Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] be [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Downstairs , under the aegis of Professor Garth Swanson , researcher Jim Luck is looking into the possibilities of designing and fabricating monolithic high-frequency filters , using gallium arsenide GaAs insulated gate field effect transistors ( igfets ) .
2 However , by 1979 the computerized course support was staggering under the load .
3 Two NCO drivers from the Field Ambulance were passing through the assembled ranks selling chocolates , buns and cold drinks .
4 NEC Corp is responding to the recession by moving to halve costs in its semiconductor operations , the Nikkei Industrial Daily reports .
5 Since you left Europe , the car market had deteriorated ; does Europe have anything to learn from the way the US car industry is coping with the recession ?
6 It is quite possible that the economy may converge to a steady state not characterized by equilibrium , e.g. , where capital and the labour force are growing at the same rate , but there is a constant level of unemployment .
7 Because the Arts Council are working on the parity funding principle , local theatres , who are dependent on local government subsidy , are now losing out doubly because local funding has dropped ; therefore the parity funding drops .
8 She is conscious of the fact that the Arts Council is looking at the entire range of dance companies which it supports , and that funds will be concentrated on those which seem to have the most positive artistic policy .
9 Welcome back : A teenager who was paralysed in a car crash is taking to the road himself after passing his driving test .
10 Elsewhere both Sheffield and Leeds City Councils have actively considered schemes to set up local recording studios , while one London Borough Council is looking at the needs of its local black music scene .
11 Firstly the United States competition was changing from the old Bunch to a new collection of competitors targeted more at specific markets .
12 Over Otmoor a dirty mist like marsh gas was rising above the depressing fields .
13 The 22-year old Larne man was devastating in the Baltic country ; indeed , most of his performances on the continent have been top notch .
14 The remaining Panguna employees were later evacuated by road , and it was reported that the PNG Army was retreating from the countryside in order to concentrate upon defending the island 's towns .
15 Is this the effect television-watching is having upon the constabulary ?
16 He detailed recent job losses including yesterday 's news that 2,000 workers from the Government 's Defence Research Agency are heading for the scrapheap .
17 MERSEY Docks and Harbour Company is moving into the Irish sea ferry business after clinching a £15m deal .
18 MERSEY Docks and Harbour Company is moving into the Irish sea ferry business after clinching a £15m deal .
19 Mail order is suffering from the public 's current reluctance to part with cash for non-essential goods .
20 Mail order is suffering from the public 's current reluctance to part with cash for non-essential goods .
21 " Officers of the City of London Fraud Squad are enquiring into the affairs of Rubber Improvement Ltd .
22 And the special Gollop poll is changing by the minute , with the usual sprinkling of do n't knows , or in this case , doughnut knows .
23 In addition the recent strong performance of the American stock market was contributing to the resurgence of American buying both in the States and in European sales .
24 The former England striker is scouting for the Geordies and last week checked out tonight 's Coca Cola Cup opponents Mansfield .
25 The last of the winter snow was melting off the steep slopes , but the flatter areas and the passes still seemed to be well covered .
26 When North Harbour were aiming for the top in New Zealand it took four years of struggle — getting beaten by the top provinces — before we managed to make our own mark .
27 The Cemetery Club 's showing at the Wyvern until Saturday night .
28 The rugby club are helping with the organisation .
29 This was discussed at Public Transport at its last meeting , and there 's quite a lot of preamble , but basically erm in response to this request , erm Mr Townsend said that he reported the bus and coach council was looking at the question of pollution and green issues generally , and was about to produce a document suggesting ways forward .
30 Liberal Year Of Culture licensing laws are giving Glaswegians an unprecedented freedom to party , and the dance scene is rising to the challenge .
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