Example sentences of "coming [prep] increasing [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newcomen died in 1729 , when his engines were coming into increasing use all over Europe as well as in Britain , and soon in America too , but he had gained little financial advantage from his invention . |
| 2 | The Octobrist party , whose leaders attempted to provide him with a base of support within the Duma , found themselves coming under increasing criticism , and the party fell apart . |
| 3 | However , it is noticeable that as the activities at school increase , the caretaker 's holiday entitlement is coming under increasing threat . |
| 4 | Staff at the Bordon and Alton offices are coming under increasing pressure with an ever growing number of enquiries as the hard times continue to bite . |
| 5 | Tax havens are coming under increasing pressure in high tax rate countries . |
| 6 | Each Baby Bell can see its local-exchange monopoly coming under increasing pressure from cellular companies , private-line operators and nimble intermediaries offering customers alternative ways to reach long-distance operators . |
| 7 | It is understood businessmen in the Holywood , Bangor and Newtownards areas of North Down are coming under increasing pressure from UVF figures to hand over weekly sums of cash . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , West Germany was coming under increasing pressure from the Commission to lift its ban imposed in early November on the import of British beef products , imposed because of fears that they were infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy ( BSE , or " mad cow disease " ) which might be transferable to humans . |
| 9 | An important product , Retardmac , is coming under increasing pressure due to the Government 's desire for permanent re-instatement of roads after patching and this does not bode well for the long-term future of the product . |
| 10 | But , now it 's in , Britain is coming under increasing pressure to support a single European currency ; this scheme has already raised the hackles of Mrs Thatcher who says that sacrificing the pound will undermine Britain 's right to manage its own economy . |
| 11 | Very frustrating time I think for everybody that last sort of quarter of an hour , nothing really flowing properly , you coming under increasing pressure — difficult time for a goal keeper then ? |