Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [v-ing] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rhythm is responding to an external influence that has not been controlled in the experimental protocol . |
| 2 | It is possible that the deletion is encroaching upon an important part of the protein and altering the conformation of the complex . |
| 3 | I do n't get the impression from MIND 's local network that the hospital closure programme is going at a reasonable pace . ’ |
| 4 | OPPOSITION is mounting to a controversial rule which has robbed a Middlesbrough student of his last chance to run in the English Schools Cross Country Championships . |
| 5 | The estate agent is selling for a third party and it would be totally wrong that his client should suffer because of the false window-dressing of his agent . |
| 6 | The orthopaedic department is working towards a one-year maximum wait for patients on a waiting list for an operation and hope to drastically cut the wait for an outpatient appointment . |
| 7 | A number of further points should be noted : ( 1 ) If the financial adviser is acting for a newly-formed bidder ( eg an " off-the-shelf " company ) , the standard of care required of it has a special dimension . |
| 8 | When Glamorgan College of Technology , the future Polytechnic of Wales , was visited by the CNAA in 1967 , it had recently set up an Academic Board , and the visiting party felt that ‘ very belatedly the College is developing towards an academic structure ’ and towards the kind of academic independence now ‘ established for some time in most other Colleges ’ . |
| 9 | The college is contributing to a better-trained and more professional civil service . |
| 10 | Violent crime is increasing at an alarming rate , and more and more of our members are at risk of becoming victims . |
| 11 | Cynical readers might be forgiven for thinking that concentrating on the minutiae of standards is a convenient way of avoiding the subject of how the industry is faring in a depressed market — but they would be wrong . |
| 12 | The Indian software industry is growing at an average rate of 35 per cent a year . |
| 13 | More usually , this is done by attaching lights to the wrists or to other parts of the body , if the light is flashing at a known frequency the relative time of particular positions as well as the sequence can be measured . |
| 14 | A Baker would have imposed order on the question of whether or not the administration is flirting with a value-added tax . |
| 15 | If the horse is working in a high temperature ( ie on a hot day ) , he will also be absorbing heat . |
| 16 | This , as Tudge ( 1988 ) discusses , is a major reason why it is necessary to prevent plant extinction , as is currently occurring in tropical rainforest regions where deforestation is proceeding at a rapid rate ( section 7.3.1 ) , and preserve as large a gene pool as possible . |
| 17 | All of the world 's savannas have been affected by human activity and , as Table 7.2 shows , deforestation is occurring at a rapid rate due to agricultural development and fuelwood collection . |
| 18 | Work is beginning on a geotechnical database , extending the current holding of shear-strength measurements to include values of moisture content , liquid limit and a variety of further data . |
| 19 | On the the hon. Gentleman 's second question , he will know that work is proceeding on a statutory code under the Northern Ireland ( Emergency Provisions ) Act 1991 . |
| 20 | Household formation is increasing at a faster rate than the population as a result of smaller families , increase in the divorce rate and longer life spans . |
| 21 | Your Blue Ring Angel is suffering from a viral infection called Lymphocystis . |
| 22 | Electronic Engineering Times also says ITRI is working on a separate multi-chip module that would probably contain a 24MHz CPU , memory management unit , floating-point unit and cache . |
| 23 | ‘ News spreads fast , I suppose Dai the Cop is gossiping like an old woman again . ’ |
| 24 | These two mutations are highly suggestive that the normal protein product of atk is functioning as a protein-tyrosine kinase . |
| 25 | Australia 's Collaborative Information Technology Research Institute is looking for a joint venture partner in North America for Atlas , its C-based database management system . |
| 26 | Isobel nodded , her lips compressed , and then said : ‘ Yes , that ghastly , fat Humpty Dumpty is heading for a great fall , poor thing . |
| 27 | Well do you think that the City Council is spending in an irrational and unreasonable way , currently and for the last ten years ? |
| 28 | South Korean financial deregulation is moving at a glacial pace . |
| 29 | The Runners ' sponsorship is going to a wide variety of charities including Alzheimer 's Disease Research , Breakthrough ( research into breast cancer ) , Mencap and the West Sussex Macmillan Appeal for Cancer Research . |
| 30 | These are some of the arguments : first , the Black community is living in a hostile environment , therefore we should not wash our dirty linen in public as this would be used by racists against Black people . |