Example sentences of "is [verb] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | A target figure is reached for the total stock within each interest category , and the annual replacement figure is calculated from this and from examining the range of depreciation factors at work on the stock . |
| 2 | It is also worth mentioning how Mach 's principle is explained in this context . |
| 3 | Its date is uncertain but is thought to have been about 9Myr , and it is placed at this date on the phylogeny in Box 3 ( identified as SH ) . |
| 4 | Particular emphasis is placed at this point on the distinction between issue-oriented and issueless riots , the latter tending to occur in the absence of any justificatory rationale ( Marx , 1972 ) . |
| 5 | The information which may be derived from an assessment can be roughly divided into two types : first , there is the information which is obtained from the assessment procedures and , second , there is the interpretation which is placed on this information . |
| 6 | With consumption in Great Britain averaging 114kg ( 250lb ) per head per annum , incidentally the highest consumption figure in Europe , most of the crop is consumed in this country ; some potatoes are exported whilst the remainder are held back for use as a seed to produce the following year 's crop . |
| 7 | That erm the county council is pursuing at this er at this alteration . |
| 8 | This two-part tariff offers electricity at less than half price during seven night-time hours ( typically midnight to 7 am ) and can slash your water-heating bills , provided that you have a timer ( or , better , an economy 7 controller ) to ensure your water is heated during this period . |
| 9 | If your tank cracks or is broken under this type of policy , you can claim for your tank along with your carpets and anything else which is ruined . |
| 10 | Then one cold afternoon later that winter when we were all huddled round the fire for warmth from the snow falling outside , Dad sighed , looked at his mother 's photo and said , ‘ I wonder how yer Granny is faring in this cold weather ? ’ |
| 11 | A member who is dismissed under this Article may be reinstated as a member on payment of all arrears of his subscription due at the time of his dismissal , and also any appropriate admission fee which may be decided by the Council . |
| 12 | And where technical qualities are very obtrusive , as in Joyce 's Ulysses , the novel is dismissed by this tradition as a ‘ dead-end , or at least as pointer to disintegration ’ ( Leavis 1962 : 36 ) . |
| 13 | Strong angularity is recognised at the base of the Cretaceous and northwards in the Hewett Sub-basin progressively thicker Palaeozoic and Triassic section is developed below this unconformity . |
| 14 | The importance of story at Key Stage 1 and 2 is highlighted by this approach . |
| 15 | Walking is taught through this detailed control of all the different aspects involved in making single steps . |
| 16 | They 're trying to revolutionise the way gliding is taught in this country , aiming to teach novices how to fly solo in a week . |
| 17 | Every year , a staggering £80m is wagered on this spectacular racing phenomenon . |
| 18 | Demand for the restoration of capital punishment is regarded to this day by many politicians as a powerful torrent capable of bursting its banks and flooding the adjoining landscape . |
| 19 | If anyone shows deep concern that he is doubting in this way , it is a sure sign that he is not . |
| 20 | If however the desired labour supply exceeds that demanded , L D , the consumer is rationed on this market and utility is maximized subject to the constraint L s = L D ( the process of rationing is assumed to be such that each worker is employed for the same fraction of the desired L s ) . |
| 21 | Our interest in exploring BSL learning is justified by this trend , which is beginning to be apparent in the UK also . |
| 22 | He is sticking to this view . |
| 23 | The consensus among observers has been that IBM Corp will find it needs to cut many more than the 25,000 positions it is targeting for this year , so there was little surprise when both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal last week came out with independent stories saying the cuts would go much higher . |
| 24 | Our commitment is to remain in this art form because it is positive and real ; and to demand the right to define it . |
| 25 | The way everyone is treated in this country . ’ |
| 26 | The arrow with a large tip is placed across the right shoulder of the hero , but it is not clear how it is sustained in this position . |
| 27 | In this way , the contrast of view that is a theme of the microeconomics chapters is sustained in this macroeconomics one . |
| 28 | Indeed , most conversational analysis is undertaken with this single ‘ topic ’ concept as a working assumption . |
| 29 | Sometimes research is undertaken at this stage to find out why and how the product is bought . |
| 30 | Process rights are modelled closely upon those of ordinary courts , and any balancing is undertaken within this context . |