Example sentences of "are [adv] [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ormerods are successfully weathering the recession . |
| 2 | But even in the teeth of a recession , companies large and small are successfully gaining the backing of the venture capital funds and paying them back handsomely . |
| 3 | Even in the teeth of a recession , companies large and small are successfully gaining the backing of the venture capital funds and paying them back handsomely |
| 4 | Simply by providing a variety of equipment and allowing the children to experiment , we are effectively increasing the possibility for incidental mathematical experience and learning . |
| 5 | In the case of non-resident discretionary trusts the Inland Revenue are effectively increasing the amount of tax due as the flat rate of 35 per cent applies on the combined amount of the dividend and a notional tax credit of 20 per cent rather than simply on the net dividend as before . |
| 6 | The Lac d'Aumar and its satellite , the Lac d'Aubert , which are on and up from the Lac d'Oredon , are somewhere to spend the day . |
| 7 | The shareholders are thereby given the power to judge for themselves whether the directors are using their managerial powers for their own benefit at the expense of the company and if this is so to veto the transaction or at least hold the director liable for any profits thereby made . |
| 8 | Second , it is clear from the Report that motorists are not keeping to the Park 's speed limits and are thereby abusing the privilege of vehicle access . |
| 9 | In essence the courts ' control over the conditions of jurisdiction is premised upon the assumption that they are thereby effectuating the will of Parliament ; they are ensuring that the tribunal or authority remains within the boundaries of what Parliament intended it to examine by ensuring that those conditions are present . |
| 10 | We are vigorously addressing the level of our overheads . |
| 11 | But all of them are constantly watching the keyboard for their particular call up command and it is possible that one command may affect more than one accessory — with predictable , and disastrous , results ! |
| 12 | We are constantly watching the property market and are alert to every factor which affects it , so you can be confident of getting the soundest marketing advice available . |
| 13 | By ignoring the rules they are constantly reshaping the future . |
| 14 | By ignoring the rules they are constantly reshaping the future . |
| 15 | And so the media are constantly giving the impression that there 's something that the British government should be doing . |
| 16 | Land birds are constantly visiting the ship and the pretty Stormy Petrels are our constant companions while the ocean itself contains an abundance to amuse and gratify one . |
| 17 | We look very carefully at any new posts that we create , and we constantly look to see whether there are posts that we can get rid of erm and we have , in fact , shed a great many posts erm over the last year erm and we are constantly reviewing the efficiency of our service delivery . |
| 18 | ‘ We are constantly reviewing the situation to ensure numbers are kept under control . ’ |
| 19 | With so many other potential challengers struggling , United are suddenly looking the team most likely to win the Premier League . |
| 20 | From the engineering point of view the hardware technology is central and the operators tag along supporting the activity of machines which are basically doing the work . |
| 21 | … And I think you 've also got to have people who do bear in mind that they 're about one of the few parts of the authority that are in the forefront of the people and are basically representing the authority . |
| 22 | Sulphur dioxide emissions from vehicles and industry are apparently counteracting the greenhouse effect by blocking the sun 's rays , particularly in the northern hemisphere . |
| 23 | The English , alleged the Duc de Choiseul , ‘ while pretending to protect the balance on land which no one threatens … are entirely destroying the balance at sea which no one defends ’ . |
| 24 | MBV and Lush are perhaps pointing the way with their 50/50 male-female splits . |
| 25 | He added : ‘ Those who are intent on pursuing violence are perhaps holding the majority sway now within the IRA army council . ’ |
| 26 | He added : ‘ Those who are intent on pursuing violence are perhaps holding the majority sway now within the IRA council . ’ |
| 27 | You do n't know that you are inadvertently causing the work to arrive late by stressing its urgency any more than you know what thoughts and feelings are going on inside the typist . |
| 28 | You are only encouraging the trade in animal exploitation , some of which are endangered and many vulnerable |
| 29 | A police officer reported that ‘ in some villages the young men are brought up from their childhood with the idea that according to ancient Kandyan custom the highland on which the [ coffee ] estate has been opened belongs by right of inheritance to the village below and in helping themselves they are only taking the rent of the ground . ’ |
| 30 | Ethirajulu Krishnan , director for CARE , in Somalia says : ‘ We are trying to deal with all this and still we know that we are only reaching the tip of the iceberg . |