Example sentences of "[am/are] becoming [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some plants and animals are becoming scarce in the intensely farmed parts of East Lothian but here is a chance to ensure that you will see them . |
| 2 | Things are becoming intolerable at the club these days and the boot sale is only part of it . |
| 3 | Ironically , such speedups are becoming limited by the fastest thing in the universe : the speed of light . |
| 4 | The old and needed services for customers are becoming non-existent on the Tube . |
| 5 | My experiences suggest that an increasing number of doctors are becoming involved in the promotion of dubious treatments , either by acting as medical advisers to companies or through their association with clinics providing unorthodox treatments . |
| 6 | MARK Hughes believes Wales are becoming one of the most difficult teams to beat in international soccer . |
| 7 | are subsidizing the rich to buy houses that are becoming cheaper onto the market |
| 8 | Even your supporters are becoming alarmed by the destabilising effect of general practitioner fundholding , as you top slice cash from the central reserve and ensure that it can be spent only on the limited number of services that general practitioners are allowed to purchase directly . |
| 9 | More and more people are becoming interested in the Darlington Wildlife Trust , formed last month , and membership is growing . |
| 10 | Preventive health measures which tackle the cause of why people are becoming sick in the first place could save vast sums of public money which are being wasted by the National Health Service treating the symptoms . |
| 11 | Such thoughts do not immediately exercise the minds of farmers , but they are becoming concerned by the rises in the price of fertilizer and other oil-based inputs and by their own powerlessness in the face of ‘ agribusiness ’ corporations , which was referred to in Chapter 3 . |
| 12 | Yes , power-hungry peripherals are becoming rarer by the minute , but as expandability is an important criterion for file servers , it 's important that you have a PSU that can dish out enough juice . |
| 13 | When peers are becoming absorbed by the new life-style that a baby brings , a couple may feel left behind if they do not embark on this too . |
| 14 | Ironically , Mr Jenkin added , more companies are becoming disillusioned with the Big Six ( although one , Arthur Andersen , comes out of the survey well ) , and would be willing to move to a middle tier firm . |
| 15 | It 's good to see that so many children are becoming literate in the ways of the countryside and gaining knowledge of their responsibility for the planet . |
| 16 | Only to the extent that we are becoming aware of the mercies of God . |
| 17 | The themes covered in Advance with English have been chosen for their appeal to young learners who are becoming aware of the world around them . |
| 18 | Commentators and analysts of all persuasions are becoming aware of the need to rethink many of the basic intellectual tools and resources necessary for understanding international relations . |