Example sentences of "[being] made [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But certainly , some progress is being made towards the common funding formula . |
| 2 | See paper being made following the traditional method , but using a recycled base to which fragments of plant leaves and petals are added for colour and texture |
| 3 | It is possible for a claim to be made under this section when no claim is being made under the Personal Accident Section — eg where the accident claim falls within the 2 week deferment period . |
| 4 | In the ensuing debate , Alan Shatter , TD of Fine Gael , author of a book on family law , pointed out the better provision being made under the projected divorce law for a first wife than existed at present , and that children of the first marriage would maintain their present rights , though they would have to share with children of the second marriage . |
| 5 | The loan is being made through the International Finance Corporation ( IFC ) , the bank 's private sector arm , which environmentalists accuse of acting as if it were exempt from the Bank 's environmental directions . |
| 6 | Ministry of Defence approval was gained many years ago and as such PAS have supplied much needed parts to the RAF 's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight , all transactions being made with the relevant release documentation . |
| 7 | As Her Majesty 's Government have based their aid to Kenya on progress being made on the political front , presumably there is now scope for increasing that aid to a country which is an island of stability in a troubled area . |
| 8 | I have no later than half an hour ago contacted my office and there has been no official communication re any decision being made on the royal dockyard and the capacity none whatsoever . |
| 9 | This may seem to violate the definition of policy making as involving more than isolated decisions , yet individual professional judgements of this kind may cluster or have similarities that suggest implicit if not explicit policy decisions that are being made at the operational level . |
| 10 | Under the Conservative government , as noted , the tax system became less progressive , with the major reductions being made at the top end of the tax range and there were increases in national insurance and the nonprogressive indirect taxes . |
| 11 | Mr Reid maintains he was refused the right to call witnesses on his behalf while Mrs Gerrie said she could not remember a request being made at the original hearing . |
| 12 | ‘ Is there anything to prevent another payment being made to the right charity this time ? ’ |
| 13 | This final section allows Mr Hicks to justify the implementation of abc as a better foundation to the decision making process ; but is the argument being made to the right audience ? |
| 14 | You have heard my opinion that in general terms , the existence of a conservation area is an indication of the likelihood of a contribution being made to the special character of the settlement and therefore to the setting of York , which is the prime purpose or the prime function of the York greenbelt . |
| 15 | Aid appeal AN APPEAL is being made to the Welsh Office to help fund , through Urban Aid , a £20,000 scheme to build a play area for children at Castle Walks maisonettes in Flint . |
| 16 | The Non-Aligned also approved ‘ the efforts being made for the early establishment of a zone of peace , freedom and neutrality in the region ’ and called on all states to support these efforts . |
| 17 | Putting on successively larger weights increases the extension and the " modulus ' is measured from the graphical plot of load against extension , corrections being made for the cross-sectional area and for the original length . |
| 18 | Arrangements are being made for the annual dinner for the institute which is at the Stanwick Arms , in Aldbrough St John on April 29 . |
| 19 | From the window of his room the Collector watched the final preparations being made for the hazardous withdrawal from his original " mud walls " to the new fortifications . |
| 20 | Demands for change will continue , but it is difficult to imagine substantial progress being made in the current climate , as broadcasting , and the media in general , becomes increasingly unaccountable to society as a whole . |
| 21 | If Anselm had refused , the chances of another appointment being made in the foreseeable future were remote . |
| 22 | It shows the huge investment currently being made in the national health service and the excellent way in which many trusts are using the resources available to them . |
| 23 | Straightaway I could smell toast being made in the little room behind the shop among the scales and ledgers . |
| 24 | The case for the common investment funds is also being made by the Official Custodian as she puts the divestment machinery in place . |
| 25 | There is , however , some potential for abuse in the system , with senior appointments being made by the Prime Minister . |
| 26 | The declaration can lead to an award of compensation being made by the Industrial Tribunal or , in some cases , the Employment Appeal Tribunal . |
| 27 | A fresh attempt is being made by the European Commission to settle an EC institutional dispute over titanium dioxide pollution . |
| 28 | That means that the irrelevant suggestions being made by the European Commission for mandatory information for and consultation with employees would bear much more heavily on British business than it would on our major competitors . |
| 29 | It was not a Government or taxpayer commitment , but a commitment being made by the hon. Gentleman on behalf of the private sector and employers . |
| 30 | The effectiveness of the new law allowing confiscation of drugs profits was amply demonstrated over the years that followed and soon the extent of the huge profits being made by the big drug smuggling rings was revealed . |