Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does seem an anachronism that the Australian government could in theory be sacked by the Queen in London , particularly as both countries are devoting much greater attention to their regional interests . |
| 2 | Companies are devoting very low attention — at least in terms of money — to controlling investment ’ . |
| 3 | That is one reason why companies like ICI and IBM are building up comprehensive communications programmes , internal as well as external which involve listening just as much as talking . |
| 4 | Also , the lift capacity , which looks good on paper , may disappoint if you are using very heavy implements . |
| 5 | ‘ This is endorsed by our experience in the market place where employers are using more temporary staff while assessing the strength of recovery and to give themselves greater flexibility , ’ she added . |
| 6 | Italy and various parts of the Middle East are producing pretty good pistachios these days . |
| 7 | But what , I think we do need to have is quite a a a a a we 've not a no solution body who would agree with me , er you know , some of the things that have gone on within the er er agricultural industry in terms of gang masters , which is if if surely if if if we had been more clearly defined if would enforce probably the whole industry into disrepute , and I feel that we do need a a a a a a a framework , with a with a supply into Europe , because in the end we will not just be competing against other European countries we will be competing against the third world and some producers that are producing very different situations , so , I I think er , and and I 'm concerned that it is the , it is that delegation , and it is the interpretation that our own government will put on it , because there 's been so much mythology surrounding Europe . |
| 8 | As for ‘ de-Sovietising ’ their armed forces , the three are drawing up new tous-azimuths defence policies , which identify no single enemy . |
| 9 | We are drawing up another list which includes ICL and Sun . ’ |
| 10 | Andrew Holden , joint secretary of the Northern Examining Association , said : ‘ We will be looking at the position and seeing whether we think it is worthwhile to offer a similar scheme or whether we would prefer to cut the general level of fees so that we are competing on even terms . ’ |
| 11 | Following Rayner 's discovery of such scandals as the laboratory with a 20-year supply of embossing tape , administrators all over the country are rooting out uneconomic practices . |
| 12 | We are suggesting here that normalisation , over and above these many attempts to define it coherently and carefully , is open to different interpretations in practice . |
| 13 | The Euge boys are whipping up considerable consternation over here largely because , as every single Atlantic Records ' employee is wont to point out , the fella from Nirvana likes ‘ em . |
| 14 | FURIOUS anglers claimed yesterday their sport has been ruined because they are catching too many fish . |
| 15 | The Yugoslavs are bringing in considerable numbers — partly regulars and partly irregular forces — and repeating the Venezia Giulia tactics . |
| 16 | Whereas now we have put in a culture of performance , measuring against standards , and this year are bringing in performance-related pay . |
| 17 | In consequence , hitherto untouched lands are now being exploited ; and more intense land-use pressures coupled with an increased demand for fuelwood are bringing about environmental change at an unprecedented rate . |
| 18 | Some say it is they who are bringing about these times that are upon us . |
| 19 | ECMT papers report that existing and planned emission controls are bringing about significant reductions in air and noise pollution levels . |
| 20 | Here again , developments in computers are bringing about rapid changes . |
| 21 | recent Government White Papers are bringing about fundamental changes in many areas of further education , the most obvious being the upgrading of polytechnics to university status , together with the disbandment of the Council for National Academic Awards through which polytechnics awarded their degrees . |
| 22 | Falling rolls and rapid technological and social change are bringing about constant adjustments and shifts in the secondary school curriculum , demanding in turn a degree of flexibility and adaptability on the part of the teaching force . |
| 23 | How many people at breakfast time bother to do more than turn the set on , knowing that both channels are transmitting roughly similar programmes ? |
| 24 | While business was buoyant there was a living in it for many small shops that are liable to succumb in a climate where 40 per cent of the country are wanting independent deals , and the remainder are demanding much improved advice and service . |
| 25 | Obviously , if you are eating more fibre-rich food you are likely to cat more grams of fibre . |
| 26 | Excuses abound : world markets have collapsed , diet-conscious Europeans are eating less red meat , some people in Britain fear it will give them mad cow disease . |
| 27 | If you think you are eating too much salt , the first thing to do is to go easy on the amount you sprinkle on food and use in cooking . |
| 28 | Although some farmers are adopting more intensive systems of production this is not yet at a fast enough rate to generate the large increases in marketed output necessary to feed the towns , where the population is growing at over 6 per cent per year . |
| 29 | Merger control and competition law are becoming increasingly important factors in business acquisitions . |
| 30 | SMALL private investors are becoming increasingly smart bargain hunters by spotting firms on the recovery trail , says telephone stockbroker Sharelink . |