Example sentences of "it is [vb pp] around [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In D. microlepis , it is , to the best of my knowledge , always complete whereas in D. quadrifasciatus it is broken around the dorsal line with a more pronounced blotch terminating the upper length of the bar , beginning again immediately under the operculum around the pectoral fins . |
| 2 | The formula for calculating the tension of an open-wound string is likely to give a figure over 10 per cent too high because the theory behind it does not consider the deviation of the winding wire from a circular cross-section as it is bent around the core . |
| 3 | It is based around a busy little harbour with many waterside cafes offering magnificent views across the lake to Limone . |
| 4 | It is based around a standard statistical technique called discriminant analysis , and runs on part of an AWESOME piece of software from the American SAS Institute , said to be the most advanced in the world . |
| 5 | It is based around an English boy , P.K. — played by Brendan Deary as an infant , Guy Witcher as a seven-year-old , Simon Fenton at 12 and Stephen Dorff as an 18-year-old . |
| 6 | The aims of Reflexology are : to relax stress and tension , the cause of approximately 75% of today 's diseases and ailments ; to relieve blocked nerve impulses that end in the feet , to improve circulation , for it is at the feet that the blood , as it is pumped around the body , changes direction . |
| 7 | It is built around a piece of land that juts out into the Atlantic , with beaches on the north side of the slender neck and the harbour on the south side . |
| 8 | Developed in C++ with a client-server architecture , it is built around a Dynamic Application Dictionary and the ProActive Toolset , which enables users to customise applications without changing source code . |
| 9 | It is built around a large number of lists of attainments , some of which subdivide attainment targets in English , Mathematics and Science . |
| 10 | Code-named CAV100 , it is built around a rugged Land Rover Defender chassis and uses high performance non-metal armour for protection . |
| 11 | Externally ‘ Iron Duke ’ is fully authentic , but not internally , for it is built around an Austerity boiler . |
| 12 | Funded partly by the RSPCA but not by pig producers , it is built around the idea of allowing a sow to do what comes naturally when she settles down to her accouchement . |
| 13 | It is built around the respect , empathy and warmth expressed by the social worker for the client . |
| 14 | Like its predecessors , it is structured around a simple thesis — in this case , that information and knowledge are setting in motion a profound shift in the nature and location of power . |
| 15 | Unusually for a city hotel , it is set around a lovely , lush private garden where sun-loungers are set out around the wonderfully secluded swimming pool . |