Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [v-ing] [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this defence the defendant is saying that the plaintiff has failed to take reasonable care and thereby been partly responsible for his own injuries , loss or damage . |
| 2 | Lord Waddington 's season in paradise could be disturbed : there is an election expected in February and tourist revenue is falling as the island becomes too expensive for all but the rich . |
| 3 | They associated it particularly with fertility , and modern research is revealing that the moon does influence the reproductive cycles of at least some creatures . |
| 4 | These trends are particularly marked in manufacturing industry where the work force is falling and the capital investment per worker is rising rapidly . |
| 5 | The ‘ on ’ type is saying that the centre of its particular region of the visual field is brighter than the rest , while the ‘ off ’ type is saying that it is darker . |
| 6 | Repeating calls made in representations submitted in December 1991 , the Faculty is suggesting that the taxation of disposals of assets for a deferred consideration should be reformed , so that tax on chargeable gains is payable only when cash is received . |
| 7 | North Wales MP John Marek is to meet Home Office minister Lord Ferrers next week to express his concern at the length of time the North Wales child abuse inquiry is taking and the fact that no outside police force is overseeing it . |
| 8 | If we add more labour beyond L L 3 units , the total product is falling the total product is falling and the slope of the curve is negative what 's the slope of the curve it 's the marginal product , therefore , the marginal product of labour is also negative beyond L 3 units of labour . |
| 9 | Women are disproportionately represented among income support recipients for two main reasons : first , there is a high proportion of elderly and disabled women in the population ; and second , lone parenthood is increasing and the proportion of lone parents dependent upon state benefits has also increased ( by 1986 about 40 per cent of the income of lone parents came from state benefits ) . |
| 10 | This means that the proportion of younger people within the population is decreasing while the proportion of older people is increasing . |
| 11 | Unobtrusive help is needed , make communication easier in tactful ways for example notice the situation when a group is chatting and the risk that one person can be left out — always the one who does not hear well . |
| 12 | Evidence is accumulating that the cap , in combination with the transfer of funds to the Research Councils , has had a serious effect on the intellectual life of the University , and its removal is earnestly awaited . |
| 13 | Management should develop and communicate to all employees a vision of where the organisation is going and the contribution employees will make to its success , involving employee representatives as appropriate . |
| 14 | Where representative structures exist , management communicates with employee representatives a vision of where the organisation is going and the contribution employees ( and their representatives ) will make to its success . |
| 15 | The strain energy in a stretched material is very like the potential energy which is in a raised weight , except , of course , that the stress is changing as the material is strained whereas the weight of a weight is constant as it is raised to any normal height . |
| 16 | The CAB is asking if the door is as wide open as it could be . |
| 17 | Apple is hoping that the event wo n't be lost on Washington either . |
| 18 | Now the belief is growing that the visit is being planned to coincide with the high-profile opening of the camp . |
| 19 | Knowing when to get out is not easy , particularly when the external environment is changing and/or the competition is proving to be more successful . |
| 20 | But anger is growing that the success of the Skerne Park Neighbourhood House project in Darlington can not be repeated in the town 's other council estates . |
| 21 | The role is demanding and the director 's such an arrogant bastard ! |
| 22 | The inspector is arguing that the director is in receipt of an assessable Schedule E benefit in kind in respect of the living accommodation the company provides . |
| 23 | The taxation and social-security systems , for instance , assume that the man is working and the wife is not ; the wife is held to be financially dependent on her husband . |
| 24 | A headmaster is claiming that the craze for the Teenage Mutant Hero Ninja Turtles , is encouraging aggression and promoting the belief that might is right . |
| 25 | The U.K. government is hoping that the Directive will not be adopted by the Council of Ministers before 5 April , when the next Internal Market Council meets . |
| 26 | I feel the media have a great responsibility to inform the public in ways they can understand , how great the challenge is becoming and the need to make changes before it is too late . |
| 27 | A Northampton-based relief agency is warning that the refugee crisis in Sudan has reached breaking point . |
| 28 | When , if a production line is going and the production breaks down but er if we can reduce our time , has anybody worked in a in a , er , a co , an industrial environment on , what sort of cost saving could you |
| 29 | Furthermore , where labour turnover is frequent , the individuals who act as leaders or subordinates are constantly changing ; such change is unsettling because the leadership style will have to be altered to suit the new situation , each time a personnel change occurs . |
| 30 | It is all too well remembered : the slimy feel of it , hanging limp and unfitting around her as she stands awkward on the threshold of the Clarks ' drawing-room , where the carpets are rolled back , the parquet gleams and in the corner the big hired radiogram is asserting that the lady is a tramp . |