Example sentences of "be [verb] in an " in BNC.

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1 Variation was entirely random , and each population evolved in response to purely local environmental pressures , which could be altered in an unpredictable way by migration or geological changes .
2 Thousands of people will be gathering in an Oxfordshire village this weekend for the annual Cropredy festival .
3 However , it is envisaged that technical guidance will be given in an Approved Document , which will be available when the act comes into force — this will be similar to the procedure adopted with the Building Regulations .
4 On the information given ( which is , for example , all that might be given in an intermediate credit advertisement under the Consumer Credit ( Advertisements ) Regulations 1980 ) the only way that the shopper , without access to a computer , can decide between these alternative APRs is subjectively .
5 It can be given in an aerosolised form to prevent recurrence .
6 In all cases , advice must be given in an objective , balanced and professional manner .
7 Such notice might also be given in an originating application under s 17 of the Married Women 's Property Act 1882 .
8 The fact that this explanation can be formulated in an externality/utility possibility frontier context makes clear that the effect of interdependent utility functions is to make equity an ‘ efficiency ’ matter .
9 PLANS for water treatment works to reduce levels of pollution in drinking water have upset councillors because the works would be situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty .
10 More ominously , some are now asking whether the days are numbered for the last of the Edwardian motor cars — Rolls-Royce was founded in Manchester in 1904 — and whether cars of this size , weight and cost can really be justified in an era of increased social awareness and growing environmental concerns .
11 Information can be gathered by means of a questionnaire which new adherents are either invited to fill in themselves , or which can be completed in an interview by one of the church leaders .
12 One element of his appeal related to the right to be heard in an oral planning hearing .
13 To be eligible an enterprise should be registered in an EC member country and have a product or process aimed at a transnational market .
14 Well the difference was like moving from purgatory into heaven really , because er in the Nissan hut I had one tap of cold water , that 's all , every bit of water had to be heated on a gas stove , and every bit of water for a bath had to be heated in an old fashioned er boiler in which you lit the fire under and of course when you came here we had a ni an electric cooker , er straight away
15 No child under sixteen was to be placed in an adult prison for any purpose .
16 I feel that these difficulties have gone on too long for there to be a realistic prospect of change in time for these children and given their improvement whilst in foster care , where they are not brought up in their parents ' conflict , it is not in the children 's interests for them to go and live with the father and that they need to be placed in an environment with permanent substitute parents , who can meet the boys ' physical , emotional , educational and social needs .
17 In proceedings brought by the husband the judge refused to order the return of the child to Canada , on the grounds that his removal and retention was not wrongful within the meaning of article 3 of the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction , set out in Schedule 1 to the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 , since the father had no rights of custody ; and that , under article 13 , there was a risk that the child would be placed in an intolerable situation if he was returned to Ontario because of the lack of proper accommodation and financial support .
18 ( 2 ) That the evidence as to the situation of the mother and child in the event of a return to Ontario did not establish a risk that the child would be placed in an intolerable situation within the meaning of article 13 ; and that , accordingly , since article 13 did not apply and since the child 's removal was wrongful , the court had no discretion but was under a mandatory duty to order the child 's return to Ontario under article 12 of the Convention ( post , pp. 871A–C , 873H — 874C , G–H , 875A ) .
19 The submission made by Lord Meston is that there was no factual basis for a finding that the child would be placed in an intolerable situation if returned to Canada .
20 I consider that the judge did not have the material before him on which to find that there was a grave risk that the child would be placed in an intolerable situation if the court were to order his return to Canada .
21 And a civil servant giving evidence about ‘ conduct ’ could be placed in an unfair position .
22 It can be placed in an aquarium with pond water until the young fry are large enough to survive the rough-and-tumble of the garden pool .
23 The account can either be a joint deposit account requiring the signature of both the vendor and the purchaser to release money or it can be placed in an account with an independent trustee .
24 Erm it has been suggested I think Naomi 's saying on this side of the room that if there is an element of bad taste because the baby is chained up or whatever and it 's in er has had to be placed in an undignified or uncomfortable position in order to be photographed and Naomi 's question .
25 Thus could a parent make a fairly reasonable answer which would acknowledge that the child is not silly , and has a perfect right to be treated in an adult way when he asks a serious question .
26 And because the nature and significance of these differences are even now not fully appreciated by all heads there is a risk that the relationship will be treated in an over-simple way .
27 The subjects to be covered were diverse , scanning a period of over a century , but they could be arranged in an approximately chronological order .
28 Two large storage annexes for housing the collections were added by 1931 thus releasing space so that the library could be arranged in an orderly fashion .
29 Of the two aspects of chivalric honour , love and patriotism , the former would be misplaced in an adventure story for children .
30 An important element that emerges is that discussions and explanations of physical abuse and neglect may be seen most productively as a problem relating to parenting , which in turn needs to be located in an understanding of social class and the gendered divisions of child care , while sexual abuse , to a much greater extent , needs to be understood in relation to male power and masculine socialization .
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