Example sentences of "[is] now [prep] [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pressure is now on the likes of Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM Corp to get ultra-cheap versions of their RISCs ready so that they can rush out systems that will match the rock-bottom pricing that Tsunami will encourage . |
| 2 | It is not just that many of the old structures of central planning have been demolished , or that much of the government is now in the hands of people who still refer to themselves quite unselfconsciously as ‘ the opposition ’ . |
| 3 | Cartón de Colombia was founded in 1944 , largely on the basis of North American capital , that is now in the hands of the Mobil Oil Company . |
| 4 | It is now in the hands of the Minister for Economic Development . |
| 5 | A similar checklist in the original report , showing companies which used five or more techniques , threw up names like Maxwell Communication Corporation which subsequently went into administration , Asda whose boardroom shake-up followed a £365m pre-tax loss , LEP which is now in the hands of a company doctor , British Aerospace which is about to undergo further restructuring , and Ultramar which was taken over after reporting losses . |
| 6 | England 's batting talent is now in the hands of ex-Middlesex star Radley , the MCC chief coach . |
| 7 | The firm is now in the hands of managing director Tim Watkins and ‘ a private family concern ’ . |
| 8 | The former boss of Polly Peck , a textile-to-foods group which is now in the hands of administrators , has wealth beyond Britain 's reach . |
| 9 | Swan Hunter , whose present workforce numbers 2,200 , is now in the hands of receivers and has been in acute crisis since failing to win a vital Ministry of Defence helicopter-carrier order . |
| 10 | The plant is now in the hands of commissioning teams . |
| 11 | A spokesman for William Hill says : We have no trace of the bet , the original copy is now in the hands of the police . |
| 12 | The Department of Transport has refused to comment , as it says the matter is now in the hands of the courts . |
| 13 | The matter is now in the hands of the police , after the shop owners gave them details of the two men . |
| 14 | ‘ It is now in the hands of the Crown , but if we do n't conclude the investigation soon , there is every chance they 'll be released . ’ |
| 15 | Indeed one major publishing chain , having taken our advice , is now in the throes of turning virtually all its titles over to desktop publishing . |
| 16 | BRADY , Middlesbrough council 's housing chairman , says the town is now in the throes of its biggest homes crisis with the council virtually powerless to act . |
| 17 | ‘ There is nothing I can do , ’ said the King , as she was dragged away , ‘ I can see those in charge , but it 's now in the hands of the Justice people . ’ |