Example sentences of "[noun pl] is now [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Cal Arts is now associated with a distinctive West Coast style , Baldessari was influential in bringing in East Coast and European artists — Joseph Kosuth , Robert Smithson , Lawrence Weiner , Daniel Buren , Hans Haacke , Sol LeWitt . |
| 2 | A small market town which has lived off the land for centuries is now looking forward to a high-tec future . |
| 3 | SQL , the standard query language for interrogating relational databases is now established — the battle is over how SQL enquiries are structured — the IBM or SAG way . |
| 4 | In this case , the data specifying the initial waves is now given by on , and by on . |
| 5 | The same research also shows , however , that the ‘ class ’ basis of support for the parties is now weakening significantly , and that even at its peak this phenomenon fell a long way short of the Marxist conception of political ‘ class consciousness ’ . |
| 6 | Even this latter source of funds is now drying up as the property market slides into an ever deeper slump . |
| 7 | Less than 20% of life insurance funds is now held in gilts . |
| 8 | Each of these roles is now examined in turn . |
| 9 | The old religion of the Jews is now replaced . |
| 10 | Hitachi Ltd has OSF/1 out in Japan , but its role in computers is now starting to appear strained . |
| 11 | The ability to communicate and to build bridges in human relationships is now recognised as an essential nursing skill ; and the opportunity for offering comfort and unconditional acceptance in this way probably has no equal in any other profession . |
| 12 | THE pastime of hurling plates around tavernas is now frowned on by Greek authorities . |
| 13 | The Achaemenid monarch Cambyses conquered Egypt in the year 525 BC ( his predecessor Cyrus had conquered Babylon in 539 BC ) and so the replacement of the ‘ Old-Avestan calendar ’ , as the one formerly used by the Iranians is now called , presumably occurred after that . |
| 14 | What was once seen as foliage and parts of branches is now seen as a human face . |
| 15 | According to Scottish Office sources , some of the key criticisms have been accepted as valid and a re-assessment of the estimated costs and savings is now taking place . |
| 16 | That is a completely wrong description of a matter which the Select Committee on Privileges is now discussing — which is why it would not be appropriate for me to say anything further . |
| 17 | But even though the river 's dry a nearby training stables is now applying for permission to drill a bore hole and pump up to £10m gallons out of the ground to water horse gallops like this . |
| 18 | Balnain Books is now represented in England , Wales and Ireland by Troika , , . |
| 19 | What has always been true of secondary schools is now becoming true of primary schools also , and one of the main vehicles for that change is the Education Reform Act . |
| 20 | National allocation of resources to regional health authorities and by them to districts is now determined by a weighted capitation formula . |
| 21 | DOUBLE-TRACKING on the Great Central Railway at Loughborough at Swithland Sidings is now making progress towards Rothley . |
| 22 | The first pack of Desert Rats is now trying to cope with the soaring heat of Saudi Arabia ; about four hundred troops in the seventh armoured brigade began arriving there today in an air lift from Germany . |
| 23 | But a separate breed of planners is now emerging , brain children of a handful of agencies or , more accurately , individuals , who pioneered this concept . |
| 24 | Lampi is now using both IVL Guitar-To-MIDI Interface courtesy Stick Enterprises and a GRIS Touchboard MIDI Interface to add atmospheric colour to his fluid Stick lines . |
| 25 | The number of new vacancies notified to jobcentres is now beginning to rise . |
| 26 | The strong market capacity of the typographers is now undermined , and they are likely to suffer a fall in life-chances . |
| 27 | In the heart of the City , one of the most adventurous projects in many decades is now coming to completion . |
| 28 | One facility used for making helicopter blades is now finding new use for producing jointless Wings which have the added benefit of being cheap to import because of the weak state of the Rand . |
| 29 | The black furry coat with which it was born and which helped it to keep warm during its first days is now sloughed off , revealing the shorter shiny coat which is more suitable for a swimmer . |
| 30 | Further , the direct utilisation of genetic engineering on people to eliminate genetic defects is now contemplated seriously ( eg the Kline affair ) . |