Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government will announce in two to three months a short list of eight foreign companies and Indian partners from 30 candidates bidding to provide cellular service in Bombay , Delhi , Calcutta and Madras . |
| 2 | THE 1980s opened with British Transport Hotels ( BTH ) still running around thirty traditional railway hotels ; with its Travellers-Fare wing sprucing up its portfolio of dull , old-fashioned refreshment rooms , and restaurant cars continuing to suffer declining patronage as journey times shortened and eating habits changed . |
| 3 | Finally , the company feels that the ability of its products to use 3270 coaxial cable , coupled with their ability to mange 3270 dumb terminals , gives it a unique advantage in targeting companies wanting to protect existing investment in 3270s as part of their migration strategy . |
| 4 | Stuart said ICL would be concentrating on SVR4.2 on Intel platforms , anticipating that its greatest impact would be for companies looking to implement true client/server installations , with SVR4.2 at both the client and server ends . |
| 5 | The problems of poverty are further exacerbated by many parents having to work full time and needing substitute or day care , holiday and after-school provision , all of which are in short supply and costly . |
| 6 | Hungary stood out as the most environmentally aware country in Eastern Europe , with over half of its companies having implemented environmental policy . |
| 7 | The following day British Satellite Broadcasting ( BSB — launched in April 1990 ) merged with its chief rival , Sky Television , which had been formed in February 1989 and was owned by the media magnate Rupert Murdoch , both companies having sustained substantial operating losses over the year . |
| 8 | In County Durham , the picture was even worse with just one in four leavers managing to find full-time employment . |
| 9 | It seemed that every day the papers carried more reports of companies collapsing bringing inevitable job losses and their knock-on effects . |
| 10 | The service is used principally by banks , utilities , credit referencing agencies , and companies needing to maintain regular contact with customers . |
| 11 | The hoarding at the entrance to the sliproad leading off the A643 five miles out of Mainz warned of the penalties which could be imposed on any unauthorized personnel attempting to gain illegal entry into the Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant a mile further down the road . |
| 12 | Backed by sophisticated research programmes throughout the world , endorsed by legislators seeking to meet clean air targets , and proven by more than 1 million drivers worldwide , natural gas vehicles [ NGVs ] are emerging as one of the most promising solutions to the problems of fleet managers . |
| 13 | ACET aims to be a practical resource to local churches and Christian organisations seeking to prevent new infection and provide basic community care . |
| 14 | You will find a full list of our petrol stations serving lead free petrol in the Tesco Unleaded Petrol leaflet . |
| 15 | Some west German firms plan to spend the next three years lobbying to incorporate eastern-style flexibility into western wage deals . |
| 16 | The limited number of large power stations , a comparatively small work-force with little history of industrial action , and a strong , centralized organization made it an attractive proposition for governments wanting to maintain clear control over energy supply . |
| 17 | Both these theories are found among Christians seeking to interpret biblical authority . |
| 18 | SNI has spent years attempting to unify conflicting technology inherited when Siemens AG , SNI 's parent company , fused its Data and Information Systems Group with Nixdorf Computer AG . |
| 19 | Mr Mbeki was speaking at a meeting of the South Africa Coalition , a broad grouping of British organisations trying to change British policy over South Africa . |
| 20 | Insurance groups reporting include General Accident with nine-month losses of £25m , against last year 's losses of £128.7m , but with third quarter results showing a healthier trend . |
| 21 | The same legislation Provided discretionary powers for local authorities wishing to pay special responsibility allowances to councillors holding such positions as committee chairs . |
| 22 | We will act to ensure that private firms bidding to improve local authority public services are not obstructed by unscrupulous practices in councils or by unfair constructs . |
| 23 | In the wake of a media flare-up over community advice agencies refusing to advise National Front activists , which affected both Union and the organization , a number of friends and colleagues , including us , took the issue to our National Conference and helped to get an anti-racism motion through . |
| 24 | Farmers wishing to sell finished stock on the hoof contact the company 's field staff who video the animals intended for sale . |
| 25 | A great deal of the investment represents multinational corporate investment by firms wishing to use cheap assembly labour in the European Community . |
| 26 | However , one problem that applies to a number of theories seeking to explain nominal wage rigidities has been highlighted by Barro ( 1977b ) and can be illustrated here by reference to figure 5.1 . |
| 27 | Help has been given to outside organizations such as professional bodies wishing to publicize associate membership to undergraduates , to foreign consulates with scholarships on offer to nationals , etc . |
| 28 | Patients claiming to have Myalgic Encephalomyelitis ( ME ) may come into the latter category . |
| 29 | If you 're talking , if you 're talking about L M S giving people rights and choice , you have n't spoken to that many heads because most heads wan na get on with the business of educating people , not being financial bureaucrats trying to balance inadequate school budgets . |
| 30 | The STMA2000 series is targeted at users wanting to design high performance devices , and combines a so-called ‘ sea-of-gates ’ approach for digital and ‘ sea-of-components ’ approach for analogue elements . |