Example sentences of "is get [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE US 's space shuttle is getting preferential treatment in the cut-and-thrust world of satellite insurance . |
| 2 | He revealed to ACCOUNTANCY that he is getting extra discounts of around 10% from the six major publishers that are now involved . |
| 3 | ‘ All he 's interested in is getting bloody Chessie back . ’ |
| 4 | The main thing as far as I 'm concerned is getting official approval . ’ |
| 5 | At £12 per table leader , parliamentary democracy is getting good value . |
| 6 | What causes problems is getting sufficient water to flow through it afterwards , so that it gives out enough heat . |
| 7 | There were a number of special difficulties in the successful accomplishment of what was very delicate work and , all in all , the collector of aquatint books is getting full value for money , high though the price may be . |
| 8 | Mrs Piggott , 51 , who watched a slow motion TV replay of the fall , is getting hourly bulletins on his progress from Tracy . |
| 9 | For what finding out the truth means is getting true beliefs for ourselves ; and what telling it means is giving our own true beliefs to other people — often of course ( though as we shall see , by no means always ) by making true statements . |
| 10 | FOOD giants Sainsbury 's says it is getting widespread support for its plans to build their first store in Gwynedd . |
| 11 | Now that Ferguson has returned to what he is best at , harassing opposing defences instead of those trying to shape his career , he is getting maximum support from Roxburgh . |
| 12 | We appear to be selfish , cynical creatures ; our greatest ambition in relation to rules of behaviour is to get other people to obey them so that our own cheating is even more productive . |
| 13 | Primary function is to get new business for his company , decide policy , see clients remain happy , and turn in good profits . |
| 14 | Another way to thwart a hacker is to get daily print-outs of calls to the computer which would quickly weed out any suspicious activity , Mr Hook claimed . |
| 15 | With oil and gas exports , the objective is to get foreign currency with which foreign goods can be purchased and the domestic economy 's energy requirements are organised so that they are able to manage on the fuel which is left . |
| 16 | B. One of the problems for the masses of people who live in conurbations is to get sufficient water . |
| 17 | ‘ The most important thing is to get medical aid to the injured man as quickly as possible . |
| 18 | Seve Ballesteros criticised the length of the tour when it was announced in September , but Schofield stated : ‘ Our job is to get competitive opportunities for our members and we are not going to turn down opportunities . |
| 19 | First fruits of February 's OEM agreement under which Data General Corp is to get 88000-based desktops from Omron Corp is the Luna 2001 which is built around Motorola Inc 's latest 88110 RISC CPU and runs the DG/UX operating system . |
| 20 | First fruits of February 's OEM agreement under which Data General Corp is to get 88000-based desktops from Omron Corp is the Luna 2001 , built around Motorola Inc 's latest 88110 RISC CPU and running the DG/UX operating system . |
| 21 | I think you have to know a lot [ in chemistry ] , whereas with physics , what you hope to do is get general laws and principles that are applicable widely . |