Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] are [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All 3 political groups are pitching for increased spending , Labour is likely to propose a budget around £320 million , the Liberal Democrats around £314 million and the Tory group up to £310 millions , all of them well above Government guidelines of £306 million . |
| 2 | But Mr Garrett said others who have taken only the three-hour assessment are responding to pursuits despite force guidelines prohibiting them . |
| 3 | There are farmers who with the existing lack of any political support are looking at different avenues to improve their profits or even make a profit . |
| 4 | Now , I think we all appreciate that the Liberal and Labour groups are working to another agenda . |
| 5 | Zimbabwe Geological investigations are continuing in the Archaean Midlands Greenstone Belt of Zimbabwe as part of an integrated exploration project in which appropriate methods of regional structural analysis are being introduced as a basis for formulating sound gold exploration strategies and identifying targets for follow-up by the commercial sector.By the end of the second year about 1700 square kilometres ( or 70% ) of the project area has been tectonically mapped at scales of 1:25 000 to 1:50 000 , and selected areas , including over 80 medium-to-small gold mines , have been subjected to detailed structural analysis at survey scales of 1:200 to 1:2500 . |
| 6 | In a way , current legislation and political attitudes are pushing in opposing directions simultaneously . |
| 7 | Because both sides of the political divide are benefiting from the traffic , the issue is brushed under the carpet . |
| 8 | Consequently if the state appears to be autonomous due to the action of elected elites , we can not be certain whether political leaderships are behaving as ‘ state ’ elites or ‘ social ’ elites . |
| 9 | This is particularly bad in London and , as a result , dissatisfied clients are looking to the merits of regionally-based firms . |
| 10 | To decide on craft that will fill the gap from 1987 onwards , leading west European nations are meeting in Paris on 21–23 March . |
| 11 | Confronted with the entrance of significant new competitors , the secular decline and progressive decomposition of mass demand , innovative manufacturers are experimenting with methods of increasing productive flexibility , reducing the total cost of producing an extended and shifting product range for particular market niches rather than minimizing the average output cost of a narrow range of standardized commodities ( Sabel , 1982 ) . |
| 12 | In the north-west corner , four different birds are nesting in close company — the mute swan regally aloft on its large and bulky nest , looking down upon a coot nesting nearby in lesser estate , with two nests of great crested grebes almost awash amongst the reeds close by . |
| 13 | The British houses are concentrating on agency broking , while American firms cover the whole range of securities business . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | In the normally austere Hereford Breed , Journal , the owners of the Llandinabo herd claim foreign bulls are leading to the disintegration of the British Hereford by introducing alien blood . |
| 16 | Speaking at Barcelona 's Real Club de Polo where British riders are competing in the dressage , the Major hit back at Pound 's accusations . |
| 17 | As the example of housing palpably shows , conflict arises in the most acute form where these resources are in short supply and where all social groups are competing in pursuit of the same objective . |
| 18 | Evidence shows that some residential projects are coming under financial strain as money and clients dry up . |
| 19 | His benevolent brown eyes are looking at the floor to Shirley 's left , about five feet beyond her , and he appears to be thinking not about the flute as a career , but about the problems and opportunities of kitchen floor tiling . |
| 20 | Tetbury 's one and only bookstore is n't stocking it even though nearby shops are heading for a sellout . |
| 21 | Revisiting the site at intervals ( of at least a week ) note whether the marked animals are feeding on the same prey or not . |
| 22 | Cordless power-tools are doing for woodworkers what Fast Food did for the High Street over a decade ago . |
| 23 | Professionals in fields as diverse as housing , economic development , planning and crime prevention across the voluntary , public and commercial sectors are training in ‘ community practice ’ . |
| 24 | Completed questionnaires are flooding into Corporate Communication Service . |
| 25 | A couple of henna-headed teenage fans are sitting with their backs to the outside wall of the club , and they remain cool when the coach arrives , politely asking everyone to sign the singles they 've brought along . |
| 26 | Car production and trade figures released today , highlight the difficulties that British manufacturers are having in selling their products overseas . |
| 27 | British companies are beginning to be more aware of the needs of their disabled employees , and the potential benefits of continuing their employment . |
| 28 | WHILE a growing number of British companies are switching from petrol to diesel-engined cars to improve fuel consumption and cut costs , one company , originally at the vanguard of the diesel movement , has dumbfounded the experts by reversing its decision and going back to petrol . |
| 29 | In these cases individual companies such as BAT in Kenya , Unilever in Kenya and Nigeria , Elf in Gabon , and CFAO in a number of francophone countries are operating at levels of sophistication which have no indigenous counterpart . |
| 30 | The French Commandos are tucking into a meal . |