Example sentences of "is [adv] [v-ing] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And erm this one is slowly closing on that one , this one is catching up on this one at quite a rate of knots . |
| 2 | The indication is serious because , with leaves not able to work properly , the carbohydrate energy food supply is not being elaborated and the entire plant is only firing on one cylinder . |
| 3 | The pink of this species is generally verging on pale purple , and extends from the head in a wedge which tails off to the lower part of the back of the body . |
| 4 | The programme is not binding on any of the signatories but is likely to influence the lending and spending of Western donors . |
| 5 | The decision of the Divisional Court in the Manchester Corporation case is not binding on this court and , although it may in the event have reached a conclusion with which I would now agree , I find the reasoning by which that conclusion was reached wholly unconvincing . |
| 6 | Further , it is not binding on this court . |
| 7 | In practice , it is standard for agreements to seek to exclude any liability for pre-contractual representations by including entire agreement provisions under which the acquirer confirms that it is not relying on any representations , etc. other than those included in the agreement . |
| 8 | For this reason it is normal for the vendor to define precisely which documents comprise the sale agreement and to ensure the purchaser acknowledges that it is not relying on any statements of fact unless contained in these documents . |
| 9 | Overeating through boredom is a greater danger , so you should monitor the patient quite carefully to make sure he is not putting on excess weight . |
| 10 | If the press is not reviewing other media , it is normally reporting on current events . |
| 11 | Now imagine that it is processor-independent and is already running on 80386 and 80486 , and Transputers , with the 68000 family , ARM RISC and MIPS R3000 processors a few months away . |
| 12 | Now imagine that it is processor-independent and is already running on 80386 and 80486 , and Transputers , with the 68000 family , ARM RISC and MIPS R3000 processors a few months away . |
| 13 | The sole practitioner is usually working on one or two assignments at a time and consequently can keep track of costs and profitability relatively simply . |
| 14 | A few plants are associated with historical lore such as the pink convolvulus or sea bindweed ( Calystegia soldanella ) , which is called ‘ the Prince 's flower ’ , because it was said to have been originally sown by Prince Charles in 1745 when he landed in Eriskay , and it is still growing on that island . |
| 15 | The army 's ballistic missile defence command in Huntsville , Alabama , is still working on missile-based ‘ terminal ’ defence design to stop missiles as they approach their target . |
| 16 | Tonight snow is still lying on high ground , but the floods are falling . |
| 17 | Bingo is still running on two Mondays per month , the calling being done by committee members in rotation . |
| 18 | Bingo is still running on two Mondays per month , the calling being done by committee members in rotation . |
| 19 | The SUNY team is also working on some novel concepts for existing buildings . |
| 20 | We know that Roz 's new book on ‘ tensions ’ , which you have all been waiting for , is about to be published and she is also working on another booklet of machine knitting trims . |
| 21 | Bull is also relying on three third-party systems integrators in France to market ImageWorks , SEPI SA , Extensive SA and E3X SA . |
| 22 | Ever since Mr Gorbachev attended our G7 meeting last year and Mr Lamont went to inspect the Russian chaos , Britain has effectively adopted the Soviets and we will be pressing hardest to help — even George Bush is now jumping on this bandwagon . |
| 23 | Cornwall County Council is now acting on that recommendation , but there 's little sign of other counties following suit . |
| 24 | Mlle Adjani , who made her first film , Faustine , at the age of 16 and is best known for The Story of Adele H , is now working on new film projects and promoting Christian Dior . |
| 25 | Bull has already revealed details of its Integrated Systems Management effort , based around the Open Software Foundation 's Distributed Management Environment , and is now working on some of the first practical applications to run on top . |
| 26 | Sapiens International Corp NV has definitive agreement to acquire SmartStar Corp , the privately-held Goleta , California that came up with the first applications generation language for Digital Equipment Corp 's VAX/VMS , and is now working on object-oriented user interfaces for databases . |
| 27 | From a slow start in the 1950s , and after a great deal of scepticism , as well as a great deal of research , triticale is now growing on more than half a million hectares , in the USSR , Europe , the United States and South America . |
| 28 | • PSA 's R&D department is reportedly working on two new high-power engines — a V8 developing 250bhp and a 16-valve 2.1-litre turbo unit with 200bhp , slated for a future sporting Citroen ZX . |
| 29 | But at the moment Thamesdown Borough Council is n't acting on that advice … because its worried about the legal implications . |
| 30 | Goodnight discounts rumours that his company could n't actually get a version of SAS to work on that particular platform , saying the firm is n't working on such a port now , and has no plans to do any other Motorola Inc 680X0 implementations besides the Unix one it offers currently . |