Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , they form the foundation blocks to all that follows , and serve as a constant reminder of the need to ensure that we are building on the right foundation and that the materials with which we build have spiritual survival capability ( 1 Cor. |
| 2 | Police say the device bears all the hallmarks of the IRA and officers are liasing with the Anti Terrorist Squad … |
| 3 | President , with a very heavy heart and bitter disappointment for all our people out there , who are depending on the Social Chapter to give them dignity , safety and a reasonable standar standard of living , I reluctantly withdraw this motion , but I will say this , we live to fight another day . |
| 4 | Tint the undercoat with whatever you are using for the final colour and you will get a good , even finish . |
| 5 | Sheffield Steelers are sweeping the opposition aside in their bid to gain league entry , while Trafford Metros , Medway Bears and Streatham Redskins are competing for the other vacancy . |
| 6 | Egg producers must recognise that they are competing in the sophisticated food industry of the late 1980s and that they have a responsibility to the consumer . |
| 7 | Building on the work of the Japan Industrial Studies Programme already carried out at the Policy Studies Institute , the aim is to find out how Japanese managers , especially those in companies that are competing in the British market , see marketing and how they succeed in putting their strategies into effect . |
| 8 | Erm elsewhere in my statement I have indicated an appropriate provision of employment land which is related to the population size which we are suggesting for the new settlement . |
| 9 | However tough things seem , it 's vital that you should keep your spirits up , and remember that acting is an art and a thrilling one — though sometimes when you are struggling with the frustrating process of building a career , this can all get a bit obscured . |
| 10 | But England are sticking by the dashing 22-year-old with a self-destruct button , and will probably send him to learn self-control in the hard school of Australia . |
| 11 | The commitment which the new proprietors are bringing to the enormous task of totally renovating and modernizing Low Birk Hatt is patently obvious For years they have denied themselves many of the luxuries they would otherwise have been easily able to afford because they both knew that one day they would need the capital to spend on the kind of home they both dreamed about . |
| 12 | And yet these are the things that are happening within the private sector with DHSS funding to a large extent and the present planning provision , the present registration and monitoring arrangements do n't allow anyone to say " No , this is n't acceptable " |
| 13 | What primary activities are happening in the northern part of Brazil . |
| 14 | We are reverting to the existing practice . |
| 15 | The most rapid rates of deforestation are occurring in the tropical rainforest regions , but deforestation is also significant in the savanna woodlands that occupy the drier tropical and subtropical regions . |
| 16 | This , allied to poor training , poor supervision , and problems with recruitment ( especially of women ) , means that doctors are contributing to the criminal justice system less than optimally . |
| 17 | all you are contributing to the political debate in this country at the present moment is a quarrel about the trade union block vote in the affairs of the Labour Party . |
| 18 | Apart from these texts there are a few which are revealing for the opposite reason : they deny the existence of a trust where it might have been expected . |
| 19 | Councillor Rodgers said , ‘ They are interfering with the democratic process in this by-election and seeking to buy political influence with what amounts to bribes ’ , and noted the offer was personally embarrassing for him as he negotiated as a union official with the companies over workers ' pay and conditions . |
| 20 | The sharp dualism that is proposed whereby acquisition and learning are two quite distinct processes would seem to force the conclusion that if you think carefully , choose your words , take your time before making your conversational contribution you can not communicate , or at any rate not very effectively , because you are interfering with the natural function of the acquired system . |
| 21 | But could it not be argued that the RSPCA , and others who carry out such a praiseworthy activity , are interfering with the natural selection process ? |
| 22 | At the advanced age of 71 , Charles Bronson 's wizened features are returning to the big screen . |
| 23 | You will now want to make sure that your feet are landing in the right place . |
| 24 | She says , over 500 people are meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels today , to talk about disabled people 's human rights . |
| 25 | She says , over 500 people are meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels today , to talk about disabled people 's human rights . |
| 26 | If we assume that you are writing on the right-hand page of an examination book or on loose examination sheets , bound at the top left-hand corner , then the identifying number of the question should be large so that it is easily seen and should be at the top right-hand corner . |
| 27 | AN outraged couple are writing to the Prime Minister after a teenage drink driver who wrecked their £9,000 dream car was fined just £22 . |
| 28 | They are operating at the bottom end of the market with no capital and no security . |
| 29 | Deffenbacher 's argument is that those studies which show enhanced memory in arousing circumstances are operating on the ascending portion of the inverted-U function , while those which show impairment are operating on the descending portion of the curve associated with high arousal levels . |
| 30 | Deffenbacher 's argument is that those studies which show enhanced memory in arousing circumstances are operating on the ascending portion of the inverted-U function , while those which show impairment are operating on the descending portion of the curve associated with high arousal levels . |