Example sentences of "[coord] it is [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where liability is admitted , or it is acknowledged that liability is likely to be established , then it may be sensible to try and agree an interim payment because it will probably be possible to secure a lower sum in interim damages than would be awarded by the Court if matters were so to proceed . |
| 2 | Today it has been worse and it is getting worse now . |
| 3 | The disparity between that and even the increased pension rates of £54 and £86 for a single person and married couple is enormous and it is getting worse every year . |
| 4 | This team have only been together for less than a year and it is getting better all the time . |
| 5 | Well , the range in companies in the UK today is about six months to five years , with an average at about three years , and it is getting longer . |
| 6 | Surprising though it may seem , although it is now well established that this is a serious problem with gliding , it is almost unknown in power flying circles or in the Air Force and it is taking many years to convince authorities . |
| 7 | That was Martin Luther 's great discovery , that salvation comes from God 's grace and it is made available through faith . |
| 8 | If a bank is not recognized , it can not use the word ‘ bank ’ in its title ( unless it is an overseas bank operating in the UK and it is made clear that it is using the title ‘ bank ’ because it is entitled to do so in its country of origin ) . |
| 9 | This year , I have set the Employment Service the task of placing 1.3 million people in jobs — 5,000 every working day — and it is achieving that target . |
| 10 | The 13th reform were believed to be sufficient to allow locos to work over the bridge and it is understood that 37/4 's will not be allowed over . |
| 11 | It is owned by the Rank Organisation and it is understood that bar boss Bary Faulkner , who owns Faulkner 's in the town 's Albert Road , is interested in buying it . |
| 12 | There clubs closed at 1am and it is understood local police liaised with managers before Saturday . |
| 13 | In collection building , it is working carefully with publishers to secure the deposit of electronic materials ; and it is exploring possible revisions to the law of ‘ copyright ’ deposit . |
| 14 | There is a 50 gallon mark on the 4′ tank but I have filled it higher than that and it is holding 65 gallons . |
| 15 | To drain the works in the soles of Fleming 's Level , a pumping and winding sump was put down at the intersection with the cross-cut and it is believed that power for this was by hand . |
| 16 | It recognises that the Church 's media centre has an important part to play in training and encouraging women who work in the media , and it is considering inviting women to take part in its forthcoming Media Commission meetings . |
| 17 | This is a new project and it is hoped new ideas may emerge to heighten road safety awareness . |
| 18 | By chance , the Museum was also acting as host to a large delegation of Mayors and Councillors from the surrounding area and it is hoped that the significance of the presentation rubbed-off on them . |
| 19 | Our accountant has been asked to attend and it is hoped any questions you may have can be answered by him or federation officers . |
| 20 | However , sponsorship is being sought for the next term and it is hoped sufficient funding will be secured to avoid a repeat fee . |
| 21 | A reunion should cater for all levels of work and it is hoped this can be rectified next time . |
| 22 | Thus it is pointed out that support for microelectronics has been biased towards the south of the country , and it is argued that emphasis on a division between sunrise and sunset , on finance at the expense of manufacturing , on entrepreneurship and new firms as opposed to restructuring existing industries , will all encourage the confinement of the fifth wave of economic growth to a few small areas of the country . |
| 23 | K has literally just rung over the moon that I had fixed this as her mother is very fond of David and has known him for years — and it is fitting that widow of first Prof of CEGS ( as above ) be included — her dad built up the department enormously and I knew him through European seminars etc via Law Society with and others including who is a Heriot Row neighbour . |
| 24 | When we come to the Sufis , death is seen from another world and it is seen transfigured . |
| 25 | Last week , the computer broke down completely for 36 hours and it is claimed this may have resulted in up to 20 deaths . |
| 26 | It is from page one , at least seven column-inches long , and it is pouring cold water on reports of a more sensational nature . |
| 27 | Despite the strong reception for the Prolinea machines , Compaq does not believe it is out of the woods yet and it is cutting 1,000 employees or 10% from its worldwide workforce over the next few months , with 700 to go this month , including 100 in Scotland . |
| 28 | On the bank of the Oxford canal at the bottom of my garden is a large willow tree , and it is pumping downy seeds into the air . |
| 29 | Certainly , that institute is of the highest international standard and it is doing good work here and overseas providing advice and assistance . |
| 30 | It 's not easy When the wind is force two or three — but by now it is blowing force six with a sea state to match and it is becoming dangerous . |