Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So look for a college which is accredited by CIFE or the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education ( BAC ) . |
| 2 | The charm of his style , the persuasiveness of his appeal to history , the breadth of his understanding , the way in which earnestness is blended with joyfulness in his religion — and all things pervaded by reason and good sense — have won disciples for Hooker in all subsequent generations . |
| 3 | Cocoa butter is blended with sugar and flavourings and , sometimes , milk powder to produce confectionery , or is further processed to remove the fat , leaving cocoa powder . |
| 4 | In this country much of that experience is differentiated along class lines : crudely , the very well-off use the predominantly single-sex public and boarding school system to accustom their children to an elite future , and the middle class ensure that their neighbourhood state school reinforces the values of their children 's socialisation at home and that , in a streamed system , their children are all in the higher streams ; meanwhile , working-class children are largely concentrated in the less well-resourced state schools , are often in the lower streams , and are frequently regarded by their teachers and even encouraged to think of themselves as ‘ no-hopers ’ . |
| 5 | Commonly , sales forecasting for a period of up to one year ahead is differentiated from sales and market forecasting for longer periods . |
| 6 | By far the best I ever used was ‘ Humber Eclipse Fish Manure ’ which used the waste from the fishing industry as the raw material , but it is no longer obtainable as such because the fish content is redirected to cattle and poultry feeds . |
| 7 | Play instinct is redirected into working ability and willingness to perform tasks . |
| 8 | Throughout , the old lady sits silent , hands on lap , eyes on agitated thumbs and as she looks up to witness the man 's retreat her tear-streaked face is racked with pain . |
| 9 | The random number generator is initialised by RUN ( or CHAIN ) . |
| 10 | In the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible , which is an important part of the sacred literature of all three religions , God is likened for instance to a judge , a king , a midwife and a mother eagle . |
| 11 | The change of allegiance on the part of individual scientists from one paradigm to an incompatible alternative is likened by Kuhn to a ‘ gestalt switch ’ or a ‘ religious conversion ’ . |
| 12 | If variation in breeding success is calculated for stags of above a year old ( the age of sexual maturity ) , it greatly exceeds more realistic measures of variation in breeding success such as variation in seasonal success within cohorts or lifetime success ( see Table 23.3 ) . |
| 13 | Viscosity varies greatly with temperature and the table of timings provided is calculated for analysis at the standardized temperature of 20°C . |
| 14 | This relief is calculated with reference to an assumed general rate liability for 1990/91 which is £248 . |
| 15 | The TRC is calculated on form A2317 from the Total number of manhours ( ie not per man ) spent at or in the locality of the customer 's premises only ( travelling time should not be included ) at the following Hour Charge Rates . ’ |
| 16 | The other , d , is a distance from a node 's weights to an input instance , and is calculated at run time . |
| 17 | The total cost to the Government to date , excluding the contempt proceedings and officials ' time , is calculated at £2,221,503 . |
| 18 | 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 . . |
| 19 | Each section of the roof is calculated in turn , which can be quite complicated if the house has a bay or a hipped roof , and allowances made for corners which are near outlets . |
| 20 | A week 's pay is calculated in accordance with a series of statutory rules . |
| 21 | If the auction process fails — for example because no bids are received — the shares remain in the ownership of the former holder and the dividend is increased to a rate , known as the default rate , which is calculated in accordance with a prescribed formula . |
| 22 | Example 4:4 Turnover rent YIELDING AND PAYING THEREFOR by equal quarterly payments in advance on the usual quarter days : ( 1 ) the annual sum of £ ( " the basic rent " ) ; and ( 2 ) such sum as is calculated in accordance with the Schedule hereto ( " the turnover rent " ) SCHEDULE ( 1 ) In this schedule the following expressions have the following meanings : ( a ) " gross turnover " means the aggregate of all sums : ( i ) received by the tenant in return for goods supplied or services rendered in the course of any trade or business carried on by him in the demised property or partly in the demised property and partly elsewhere ; and ( ii ) payable to the tenant by any person in consideration of the use or occupation of the whole or any part of the demised property ( b ) " a rental year " means a period of twelve calendar months beginning on ( c ) " net turnover " means the gross turnover less : ( i ) any sum actually paid by the tenant to HM Commissioners of Customs and Excise by way of VAT or other tax chargeable on the supply of goods or services ; ( ii ) any sum refunded by the tenant to his customers in respect of defective or unsatisfactory goods or services ; ( iii ) per cent of any sums received by the tenant in return for services for which orders are received at the demised property but are performed wholly elsewhere ( d ) " qualified accountant " means a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ( 2 ) The turnover rent for a rental year shall be : ( a ) per cent of the net turnover for the year immediately preceding that rental year exceeding £ but less than £ and ( b ) per cent of the net turnover for the year immediately preceding that rental year exceeding £ but less than £ ( 3 ) Within one month after the beginning of each rental year ( time being of the essence ) the tenant shall deliver to the landlord a certificate signed by a qualified accountant of the tenant 's gross turnover and net turnover for the year immediately preceding that rental year . |
| 23 | Where the transfer between husband and wife is one on sale , the fee is calculated in accordance with Scale A , of the 1992 Fee Order on the amount of the consideration . |
| 24 | People who become disabled as a result of industrial injury or disease may also claim disablement benefit , which is paid in compensation for the disability itself , and is calculated in relation to the assessed level or percentage of disability suffered as a result of employment . |
| 25 | Where the entitlement to dividends in respect of non-equity shares is calculated by reference to time , the dividends should be accounted for on an accruals basis . |
| 26 | Where shares are issued by way of or in substitution for dividends , and the value of the shares issued is calculated by reference to the value of the dividend payable on any class of shares , the value calculated for this purpose should be reflected in the profit and loss account as an appropriation of profit . |
| 27 | This allowance is calculated by reference to the RI and the RD factors . |
| 28 | Relief is calculated by reference to the difference between an assumed rate bill for 1989–90 and the community charge which your authority would set if authorities in the area were spending in 1990–91 in line with assumptions made by the Government . |
| 29 | The amount of margin needed is calculated by reference to both the price of the underlying security or index and the exercise price of the traded option . |
| 30 | Example 4:3 Index-linked rent : upwards only YIELDING AND PAYING the annual sum of £ … ( " the basic rent " ) payable quarterly in advance on the 25th of March the 24th of June the 29th of September and the 25th of December in each year and in addition such sum payable on each of the above dates in advance ( " the index-linked rent " ) as bears the same proportion to one quarter of the basic rent as is borne by the figure shown in the General Index of Retail Prices ( " the index " ) for the month immediately preceding the months in which payment of any particular instalment of rent is due to the figure ( which is the figure shown in that index for the month of … ) minus one quarter of the basic rent PROVIDED THAT ( 1 ) if after the date of this lease the index is calculated by reference to a different base date or base figure then the index-linked rent shall be calculated as if that change had not taken place ( 2 ) if the index ceases to be published or if for any reason it becomes impossible or impracticable to calculate the index-linked rent then either the landlord or the tenant may by notice require the rent to be thenceforth reviewed at such times and in such manner as may be agreed between them or in default of agreement be determined by a single arbitrator to be appointed by the President for the time being of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors who shall have regard to market practice prevailing at the time of such notice in relation to new lettings of property of the same type as the demised property ( 3 ) in no circumstances shall the total rent payable under this lease be less than the basic rent |