Example sentences of "[noun pl] are moving [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At present the latest permissible time for legal abortion is 28 weeks , but by 20 weeks , the foetus is well formed , and currently doctors and gynaecologists are moving towards the idea of cutting the legal limit for termination from 28 to 24 weeks . |
| 2 | These animals are moving into the ecological niche left vacant by the disappearance of the last big predators from Western Europe : wolves , bears and lynx . ’ |
| 3 | Preliminary results have confirmed that plates are moving in the directions , and at the rates , indicated by already acquired geophysical data . |
| 4 | I expect to hear this morning from Yuli Voronpsov , the country 's deputy prime minister , that private contractors are moving into the Kremlin Hospital in Moscow . |
| 5 | Actuarial Certification is to be required in Canada and the USA and both countries are moving towards the use of the Appointed Actuary system in general insurance . |
| 6 | Other international companies are moving in the same direction and many , like ICI and BP , are firmly committed in principle to community regeneration . |
| 7 | Private firms are moving into the field — there are two windpower consortia and a tidal power consortium ( involving DEC , McAlpines and Taylor Woodrow amongst others — along with the CEGB and British Aerospace ) and many smaller firms in the solar field : some 20,000 solar collector units have been installed in the UK so far . |
| 8 | If the patient 's well-being is enhanced or if a problem such as asthma is cured , but joint pains flare up or a skin rash develops , the physician can reassure the patient that things are moving in the right direction and that the joint or skin problem should be transient and will also clear up in due course . |
| 9 | The opposite side of the coin is that group personnel directors or chief executives are moving from the corporate world to join executive search firms which can offer a wholly different but very satisfying way of earning a living . |
| 10 | The symptoms are moving in the opposite direction to suppression and this is necessary if a long-lasting cure is to be achieved . |
| 11 | They are none the less important , for other industries are moving in the same direction . |
| 12 | Others are moving into the frame and within five years it is possible that more than half of all lamb will be sold overseas . |
| 13 | Papua New Guinea 's media women are moving towards the year 2000 with new determination for their role as equal partners in national decision-making . |