Example sentences of "be being [vb pp] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The need for data is not restricted to this start-up period , for new data are being generated continuously as roads and towns are built , and as the population changes both in size and constitution ( due to births , deaths and disease ) and spatial location ( due to migration ) . |
| 2 | Many bright ideas — and failed ideas looking for a second lease on life — are being put forward as ways of converting weapon-grade plutonium into a form too awkward for the weapon-minded to bother with . |
| 3 | Newcomers — especially such crucial ones as the Chairman — were being inspected carefully as the jigsaw of the company began to fall into place . |
| 4 | He also dismissed suggestions that the operation had been conducted under a blanket of secrecy when live television pictures were being screened worldwide as it was carried out . |
| 5 | If you have a high need to maintain the relationship and a low need to get what you want , you may decide the most appropriate strategy is smoothing , i.e. you agree with what is being said so as not to cause trouble . |
| 6 | The pervasive influence of the ICC is being felt again as TCCB rules on short pitched bowling come into line with ICC ones . |
| 7 | Fair American 's genoa is being ground home as speed builds , after the leeward mark . |