Example sentences of "is [adv] [v-ing] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The indication is serious because , with leaves not able to work properly , the carbohydrate energy food supply is not being elaborated and the entire plant is only firing on one cylinder . |
| 2 | The decision of the Divisional Court in the Manchester Corporation case is not binding on this court and , although it may in the event have reached a conclusion with which I would now agree , I find the reasoning by which that conclusion was reached wholly unconvincing . |
| 3 | Further , it is not binding on this court . |
| 4 | For this reason it is normal for the vendor to define precisely which documents comprise the sale agreement and to ensure the purchaser acknowledges that it is not relying on any statements of fact unless contained in these documents . |
| 5 | In practice , it is standard for agreements to seek to exclude any liability for pre-contractual representations by including entire agreement provisions under which the acquirer confirms that it is not relying on any representations , etc. other than those included in the agreement . |
| 6 | Overeating through boredom is a greater danger , so you should monitor the patient quite carefully to make sure he is not putting on excess weight . |
| 7 | If the press is not reviewing other media , it is normally reporting on current events . |
| 8 | A few plants are associated with historical lore such as the pink convolvulus or sea bindweed ( Calystegia soldanella ) , which is called ‘ the Prince 's flower ’ , because it was said to have been originally sown by Prince Charles in 1745 when he landed in Eriskay , and it is still growing on that island . |
| 9 | Tonight snow is still lying on high ground , but the floods are falling . |
| 10 | Bingo is still running on two Mondays per month , the calling being done by committee members in rotation . |
| 11 | Bingo is still running on two Mondays per month , the calling being done by committee members in rotation . |
| 12 | We know that Roz 's new book on ‘ tensions ’ , which you have all been waiting for , is about to be published and she is also working on another booklet of machine knitting trims . |
| 13 | Ever since Mr Gorbachev attended our G7 meeting last year and Mr Lamont went to inspect the Russian chaos , Britain has effectively adopted the Soviets and we will be pressing hardest to help — even George Bush is now jumping on this bandwagon . |
| 14 | Cornwall County Council is now acting on that recommendation , but there 's little sign of other counties following suit . |
| 15 | Mlle Adjani , who made her first film , Faustine , at the age of 16 and is best known for The Story of Adele H , is now working on new film projects and promoting Christian Dior . |
| 16 | Sapiens International Corp NV has definitive agreement to acquire SmartStar Corp , the privately-held Goleta , California that came up with the first applications generation language for Digital Equipment Corp 's VAX/VMS , and is now working on object-oriented user interfaces for databases . |
| 17 | But at the moment Thamesdown Borough Council is n't acting on that advice … because its worried about the legal implications . |
| 18 | The difference between the two is that whereas a regulation is universally binding on all member states , a directive is specifically aimed at a named member state , informing it that something must be done , but leaving the way in which it is to be achieved to the discretion of the national government . |
| 19 | The Purchaser is however insisting on certain statements being made before he agrees to buy — and they are more accurately termed warranties . |
| 20 | Sybase is currently working on new CASE and repository front-end systems using object-oriented and multi-media technologies derived from its Gain Technology acquisition , which , according to Sybase vice president of marketing , Stewart Schuster , is now focusing Microsoft Corp-based development on Windows NT rather than Windows or MS-DOS . |
| 21 | Sybase is currently working on new software engineering repository front-end systems using object-oriented and multi-media technologies derived from its Gain Technology acquisition , which according to Sybase vice-president of marketing Stewart Schuster , is now focusing Microsoft Corp-based development on Windows NT rather than Windows or MS-DOS . |