Example sentences of "be [v-ing] that a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ An increasing number of employers are realising that a healthy staff brings long-term benefits . ’ |
| 2 | Economists are warning that a prolonged strike in the industry — one of the few sectors where the US enjoys a positive trade balance — would have a serious impact on the American trade deficit . |
| 3 | I am arguing that a common ground exists between theists and atheists , where each exchanges different interpretations of reality and understands each other 's views . |
| 4 | However it has already been challenged by live sheep interests who are arguing that a large proportion of exported animals are sold for further feeding and not direct for slaughter . |
| 5 | By Thursday , some journalists were reporting that a Royal aide had told them the marriage was ‘ clearly not made in heaven ’ . |
| 6 | The postponement was a crushing disappointment to NASA engineers who were hoping that a successful flight would restore Congressional confidence in the Agency . |
| 7 | But now Nottinghamshire are hoping that a new £35,000 sponsorship with Midlands car dealers Swithland Motors will enable them to provide ‘ job security ’ for their contracted players all the year round . |
| 8 | These countries are recognising that a decent communications structure is a prerequisite for economic survival , and the western telecommunications companies , seeing Eastern Europe as a profitable market , are only too willing to lend a hand . |
| 9 | However , to prevent friction between country residents and visitors , the Commission is recommending that a new Country Code should be established , and the tourism industry should help to preserve the attractive elements of the country . |
| 10 | Now manager Carroll is hoping that a keyed-up Cahill will make an impact right from the start of next Sunday 's replay . |
| 11 | Perhaps it 's telling that a similar process of self-siphoning is also afflicting Hollywood , for no other song-writer is as steeped in cinema as Springsteen ( it is surprising that we had to wait until Indian Runner for a film to be made of one of his songs ) . |
| 12 | ( To suggest otherwise is to imply that Bukharin was suggesting that a proletarian state would regress back beyond state capitalism . ) |