Example sentences of "[noun pl] are work [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 In a high-bay warehouse , when and where the operators are working within the racking at a height above the ground , suitable means of egress should be provided , such as a ladder forming part of the equipment , inertia reels , rope , ladder , etc. to ground level and leading a clear path to escape doors .
2 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 .
3 The researchers are working for the Frog Mortality Project , set up last year amidst reports of rapid and inexplicable declines in amphibian numbers worldwide [ see EDs 72/73 ; 51 ; 49 ; 47 ; 44 ] .
4 Their colour and loamy consistency indicates that organic solutions are working among the soil minerals .
5 miners are working in the same , or similar , highly productive , profitable pits whose management decided to keep working if possible with the use of compliant labour .
6 The work 's scheduled to last 18 days , but the contractors are working round the clock to try and finish sooner .
7 In a statement the department of transport says : ’ It 's a complex repair operation , but engineers are working round the clock and hope to have the bridge at least partially opened by early April , providing they do n't encounter any major problems . ’
8 A crew of more than 150 technicians are working round the clock , preparing Europe 's largest mobile stage for live performances by Van Morrison , Martha Reeves and the London Philharmonic Orchestra .
9 Suttons Seeds are working with the National Trust to help complete the restoration of the Victorian garden at Biddulph Grange in Staffordshire .
10 35 officrs are working on the case .
11 Nearly half the agency workers are working in the banking , finance and business services sector , although this might be a consequence of that sector being the one in which employment agencies/business are located , and another fifth are in " other services " , of which half are in medical and health services .
12 The cables are worked in the same way as the first sample but after the initial six rows , the four stitches at the left are crossed , with two-over-two stitches to the right , then after another five rows , the four stitches at the right are crossed with two-over-two stitches to the left .
13 Chemists often have to take things ‘ on trust ’ because , it is implied , the physicists are working on the harder , more fundamental problems .
14 Coun Jim Skinner , chairman of the transport committee , said : ‘ Our officers are working on the situation , but there are problems with that car park .
15 Forty police officers are working round the clock trying to find Murray 's killer .
16 Already more than 80 Wimpey expatriates are working in the Middle East .
17 About 200 scientists are working on the project which is hoping to develop an alternative energy source which would use nuclear fusion .
18 Neil Campbell , principal craft and design teacher , said : ‘ We managed to run several SCOTVEC modules and now some of our former pupils are working in the field of mechanics . ’
19 Detectives are working on the theory that the bags had been there for some time .
20 60 detectives are working on the case and they 've eliminated from their enquiries a man arrested and held overnight .
21 Detectives are working on the theory that he could have arrived home to find his flat in Bisley Court , Darlington , being ransacked and paid the ultimate price .
22 Detectives are working on the theory that a rogue loner , rather than a terrorist cell , is responsible .
23 However , the report says that a high percentage of children are working in the UK , many illegally .
24 Only five officers from the fraud squad of London 's Metropolitan Police are working on the case .
25 On a warm , sunny day , when the bees and butterflies are working amongst the flowers , and your fingers are releasing the aromatic oils into the atmosphere , tranquillity and contentment unavoidably seep into one 's outlook .
26 Others are working with the displaced in the internal refuges run by the church .
27 The students are working under the guidance of park rangers .
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