Example sentences of "are [adv] [verb] [adj] action " in BNC.
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1 | However , both Exxon and the state of Alaska are still facing legal action from local fishermen , environmental groups and native American Indian villagers . |
2 | " Congress should enact the bold reform proposals that are still awaiting congressional action , bank reform , civil justice reform , tort reform , and my national energy strategy . " |
3 | And home owners in Tameside , Gloucester , Oldham , and Newcastle are also planning legal action , claiming SSDs are enforcing contracts on which they have failed to consult . |
4 | Many arachnoiditis sufferers are now taking legal action against Glaxo , which manufactured Myodil . |
5 | They are now considering legal action and the Department of Health is investigating their case . |
6 | At leat five local authorities are now facing legal action by private home owners ' associations over ‘ unreasonable ’ contracts . |
7 | It is a paradox that while sex crimes are popularly abhorred little action is taken against the majority of offenders . |
8 | But of the 28,000 names affected by this scandal , 16,000 are currently taking legal action . |