Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [prep] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Commonly , sales forecasting for a period of up to one year ahead is differentiated from sales and market forecasting for longer periods . |
| 2 | The total cost to the Government to date , excluding the contempt proceedings and officials ' time , is calculated at £2,221,503 . |
| 3 | This is calculated as ths ( i.e. ) of the net dividend paid , , which is , of course , the same as ths of the gross dividend paid . . |
| 4 | Doubts as to even the possible reality of such a law , arising from an excessively empiricist conception of the possibilities of being , prove unreasonable in the light of the establishable fact that both the every day world in which we live , and we ourselves , are only appearances of a realm of things in themselves whose true nature is hidden from us. for this opens the possibility that what we are in ourselves is essentially rational beings , belonging to a society of rational beings , while what we are as appearances is sensory beings . |
| 5 | The threshold sensitivity of the instrument is adjusted by means of VR1 . |
| 6 | After a curious military episode — he ran away from Cambridge to join the 15th Dragoons — he arrived in Bristol in 1795 full of plans to establish a new system of society , called Pantisocracy ; this word is explained on p. 80 , but what it meant in practice was the rather grandiose idea of founding a new American colony . |
| 7 | Limitation on liability is placed at £800 per tonne which should be monitored and adjusted in the case of higher value consignments . |
| 8 | A heavy responsibility is placed on staff in a home offering twenty-four hour care . |
| 9 | The circuit system in which a ‘ control element ’ is placed in series with the positive rail of the supply is illustrated in Fig. 1 . |
| 10 | UNILEVER IS CHEERED BY 9% PROFITS |
| 11 | The status of this role is recognized by s. 286 of the 1985 Act , which in effect requires the secretary of a public company to be a qualified individual . |
| 12 | This benefit , introduced in 1984 , is intended for people incapable of work but with insufficient National Insurance contributions to qualify for sickness and invalidity benefits . |
| 13 | This service is intended for people who are hard of hearing but it could also help language learners follow the programme . ) |
| 14 | Although the work has medical and therapeutic origins , it has been developed as a regular part of the Medau method of physical education and is intended for people of any age who are in normal health . |
| 15 | Some of the dissolved minerals are ‘ temporary ’ hardeners and will be removed if the water is heated above 70°C , but this will give rise to fur or scale , not just in kettles but in other hidden parts of the hot water system . |
| 16 | When aurichalcite ( Cu 5-x Zn x ( OH ) 6 ( Co 3 ) 2 ) is heated to 450°C it converts into a copper-on-zinc oxide material that can be prepared as a catalyst for the water-gas shift reaction ( CO 2 + H 2 CO + H 2 O ) . |
| 17 | This frequent introduction of new water is a major disadvantage , as scaling occurs when water is heated to 71°C ( 160°F ) . |
| 18 | The cavity in the drawing is filled with ball.bearings . |
| 19 | professional nature of employment : an organisation exists before it is filled with people . |
| 20 | You yourself pointed out that the palazzo is filled with people . |
| 21 | Cormorants are only there for one reason : the lake is filled with fish . |
| 22 | The seemingly impossible 1975 ( or 1977 if extended as allowed under the Act ) goal for attainment of the photochemical oxidant standard is highlighted by data for Los Angeles . |
| 23 | The departmental affiliation of such a course does n't much matter provided that it is taught by people with relevant research experience . |
| 24 | Much of the work in subject studies is taught by staff of faculties in the University other than Education . |
| 25 | This is taught by staff of all colleges including basic and behavioural scientists , clinicians , and community staff . |
| 26 | Moving from left to right this establishes the proportion of each student registered on a field which is likely to contribute to each subject area 's FTE in each stage ( b , c ) , sets this against current FTEs ( agreed in the 1 November census — after some major ‘ servicing ’ arrangements are allowed for ; for example a high proportion of Stage I accounting is taught by staff from the catering fields ) ( a ) , and adds the likely effect of recruitment targets and combinations for September 1988 ( ij ) , to produce an FTE prediction for the next year ( m ) . |
| 27 | The course covers areas which are not the province of any one Department and is taught by Staff from many different academic backgrounds , thereby bringing to it a range of experience . |
| 28 | The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is formed by people with one language , with sentiments in common and by their feeling and will to make it work . |
| 29 | A rod that is propped at 45° to the water , quivering slightly as the current pushes against the line , will suddenly slam over as though it has been struck with a sandbag . |
| 30 | The Bosch PKT 14E is listed at £74 , but should be available for less . |