Example sentences of "are [v-ing] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All 3 political groups are pitching for increased spending , Labour is likely to propose a budget around £320 million , the Liberal Democrats around £314 million and the Tory group up to £310 millions , all of them well above Government guidelines of £306 million . |
| 2 | The woods in Coulby Newham , which have suffered from half a century of neglect , will be rejuvenated with help from three developers Wimpey , Yuill and McLean who are building on adjacent plots . |
| 3 | At the same time more and more males are accumulating in all-male groups . |
| 4 | ‘ This is something we are seeing in increasing amounts , ’ she added . |
| 5 | Hundreds of dolphins are drowning in international waters in the Mediterranean as a result of being trapped in driftnets up to 110 kilometres ( 70 miles ) long , used by South Korean vessels to catch tuna and swordfish . |
| 6 | The genuine popularity of the Prince , his self-evident concern and compassion , and events like his fortieth birthday party ( held in a Birmingham tram shed ) are drawing on new sources of support for the institution of monarchy beyond the recesses of middle-class dreaming . |
| 7 | ‘ At the top end , barns are competing with traditional country houses . |
| 8 | FELs are now a mature technology , and are competing with conventional lasers as tunable light sources . |
| 9 | In the East there are social problems on a much more basic level than in the West , and these of course are competing with cultural needs . |
| 10 | In nature , many animals are competing for limited resources . |
| 11 | If you are competing in general obedience , or in trials , the advantages of joining a club are many . |
| 12 | Down in the corrie , two sparkling blue-green lochans perch beneath the steep cliffs , and it 's hard to imagine that just over the next two gullies , people in golf jumpers are tucking into sticky buns . |
| 13 | They are tucking into buttered scones and a huge pot of tea . |
| 14 | But Tim Devlin predicts a larger majority ‘ because disillusioned Liberal Democrats are defecting in large numbers to the main parties . ’ |
| 15 | But even if you would rather not know , in the next century you have at least a chance of benefiting from some of the advances the team are suggesting in surgical techniques . |
| 16 | It 's their genes that are struggling for reproductive success . |
| 17 | Do all that you can to encourage other people in your class who are struggling with certain subjects and activities . |
| 18 | Next time you are struggling with stubborn cables , try this easy way . |
| 19 | Middle-income earners are struggling under mountainous debts with little relief available . |
| 20 | I often find that parents are inhibiting to young people . ’ |
| 21 | The trees are hanging in distant squares ; |
| 22 | Much of the time we are reacting with unwanted stress because we are afraid of doing damage to our own self-concept . |
| 23 | Their decisions are binding on industrial tribunals and have had a significant impact on managerial practices by major employers . |
| 24 | Roadside spot checks on car pollution have begun to make sure drivers are sticking to new laws on exhaust fumes . |
| 25 | MOVEMENTS by tankers in the past two weeks suggest that leading oil exporters are sticking to new limits on production , according to the Middle East Economic Survey . |
| 26 | A few Local Authorities are experimenting with new types of recycling schemes to encourage a greater reduction in the amount of refuse put into landfills . |
| 27 | In an attempt to improve the effective provision of intelligence to decision makers , some companies , particularly in the USA , are experimenting with various ways of developing a process of gathering information , analysing and interpreting the information and ensuring that it is used effectively in the decision-making process . |
| 28 | The scientists say they consider paclitaxel is too complicated to synthesise completely artificially and are experimenting with English yew leaf clippings . |
| 29 | France lifted energy taxes on biofuels last year and several cities are experimenting with RME-fueled buses . |
| 30 | ‘ You are submitting to male domination ? ’ he asked drily . |