Example sentences of "are [adv] [v-ing] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Irrespective of the decisions of the World Bank classifiers , however , it is an undeniable fact that in the 1990s most hitherto self-proclaimed socialist or communist countries are rapidly coming to an understanding with transnational capitalism , and that the scope and volume of the transnational practices of such states with the states and institutions of the capitalist system have increased dramatically in the last decade . |
| 2 | UNIVERSITY students are still sticking to a boozing , sexy lifestyle despite the recession . |
| 3 | Some of my colleagues have accepted that it became discredited , but they are still trying to a certain degree to defend it . |
| 4 | The British imitators are still whispering to a city that 's still in bed . |
| 5 | So the spring flowers which bloom at the same time each year , and the swifts and swallows which return so precisely to their nest sites , are clearly responding to a more dependable guide . |
| 6 | Not only are they moving away , but often they are also moving to a place totally unsuitable for elderly people . |
| 7 | We 've got a number of questions we want to ask you , because er though you 're pivotal to all of our erm activities in this enquiry , we are also looking to a report which is hopefully going to be influenced the Bill the Government brings forward . |
| 8 | Today we see that women who have the right qualities can exercise authority equally with men , but we are also coming to a fresh recognition that Christian leadership should always be seen as service . |
| 9 | When we speak of the electronic office we are now referring to an administrative system based largely on computers , word processors and associated communication devices . |
| 10 | Matters are now coming to a head because of the advent of leagues next season . |
| 11 | Police are now talking to a 30 year old friend of the family , who 's up a tree in the nearby woods , threatening to jump off a branch with a rope round his neck . |
| 12 | Such observations have given rise to the notion of the ‘ invulnerable child ’ and are now leading to a radical re-appraisal of the results of risk research , with a shift of emphasis towards trying to understand the factors that enable some individuals to survive , or even profit from , their disposition to insanity . |
| 13 | For as the recession bites harder , people are increasingly looking to a rousing chorus line as a way to beat the blues . |
| 14 | Poisonings of birds of prey are expected to decline , however , as landowners are increasingly turning to a new kind of trap which does not use poison bait . |
| 15 | Meanwhile , spokesmen for The Stone Roses , including their management , denied that the band had even left Silvertone , and said that they are currently talking to a number of record companies . |
| 16 | Meanwhile , spokesmen for The Stone Roses , including their management , denied that the band had even left Silvertone , and said that they are currently talking to a number of record companies . |