Example sentences of "[noun] are [v-ing] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , discussions are developing on how to limit the housing provided for single mothers and their children to very low standard institutional care , ‘ to discourage the others , . |
| 2 | Discussions are proceeding on the introduction of a four-year course in Mathematics which perhaps one-third of the undergraduates reading the subject would take . |
| 3 | ‘ We wish to stress that our discussions are proceeding on amicable terms and there will be further visits to Darlington Civic Theatre . ’ |
| 4 | Look for them where fairly large , heavy objects are resting on the soil , for example , under large stones , a garden roller or a log . |
| 5 | Detectives working on the case are working on the theory that they died of hypothermia or suffocation or a combination of both . |
| 6 | The musical flavour will be supplied by Edinburgh 's own Tam White and the Caledonian Brewery are laying on some of their amber liquid and pies to give you just a taste of what the atmosphere will be like during the weekend 13–15 August . |
| 7 | Currently the JCS are studying on a global basis , the possibility of reducing missions , advisory groups and other special duty assignments . |
| 8 | The Liverpool lecturers are calling on vice chancellor Peter Toyne to join them in putting pressure on the government to end underfunding . |
| 9 | We know HP and IBM Corp are working on an early sample version of COSE code , which will include interface widgets , and HP 's VUE look and feel dominated the COSE desktop shown at the original announcement ( UX No 428 ) . |
| 10 | We know Hewlett-Packard and IBM Corp are working on an early sample version of the Common Open Software Environment code , which will include interface widgets , and VUE look and feel dominated the COSE desktop shown at the original announcement . |
| 11 | CHELSEA are banking on the second oldest swinger in town to outwit Middlesbrough 's attack tonight . |
| 12 | The purpose of the remainder of this chapter is to analyse the changing structure and composition of the national population , assess the principal dimensions of population redistribution , and examine the impact which both these sources of change are having on the geography of Britain . |
| 13 | Andy and William are standing on a seat ; Andy leans out over a table laden with glasses , a champagne bottle in one hand and his other arm held by William , who leans out the opposite way to balance him . |
| 14 | ASPIRING giant-killers Wycombe Wanderers are relying on the healing hands of physio David Jones as they bid to heap more FA Cup humiliation on West Brom tonight . |
| 15 | Pels-Leusden in Berlin , and Wolfgang Werner 's Berlin and Bremen galleries and Edwin Vömel in Düsseldorf are collaborating on a large-scale project designed as a tribute to a largely undiscovered sculptor , Hermann Blumenthal ( 1905–42 ) . |
| 16 | But elsewhere the planets are smiling on you and , around the 19th , you can anticipate a happy moment linked to love or career . |
| 17 | In the cities , even traditionally non-commercial fuels are going on the market . |
| 18 | The British houses are concentrating on agency broking , while American firms cover the whole range of securities business . |
| 19 | ACT Financial Systems Ltd and Hewlett-Packard Co are working on a Unix version of ACT 's Digital Equipment Corp VMS-based credit risk analysis system , Limits . |
| 20 | Curators and experts are counting on the exhibition devoted to the restoration in the Salle des Fetes at the Louvre until 29 March 1993 and their highly detailed catalogue describing the technical aspects of the restoration process ( Les Noces de Cana de Veronese — Une oeuvre et sa restauration , Reunion des Musées Nationaux , 1992 , FFr350 ) to refute the historical and artistic arguments . |
| 21 | Experts are calling on the French Navy to assist in cleaning out the weed . |
| 22 | In the UK , licences will be issued by the Department of National Heritage and EC experts are working on the common export document but it is not finalised yet . |
| 23 | Researchers from Washington State University are embarking on a three-year project to measure the amount of methane produced by belching cows . |
| 24 | The Institute of Terrestrial Ecology and Reading University are embarking on a three-year study on the effects of pesticides on wildlife . |
| 25 | In order to counteract the difficulties inherent in having long gaps between training days , future plans are hinging on setting up a weekly evening course at a venue further out of London ( yet to be found , but if possible easily accessible from the M25 ) . |
| 26 | He has few friends , and already the pressure Ipuky and Reni are putting on him through their friends is filtering down to me . |
| 27 | The laibon 's face is always troubled , as though the thoughts which are his special preserve are weighing on him heavily . |
| 28 | ‘ Opinions are changing on that line , ’ he said gently . |
| 29 | As a result of the pilots the researchers are working on a separate form for children with disabilities . |
| 30 | Deffenbacher 's argument is that those studies which show enhanced memory in arousing circumstances are operating on the ascending portion of the inverted-U function , while those which show impairment are operating on the descending portion of the curve associated with high arousal levels . |