Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [v-ing] away [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Current educational thinking is moving away from the whole concept of labelling children by closely defined categories , and the emphasis is rather on the individual needs of children and on the shared aspects of their development and learning . |
| 2 | Now ISDN is a reality , the focus is moving away from the technology to its uses . |
| 3 | Now ISDN is a reality the focus is moving away from the technology to its uses |
| 4 | Molly Allen , the disability team manager , explained how the service is moving away from the traditional model of care . |
| 5 | There exists considerable evidence that in highly industrialised countries the emphasis is shifting away from the development of new systems for handling materials and energy , which is a preserve of conventional engineering disciplines , towards the development of a wide variety of information systems and processes . |
| 6 | Instinctual knowledge is leaking away under the impact of continual urbanization . |
| 7 | Mr. Davies : When the Secretary of State next meets the chairman , will he tell him of the deep anger and resentment in west Wales that British Coal is walking away from the anthracite coalfield , with its enormous reserves of high quality and saleable coal ? |
| 8 | The Minister is backing away from the commitment that the Scottish Transport Group and the Government gave , and is now saying that the money must go back into the Treasury 's coffers . |
| 9 | The Minister is walking away from the problem , and he must stop doing so . |
| 10 | That rap is snapping away at the threads that bind the hypocrisy of society is now an acknowledged fact . |