Example sentences of "[noun prp] is [v-ing] [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leeds boss Doug Laughton is planning to use the cash to press home another transfer swoop after the earlier signings of fullback Alan Tait and second row forward Gary Mercer . |
| 2 | ‘ If INCUBUS is going to become the biggest organization in Europe , you 're going to have to hit it twenty-five hours a day . |
| 3 | Taiwan is planning to prohibit the use of chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) by 1996 . |
| 4 | Mr Arafat is seeking to reunite the organisation in the face of criticism that his associates are corrupt and inefficient and that his decision to join the US-brokered Middle East peace talks has led the Palestinian cause into an impasse . |
| 5 | ‘ Myra said Dana is going to model the gown , ’ Claudia said quickly . |
| 6 | The RDS is fighting to resist the effect that these campaigns are having on public opinion . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , implementing RMI is going to change the culture of the NHS and reorganising this means that there is almost certain to be resistance . |
| 8 | Fred Sharpe is beginning to regret the decision to buy this ingredient in advance as it will deteriorate in store and may become dangerous before the end of the budget period . |
| 9 | There have been concerns for some time that IBM Corp was fast running out of cash — the UK subsidiary was reportedly ordered to factor its receivables by its parent at the end of last year after it ran out of cash for its operations , hardly a cheap way of borrowing for a blue chip company , and the Reuter report that it and IBM Credit Corp are seeking $4,600m of revolving credit in the international syndicated loan market ( see page seven ) , seems to confirm it ; at least one source told the news wire that IBM is trying to keep the arrangement very quiet , presumably to avoid generating more alarm than there already is about progress of its business . |
| 10 | Computerworld interprets IBM 's willingness to make public its plans for OS/2 3.0 as the latest advance in the clash with Microsoft Corp : having lost out in the personal computer operating system game , where OS/2 is lagging far behind compared with MS-DOS and Windows , IBM is trying to position the next generation OS/2 competitively against Microsoft 's forthcoming NT operating system . |
| 11 | Here , Carol is trying to recollect the date of the party she has just mentioned . |
| 12 | Miss Boothroyd is seeking to become the first woman speaker . |
| 13 | Now , according to V. Slavgorodsky , " Russia is refusing to accept the dangerous transports and we do not have any burial facilities of our own . |
| 14 | Like many , if not most , modern women in her plight , Nadine is struggling to overcome the hurt adultery has left behind . |
| 15 | If , as expected , the Briton is crowned WBC champion next month , given that Bowe is opting to defy the organisation and defend his title against another challenger , King reckons There was more bad news for Lewis when King suggested that should he be installed as WBC champion in January in place of Bowe could have the shortest reign of any heavyweight champion in history . |
| 16 | Although Downing Street is refusing to discuss the timing or scope of any reshuffle , other sources insisted that July was still the most likely date . |
| 17 | I ease a few points ahead , Martin puts in a break of 12 , I confidently reply with one of 13 , and even before we reach the colours Martin is beginning to display the McEnroic aspect of his game that always encourages opponents . |
| 18 | Mrs Banham said : ‘ Stephen is going to miss the best part of his first and most important year of school due to illness with ear infections . ’ |
| 19 | 2 year old Matthew is learning to recognise the word fish . |
| 20 | ‘ It would be great , particularly as Milan is bidding to hold the next Olympic Games after Atlanta , ’ he suggests . |
| 21 | It occurs in the account of the chaotic part of David 's reign when his own son Absalom is fighting to usurp the throne . |
| 22 | Bill Goody is trying to stop the laws of logic being passed . |
| 23 | Well , I mean I think that Queenie is trying to avoid the real question . |
| 24 | But manager Ron Atkinson is hoping to complete the £2.25million signing of Liverpool striker Dean Saunders in time for Sunday 's televised game at Leeds — just 24 hours before Cyrille Regis goes into hospital for an Achilles tendon injury . |
| 25 | BARRY McGUIGAN is trying to fill the hole in his life . |
| 26 | Courtaulds Aerospace at Littleborough in the UK is hoping to become the first business in its industry to gain an award under the new Investors in People scheme which recognises training to national standards . |
| 27 | The BBC is planning to show The Leaving of Liverpool within the next two months . |
| 28 | CHINA is planning to join the Formula One motor racing circuit . |
| 29 | Jordan is fighting to regain the £400m annual income by appealing to foreign visitors to provide high quality accommodation . |
| 30 | No amount of ingenuity with a bottle of Timotei is going to disguise the fact that , once out of the car , your average speedster looks as if he has reversed through a hedge . |