Example sentences of "[is] become a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | After a century of immensely influential life , Marxism is becoming a dying culture , to adapt the phrase of an earlier Marxist thinker , Christopher Caudwell . |
2 | These principles should n't be forgotten or cease to be put into effect simply because your child is becoming a young adult . |
3 | The computer or concept keyboard is becoming a useful tool in the preparation work for site visits . |
4 | Eraut ( 1977 ) adopts a process viewpoint when he argues that : ‘ A teacher who is not developing to any noticeable extent is becoming a worse teacher , because development is natural and to avoid it is to deteriorate ’ . |
5 | ( Labour-supporting Elton is becoming a tabloid folk devil . ) |
6 | Dry steam coal is becoming a rare commodity and the Snowdon Mountain Railway is suffering more than most due to the special steam raising and burning qualities that its 800mm gauge rack locos demand . |
7 | There was no doubting that Saturday 's was a better performance for Ards than the 5– defeat by Cliftonville the week before , but goalscoring is becoming a real problem . |
8 | Microsoft responded to Wabi saying it is ‘ proof that Windows NT is becoming a real threat to the Unix market . |
9 | Microsoft Corp responded to Wabi saying that it is ‘ proof that Windows NT is becoming a real threat to the Unix market . |
10 | The trouble is that in England a tomato good enough to be eaten raw and unadorned is becoming a good deal more of a rarity than a ripe avocado , and nearly as elusive as a perfect fresh peach or purple fig . |
11 | An orientation towards customers ’ needs and rights is becoming a prevailing ethos in society which the police can not ignore . ’ |
12 | Now it is becoming a powerful factor in the new , frenzied politics of Eastern Europe . |
13 | This is becoming a standard practice among many community groups throughout the USA who have property to protect . |
14 | ‘ With free trade the European community is becoming a strong force and we want to be a part of it ’ , says Nereaux-Weber . |
15 | This , in fact , is becoming a general rule , according to Ms Van Housen : ‘ As long as you want to communicate internationally there are ways to do it . |
16 | Re-usable trees with roots are growing in popularity and packaging is becoming a serious selling point . |
17 | The intended budget of £5 million could reap benefits in a city where tourist revenue is becoming a principal source of wealth . |
18 | Increasingly in universities and colleges modernity is becoming a major concept whose usage is increasingly following American philosophical and sociological meanings . |
19 | Provision for children with special educational needs is becoming a major problem , leading to overspending in a considerable proportion of local authority education budgets . |
20 | Detective Inspector Keith Felton , head of the Northumbria Drug Squad , says Ecstasy is becoming a major problem . |
21 | As the price of computers decreases and as they become incorporated in a wide range of domestic goods , from cookers to calculators , the ordinary consumer is becoming a major purchaser of electronic gadgetry . |
22 | Speaking in Brussels , where the Community dimension of the drama is becoming a major debate , the Labour leader , Mr Neil Kinnock , said : ‘ Freedom is magnetic and it is natural that the people of Eastern Europe should lunge for it at their first chance . ’ |
23 | The reality is much more complex than this , though we would be well advised to remember the central insight of McLuhan , that the world is becoming a global village , and of McDonald s , that global packaging creates global desires . |
24 | The right hon. Gentleman is becoming a professional gloom monger . |
25 | A guided pair apart there is nobody in the area , let alone on the mountain , and the solitude serves to heighten the element of adventure which is becoming a constant feature of our holiday . |
26 | ‘ Competing is becoming a specialised line but , if it went , it would be a sad demise . |
27 | But now Japan is becoming a favoured target . |
28 | fertilizer application is becoming a high-tech activity with the introduction of the computerized N-Sure service advising farmers of the exact day that ‘ Nitram ’ should be applied for optimum crop production . |
29 | The computer fraud is becoming a big business , yeah ? |
30 | Losing is becoming a depressing habit and under-pressure Gooch now with 15 one-day innings without a fifty behind him will need no reminding that England have also lost their last five Tests . |