Example sentences of "is [verb] [v-ing] to [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The safe rate per minute is calculated according to age : that is , your age subtracted from 170 .
2 ‘ At the moment everything is going according to plan .
3 ‘ At the moment everything is going according to plan .
4 The group activities ensure that each phase of the ceremony is performed according to tradition .
5 But free fighting is only the first step on the road to real competition and , in order to instil confidence in students , it is performed according to set criteria .
6 Nevertheless , he wrote ( and Goldberg typed ) , it is proceeding according to plan .
7 ‘ Everything is proceeding according to plan . ’
8 Each unit is ranked according to profitability and profit growth , which helps spur competition between IDG managers and — with any luck — encourages them to learn from each other .
9 Instead they face a rationing problem , where priority is awarded according to assessment of ‘ need ’ .
10 Dealers feel an instinctive dislike for Stock Exchange member firms where position is awarded according to age and experience .
11 Export marketing might be concentrated for example on South East Asian countries that have relatively high per capita income and large concentrations of population in cities such as Singapore , Hong Kong , Manila , Canton or Djakarta. * Demography — in which the population is categorised according to age , sex , socio-economic group , income , housing , family characteristics and stage in family cycle .
12 Each design has detailed instructions and is graded according to ability from the easy-knit Sand Sweater to Louisa Harding 's Le Castelle , for the more experienced .
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