Example sentences of "are [v-ing] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are stepping over the invisible , moralistic Maginot Line of the old culture of opposition . |
| 2 | On the contrary , they form the foundation blocks to all that follows , and serve as a constant reminder of the need to ensure that we are building on the right foundation and that the materials with which we build have spiritual survival capability ( 1 Cor. |
| 3 | Police say the device bears all the hallmarks of the IRA and officers are liasing with the Anti Terrorist Squad … |
| 4 | Sainsburys say the company 's medical staff are liasing with the local council.No employees will be allowed back to work until the infection has cleared up . |
| 5 | President , with a very heavy heart and bitter disappointment for all our people out there , who are depending on the Social Chapter to give them dignity , safety and a reasonable standar standard of living , I reluctantly withdraw this motion , but I will say this , we live to fight another day . |
| 6 | We will discuss a little later the emotions implications of this but for the moment we are reflecting on the practical issues that overwhelm the bereaved person . |
| 7 | Tint the undercoat with whatever you are using for the final colour and you will get a good , even finish . |
| 8 | Output is allocated among plants so that all are producing at the lowest point on their average cost curves . |
| 9 | For any given program there is an optimum or efficient memory usage for an environment in which many programs are competing for the limited available real memory . |
| 10 | Sheffield Steelers are sweeping the opposition aside in their bid to gain league entry , while Trafford Metros , Medway Bears and Streatham Redskins are competing for the other vacancy . |
| 11 | ( The more lenders there are competing for the same customers , the hard for each has to work to attract a given number of customers — and an obvious way of attracting customers is by cutting rates . ) |
| 12 | This suggests that certain groups and individuals will be ‘ stronger ’ and better placed to obtain the housing they want , although this is something of an oversimplification since it implies that all are competing for the same types of house . |
| 13 | Top names enter DARTS : Dennis Priestley , the 1991 world champion , and many other big names are competing in the Northumbrian Open at Haggerston Castle this weekend . |
| 14 | Egg producers must recognise that they are competing in the sophisticated food industry of the late 1980s and that they have a responsibility to the consumer . |
| 15 | Building on the work of the Japan Industrial Studies Programme already carried out at the Policy Studies Institute , the aim is to find out how Japanese managers , especially those in companies that are competing in the British market , see marketing and how they succeed in putting their strategies into effect . |
| 16 | Erm elsewhere in my statement I have indicated an appropriate provision of employment land which is related to the population size which we are suggesting for the new settlement . |
| 17 | Work on the launch and the focus of the appeal is close to completion and we are benefitting from the good offices of our advertising industry contacts . |
| 18 | However tough things seem , it 's vital that you should keep your spirits up , and remember that acting is an art and a thrilling one — though sometimes when you are struggling with the frustrating process of building a career , this can all get a bit obscured . |
| 19 | Yes , Elizabeth Howell of Exploring Parenthood , certainly that is the case , both with parents and with people like teachers or child care workers , who are in locus parentis for many hours of the day , and our sense is very much that if the adults around children can feel supported and confident that they can acknowledge their own fears and anxieties that they will then be better be able to transmit that measured response to the children in their care and it was very interesting last week , I heard from an educational psychologist in the north of England who said that a group of teachers had asked from several schools to come together to think about the resources that they needed to set in place in order to deal with the children 's behaviour , and after the meeting , at which they were able to express their anxieties , they then returned to their various areas and when the psychologist contacted them a couple of days later they said we felt sufficiently supported by knowing that others are struggling with the same issues and that we could acknowledge our concerns about it , that we now feel able to get on with the job of helping the children , and I think that was a very good example of adults finding a way to acknowledge their own anxieties and thereby to increase their effectiveness in dealing with the children that in whose care they have . |
| 20 | SOLO FLIGHT Manson Bluebird Things are cooking in the fertile minds of Britain 's guitar builders . |
| 21 | In Orkney , favourite destination for many southerners fleeing the rat race , personal computers and modems are proliferating like the local rabbits . |
| 22 | In America it is settled by convention that law is made by statues enacted by Congress or the state legislatures in the manner prescribed by the Constitution , and in England that decisions by the House of Lords are binding on the lower courts . |
| 23 | But England are sticking by the dashing 22-year-old with a self-destruct button , and will probably send him to learn self-control in the hard school of Australia . |
| 24 | The commitment which the new proprietors are bringing to the enormous task of totally renovating and modernizing Low Birk Hatt is patently obvious For years they have denied themselves many of the luxuries they would otherwise have been easily able to afford because they both knew that one day they would need the capital to spend on the kind of home they both dreamed about . |
| 25 | But clearly someone out there misses it because promoters are bringing over The Incredible Hulk Hogan , The Ultimate Warrior and a gentleman called Randy Savage , for eight dates in April and May , and they 're all sold out . |
| 26 | Too many little things are happening at the one time . |
| 27 | And yet these are the things that are happening within the private sector with DHSS funding to a large extent and the present planning provision , the present registration and monitoring arrangements do n't allow anyone to say " No , this is n't acceptable " |
| 28 | B. The photographs show what changes are happening in the rurban fringes of the towns and cities . |
| 29 | What primary activities are happening in the northern part of Brazil . |
| 30 | We are reverting to the existing practice . |