Example sentences of "is [verb] when [art] " in BNC.

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1 This is explained when the nominal amounts paid out are adjusted for inflation , ( Table 8.5 ) .
2 The problem is compounded when the range and number of data types is substantial , if only because the data may be acquired from a very wide variety of sources .
3 This investment option is favoured when the costs of transport and tariffs are very high in relation to the product , as in detergents and many simple household products , or when the need for local service is high , as in accountancy services and retail banking .
4 Later the same term was used to denote the geometrical figure that is formed when a smaller square is cut out of a larger square with two of its adjacent sides lying along two adjacent sides of the latter .
5 A star is formed when a large amount of gas ( mostly hydrogen ) starts to collapse in on itself due to its gravitational attraction .
6 It is formed when the sun 's ultraviolet radiation breaks up the two atoms of oxygen molecules into single atoms .
7 A hypocycloid is formed when the rolling circle is inside a master circle .
8 An epicycloid is formed when the rolling circle is outside a master circle .
9 According to Bagnold , the barchan is formed when the wind is nearly unidirectional : it is orientated with the horns downwind .
10 TAB is pressed when the cursor is positioned on the last input field of a page ;
11 BACKSPACE is pressed when the cursor is positioned on the first input field of the page .
12 BACKSPACE is pressed when the cursor is positioned on the first input field of the page ;
13 TAB is pressed when the cursor is positioned on the last input field of the page .
14 The discourse of authority represented by customs is outwitted when the text escapes into the domain of personal relations through a semantic back-door in the word ‘ declaration ’ .
15 The next potency level is given when the bottle of the previous potency is finished .
16 Additionally , a terminal ( or final ) bonus is given when the pension policy matures .
17 The required action is broken down into small segments and a reward is given when the next segment of action is correctly performed — even if this is done by chance .
18 A contract for the sale of land or an interest in land is completed when the deed is delivered and the buyer pays the price .
19 In the newborn pup the cycle is completed when the larvae travel to the intestine via the trachea , and the final moults occur .
20 There is also a video , starring Angela Rippon , which explains the services of a KSA member offer ; this costs £10 , but the fee is refunded when the video is returned .
21 The traveller in Philips 's poem delights in a magical illusion , a pleasing unreality , which is mourned when the ice falls away .
22 The set of three translational degrees of freedom for each of a set of N atoms is modified when the atoms make up a molecule .
23 The Solution is equipped with an audible alarm which is emitted when the ascent speed exceeds 10 metres per minute , when the dive becomes a decompression dive and when the decompression ceiling is reached .
24 A marine or yacht varnish is recommended when a clear film is required that will not obliterate or mask the natural grain configuration of the wood .
25 In case of doubt , veterinary examination is recommended when a dog with eye trouble is presented at a breed show or breeding eligibility test .
26 A three-stage test or approach is recommended when a wasted costs order is contemplated .
27 To know what is happening when a small bit of wood is shifted , one must grasp the rules of chess and so grasp what move has been made .
28 If that is happening in YTP , what is happening when the girls and young women go into the workforce .
29 A crisis is resolved when an entirely new paradigm emerges and attracts the allegiance of more and more scientists until eventually the original , problem-ridden paradigm is abandoned .
30 A cringing , shrinking stance , with flattened tail , is adopted when the horse is thoroughly terrified .
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