Example sentences of "is [v-ing] a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Yorkshire Dales National Park is opposing a MAFF-supported scheme to regenerate pastureland and erect fencing on farmland near Kilnsey . |
| 2 | As things stand , the visual system is proving a good model to guide investigation of other sensory systems but we need to be cautious about interpreting data and to avoid forcing these other systems into a straitjacket defined by the visual system . |
| 3 | The ME Action Campaign is waging a major campaign to validate ME as a disease . |
| 4 | * Just to show the brewers how it should be done , CAMRA is producing a bottle-conditioned beer to celebrate 21 years of the Campaign . |
| 5 | Recycling Though costly , recycling is becoming a popular way to cut waste volumes . |
| 6 | Welcome back : The Red Cross is opening a temporary sanctuary to house refugees from Bosnia . |
| 7 | On Friday , the store is staging a grand re-opening to celebrate the complete refurbishment , which offers customers a brighter , more spacious shopping environment , yet with the same friendly service they have come to expect . |
| 8 | A CHURCH is launching a medical mission to save a teenage member of the congregation . |
| 9 | The President of Birmingham Chambers of Industry & Commerce , Gary Allen , is leading a new initiative to ensure that the voice of business and industry is heard clearly by Government . |
| 10 | THE King 's Theatre in Edinburgh is undergoing a wide-ranging review to cope with both the recession and future competition from the capital 's new £13 million Festival Theatre . |
| 11 | Or even that he is conducting a stealthy operation to ensure the BBC 's survival that depends on elaborate deception . |
| 12 | By ALAN MURRAY THE RUC is conducting a nationwide hunt to track down 400 boys as part of an investigation into allegations of sex abuse at a Belfast home . |
| 13 | Whitehall 's biggest potential ally is the United States , which is sending a large delegation to fight the ban . |
| 14 | BEER and restaurants group Whitbread is considering a European partnership to solve its problems . |
| 15 | Dr Chase is undertaking a long-term project to investigate the social history of Victorian Teesside , with particular reference to working-class politics and culture . |
| 16 | Italgas is implementing a huge programme to extend Italy 's gas network with the objective of connecting up 3 million more homes by 1990 . |
| 17 | Littleton , Massachusetts-based Alliant Computer Systems Corp is taking a long time to die — too long for Craig Mundie , who resigned as president and chief executive to accept a position with Microsoft Corp as general manager , Advanced Consumer Technologies . |
| 18 | I simply say that on the debates we 've had on the Policing Bill , I 've learnt what the functions of your Noble House is all about and the speech that 's just been made from across the Chamber from me , sums up entirely my views on the matter , and I say to your Lordships House that on the basis of experience as Northern Ireland Secretary when one is a Home Secretary for a province and there 's a number of people in this House who 've had a job to do including the Noble Lord , The Noble Viscount Whitelaw who set the tone of the way we all proceeded , I accept that , the one of the things we had to do there was bring democracy back to policing and the primary force of policing is taking a long time to do and that here as Home Secretary , everything I learned there was , stop the growing centralisation and the weakening of the police authorities and police force and this Bill does exactly that But now one of the questions I 've asked myself and it 's the only point because all the points have been made that I really want to ask the Government is what are these appointees for ? |
| 19 | It is taking a long time to redesign the business processes of these industries . |
| 20 | For example , a client may come to a bureau because he is concerned that the housing benefit to which he is entitled is taking a long time to materialise . |
| 21 | This approach to risk measurement , in addition , is particularly important if the credit manager is taking a strategic approach to risk management which requires as its initial stage a formal system for risk categorisation of customers . |
| 22 | And now particularly Ron Todd who 's of course the General Secretary of the biggest union in this country , is making a real effort to open things up and to try and get negotiations going , and we 're very hopeful that we 'll get some positive of response from that . |
| 23 | On the other hand , if you feel your debtor is making a reasonable effort to reduce his debt , then enter into an agreement with him for the payment of the remaining balance . |
| 24 | Gloucestershire cricketer , David ’ Syd ’ Lawrence is making a last-ditch attempt to get back to full fitness after his knee injury . |
| 25 | The most common cause of serious accidents on wire launches is making a snap decision to turn off for a 360° turn without ensuring that there is enough speed . |
| 26 | A former RAF pilot is making a last-minute bid to save Britain 's last flying Vulcan bomber . |
| 27 | He is making a commendable effort to appear nonchalant and relaxed , despite the oversize top hat in his hand and the obtrusive stunted tree and rustic stile provided by the photographer , Mr. G. Diviani , in his Holloway Road studio opposite the Caledonian Church . |
| 28 | A pupil who is making a constant effort to use vision as fully as possible in school tasks may sometimes find this effort to be somewhat of an overload when his or her general level of well-being is low , for instance , when suffering from a cold or feeling particularly tired . |
| 29 | Sir : It would appear that the Prime Minster is overlooking a perfect opportunity to put her theories into practice — why not assign the security arrangements at Downing Street to a private security firm ? |
| 30 | He is fighting a Canute-like battle to keep the study of Russian texts in the original on the syllabus when an awkward conundrum crosses his path in the form of the lovely Anna . |