Example sentences of "[noun sg] is be [verb] [prep] local " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is pretty clear that while big business is being done in local area network hubs and routers , the market is very overcrowded , and in those circumstances , the outcome is usually that the rich get richer and the poor get taken over or go bust : observers reckon that in that context , the richest of the rich is Cisco Systems Inc , Menlo Park , which did $340m in the year to last July and is estimated to have at least 45% of the market and maybe as much as 50% ; Wellfleet Communications Inc is thought to be number two , with anything from 12% to 20% , with 3Com Corp third at around 10% , but in the hub sector alone , SynOptics Communications Inc is thought to have about 33% and Cabletron Systems Inc 15% , although the latter says the two are neck and neck . |
| 2 | Great emphasis is being placed upon local decision making thereby giving regional management much more direct control and financial responsibility for their business . |
| 3 | Supplementary information is being obtained from local histories and court records , and there is also an ‘ oral history ’ component . |
| 4 | Er , other money is being raised from local businesses , we 've got support from Otter Nurseries and we 've got support from as well . |
| 5 | Considerable interest is being shown by local businesses but there are no firm proposals on the table at present . |