Example sentences of "is [adv] [v-ing] its [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this way the river channel is slowly changing its position . |
| 2 | The Clinton administration is slowly turning its attention to the $14 billion that the US government will spend this year on basic research , conducting a review of six multi-billion-dollar interagency initiatives and convening a panel of senior administrators to draw up programmes for future budgets that correspond to the president 's domestic policy goals . |
| 3 | In order to determine its policy , each local state authority is constantly adjusting its position to take account of the intentions of others . |
| 4 | In flight the wedge-shaped tail of the rook is supposed to help identification , but it 's hard to spot as the bird is constantly moving its tail . |
| 5 | Here every economic force is constantly changing its action , under the influence of other forces which are acting around it . |
| 6 | The cat is thus showing its appreciation of the non-intimidating body-language . |
| 7 | The common law concept of " exclusive possession " is thus losing its significance as the foundation of the security of tenure of the residential occupier . |
| 8 | Barclaycard is shortly cutting its APR to 22.9 , First Direct will be 24.3 from January 1 , and the Yorkshire and Lloyds cards are 24.6 . |
| 9 | The stable is just finding its form now that the ground has changed and his horses can be followed with some confidence . |
| 10 | The timing of such developments as the Lifestyle Network ( which is already proving its power amongst users with excellent response rates ) was not , of course , primarily determined by the recession . |
| 11 | It is ironic that Scotland , with an over-production of electricity , is already contracting its surplus to industry south of the border . |
| 12 | Lastly , they would remove what is undoubtedly , in the case above , the single most important feature needed to understand what is being said : the fact that these two people are involved in moving a piano and A ( a middle-aged man trying to assert his authority ) is already supporting its weight : hence , perhaps , his impatience , breathlessness , and desperate switch from ordering to pleading with B , a youth who has only reluctantly agreed to come along and help . |
| 13 | Bits and Pieces , as the book is called ( and a subscription from this desk is already winging its way there ) is full of such tales . |
| 14 | On an ad hoc basis , the Community is already feeling its way towards such common policies . |
| 15 | Midland was the first bank to introduce interest on student current accounts , making sure that your money is always earning its keep . |
| 16 | The Tour is always enlarging its empire , and it likes to mix its traditional resting places with new stage towns . |
| 17 | The Church of Christ in Zaire ( Eglise du Christ au Zaire ) is still publishing its information sheet , despite the communication and print problems affecting the country . |
| 18 | Six years and the legal system is still working its way through the small print . |
| 19 | Two occupiers later the turbine is still doing its job and , I 'm sure , with proper maintenance it will continue doing it for the next century . |
| 20 | The market is currently dominated by Apple 's Macintosh computer and LaserWriter combination but the IBM compatible market is rapidly getting its act together with several new products scheduled for release by the end of the year . |
| 21 | Envisaged as a comprehensive restructuring of educational provision in further education colleges into 40-hour modules , it is rapidly finding its way into the work of the secondary school . |
| 22 | Also VDEW ( Vereinigung Deutscher Elektrizitatswerke ) , the association of German utilities , points out that electricity is gradually increasing its share of the industrial market and total consumption is growing more quickly than energy consumption . |
| 23 | It is undemocratically imposing its will on reluctant schools ; |
| 24 | That is because the luxury industry is also facing its nemesis : a self-righteous backlash against conspicuous consumption in America and Britain , though not yet in Japan . |
| 25 | BT is also revising its credit procedures to reflect the credit-worthiness of potential customers more accurately and will allow appeals against unfair ratings . |
| 26 | CDS is also evaluating its software options and Ousley says it is looking to acquire — or do joint ventures with — two companies , one in the CAD arena , the other in data management . |
| 27 | Enterprise Training is also proving its worth in helping more trainees than ever to find work placements and is committing additional resources to ensure that in the future such placements are available for all trainees . |
| 28 | In parallel with USL 's initiative and in response to IBM 's transaction processing announcements , Unix International is also throwing its weight behind the Tuxedo push with the publication of a guide for integrating USL 's TP monitor with mainframe CICS . |
| 29 | Digital Systems is also expanding its end-user training courses to cover Informix Corp , Santa Cruz Operation Inc and Uniplex Ltd environments . |
| 30 | The Westborough , Massachusetts company is also splitting its business into two divisions , one for adaptor boards and wire centres , and the other for internetworking and intelligent hub systems . |