Example sentences of "[v-ing] at an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | If anything was growing at an alarming rate , it was the network of railway lines running out of the centre of London to outlying suburbs . |
| 32 | In rich societies , on the other hand , most people do have enough discretionary income left ( or have easy access to credit ) after they have paid for their food and shelter , though the numbers who do not appear to be growing at an alarming rate in some rich countries ( as the growth of homelessness in the United States and the United Kingdom seems to suggest ) . |
| 33 | Counterfeiting is a multi million pound industry and all the signs are that it 's growing at an alarming rate . |
| 34 | The poverty figures are still growing at an alarming rate . ’ |
| 35 | They began selling at an early age , certainly before 10 years of age . |
| 36 | Openness in discussion , the acceptance of the searching question and the admission of uncertainty are all signs of the process of change proceeding at an appropriate rate for the individuals concerned " ( Briault and West 1990:20 ) . |
| 37 | A survey by Hay Management Consultants estimates that boardroom pay in Britain was still rising at an annual rate of 10–14% in the last six months of 1990 , although profits had long been tumbling . |
| 38 | Average base pay was rising at an annual rate of 7.3 p.c. in February but recession , the reduction in working hours and bonuses meant the increase in total pay was down to 6½ p.c. although still comfortably ahead of inflation . |
| 39 | Output prices were rising at an annual rate of 4½ p.c. last month , against 4.4 p.c. in February . |
| 40 | If we now look at what happens to total product between O and O L 1 units of labour and we can see total product rising at an increasing rate , right , which implies our marginal product positive but increases over that range O to L L 1 right , between the the range O L 1 and O L 3 , right , the total product is rising but at a decreasing rate a decreasing rate that implies that the marginal product is still positive , right , but falling . |
| 41 | Thus , it is not surprising that interaction between the two can result in cumulative movements in income for example , if income is rising at an increasing rate , both investment and consumption will be rising , causing further rises in income in the next period . |
| 42 | With 40 million people starving and infant mortality rising at an alarming rate , doctors must start pressurising governments and banks to stop this spiral of deprivation and environmental degradation in which the world 's poorest countries are trapped . |
| 43 | Membership of most of the UK 's conservation and environment organisations is expanding at an unprecedented rate , according to a survey conducted by BBC Wildlife . |
| 44 | And although a green glow that is weaker than it ought to be might mean that some of the cells in the area are turning malignant , it might also mean that the operator has the end of the bronchoscope too far from the target , or pointing at an awkward angle . |
| 45 | The procedure was exactly as for Experiment 1 except condition C was to point at a target using the non-preferred hand while wearing prisms , rather than pointing at an auditory target . |
| 46 | A bomber , almost certainly , perhaps not yet off the secret lists — it was , after all , flying at an uncommon height . ’ |
| 47 | The decision to dynamite the rock , using five tons of explosives , was taken last week after it was found to be moving at an accelerated rate . |
| 48 | It was moving at an incredible speed through the green desert . |
| 49 | Wilson , speaking at an Annual Conference almost a quarter of a century later summarised the experience of 1887–1894. " 1887 was a fairly good year . |
| 50 | Mr Smyth was speaking at an economic review seminar in Belfast organised by the Confederation of British Industry and First Trust Bank . |
| 51 | Rod Richards , the Tory MP for Clwyd North West , was speaking at an impromptu Press conference called during a constituency surgery at Rhyl which had been picketed by a small group of demonstrators objecting to his stance over the issue of pit closures . |
| 52 | Rod Richards , the Tory Member for Clwyd North West , was speaking at an impromptu Press conference called during a constituency surgery at Rhyl which had been picketed by a small group of demonstrators objecting to his stance over the issue of pit closures . |
| 53 | Speaking at an international conference in London on the transportation and disposal of hazardous waste on Oct. 4 , 1989 , the European Communities ( EC ) Environment Commissioner , Carlo Ripa Di Meana , said that proposals to make producers of toxic waste liable for the damage and injury they might cause were being drawn up by the EC Commission . |
| 54 | Speaking at an open day at the London Chinese Health Resource Centre , she praised the work of Chinese social workers , doctors and nurses in care provision . |
| 55 | Erm , I 've also received information from the Region , erm with lots of events that 's coming up in the East Anglian Region , erm , just run through those quickly , er , there is a workshop on this Thursday at the Courts , erm , there is on Thursday twelfth of March there is er , somebody from the Columbian committee for human rights speaking at an open meeting , that 's the fifth er , Wednesday first of April there is er somebody called Duncan , he 's a paediatric surgeon who works part time as a volunteer at the Medical Foundation for the Care and Victims of Torture who will be speaking at St. Mary 's and St. Edmunds group , and that , that 's Bury St. Edmunds , and then the next East Anglia Regional Meeting is on Saturday May the twenty third at Bury St. Edmunds again . |
| 56 | The three candidates will be speaking at an open meeting arranged by the Christian Election Forum , on Sunday at 8pm , in Stockton parish church . |
| 57 | He knew that he was oversensitive to the timbre of the human voice and hers , although not jarring or unpleasant , sounded a little forced as if she were deliberately speaking at an unnatural pitch . |
| 58 | ‘ Operation Desert Shield ’ , said Brooklyn Congressman Major Owens , speaking at an anti-war press conference one week before the first US bombs rained on Baghdad , ‘ is Bush 's way of shielding public attention from the monstrous thefts in the S&Ls ( Savings & Loan Assocs. ) ; from crumbling bridges , roads and subways ; from deteriorating education and healthcare systems ; and from the growing number of people forced to live and beg on city streets . ’ |
| 59 | When the delegates assembled for the Special Conference on August 15th they heard a lot of revolutionary-sounding rhetoric from leaders who knew that they were kicking at an open door . |
| 60 | The talks began early yesterday morning and were continuing at an undisclosed venue . |