Example sentences of "[noun pl] be using the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will sometimes be the case that , for certain instruction groups , the number of bits required fully to specify an operation and all its associated information is less than the computer word length ; so these groups are using the word inefficiently , and are candidates for occupying only a portion of a word . |
| 2 | However , the evidence so far suggests that bats are using the technique , not to distinguish an echo from the original sound that produced it , but for the more subtle task of distinguishing echoes from other echoes . |
| 3 | Illegal traders are using the recession to hawk rip-off clothing , perfume and music tapes . |
| 4 | He said : ‘ We have been onto the borough council to have sleeping policemen installed , because drivers are using the alleyway as a short cut . ’ |
| 5 | The gas industry legitimately complained that this competition was sometimes far from fair : the Electricity Boards were using the leverage provided by the necessity of electric lighting to try to exclude gas and deprive consumers of a free choice . |
| 6 | The group tour contract also means that a mixture of market segments is using the hotel during the summer . |
| 7 | And there may be much truth in this — all professions in the US face the same problem , because a small group of lawyers are using the tort system to benefit not only their client but themselves , often operating on a contingency fee basis with no cost to the client . |
| 8 | And other players were using the model at the same time or earlier , some as a bass ( eg. Bob Bogle of The Ventures ) and some as a lead instrument , such as Hank Marvin , Jet 's old colleague in The Shadows . |
| 9 | The Indians said that the loggers were using the area indiscriminately , driving off wildlife and polluting water courses . |
| 10 | The sorting of data should also be simple and reasonably quick especially if pupils are using the program . |
| 11 | It is a matter for the Police , about Police operational tactics , about how the Police are using the law to deal with a very difficult social problem . |
| 12 | How was this achieved and what were the implications for the way men were using the landscape ? |
| 13 | However , through their various media organs , Aoun and Geaga offered contradictory interpretations of the peace pact and a number of press reports claimed that both sides were using the ceasefire as a means of consolidating their defensive lines . |
| 14 | Priests are using the mosque , synagogue , gurdwara , temple , and evangelical church to edge themselves into positions of political as well as spiritual leadership , defining the community 's agenda and power structure , and negotiating with the state for resources . |
| 15 | This filtering process can be applied as soon as data becomes available if necessary , since all components are using the Chart to post results . |
| 16 | The National Opinion Poll ( NOP ) found that 32% of women were using the pill , compared with 25% in a similar poll taken in 1987 . |
| 17 | Many employees are using the excuse of falling sales to impose changes to previously agreed conditions , often using the excuse to impose changes to conditions that have been fought for for many years . |
| 18 | Michael Heseltine gave it a test-drive today — and expressed anger that the unions are using the launch to criticise Honda . |