Example sentences of "it is [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is dubbed the BTU tax because energy can be measured in British Thermal Units : a BTU is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit . |
| 2 | A statement from any employee who could help prove this point would be valuable for the prosecution , especially if it is suspected the defence will deny the alleged purpose . |
| 3 | A trial run approach has been suggested particularly where it is suspected the person is hard of hearing ( Deeping , 1979 ) . |
| 4 | If it is handled the " Profitboss way " , people will accept it . |
| 5 | In 1589 Wild Will was out riding and was just about to jump the stile on the ancient trackway when it is said the image of a burning baby appeared . |
| 6 | ‘ If it is said the constitutional position is not affected then that is the position . |
| 7 | There it is said the ghost of his departed wife pleaded with him to proceed no further . |
| 8 | It is said the Sun planet SunSelect , the unit that bought WABI when it acquired Norwood , Massachusetts-based Praxsys Technologies Inc , has already received a letter from Microsoft complaining that WABI violates its intellectual property rights . |
| 9 | Apart from containing pictures of part of the scene where it is said the violent disorder had taken place and an incident leading up to the arrival of the police which was held to be part of the res gestae , the tape would have been useful to establish alibis some defendants wished to rely upon in respect of their presence in the club at a relevant time and the timing between significant incidents . |
| 10 | Originally , the cross celebrated the vernal equinox and the rites of spring associated with the goddess Eostre , from whose name it is said the Venerable Bede derived the name for Easter . |
| 11 | There is a consideration on one side , and it is said the consideration on the other is the agreement itself : if that were so there could never be a nudum pactum . |
| 12 | It is said the reason why Taurus ran into trouble was a reluctance to step on anyone 's toes . |
| 13 | And yet , it is said the Rochesters have been a violent than a quiet race in their time , perhaps though , that is the reason they rest tranq tranquilly in their graves now . |
| 14 | It is called the Falaise d'Ayen . |
| 15 | It is called the Red House because it is built of deep red brick , an unusual medium for a man of means , who was normally expected to build in something nobler . |
| 16 | Tigridia pavonia is yet another bulb worth trying , and its bright display of white , orange and pink flowers each marked with red spots , clearly show why it is called the tiger flower . |
| 17 | It is called the ‘ Iterated ’ or ‘ Repeated ’ Prisoner 's Dilemma . |
| 18 | Later the rational part develops add it is called the adult . |
| 19 | It is called the Ten Day Thermo Active Body Contouring Treatment and it contains methyl nicotinate . |
| 20 | The most popular of the Fairy Basslets is known by many popular names , but very often it is called the Wreck Fish , or Lyretail Coral Fish Pseudanthias squamipinnis . |
| 21 | It is called the Transportation Problem TP . |
| 22 | It is called the recession and it has blighted the lives of thousands of people who want no more than to earn an honest living and take pride in bringing up their families . |
| 23 | So many august prelates assisted him that it is called the ‘ Bishops ' ’ Bible . |
| 24 | It is called the Blind Person 's Allowance . |
| 25 | It is called the prisoner 's dilemma . |
| 26 | In America it is called the thick-billed murre , and it is closely related to the common guillemot which breeds in large numbers on the cliffs of Shetland . |
| 27 | It is called the San Romano and has been completely restored to offer all modern comforts . |
| 28 | It is called the restriction of f to S and is commonly denoted by f\S . |
| 29 | It is called the theory of vector spaces . |
| 30 | It is called the path integral or sum over histories approach . |