Example sentences of "it is [adv] [v-ing] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is nevertheless beginning to demonstrate a willingness to fight its corner should things get tough either after the election or at the periodic review of price limits in three years time . |
| 2 | The legislation 's main aim is to safeguard research and storage of embryos , but it is also attempting to monitor a complex set of issues . |
| 3 | Hewlett-Packard Co has licensed the Veritas File System , intending to offer it with HP-UX : Veritas Inc is making the file system , VxFS , compatible with the Distributed File System in the Open Software Foundation 's Distributed Computing Environment : it is also planning to deliver a multiprocessing version of VxFS ; Hewlett will be using Veritas as both its base file system and in Distributed Computing Environments , and it says that it will have the multiprocessing version available in early 1994 . |
| 4 | The problems of Scotswood continue , and although various people are trying to tackle them , it is obviously going to take a lot of time , money and effort to solve them . |
| 5 | Agriculture campaigner Robin Maynard said : ‘ £31 million over three years might build a few ornamental ponds in the countryside but it is hardly going to generate a major shift in agricultural policy from over-intensive agriculture to sustainable farming practice . ’ |
| 6 | Despite this apparent endorsement , SCO wo n't say whether it has even made a decision yet , suggesting that it is still trying to picture a future for OSF/1 , given the lack of industry support for it and the shadows cast by OSF 's re-focusing . |
| 7 | It is now looking to raise a further £900,000 to improve facilities . |
| 8 | It is now rushing to finalise a bold programme of reforms . |