Example sentences of "and is [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has already done so in respect of civil non-matrimonial legal aid and is considering the responses to that . |
| 2 | I understand that the company has now completed a feasibility study on such an installation and is considering the appointment of consultants to prepare an environmental impact analysis , including consideration of alternative technology . |
| 3 | Kewill Systems Plc has decided its 1991 acquisition of still loss-making Weigang MCS GmbH of Stuttgart was a mistake , and is to sell the manufacturing software company to Seitz Industrie Lsungen GmbH . |
| 4 | It has released guidelines on what it calls ‘ sales aid leasing ’ that should help stop future contract abuses and is assisting the Campaign with individual cases of misrepresentation . |
| 5 | It is good for the consumer and is helping the country out of recession . ’ |
| 6 | When , on his final journey to the police station , Raskolnikov kneels down in the middle of the Haymarket and kisses ‘ the earth , the filthy earth ’ ( zemlya ) as Sonya has bidden , it is entirely calculated by Dostoevsky that a tipsy artisan should laugh at the strange young man who ‘ is bowing down to the whole world and is kissing the capital city of St Petersburg and its soil ’ ( grunt , the German Grund ) . |
| 7 | Belser have previously published facsimile editions of books and manuscripts in the Vatican.The Archbishop of Cologne has shown a keen interest in the refurbished ‘ Archbishop 's ’ museum and is supporting the new director , Joachim M. Plotzek , in his efforts to gain international recognition for the museum . |
| 8 | Since the management is accountable and is producing the information , it would be rather surprising if it were otherwise . |
| 9 | Oyston is also chairman and owner of Blackpool Football Club , and is seeking the permission of the League to waive their rule that no one may hold more than 10 per cent of a club if he has a financial interest in another . |
| 10 | Robison and Davidson has an order book for seven to eight months and is building the £3.5 million regional police headquarters in Dumfries and a nursing home and £4.8 million housing development in the town . |
| 11 | ‘ The CBI is firmly committed to equal opportunities in the workplace and is taking the message to the smaller firms , where the majority of new jobs will be created , ’ added Mr Davies . |
| 12 | It 's been held in the town each year for decades , but this time local people say it 's got out of hand and is ruining the area . |
| 13 | It 's been held in the town each year for decades , but this time local people say it 's got out of hand and is ruining the area . |
| 14 | The Gas Turbine division has also played a leading role in this area and is pioneering the concept of total maintenance [ health care ] contracts for critical power packs both on and offshore . |
| 15 | a qualified driver ( as defined in regulation 8(5) of the Driving Licences Regulations ) and is supervising the holder of a provisional licence ( as defined in regulation 3(1) of those regulations ) while the holder is performing a manoeuvre which includes reversing |
| 16 | Instead of increasing the flexibility of our defence forces by rectifying weaknesses in our conventional defences , the British government is spending £10 000 million on the Trident strategic missile system and is encouraging the US also to divert resources into dangerous non-essentials like cruise missiles . |
| 17 | A pilot project has been started in the refugee camp at Leon , where the resident psychiatric social worker has decided to set up discussion groups on mental health and is encouraging the community to use its own resources : |
| 18 | Fujitsu Ltd is to begin selling its VP 2000 Unix-based vector processors in the US , and is to target the commercial sector : the 10 models in the VP 2000 range run Fujitsu 's UXP/M Unix SVR4 implementation , with around 100 applications available . |
| 19 | He favours large spaces neutralised by white walls and is converting the gallery 's ramp into a tunnel . |
| 20 | Jeff is now recovering from his injury , and is organising the local Great Yarmouth half marathon which will take place on 25 July . |
| 21 | Acer claims that its machine is unique , ‘ a first ’ , and is spearheading the direction that future technology will take . |
| 22 | Joan Brady , who lives in Dundalk and is spearheading the campaign in the Co Louth town , said there are plans to run a peace train between Belfast and Dublin next month . |
| 23 | Before it stretches USL 's congested expressway , or OSF 's traffic-free route , SCO has been meeting with both outfits and is mulling the prospects of either journey . |
| 24 | She wears the signet ring of her historic family and is nicknamed the ‘ Contessa ’ by her pals , although the Touzels were Huguenot ducs . |
| 25 | The French tyre manufacturer has a key role to play in the Bugatti , and is developing the world 's first ultra-high performance tyre specifically for four-wheel drive supercars . |
| 26 | MDH builds the AH-64 Apache military gunship , and the MD500E , 530F and 520N NOTAR for the civilian market , and is developing the new-generation Explorer ( formerly MDX ) twin-engine commercial helicopter , which will fly at the end of this year . |
| 27 | He says it could cost some pensioners as much as £25 a week and is urging the council to think again . |
| 28 | This represents a reversal of the prevailing trends of the nineteenth century and is re-establishing the broad distribution found before 1750 , dominated by the national capital and the rich agricultural lowlands ( Osborne , 1964 ; Department of the Environment , 1971 ) . |
| 29 | A comrade is talking to you one moment and is gone the next , either blasted beyond recognition or seriously wounded . |
| 30 | This condition , Q =0 , , would be equally stable and is called the Reset condition . |