Example sentences of "is [adv] [be] pay [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 With the growth of powerful micro-systems , and of sophisticated networking capabilities , particular attention is understandably being paid to the relative degree of centralisation versus distribution of resources .
2 Greater attention is also being paid to the process of admission to residential care .
3 Particular attention is also being paid to the transfer of resources between agriculture and the non-agricultural branches , to the changes in the incomes and expenditure of the different groups in Soviet society ( including the very important state sector ) , and to the distribution of labour between these different sectors and branches .
4 Much greater attention is now being paid to the protection and management of wildlife — eg the seal population at Lake Baikal is increasing and beavers and musk oxen are re-producing normally .
5 Although some lip-service is now being paid to the concept of rehabilitation within prisons , there was little evidence of serious efforts to prepare prisoners for life outside .
6 More attention is now being paid to the sort of plants available for food and other uses as a by-product of the way people used the land .
7 Much attention is now being paid to the contribution which differences in labour market flexibility might make to the explanation of international differences in unemployment rates and economic growth .
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