Example sentences of "[is] being [verb] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Government 's insistence that the Channel tunnel rail link be privately-financed is being seen as the first stage in a longer term plan to privatise the entire British Rail network . |
| 2 | In what is being seen as the first licensing by Apple Computer Inc of its Macintosh technology , the company has signed an OEM agreement that enables Honeywell Inc to use the Mac interface in avionics systems : Honeywell will use the technology to drive management information systems for commercial airline cockpits , building an Electronic Library System incorporating an adapted avionics version of Apple 's Macintosh Quadra 800 high-end box . |
| 3 | Much of their repertory is being recorded for the first time ( or very nearly so ) , and it may be that some current recordings will sound exploratory , even tentative , to future generations who will have the privilege to take things further . |
| 4 | If you supply the identifier of a Paper SPR that is being updated for the first time , a warning message will be displayed . |
| 5 | The requirements for safe glazing is being provided for the first time , but do not apply to glazing which is being replaced . |
| 6 | It is not that the question of the ordination of women is being considered for the first time in our day ! |