Example sentences of "is [verb] [verb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Where the grounds upon which it is intended to impose conditions are the intimidatory purposes of the persons organising , the chief constable is entitled to take into account the previous conduct of the organisers , including relevant criminal convictions if the organisers have any . |
| 32 | Each component of the partition is a cluster , and the algorithm is intended to find clusters which are as far apart as possible . |
| 33 | The information held under the data class of warning signals is intended to indicate individuals who may possess firearms , may possess weapons , may resort to violent behaviour , may attempt to escape , may suffer from mental disorder , may possess explosives , may make false allegations against the police , may be a hazard to others as a carrier of contagious diseases ( e.g. , hepatitis ) ’ — |
| 34 | Preparations are now well advanced for this review and it is intended to seek views from all levels of the Association starting this winter . |
| 35 | Ritual is an action taken on the physical level , which is intended to have effects at other levels — emotional , mental , spiritual , or all of these . |
| 36 | One 's whole style of life is intended to make claims about oneself — to announce one 's group-loyalties and relationship with the world . |
| 37 | She says the Health and Safety at Work Act is intended to make companies think in advance about what could go wrong . |
| 38 | The module is intended to prepare students to work effectively in a group and to understand the benefits of teamwork in achieving a common goal . |
| 39 | It is intended to familiarise pupils with academic language , so that they can read it comfortably . |
| 40 | Finally , the Disclosure Directive contains a transitional provision which is intended to inform companies of the up-to-date position when the Directive is implemented . |
| 41 | The plan is intended to prevent farmers from poisoning or shooting the birds , which is against the law . |
| 42 | Supplementary financing Providing about 8 per cent of funds , this facility , established in 1977 , is intended to assist countries with longer-term problems in their balance of payments , and for which the normal facilities of the Fund are not adequate . |
| 43 | This ( second ) information pack is intended to assist solicitors in considering the question of whether to incorporate all or part of their practice , and , if they wish to do so , to assist solicitors in making the appropriate application for recognition by the Law Society . |
| 44 | The 32Kbps service is intended to provide banks and other financial institutions — as well as other speech only private circuit customers — in the two capitals with reliable voice communications . |
| 45 | This award is intended to provide funds to any state or regional library association to help underwrite the cost of workshops to be offered throughout the USA during 1983 . |
| 46 | If you get the dreaded DOS message ‘ General failure reading drive A. Abort , Retry , Fail ? ’ the first thing you should suspect is contaminated read/write heads . |
| 47 | and anyway all he does is spring inspect springs . |
| 48 | The report might contain some nasty shocks , so the formula to be used by both sides is to agree to disclose reports upon which they intend to rely at trial . |
| 49 | Much of the other coursebook publishing consists of additions to series at both higher and lower levels : Nelson is publishing Signature Beginners and Synthesis Plus ( not to be confused with the already-published Synthesis Advanced , labelled ‘ new ’ in the Nelson catalogue ) ; OUP is producing Hotline Intermediate ; Longman has Blueprint Upper-Intermediate and Intermediate Choice ; Penguin is completing Making Waves with the fourth year 's work ; and CUP promises New Cambridge English Course 4 for the summer . |
| 50 | Chomsky 's claim that the young child is exposed to degenerate samples of language which distort the relationship between surface forms and meanings has been challenged by a considerable amount of recent research . |
| 51 | But the rest of A View is formulated to transform readers ' approval to Irenius without loosing Spenser 's claims to be pursuing the Irish question in an impartial philosophic way . |
| 52 | A proactive search is undertaken to identify companies and businesses which are not necessarily known to be for sale but which meet the client 's acquisition criteria . |
| 53 | The Federal Reserve is struggling to allay fears of a ‘ credit crunch ’ — when banks are reluctant to lend except to the most creditworthy borrowers . |
| 54 | So far , however , Nelson is struggling to find backers for his ideas . |
| 55 | DG has over the last three to four years put a good deal of energy into reducing that cost base , but now , even with a quarterly breakeven level reduced to $270m from $350m , the company is struggling to make ends meet . |
| 56 | It was replaced by the soap Eldorado , which is struggling to get audiences equalling those of Tel 's show at its lowest ebb . |
| 57 | The use of tagged architecture is limited to research projects at present , although the Burroughs B6700 computer makes some use of tagging . |
| 58 | On the tape which last about three minutes the man speaking in a brisk matter of fact manner is heard giving instructions to Kevin Watts Stephanie 's boss at Shipways Estate Agency in Birmingham on where and when to deliver the ransom cash . |
| 59 | My wish is to emphasise thinking skills so that they will be able to deal with unexpected questions on an examination , and more importantly , continue thinking and questioning throughout their lives . |
| 60 | Although some financial assistance is given to team members , which is very welcome , most of the cost is carried by the individual athletes , some of whom are unemployed . |