Example sentences of "changes [be] in [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In many situations , you will not be able to demonstrate beyond reasonable doubt what the linguistic patterns in the community are — what speaker-knowledge of those patterns is like and which of the patterns show that linguistic changes are in progress — unless you quantify .
2 Although Dilwyn Bowles had a bad experience with the NHS , changes are in progress .
3 Over the period of a man 's life , small changes are in fact detectable — the magnetic poles wander very slowly around the geographic poles , so the direction of ‘ magnetic ’ north varies slightly from year to year .
4 Defined procedures for seeking and obtaining approval for major transactions and organisational changes are in place along with a system of planning , budgeting and performance monitoring that is designed to identify any significant deviation from approved plans .
5 All the East European countries stressed their commitment to the construction of market economies which could eventually replace their existing centralized systems , and all appealed for increased assistance while changes were in progress .
6 Signs detailing the changes were in place around the route this week and county and borough councillors plan a formal opening of the scheme on Monday morning when a special bollard is locked into place in Duke Street .
7 Ian went away , pondering on my replies — but one thing was certain : major changes were in prospect .
8 Great changes were in prospect in the way in which for four centuries the states of Europe had been formally linked together .
9 The changes were in line with what was described as government ‘ privatisation ’ of further education colleges .
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