Example sentences of "are [adv] [v-ing] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The words written by Hinrich Medau in 1933 continue to guide our work today : ‘ The all-important inspiration of Medau work still remains the close connection between movement and music and we are constantly working at the deepening and widening of our knowledge in this as in other spheres ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ But in these hard times , cars are only selling at the right price . |
| 3 | ‘ Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation , but these are merely tinkering at the edges of a wider , more fundamental issue — the system which all of us have to operate can not cope with today 's problems . |
| 4 | ‘ Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation , but these are merely tinkering at the edges of a wider , more fundamental issue — the system can not cope with today 's problems ’ |
| 5 | Land prices are already rising at the moment er in this region , even though house prices are not rising at a commensurate level . |
| 6 | Some newspapers are already running at a loss in the hope that they will move back into profit when the economic situation improves . |
| 7 | They are just queuing at the door , waiting to be let in . |
| 8 | If the latter , this should be done in late summer or early autumn , when the main summer growth has flowered and is beginning to wither , but new shoots are just appearing at the base of the plant . |
| 9 | To make a character worse than oneself it is only necessary to release imaginatively from control some of the bad passions which , in real life , are always straining at the leash ; the Satan , the Iago , the Becky Sharp , within each of us , is always there and only too ready , the moment the leash is slipped , to come out and have in our books that holiday we try to deny them in life . |
| 10 | But , like Machiavelli , they are forever tugging at the sleeves of politicians . |
| 11 | Business people are usually travelling at the company 's expense and are unlikely to be on a strict budget . |
| 12 | Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates reportedly came up with an ingenious solution when he was romancing venture capitalist Ann Winblad : observing that the same movies are usually playing at the same time all over America , they came up with the Virtual Date — they 'd each go alone to the same movie at the same time , and discuss it afterwards on their car phones . |
| 13 | CITY financiers are still gasping at the Financial Times editorial column on Thursday which backed Labour . |
| 14 | In the last decade magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ) has become an established diagnostic tool in clinical medicine and improvements in experimental technique and equipment are still continuing at a considerable pace . |
| 15 | Incidentally , it is a good idea to take photographs where possible as sites are still disappearing at a rapid rate . |
| 16 | In the window of the Freethinkers store the anti-God pamphlets are still curling at the edges . |
| 17 | During this time , a failed adventurer has WS and BS -20 — this may be a problem if Gargoyles from area 13 are still attacking at the time ! |
| 18 | The poverty figures are still growing at an alarming rate . ’ |
| 19 | Companies which find it more difficult because it 's the centre of their existence , erm , are clearly looking at the situation , but will actually take a very long time to move to the position which you , in your particular group would like them to occupy , and I understand that , changing in I C I is rather different from changing at I B M , and er , therefore it takes longer , but I do see a a consciousness , it 's the same conscious , you 're impatient for change , quite rightly , companies of course , have to keep their employees in an earning capacity , at the same time , er , move towards the position which you would like to them to do , and it may take a long time , but I accept your point , which is with some companies , then in fact , your clearly going to get attention of some kind . |
| 20 | The lecturers are also protesting at the ‘ inadequate ’ pay offer of 3.9% . |
| 21 | Broadening product-range ( the company are also aiming at the ‘ company chairman ’ market , pitching a recreated Lagonda at Rolls-Bentley 's traditional slot ) will undoubtedly ensure that Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd circa 2010 is a more secure financial proposition than in 1980 . |
| 22 | Mr Eccles says non-EC groups are also looking at the new regulations to identify ‘ schemes that overcome the more onerous ownership restrictions ’ . |
| 23 | We are also looking at the possibility of introducing general SVQs at level IV in the longer term . |
| 24 | We are also looking at the possibility of introducing emergency childcare but financial assistance for this is taxable . |
| 25 | The engineers are also looking at the possibility of transmission by satellite for Europe and remote parts of the UK . |
| 26 | The engineers are also looking at the possibility of transmission by satellite for Europe and remote parts of the UK . |
| 27 | Council officers are also looking at the feasibility of a dial-a-ride system . |
| 28 | And if you wish to begin early with your costume-maker you can measure three of our soloists who are also staying at the Gasthaus . ’ |
| 29 | The hardware platforms on which this software runs are also improving at a similar rate and , as they are not proprietary , it is possible for the user to upgrade at will rather than when the developer demands . |
| 30 | Former teen idol Bobby Vee , guitar star Duane Eddy and Little Eva are also performing at the shows , which began last night in Manchester . |