Example sentences of "[noun] is under [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Maastricht deal is under threat as Premier John Major struggles to get agreement on a series of deals . |
| 2 | In London it has already sold out and a second print-run is under way . |
| 3 | Where the defendant is under disability , a plaintiff may not enter judgment on an admission unless there is a guardian ad litem or steps are taken to appoint a guardian ad litem ( Ord 10 , r 6(1) , but see Ord 10 , r 8 ) . |
| 4 | In Africa the medical faculties at Harare , Makerere , and Western Cape are recent converts to problem-based medical education , and it is ironic that the advice of Moi University faculty staff is being widely sought outside Kenya at the very moment that their own programme is under attack from within the country . |
| 5 | The Evans and Wellcome vaccines , together with sterile injectables and branded pharmaceuticals , are now traded under the Evans Medical name from Speke , where a three-year £11m investment programme is under way . |
| 6 | In 1979 there were about 3,500 registered SKB cows but today there are about 2,600 controlled cows , only a few hundred of which are really pure ( i.e. with less than 6.25 per cent foreign blood ) ; a rescue programme is under way and there is plenty of banked frozen semen . |
| 7 | ‘ A £4 million manufacturing investment programme is under way for 1993 and the project engineering team is actively involved with production management and methods engineering in ensuring that the Group has the best available machines and equipment , all operating at maximum efficiency and quality of output , ’ said Phil Richens , department manager . |
| 8 | In addition , a massive development programme is under way to produce the first large , LCD HDTV screens . |
| 9 | On the coast , a public education programme is under way to alert villagers to the manatee 's plight . |
| 10 | Such a programme is under way and consists basically of the establishment of a memorial air museum at Air Force er a procurement of a B-Seventeen G , which has already been done , a flyable B-Seventeen G and the establishment of a foundation . |
| 11 | A police search is under way for a businessman accused of attempting to export a military camera to the Soviet Union after he failed to appear for committal proceedings at Rugby Magistrates Court . |
| 12 | A SEARCH is under way for the two-man crew of a light aircraft after wreckage of the single-engined Grob , which had been missing for 24 hours , was found beside Loch Muick , near Ballater , Grampian . |
| 13 | A nationwide search is under way after a fourteen-year-old who 's been arrested thirty-five times ran away afer a court appearance . |
| 14 | Now , a search is under way on both sides of the Irish border to try to track him down . |
| 15 | Casting doubt on the competitiveness of coal compared with other fuels , Mr Cowles warned : ‘ Coal combustion is under attack as a major contributor to pollution , acid rain and the greenhouse effect and increasing controls are likely to be imposed in this area . ’ |
| 16 | Piers Rodgers , the Academy 's Secretary , makes the point that this is a show about art , not politics : ‘ There is a long and distinguished history of art and culture in Tibet and that civilisation is under threat at the moment . |
| 17 | This must be born in mind if and when the allocation of units is under consideration . |
| 18 | Research is under way at the Open University to find out which species of trees and shrubs and which management regimes are best . |
| 19 | And research is under way to evaluate greater involvement of the private sector in the financing , design , building and operation of national roads . |
| 20 | Eight patients at a Plymouth hospital have died of flu , it is revealed , but hospital authorities say the outbreak is under control . |
| 21 | A congressional study is under way to see whether any of America 's antitrust laws are being breached . |
| 22 | A similar study is under way at Hunterston B. |
| 23 | STEVE NORRIS races in to beat David James for Chesterfield 's first goal — and an astonishing night at Anfield is under way . |
| 24 | ‘ A detailed appraisal is under way to ensure that any necessary improvements are made to procedures and that resources continue to be concentrated on areas of greatest need , ’ said Mr Curry . |
| 25 | Of course , some people will refuse to co-operate at all , but once an interview is under way most people will be prepared to answer questions so long as they seem genuine and relevant . |
| 26 | You will probably find that once the interview is under way you will start to relax . |
| 27 | It should recognise that evaluation is potentially very threatening to those whose practice is under scrutiny , so procedures need to be devised to protect the most vulnerable . |
| 28 | This practice is under review ( Law Society 's Gazette , 25 January 1989 ) . |
| 29 | A new ferry dock is under construction at Zeebrugge and the Belgian port has also launched a competition to design a new super-ferry terminal . |
| 30 | Another summer show in Saltburn is under way too , not necessarily a Shakespeare play but ‘ another popular outdoor piece ’ as Ramsay puts it . |