Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [v-ing] a " in BNC.

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1 Although many hospitals , schools and institutions are making a big effort , there is still a need for the Government to provide guidance for the less enthusiastic or efficient .
2 My Oscars are spending a lot of time moping on the bottom of the tank .
3 Now New Yorkers are getting a chance to do a little suffering for art right here at home .
4 Lyndsey Murphy and James Murray are organising a reunion to coincide with the Festival in August .
5 But whether diminishing returns are taking an increasing effect is a pertinent conundrum .
6 It appears that German states are opposing a VAT-like tax on in an inconsistent way , aggravated , aggravated by a failure to warn of any increase in the tax in January nineteen ninety three .
7 The board are recommending a 10% increase in dividend to 7.4 pence .
8 ‘ The board are extending a long-standing by-law which prevents a player who has rejected an international invitation from performing at club level during the summer period , ’ said Ashby .
9 ‘ The board are extending a long-standing by-law which prevents a player who has rejected an international invitation from performing at club level during the summer period , ’ said Ashby .
10 Still , the car majors are playing a waiting game .
11 Germany , Switzerland and the Netherlands are encouraging a switch to crop rotation , integrated pest management , or steam-based soil sterilization .
12 Even as there is a movement among women towards women-controlling our own sexuality and reproduction , childbirth , and a return to midwifery principles , the new reproductive and genetic technologies are asserting a model for scientific control of reproduction , and one that is industrial : these methods are big money-makers for the biotechnology industry , the old and new pharmaceutical and medical supply companies .
13 He was briefed on how our skills are playing a key role in servicing the world 's nuclear energy industry and that there is significant potential for business in the global market .
14 Examples would be : where the act is not seen , as when the victim is asleep ; where the victim believes that the gun was unloaded ( Lamb [ 1967 ] 2 QB 981 ) ; where the victim knows by the accused 's words that the threat will not take place ( Tuberville v Savage ( 1669 ) 86 ER 684 ; or where the accused could not put his threat into effect : the usual illustrations are shaking a fist while on a non-stop train at a person standing on the platform and doing the same to a person standing on the opposite bank of a fast-flowing and wide river where there is no bridge .
15 Rumours are circulating on the basis of a hint from Sidorov that the Russians are considering a counter-claim for the Malevich collection of twenty-nine paintings kept by the Stedelijk Museum , Amsterdam ( The Art Newspaper No. 15 , Feb 1992 , p.2 ) .
16 Russians are enjoying a reading boom following the collapse of the Soviet order and the best-sellers are hard-boiled thrillers by hard-boiled writers like Mickey Spillane , Raymond Chandler and Dashiel Hammett .
17 Under the present conditions of economic recession , regional policies are fighting a losing battle .
18 A FAMILY who discovered that their centuries-old manor stands over ‘ the lost palace ’ of the last Welsh prince are fighting a desperate battle to keep their home .
19 It occurs in Henry IV , Part I. Falstaff and the Prince are having a high old time by pretending in turn to be the King chastising Hal for his association with Falstaff .
20 The Business Traveller by Brian Moynahan we have ways to make you stay Hoteliers are using a whole new bag of tricks to keep their guests — and wallets — on the premises
21 Chelsea are giving a secret trial to Polish World Cup star Roman Szewczyk .
22 QUEEN Elizabeth Country Park are presenting an all day lecture on the Attractions of East Hampshire .
23 Many of the world 's major mining operations are having a disastrous impact on the environment , according to a new report from the Washington-based Worldwatch Institute .
24 Drink : Street smart to lure finer wine seekers : The off-licence chains are making a big effort to catch the up-market customer , says Anthony Rose
25 Boston employers are facing an acute labour shortage with potentially serious consequences for economic growth .
26 EMPLOYERS are taking a more compassionate attitude towards redundant workers in the face of soaring unemployment , according to a survey published today by the Institute of Directors and Pauline Hyde & Associates .
27 ENGINEERING employers are mounting a tactical offensive to cripple the union selective strike campaign aimed at winning an industry-wide hours cut for two million workers .
28 Many reported the impossibility of securing employment because of lack of experience — with the jobless total so high employers are making a priority of taking on people with experience who do not require subsequent training .
29 THE Yorkshire Union of Golf Clubs are seeking a new secretary following the resignation of Alan Cowman because of poor health .
30 WHEN a host of clubs are chasing a leading schoolboy talent , the team who win his prized signature will sometimes offer his dad a telling inducement .
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