted approval . |
| 13 | Either the Parliament ( the Folketing ) must pass the appropriate legislation with a five-sixths majority ( in the current Parliament requiring 150 members out of a total of 179 ) , or , in the words of Article 20.2 of the Constitution , ‘ If this majority is not obtained … the Bill shall be submitted to the Electorate for approval or rejection ’ . |
| 14 | Research within this paradigm is usually focused on finding out which language is used in which domain by particular subgroups of speakers — for example , different generations within one community ; in Fishman 's famous phrase , " who speaks what language to whom and when ? " ( 1965 ) . |
| 15 | What leads up to this actualization is not specified , the very fact of something having led to it constituting that which is judged negatively by the speaker . |
| 16 | I think this branch is chiefly occupied by unhappy Parish children , and may for ought I know , be the greatest nursery for Tyburn of any trade in England . |
| 17 | This link is usefully provided by the Australian Audit Office ( 1986 , p. 1 ) : |
| 18 | Low Church Protestants see the ceremony as a memorial — they would argue that Christ is always present with believers and this presence is not deepened by a ceremony and that grace is through faith alone , not ceremonies . |
| 19 | Disillusion of this kind is right minded , and , in addition , invigorating ; it is the only possible antidote to despair , restlessness and languor which are always threatening . |
| 20 | He opposed the Criminal Law Amendment Bill on the grounds that ‘ repressive legislation of this kind is not calculated to improve public morals ’ . |
| 21 | Sensitive intervention of this kind is greatly facilitated in classrooms where group discussion approaches are used . |
| 22 | In practice , family care of this kind is usually provided by women . |
| 23 | Racism of this kind is constantly experienced by black people at all levels of society even if it takes the more subtle form of simply being treated differently . |
| 24 | This sterol is then converted into bile acids via the intermediate 7α-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one ( fig 1 ) . |
| 25 | This function is primarily undertaken in a school ( within the parameters laid down by the LEA ) by the governors , the headteacher and the deputies . |
| 26 | This function is also reflected in two small square structures , projecting outwards from the south wall of the mansio which have been interpreted as tower granaries . |
| 27 | The utterance ‘ I sentence you to death ’ performs the function of sentencing someone to death , and this function is only performed ( within certain legal systems ) by this utterance . |
| 28 | This function is then specified and identifiable in the intersection of the fields both at assembly level ( see Figure 3.3 ) and as relations between individual component parts ( see Figure 3.4 ) . |
| 29 | The action of this function is fully described above . |
| 30 | This function is now discharged by departmental select committees . |