Example sentences of "is [verb] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sun and water power in Toledo : BP Solar Espana is helping to connect a 1MW photovoltaic plant to the Spanish grid near Toledo in central Spain . |
| 2 | Its use is helping to create a change in the nature and pattern of industries , as shown in the next chapter . |
| 3 | Jamie 's father is helping to organise a protest group , which may yet take Thames Water to court for damages over the cryptosporidia contamination . |
| 4 | He has a right to come face to face with me , and judge for himself whether he can honourably deliver them , and never fear that he is helping to lure a brave man to his death . ’ |
| 5 | The purity and quality of Pryseg , which was the first brand to gain natural mineral water status in Wales in 1986 , is helping to capture a major share of the 1990's market . |
| 6 | Government money is helping to convert a former library in the city centre into 14 flats and bedsits , money which the Enviroment Secretary says must be fought for in competition with other cities . |
| 7 | THE blood-sucking ability of the leech is helping to develop a new family of drugs to treat heart disease . |
| 8 | Now Britain is helping to build a modern fleet for the junta |
| 9 | The UK remained in deficit with all parts of the world outside the EC , except the oil exporting countries , where the massive Al Yamamah defence contract with Saudi Arabia is helping to maintain a positive balance . |
| 10 | Nothing , simply nothing , is calculated to put a railway enthusiast on his mettle than for somebody or some organisation to say that something is impossible . |
| 11 | This control is adjusted to produce a satisfactory value of gain coupled with a sufficiently ‘ sharp ’ degree of selectivity in order to eliminate strong a.m. signals which may be present on adjacent frequencies . |
| 12 | Each area office is recognized to possess a special character which emanates from the personality and style of the area officer who presides over it . |
| 13 | With either type , you may find a 50mm socket , into which a suitably-sized boss connector or adaptor is welded to take a solvent-welded or push-fit pipe , or a push-fit or compression fitting which takes a branch pipe directly so needs to be the correct size . |
| 14 | A rateable value is intended to represent a rent from year to year at a specific date on terms laid down by regulations . |
| 15 | The project is intended to represent a modest prototype for the evaluation of GIS-type map displays . |
| 16 | It is intended to create a centre for the public seeking the services of architects and for members of the RIBA to hold meetings in their own premises and for large events to use the village hall facilities next door . |
| 17 | It is intended to interview a representative sample of 3,000 married women under the age of 60 together with a sample of 500 of their husbands . |
| 18 | 4 is intended to give a general picture of provision it is not exhaustive ; some of the variants and sub-divisions of subject headings ( such as types of history or engineering ) have been conflated in order to reduce the overall length of the list . |
| 19 | This is intended to give a clear idea of what the module is about . |
| 20 | The Party 's choice of one man and one woman ( London school teacher Jean Lambert ) is intended to reflect a commitment to equality . |
| 21 | It is considered of the first importance that young persons should receive correct and permanent impressions on this subject and to assist in securing that object it is intended to exhibit a model of a SLAVE SHIP which was recently captured upon the coast of Africa . |
| 22 | The first product to come from the alliance is expected in the second quarter of 1994 , and is intended to form a base on which network operators can develop specific software applications . |
| 23 | THE ROBERT Godon University has recently established an alumni office , which is intended to form a permanent and active link , between the university and its former students . |
| 24 | It is intended to fill a gap in the theory of corporate finance . |
| 25 | For similar reasons it will be difficult to argue that action taken by the exchange in good faith in the interests of the exchange as a whole is intended to induce a breach of contract , merely because this is an incidental side-effect . |
| 26 | It is intended to fund a second phase of the programme in late 1986 . |
| 27 | So , for instance , the promoter of a Bill may state that Clause 1 is not intended to cover X because X is covered by Clause 2 , and the Clause 3 is intended to implement a Community obligation ; yet , as a matter of law , X may not be covered by Clause 2 and there may be no obligation in Community law . |
| 28 | According to Willie van Peer 's introductory statement , the book is intended to promote a reconciliation between literary and linguistic approaches to the study of literature , and , more specifically , to provide a much-needed contribution in three fundamental directions : first , the development of a theory of textuality which accounts both for the way in which all texts function in society and for the differences between literary and non-literary texts ; secondly , the construction of a model of literary communication that gives an adequate account of the complexities involved in the production and reception of literary texts ; and thirdly , the development of more explicit and comprehensive accounts of the ways in which formal and contextual factors interact in the process of deriving interpretations from texts . |
| 29 | This is intended to publish a wide range of action research and related studies , with the aim of making their outcomes widely available and exemplifying the variety of possible styles of reporting ( ie not just another narrow , jargon-laden talking shop for academics ) . |
| 30 | If it is intended to issue a photograph with the press release , e.g. of an exhibition , or the Chairman opening/previewing the exhibition ; this should be arranged through the Regional Information Office . |