Example sentences of "and is [verb] the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I understand that the company has now completed a feasibility study on such an installation and is considering the appointment of consultants to prepare an environmental impact analysis , including consideration of alternative technology . |
| 2 | It has released guidelines on what it calls ‘ sales aid leasing ’ that should help stop future contract abuses and is assisting the Campaign with individual cases of misrepresentation . |
| 3 | Oyston is also chairman and owner of Blackpool Football Club , and is seeking the permission of the League to waive their rule that no one may hold more than 10 per cent of a club if he has a financial interest in another . |
| 4 | ‘ The CBI is firmly committed to equal opportunities in the workplace and is taking the message to the smaller firms , where the majority of new jobs will be created , ’ added Mr Davies . |
| 5 | The Gas Turbine division has also played a leading role in this area and is pioneering the concept of total maintenance [ health care ] contracts for critical power packs both on and offshore . |
| 6 | a qualified driver ( as defined in regulation 8(5) of the Driving Licences Regulations ) and is supervising the holder of a provisional licence ( as defined in regulation 3(1) of those regulations ) while the holder is performing a manoeuvre which includes reversing |
| 7 | Joan Brady , who lives in Dundalk and is spearheading the campaign in the Co Louth town , said there are plans to run a peace train between Belfast and Dublin next month . |
| 8 | Yet at the same time President Clinton claims he wants to do all he can to complete the Uruguay round of GATT trade talks , and is backing the appointment as GATT 's new director-general of Peter Sutherland , an Irish former commissioner of the EC who has just the sort of political push to get a trade deal done . |
| 9 | WWF also hopes to control the amount of waste water flowing into the Danube ; pollution has wiped out 70 of the river 's 110 species of fish in the past 10 years and is threatening the ecosystem of the Black Sea . |
| 10 | Now it 's an industrial and commercial centre which thrived during the 80s and is feeling the recession in the 90s . |
| 11 | Huntingdon Health Authority denies breach of duty or care and is fighting the claim for damages . |
| 12 | ‘ Speak fo ’ yo'self ! ’ chips in baby brother Marlon , who — hardly a big stretch for the actor — plays the comedian 's younger brother in Mo' Money , and is joining the interview at Damon 's request . |
| 13 | Designed as an alternative to traditional colouring products , this unique range of natural plant based hair colours is totally chemical free , biodegradable and is leading the way in professional , natural hair colourants . |
| 14 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that Dover port has special facilities for the safe transport of nuclear waste and is leading the country in making sure that the nuclear industry safety standards are fully adopted ? |
| 15 | Sheard , a resident in East Anglia , has lived in England for four years and is awaiting the result of her application for British citizenship , but Maritz believes that her golfing future lies in the United States . |
| 16 | But the government is now talking to Cathay Pacific Airways , which has a far larger fleet , and is investigating the possibility of using redundant British cross channel ferries for larger groups . |
| 17 | The Building Society , based in Gloucester , has set aside interest payments on the debts owed to it and is investigating the possiblity of making some compensation payments . |
| 18 | Clarence has escaped from the Tower , and is crossing the Channel with his brother Gloucester ( later to become Richard III ) . |
| 19 | Needless to say , this rock is forcing us to reexamine totally meteorite impact dynamics , and is broadening the range of materials we define as meteorites ( see Box I ) . |
| 20 | The second was published in April by Sweet & Maxwell and is entitled The Treaty of Rome Consolidated and The Treaty of Maastricht ( editors Neville March Hunnings and Joe MacDonald Hill , priced £35 ) . |
| 21 | On the benchmarks themselves , Pentium outstrips IBM Corp and Sun Microsystems Inc 's fastest processors on integer performance , and is closing the gap with the RISC chips on floating point , although all are still comfortably ahead of the Intel processor with the exception of SuperSparc , which has only a 10% advantage over Pentium . |
| 22 | On the benchmarks themselves , Pentium outstrips IBM Corp and Sun Microsystems Inc 's fastest processors on integer performance , and is closing the gap with the RISC chips on floating point , although all are still comfortably ahead of the Intel processor with the exception of SuperSparc , which has only a 10% advantage over Pentium . |
| 23 | The government said it will be putting " renewed emphasis " on the enforcement of environmental laws , and is making the cleaning-up of polluted rivers — including the Yarkon , Kishon , Alexander , Taninim and Lavish rivers — a priority . |