Example sentences of "[conj] are [adv] [v-ing] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several companies are either waiting for permits or are already drilling the area around Wa Kele O Puna forest . |
| 2 | Most sub-Sahara African ethnic groups followed or are still observing the custom of a long , traditional post-partum abstinence of one or more years ( often until the suckling child is weaned , or can walk , talk , etc . ) . |
| 3 | If we look at the sea-floor maps that are now becoming increasingly available , One is struck ( at least , I am ) by the great areas that are either receiving no sediment at all or else are covered with the merest veneer . |
| 4 | ’ I have become increasingly frustrated with various comments made , and the autocratic way in which decisions are made , and the secrecy — the fact that all the committee meetings that are actually doing the work are held in secret . ’ |
| 5 | Quite simply , the same three that are currently determining the use of videodiscs . |
| 6 | But it is in the tension between conceptual confusion and social reality that it is possible to expose some of the assumptions that inform policy and some of the hidden agendas that are currently structuring the life chances of subordinated communities . |
| 7 | What is interesting is that , while in the Third World education is still seen as ( and still is ) a pathway to a new economic existence , here in the Western World we have passed along that pathway and are fast approaching a crossroads without any identifying markers . |
| 8 | Second , it is clear from the Report that motorists are not keeping to the Park 's speed limits and are thereby abusing the privilege of vehicle access . |
| 9 | We launched a national recruiting campaign at the beginning of this year and are shortly introducing a pilot scheme to pay a bounty to specials , as a further boost to recruitment . |
| 10 | Our two assistant trainers , and are also breaking the ice gently during the season , with taking a breathing session and sharing with us some of the techniques she learned during her recent ‘ sabbatical ’ year . |
| 11 | This book is geared more to those parents who take a major part of the responsibility for the games and are just using the entertainer to bring an additional dimension to the party . |
| 12 | The platoon have constructed the fuel farm and are currently receiving a bulk inload from Petrofisi , the main Turkish fuel supplier . |
| 13 | In addition to being involved with various improvement teams , Doctus have also reviewed the company 's organisation structure and are currently developing a Management Information & control System . |
| 14 | We shall soon see our 500th wish come true and are now organising a wish-a-day . |
| 15 | We shall soon see our 500th wish come true and are now organising a wish-a-day . |
| 16 | The county council acknowledge its a dangerous road and are now urging the department of transport to take action . |
| 17 | Maybe it is true that the differences between women and men are genetically determined as suggested by Arnold Jago ( Letters NI 191 ) — and it does seem to be men who cause all the wars , poverty , oppression and are now causing the destruction of the planet — so perhaps Mr Jago would agree that there is no hope but to get rid of the lot of them . |
| 18 | The hospital staff are beginning to grasp the difference between CAB and social work and are now involving the CAB with more in-patient cases . |
| 19 | We conclude that an electrical signal is the underlying mechanism of the systemic wound response in our experimental system and are now investigating the relationship between the electrical signal and the wider range of chemical agents known to lead to pin induction . |
| 20 | We have taken the necessary legal steps and are now awaiting the board 's reply . ’ |
| 21 | Nikwax have joined forces with the professional cleaners , Sureclean , and are now offering a cleaning and re-waterproofing service for sleeping bags . |
| 22 | Dr Bernard Whim , technical marketing manager , said : ‘ We have previously provided the process , plant and technical support and are now closing the loop by offering this safe , environmentally acceptable recovery and disposal route . ’ |
| 23 | Environmental health officers have been called in and are now treating the problem . |
| 24 | Environmental health officers have been called in and are now treating the problem . |
| 25 | Environmental health officers have been called in and are now treating the problem . |
| 26 | The New Democracy conservatives , though they were alarmingly slow to tackle the budget deficit when they got back to power , did eventually do something stern , and are still resisting the temptation to relax again . |
| 27 | … And I think you 've also got to have people who do bear in mind that they 're about one of the few parts of the authority that are in the forefront of the people and are basically representing the authority . |
| 28 | This is really rather unfair because the only time we can really define correctly is in hindsight — when we have already found the solution and are merely inventing a definition that would have led us there ! |
| 29 | If you have existing furniture and are merely re-doing a room , you will almost certainly know what you want to keep and what to replace — or re-upholster , re-cover , re-finish or re-paint . |
| 30 | The application of systematic thinking to , for instance , the courses offered by the Open University has resulted in the production of syllabuses , learning methods and study materials which are not only of extremely high quality but are profoundly influencing the approach of teachers and administrators all over the world and at many levels of educational activity . |