Example sentences of "companies are [v-ing] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Telephone , television and computer technology are converging and high tech companies are scrambling for a slice of the action . |
| 2 | Travellers back from Japan say that profound things are happening over there and that despite the buffeting the Japanese companies are taking from the recession they continue to invest in their Unix operations . |
| 3 | Water companies are getting in the way |
| 4 | Thus for restrictive practices the burden of proof lies on the companies to show that they are acting in the public interest : in contrast , the legislation on monopolies is more open-minded , requiring the MMC to make the case that companies are acting against the public interest . |
| 5 | Record numbers of overseas companies are investing in the UK , according to industry minister Edward Leigh . |
| 6 | In addition , the two companies are entering into a joint development agreement for the CICS problem determination environment . |
| 7 | Other international companies are moving in the same direction and many , like ICI and BP , are firmly committed in principle to community regeneration . |
| 8 | The big companies are adjusting to a colder climate , shedding labour and rationalising . |
| 9 | Eighteen companies are bidding for the contract to remove the red star from the dome of Hungary 's Parliament , writes Michael Simmons . |
| 10 | Eighteen companies are bidding for the contract to remove the red star from the dome of Hungary 's Parliament , writes Michael Simmons . |
| 11 | Older surveys such as those by Mauriel and Anthony ( 1966 ) , Tomkins ( 1973 ) , and Reece and Cool ( 1978 ) , and more recent studies such as those of Pike ( 1983 ) , Scapens and Sale ( 1985 ) and Cornwell ( 1987 ) , do not get close enough to behaviour in specific contexts to reveal whether companies are suffering from a misuse of ROI . |
| 12 | The guest house owners say the insurance companies are discriminating against the homeless . |
| 13 | ‘ If you knew what the oil companies are putting in the sea . |
| 14 | ‘ A lot of companies are going through a process of change and old certainties are going , which leads to insecurity , a lack of certainty and worry over jobs , ’ said . |