Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [v-ing] a new " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether you are replacing an existing faulty drain or laying a new one , perhaps to lead from an extension , the major part of the job will be excavating the trench . |
| 2 | Social workers and SSDs walk a tightrope between maintaining the spirit of partnership and creating a new , relatively unaccountable means of taking children away . |
| 3 | The view that the major industrial nations are in a period of transition — at the end of a long period of industrialism and entering a new phase of post-industrialism — pre-dates the onset of deindustrialization and the debates around the issue . |
| 4 | It takes a bit of an effort to get to the punchline in IBM Corp 's alliance with Blockbuster Entertainment Corp to enable record stores to create compact disks on the spot at the request of the customer ( CI No 2,166 ) , because the deal is actually between IBM 's Fireworks Partners unit , which is buying a stake in Blockbuster 's NewLeaf Entertainment Corp subsidiary and creating a new company , Fairway Technology Associates , both in Deerfield Beach , Florida ; the latter has been formed to further the development of multimedia technologies and to operate the multimedia distribution system , which will consist of digital content databases , interfaces to broadband telecommunications networks , audio and video servers and content production and display devices — and we were all wrong in suggesting that the point of the system was to enable retailers to eliminate the problem of needing to stock thousands of slow-moving titles — the partners say the aim is ‘ to create a more enticing retail experience ’ . |
| 5 | She resisted all temptations to give in to homesickness : she had been given the choice between staying at home and starting a new life , and having chosen the latter she was determined to enjoy every waking minute to the full . |
| 6 | Some have even been tempted to transfer these old contracts into newer personal pensions , despite all the costs associated with discontinuing the contract and starting a new one , and the possible downsides such as a lower amount of tax-free cash under the new legislation . |
| 7 | If employers try to give notice to change the contract without agreement then they are in fact giving notice to terminate the contract and offering a new one on different terms . |
| 8 | The ruling Front for the Liberation of Mozambique ( Frelimo ) held its sixth congress in Maputo on Aug. 12-23 , re-electing President Joaquim Chissano as party chairman and electing a new central committee — chosen by secret ballot for the first time — of 160 members , 58 of them women . |
| 9 | The new administration was given responsibility for preparing for the forthcoming general election and drafting a new constitution . |
| 10 | By contrast , Shaw , communing with the computer and making a new friend , looked like one of those whiz-kids who , from their glass and concrete towers , manipulate the world 's money markets . |
| 11 | However , even if one takes the view that King 's Cross is essential , there are better and more appropriate ways of building and developing a new station at King 's Cross than the one that British Rail has effectively forced upon us . |
| 12 | Three years ago Darlington Health Authority entered into a commitment with the Leukaemia Unit Fund that if we raised the £250,000 required for building and equipping a new unit they would provide the necessary staff and resources . |
| 13 | She observes that by taking out the old fuse and putting a new one in she has caused the iron to work again . |
| 14 | Tell Charlie I 'm out of it , I 'm leaving town and making a new start . ’ |
| 15 | It would have taken no additional effort to assemble a selection representative of the period and presenting a new view of many leading artists ' activities and styles applied to this medium . |
| 16 | The PS held its annual congress in Dakar on July 28-29 , 1990 , re-electing Diouf as party Secretary-General and electing a new , 30-member , " non-hierarchical " political bureau . |
| 17 | At the age of 47 , Robert De Niro is coming out of a creative crisis and entering a new phase as a movie mogul . |
| 18 | Trilobites , like most arthropods , grew by moulting ( casting off the old carapace and growing a new , larger one ) and many of the bits we find are probably the ‘ cast offs ’ and not the dead animal . |
| 19 | On every front the movies were cutting into new ground and creating a new audience . |
| 20 | All agree that the building they share in Aldershot , an outdated 60s 12-storey tower block , needs major refurbishment — closing it and moving to the Royal Logistic Corps training centre 20 miles away or converting it to an office block and building a new , smaller Army catering school alongside , are not seen as attractive options . |
| 21 | The same principles apply in planning and delivering a new service . |
| 22 | We supported their case that the future prosperity of the Valleys depends on healing the scars of the past and building a new industrial and commercial base that actually improves and protects , rather than destroys , the environment . |
| 23 | If you do decide to move , you should consider transferring an existing mortgage to your new property or getting a new one up to £30,000 , even if you could afford to buy the property outright . |
| 24 | It starts a new line without ending one paragraph and starting a new one . |
| 25 | The good news is that she is back in the studio and discussing a new recording contract with Island . |
| 26 | Managers have realised that the more information and training a new member of staff is given when they start work , the more confident they feel and the better they operate . |
| 27 | He hoped to entice her back by selling their old property and buying a new home . |
| 28 | Tory vice-chairman Andrew Mitchell has written to all candidates asking if they want to remain on the list and requesting a new CV . |
| 29 | By widening the bridge under the Edinburgh/Carstairs railway and providing a new road alongside the Bypass connecting the severed Baberton Mains Terrace as directly as possible with Westburn Avenue by joining the line of the existing Baberton Mains Farm Access and crossing over the Bypass by means of a new road bridge as before . |
| 30 | The challenge for adults arriving in this country and establishing a new life and family is different from that of the children born and brought up here . |