Example sentences of "[was/were] becoming [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet both collaboration and conflict usually worked to the detriment of the church , so that at the end of Edward 's reign clerical morale and independence were seriously impaired and dangerous fissures were becoming apparent between the clergy and laity , and between Englishmen and the papacy . |
| 2 | Window displays were becoming controversial within the company ; Laura liked to see windows full of antiques and atmosphere , but increasingly found herself at loggerheads with more prosaic minds who wanted products and price-tags . |
| 3 | Tans were becoming associated with the real Sharon territory which could lead to their demise as a coveted status symbol . |
| 4 | The publican 's aggressive stance towards the headmistress touched on deeper currents which were becoming condensed in the affair . |
| 5 | True , the Liberal Nationals were becoming indistinguishable from the Conservatives , while National Labour was too small to be able to exert very much influence upon the massed ranks of Conservatives , although the prestige of the Prime Minister , Ramsay MacDonald , gave it — as Marquand shows — an influence far greater than its mere numbers would have warranted . |
| 6 | For their part , the Communists , and even more their Soviet and Comintern masters , were becoming impatient with the Premier 's uncooperativeness and low credibility as a war leader . |
| 7 | They were aware of a number of pre-school children who did not have adequate access to resources or support when parents and professionals were becoming aware of the possible extent and implications of the disability . |
| 8 | This left-wing revival among the electorate took place at a time when some devoted socialists were becoming disillusioned with the prospects of actually accomplishing any sort of social revolution during the war itself . |
| 9 | This is why , though the ideas were becoming common from the late eighteenth century , effective alternative and oppositional formations became common only in the second half of the nineteenth century and increased markedly towards the end of the century . |
| 10 | More black boxers were becoming active during the same decade . |
| 11 | In the third century B.C. they were still cooperating with the Greeks in Egypt , but they were becoming unpopular with the natives . |
| 12 | Their economy and population were both suffering , but also they were becoming wary of the Dzhungars ' increasing strength . |
| 13 | Bernice continued absently to stroke Elaine 's forehead , but her eyes were becoming accustomed to the gloom , and she was puzzled . |
| 14 | His eyes were becoming accustomed to the dark . |
| 15 | Hospital consultant John Miller said : ‘ There are children in that family who were becoming fond of the baby . |
| 16 | The difficulty was compounded by the new knowledge that was becoming available through the flowering of 17th century science . |
| 17 | They could now proceed in the knowledge that a small but growing number of nuclear weapons was becoming available to the British armed forces . |
| 18 | Marr continuously denied stories that he was becoming tired of the attention Morrissey received . |
| 19 | Blake was becoming tired of the stranger 's mood swings . |
| 20 | She would worry that Kelly was becoming involved in the sleazy aftermath of her father 's death . |
| 21 | It seems to have been assumed , however , that His Majesty would have acquiesced in a suggestion that he should invite the US to train the Vietnamese army and although the suggestion , like Acheson 's message , was not carried through because of political sensitivity the US was becoming involved in the war one way and another . |
| 22 | Rather than being the workshop of the world , Britain was becoming one of the world 's secretarial colleges , with priority given to non-manual clerical and service occupation . |
| 23 | ARCO invented an imaginative solution to that challenge and , for five successive years from 1988 , bought results by paying for leading collectors and senior museum officials to visit the fair and a city which was becoming one of the most fashionable capitals in Europe . |
| 24 | It was a fiction that was becoming threadbare in the spring months of 1989 . |
| 25 | Clive had returned to England with his private profits from his trading and military activities , though he spent his money so fast ( largely on an unsuccessful attempt to get into Parliament ) that he was soon back in India , serving on what was becoming recognizable as the military side of the Company 's concerns . |
| 26 | Apparently , too , Mrs Noble was becoming dubious about the friendship with Edward and the consequences that might follow the hasty pell-mell nature of her second daughter . |
| 27 | He was becoming used to the idea that Jinneth was not Jenny , that Bragad was not Hugh . |
| 28 | The relationship of marriage was becoming impregnated by the ideals of mutual affection and respect , and considered as the exclusive area for the partners ' sexual activities . |
| 29 | The captain was becoming worried by the amount of ice setting into the bay and was anxious not to be trapped . |
| 30 | But gradually Washington became concerned that he was becoming dependent upon the Tudeh Party . |