Example sentences of "[is] now [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The consultation paper was issued in April 1991 and the Department is now considering the responses received including that from the National Council for Metal Detecting .
2 The pressure is now on the likes of Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM Corp to get ultra-cheap versions of their RISCs ready so that they can rush out systems that will match the rock-bottom pricing that Tsunami will encourage .
3 Guy Linley-XXXX Adams , pollution officer of the Marine Conservation Society , commented that : " We are pleased that the onus of proof is now on the makers and users to show that the disinfectants are safe , rather than on us to demonstrate that they might be harmful . "
4 A BATTLE royal over who is to fill the current vacuum of leadership in European science planning is now on the cards .
5 A tie-up with a foreign major is now on the cards — Siemens has long-standing ties with Fujitsu Ltd , and the company said that while it is not presently in co-operation talks with other companies , such a move is likely if industry problems persist .
6 The Maktoums ' main hope is now In The Wings , who has spent most of the season recuperating from an operation on a chipped knee .
7 It is not just that many of the old structures of central planning have been demolished , or that much of the government is now in the hands of people who still refer to themselves quite unselfconsciously as ‘ the opposition ’ .
8 Cartón de Colombia was founded in 1944 , largely on the basis of North American capital , that is now in the hands of the Mobil Oil Company .
9 It is now in the hands of the Minister for Economic Development .
10 A similar checklist in the original report , showing companies which used five or more techniques , threw up names like Maxwell Communication Corporation which subsequently went into administration , Asda whose boardroom shake-up followed a £365m pre-tax loss , LEP which is now in the hands of a company doctor , British Aerospace which is about to undergo further restructuring , and Ultramar which was taken over after reporting losses .
11 England 's batting talent is now in the hands of ex-Middlesex star Radley , the MCC chief coach .
12 The firm is now in the hands of managing director Tim Watkins and ‘ a private family concern ’ .
13 The former boss of Polly Peck , a textile-to-foods group which is now in the hands of administrators , has wealth beyond Britain 's reach .
14 Swan Hunter , whose present workforce numbers 2,200 , is now in the hands of receivers and has been in acute crisis since failing to win a vital Ministry of Defence helicopter-carrier order .
15 The plant is now in the hands of commissioning teams .
16 A spokesman for William Hill says : We have no trace of the bet , the original copy is now in the hands of the police .
17 The Department of Transport has refused to comment , as it says the matter is now in the hands of the courts .
18 The matter is now in the hands of the police , after the shop owners gave them details of the two men .
19 ‘ It is now in the hands of the Crown , but if we do n't conclude the investigation soon , there is every chance they 'll be released . ’
20 Indeed one major publishing chain , having taken our advice , is now in the throes of turning virtually all its titles over to desktop publishing .
21 BRADY , Middlesbrough council 's housing chairman , says the town is now in the throes of its biggest homes crisis with the council virtually powerless to act .
22 But Korea 's price index is a notoriously manipulated figure , and the educated guess in Seoul is that inflation is now in the mid-teens .
23 It 's now for the councillors to decide .
24 ‘ There is nothing I can do , ’ said the King , as she was dragged away , ‘ I can see those in charge , but it 's now in the hands of the Justice people . ’
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