Example sentences of "is become a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 After a century of immensely influential life , Marxism is becoming a dying culture , to adapt the phrase of an earlier Marxist thinker , Christopher Caudwell .
2 These principles should n't be forgotten or cease to be put into effect simply because your child is becoming a young adult .
3 The computer or concept keyboard is becoming a useful tool in the preparation work for site visits .
4 ( Labour-supporting Elton is becoming a tabloid folk devil . )
5 Dry steam coal is becoming a rare commodity and the Snowdon Mountain Railway is suffering more than most due to the special steam raising and burning qualities that its 800mm gauge rack locos demand .
6 There was no doubting that Saturday 's was a better performance for Ards than the 5– defeat by Cliftonville the week before , but goalscoring is becoming a real problem .
7 Microsoft responded to Wabi saying it is ‘ proof that Windows NT is becoming a real threat to the Unix market .
8 Microsoft Corp responded to Wabi saying that it is ‘ proof that Windows NT is becoming a real threat to the Unix market .
9 The trouble is that in England a tomato good enough to be eaten raw and unadorned is becoming a good deal more of a rarity than a ripe avocado , and nearly as elusive as a perfect fresh peach or purple fig .
10 An orientation towards customers ’ needs and rights is becoming a prevailing ethos in society which the police can not ignore . ’
11 Now it is becoming a powerful factor in the new , frenzied politics of Eastern Europe .
12 This is becoming a standard practice among many community groups throughout the USA who have property to protect .
13 ‘ With free trade the European community is becoming a strong force and we want to be a part of it ’ , says Nereaux-Weber .
14 This , in fact , is becoming a general rule , according to Ms Van Housen : ‘ As long as you want to communicate internationally there are ways to do it .
15 Re-usable trees with roots are growing in popularity and packaging is becoming a serious selling point .
16 The intended budget of £5 million could reap benefits in a city where tourist revenue is becoming a principal source of wealth .
17 Increasingly in universities and colleges modernity is becoming a major concept whose usage is increasingly following American philosophical and sociological meanings .
18 Provision for children with special educational needs is becoming a major problem , leading to overspending in a considerable proportion of local authority education budgets .
19 Detective Inspector Keith Felton , head of the Northumbria Drug Squad , says Ecstasy is becoming a major problem .
20 As the price of computers decreases and as they become incorporated in a wide range of domestic goods , from cookers to calculators , the ordinary consumer is becoming a major purchaser of electronic gadgetry .
21 Speaking in Brussels , where the Community dimension of the drama is becoming a major debate , the Labour leader , Mr Neil Kinnock , said : ‘ Freedom is magnetic and it is natural that the people of Eastern Europe should lunge for it at their first chance . ’
22 The reality is much more complex than this , though we would be well advised to remember the central insight of McLuhan , that the world is becoming a global village , and of McDonald s , that global packaging creates global desires .
23 The right hon. Gentleman is becoming a professional gloom monger .
24 A guided pair apart there is nobody in the area , let alone on the mountain , and the solitude serves to heighten the element of adventure which is becoming a constant feature of our holiday .
25 ‘ Competing is becoming a specialised line but , if it went , it would be a sad demise .
26 But now Japan is becoming a favoured target .
27 fertilizer application is becoming a high-tech activity with the introduction of the computerized N-Sure service advising farmers of the exact day that ‘ Nitram ’ should be applied for optimum crop production .
28 The computer fraud is becoming a big business , yeah ?
29 Losing is becoming a depressing habit and under-pressure Gooch now with 15 one-day innings without a fifty behind him will need no reminding that England have also lost their last five Tests .
30 Even Europe is becoming a united country , not a continent any longer .
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