Example sentences of "is [adv] [v-ing] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chair is obviously referring to the fact recently in the courts , there was consideration of the closure of old persons ' homes , and you know that you are under a legal requirement to consult in respect of those otherwise any decision , to close without consultation can held to be invalid , and that has impinged on some authorities who were going down that route , so there is a duty there . |
| 2 | Indeed , the company is just drawing to the end of a five- year £150 million capital investment programme . |
| 3 | It is already working to the disadvantage of the Exchequer some four hundred million pounds a year of lost tax revenue . |
| 4 | But the disclosure is nevertheless damaging to the Government as the lock out of ambulance workers continues towards Christmas . |
| 5 | DAVID BATTY is desperately clinging to the belief that he will be fit to face Rangers tomorrow . |
| 6 | she is always going to the hairdresser and having her hair frizzed oh , oh god |
| 7 | After all , the Minister is always returning to the House to tell us what a wonderful deal he has got for the British farmer and consumer . |
| 8 | The oldest rookie is still punching to the line . |
| 9 | Obviously , though , he is still acclimatising to the berth at international level . |
| 10 | Does the Minister realise that that is deeply upsetting to the family , who have been devastated by the experience ? |
| 11 | He is probably going to the château . |
| 12 | Colwyn Bay is also looking to the future with its brand-new Colwyn Centre , a superbly-designed covered shopping complex just a stone 's throw from the promenade and beach . |
| 13 | The parent is also demonstrating to the child how to behave in an aggressive and anti-social manner ( Patterson et al . 1975 ) and is likely to be copied in the future . |
| 14 | It is in Britain , however , that loyalist violence is really damaging to the cause to which it is presumably dedicated . |
| 15 | Now if that is really saying to the water users that it 's down to you , there are genuine concerns of conservation and I think they are , there is a real problem in some areas . |
| 16 | I am so pleased to think that his kind of socialism ‘ without the state ’ is now coming to the fore again in Labour politics . |
| 17 | A so called ‘ rationalisation ’ of the market is now leading to the price charged in Britain rising at over twice the rate of inflation towards what is charged in other countries . |
| 18 | Therefore , he is now going to the place where the satellite is . |
| 19 | I am delighted that Professor Carsberg is here listening to the debate . |
| 20 | The letter concludes : ‘ In this light , you will understand that the Longleat Estate is increasingly coming to the view that the wishes and interests of the climbing community are inimitable to the interests , duties and priorities of the estate . ’ |
| 21 | Masturbation is undoubtedly damaging to the health . |
| 22 | But the inspector has upheld the council 's view that the range is visually damaging to the area . |
| 23 | Mr Nick Major , the company 's pig feed marketing manager , said : ‘ It is this nitrogen , when converted to nitrate microbes in the soil , which is potentially damaging to the environment . ’ |
| 24 | Paul is evidently referring to the Spirit when talking of this power , since he not only prays that the Spirit will reveal it to his readers , but he , in common with other New Testament writers , associates the Spirit with the resurrection of Christ from the dead ( I Tim . |
| 25 | Sub-optimality occurs when one department makes a decision which appears to be a good one , from the departmental point of view , but which is actually damaging to the organisation as a whole . |
| 26 | Erm really what er I wanted to do was erm to sort out the , the person who is actually going to the Chrism mass . |
| 27 | Whatever the truth , it is seriously damaging to the Crown . |
| 28 | Were this competitive process to run its course to completion — in other words , were all decisions to become fully dovetailed — each participant would no longer be under pressure to improve the opportunities he is currently offering to the market , since no one else is offering more attractive opportunities [ … |
| 29 | Knighton is publicly sticking to the line that his offer will proceed , and that a package is being put together , but he admitted yesterday : ‘ Time is getting short . ’ |