Example sentences of "are [be] [verb] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And these roles are are occupied by the same people every year ? |
| 2 | Guide to Country Pubs says many are being ruined by the introduction of video games and other modern forms of entertainment . |
| 3 | The present system frequently results in simple cases being set before the High Court while much more complicated issues are being decided by the county courts . |
| 4 | Recommendations from energy experts for sharp cuts in energy consumption by refrigerators are being ignored by the European Commission , which is seeking to reduce fridge and freezer energy consumption by 10 per cent by 1 January 1997 . |
| 5 | It is n't that one writer did something bad and somehow called punishment down upon himself ; it 's that writers in Iran , Saudi , Egypt are being persecuted by the forces of fundamentalism . |
| 6 | Both firms and workers are being coerced by the same force majeure of insufficient demand in the commodity market . |
| 7 | The estimated 40,000 troops in Dese are being joined by the remnants of the defeated Third Army , which is struggling down the road or surrendering to the rebels . |
| 8 | Attempts to encourage otters to come back to the River Thames are being aided by the building of a man-made home for them . |
| 9 | All the other motions are being accepted by the C E C. |
| 10 | We must recognise that they are getting a raw deal and are being victimised by the Government . |
| 11 | The massive investments now being made in land reclamation and environmental improvement , the latest of which is the remarkable Ebbw Vale Garden Festival Site , are being blunted by the great shift from deep to opencast mining in parts of the Valleys . |
| 12 | Julie 's typical of the way small businesses are being treated by the banks , according to Ron Brind . |
| 13 | Moreover , de Groot 's fears , expressed in 1983 , have been reiterated by Emory in 1988 who states that in 1986 some 26023 tourists visited the islands and that the problems of environmental protection are being exacerbated by the influx of mainland Ecuadoreans seeking wealth in the tourist trade . |
| 14 | PLANS to build a golf course near Tom King 's Wiltshire home are being opposed by the former Defence Secretary . |
| 15 | Members of the RIBA are being invited by the President of the National Federation of Roofing Contractors to attend Rooftec '90 as the guests of the Federation on Wednesday 7 November , which is being set aside as Architects Day . |
| 16 | TENDERS to carry out ground maintenance work in Langbaurgh currently done by about 25 council employees are being invited by the borough council . |
| 17 | " A woman worker " wrote to the Despatch in late August , claiming that " persistent attempts are being made by the men to work on the motives of selfishness and self-interest of the women " . |
| 18 | This is not to suggest that no efforts are being made by the main-line churches in this country to care for and accommodate the traditions of those in their congregations who have come from overseas . |
| 19 | Newsround felt it was worthwhile to give readers information about the efforts that are being made by the Council to ensure its views on reform are known and presented as effectively as possible . |
| 20 | Massive commitments are being made by the world 's biggest hardware and software companies . |
| 21 | MEMBERS of Parliament are being canvassed by the New Statesman , the weekly left-wing magazine , to find which books have influenced them . |
| 22 | The Citation Index looks at current publications to see what previously published articles are being cited by the present authors . |
| 23 | Written in June 1936 , " Secrets de l'Espagne " , Nizan 's extended analysis of the Spanish situation for La Correspondance internationale , bears witness not only to his perceptiveness ( " There is emerging on the Republican horizon a fascist bid for power the conditions for which are being prepared by the social unrest orchestrated by the right " ) , but also to his enormous talent as a political reporter . |
| 24 | Increasingly they live in giant slums centred on the world 's major cities and their countries ' limited social services and education and health systems are being ravaged by the market economy . |
| 25 | New ways of delivering legal advice and assistance are being explored by the Legal Aid Board including schemes which will franchise certain work to specific firms or agencies rather than making such advice available from any solicitor ( Smith , 1989 ) . |
| 26 | why this week … well in exactly three years time the Olympic flame will be lit in Atlanta for the next games … and one of the new sports will be laser sailing … and all the boats are being built by the company in Banbury |
| 27 | The mechanisms of control and the latitude which such schools would have are still unclear and are being studied by the Ministry of Education . |
| 28 | My right hon. Friend the Leader of the House has submitted proposals in that connection which I think are being studied by the appropriate House of Commons Committee . |
| 29 | Sir , — We are all well aware that the harsh effects of the present recession are being felt by the accountancy profession to a degree that is certainly unprecedented in my memory . |
| 30 | TOUGH new sanctions are being planned by the UN to force Libya to surrender the two men wanted for trial over the Lockerbie bombing . |