Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] [v-ing] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At a time when the lending institutions are recognising the need for a careful analysis of potential customers ’ ability to meet loan repayments , Consumer Payment Profile is another example of the added-value service which Infolink can provide . ’ |
| 2 | Surprisingly , out of this mish-mash has come a positive development , in which the public sector institutions are giving the idea of ‘ an academic community ’ a completely new reality . |
| 3 | Financial institutions are extending the scope of their activities Community-wide by merging with other types of financial institution for instance , banks have merged with insurance companies and established links with fund managers . |
| 4 | ‘ The whole thing seems to be mushrooming , ’ said Mr Rankin who feels that riders are exceeding the spirit of the planning permission , if not the letter of it . ’ |
| 5 | On any given day , between 70 and 110 Russian satellites are orbiting the Earth . |
| 6 | The Law Societies have renewed the research contract to enable the Report to be kept up to date , and to help assess how the other Member States are implementing the Directive . |
| 7 | The rate at which Westerners are consuming the earth 's resources is destroying the planet . |
| 8 | The Germans are taking the lead in the publication of their compositions … |
| 9 | Andrew was also looking at strategic issues , such as how the Russians are managing the environment themselves , what restrictions and demands the authorities will place on western companies , and what sort of help they require with rectifying the damage caused by earlier drilling and production operations . |
| 10 | Househunters are eyeing the estate agents ' windows with new , predatory enthusiasm … there is an unmistakeable scent of recovery in the air . ’ |
| 11 | Though two-thirds of NCR shareholders have approved the offer , NCR 's anti-takeover defences are delaying the purchase . |
| 12 | But it seems some employers are seeing the potential . |
| 13 | Germany : Although a law exists requiring employers to vaccinate healthcare workers , healthcare employees of small private practices are most likely to be unprotected against hepatitis B infection as many employers are ignoring the law |
| 14 | Some shareholders are suing the firm for not warning of poor results earlier . |
| 15 | Now the Rotary Clubs are hoping the party will become an annual event . |
| 16 | 2 clubs are leading the way ; the Oxford Sharks and the Swindon Bulldogs , playing here in the dark shorts . |
| 17 | The same message is coming over time and time again : man 's activities are destroying the planet , and the environmentalists are the most likely people to save the planet . |
| 18 | Human activities are increasing the concentration of substances such as oxides of nitrogen , oxides of hydrogen , chlorine and bromine , to the extent that , through catalytic cycles , these substances may be removing ozone at a faster rate than it is being produced . |
| 19 | Traditionalists claim that foreign bulls are destroying the purity of the British Hereford . |
| 20 | Hospital authorities are warning the public not to approach the man but they 're refusing to say anything about his background . |
| 21 | This enables the Bureau to find out at first hand how authorities are tackling the issue and what they need form the centre . |
| 22 | Local authorities are resisting the cut , saying BGR is attempting to dictate to the market and calling for the Office of Fair Trading to intervene . |
| 23 | Many authorities are widening the scope of discussion with general practitioners to develop appropriate means of local involvement . |
| 24 | The study comes at a time when many health authorities are reducing the number of clinics and there has been a 35% rise in teenage pregnancy rates over the last 10 years . |
| 25 | There is nothing new in these guidelines , but there is evidence that few authorities are giving the issue the attention it warrants . |
| 26 | The slinky strains of Sade 's ‘ Smooth Operator ’ introduce us to Sheffield 's affluent West End , where other smooth operators are discussing the layout of a glossy new magazine for glossy yuppies . |
| 27 | ICE have taken one unit as a base for its own Liverpool office , and solicitors are handling the sale of seven other houses , said ICE spokesman Duncan Sutherland . |
| 28 | In apprehension of the critical hordes sweeping through Cologne en route to Documenta and the Basel Art Fair , many galleries are ending the spring season with shows that take the long view . |
| 29 | Health and safety experts are touring the plant to begin an investigation into what caused the fire , and how two firemen came to lose their lives : |
| 30 | EXPERTS are questioning the value of home-cholesterol testing kits which have now been on the market for six months . |