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 | If the press is not reviewing other media , it is normally reporting on current events . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Tonight snow is still lying on high ground , but the floods are falling . |
| 11 | Bingo is still running on two Mondays per month , the calling being done by committee members in rotation . |
| 12 | Bingo is still running on two Mondays per month , the calling being done by committee members in rotation . |
| 13 | The SUNY team is also working on some novel concepts for existing buildings . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Bull is also relying on three third-party systems integrators in France to market ImageWorks , SEPI SA , Extensive SA and E3X SA . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Cornwall County Council is now acting on that recommendation , but there 's little sign of other counties following suit . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | • 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 . |
| 23 | The difference between the two is that whereas a regulation is universally binding on all member states , a directive is specifically aimed at a named member state , informing it that something must be done , but leaving the way in which it is to be achieved to the discretion of the national government . |
| 24 | The Purchaser is however insisting on certain statements being made before he agrees to buy — and they are more accurately termed warranties . |
| 25 | Sybase is currently working on new software engineering repository front-end systems using object-oriented and multi-media technologies derived from its Gain Technology acquisition , which according to Sybase vice-president of marketing Stewart Schuster , is now focusing Microsoft Corp-based development on Windows NT rather than Windows or MS-DOS . |
| 26 | Sybase is currently working on new CASE and repository front-end systems using object-oriented and multi-media technologies derived from its Gain Technology acquisition , which , according to Sybase vice president of marketing , Stewart Schuster , is now focusing Microsoft Corp-based development on Windows NT rather than Windows or MS-DOS . |