Example sentences of "are [adv] [v-ing] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of my colleagues have accepted that it became discredited , but they are still trying to a certain degree to defend it . |
| 2 | Today we see that women who have the right qualities can exercise authority equally with men , but we are also coming to a fresh recognition that Christian leadership should always be seen as service . |
| 3 | Such observations have given rise to the notion of the ‘ invulnerable child ’ and are now leading to a radical re-appraisal of the results of risk research , with a shift of emphasis towards trying to understand the factors that enable some individuals to survive , or even profit from , their disposition to insanity . |
| 4 | For as the recession bites harder , people are increasingly looking to a rousing chorus line as a way to beat the blues . |
| 5 | Poisonings of birds of prey are expected to decline , however , as landowners are increasingly turning to a new kind of trap which does not use poison bait . |