Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ormerods are successfully weathering the recession . |
| 2 | But even in the teeth of a recession , companies large and small are successfully gaining the backing of the venture capital funds and paying them back handsomely . |
| 3 | Even in the teeth of a recession , companies large and small are successfully gaining the backing of the venture capital funds and paying them back handsomely |
| 4 | While most environmental health officers are keenly applying the new regulations , the shortage of staff coupled with the wide range of new products and processes which have to be assessed has resulted in a somewhat irregular interpretation and application of the Act . |
| 5 | This means that we are effectively using the two-phase method , except that , where a choice of variable to enter the basis occurs in Phase I ( and such occurrences are very common ) , the choice is resolved by the true objective function . |
| 6 | Simply by providing a variety of equipment and allowing the children to experiment , we are effectively increasing the possibility for incidental mathematical experience and learning . |
| 7 | In the case of non-resident discretionary trusts the Inland Revenue are effectively increasing the amount of tax due as the flat rate of 35 per cent applies on the combined amount of the dividend and a notional tax credit of 20 per cent rather than simply on the net dividend as before . |
| 8 | But I know that they are secretly changing the negatives of the photographs . |
| 9 | The conceptual basis of judicial review , that the courts are thereby enforcing the legislative will by ensuring that the authority remains within the limits of its assigned area , has never provided any sure guide as to the appropriate scope for review . |
| 10 | Second , it is clear from the Report that motorists are not keeping to the Park 's speed limits and are thereby abusing the privilege of vehicle access . |
| 11 | In essence the courts ' control over the conditions of jurisdiction is premised upon the assumption that they are thereby effectuating the will of Parliament ; they are ensuring that the tribunal or authority remains within the boundaries of what Parliament intended it to examine by ensuring that those conditions are present . |
| 12 | The motel weekends are slowly changing the basic bloodstock of the parliamentary party . |
| 13 | As only intelligent and articulate people can , they are deftly defending the Disney premise by inventing a new genre : the Architecture of Entertainment . |
| 14 | We are vigorously addressing the level of our overheads . |
| 15 | Our research stations are constantly using the most advanced techniques to evaluate and improve products and systems for the benefit of all our customers . |
| 16 | ‘ In the West we are constantly telling the Third World to save the rain forests — rather hypocritical considering we are not even prepared to replace the tree cover destroyed over the years in Essex . ’ |
| 17 | We are constantly watching the property market and are alert to every factor which affects it , so you can be confident of getting the soundest marketing advice available . |
| 18 | But all of them are constantly watching the keyboard for their particular call up command and it is possible that one command may affect more than one accessory — with predictable , and disastrous , results ! |
| 19 | However , even during adulthood we are constantly learning the faces of new individuals , both personal acquaintances and media figures . |
| 20 | The judges and commentators are constantly expounding the legal elements of charity . |
| 21 | The eye can not rest on one thing , as in traditional circus , but you are constantly seeking the next thrill . |
| 22 | The very newspapers which subsequently pilloried our ‘ cowardice — or worse ’ are constantly bemoaning the deaths of people who rashly attempt to rescue swimmers in distress , only to perish themselves as well . |
| 23 | By ignoring the rules they are constantly reshaping the future . |
| 24 | By ignoring the rules they are constantly reshaping the future . |
| 25 | And so the media are constantly giving the impression that there 's something that the British government should be doing . |
| 26 | Land birds are constantly visiting the ship and the pretty Stormy Petrels are our constant companions while the ocean itself contains an abundance to amuse and gratify one . |
| 27 | ‘ We are constantly reviewing the situation to ensure numbers are kept under control . ’ |
| 28 | We look very carefully at any new posts that we create , and we constantly look to see whether there are posts that we can get rid of erm and we have , in fact , shed a great many posts erm over the last year erm and we are constantly reviewing the efficiency of our service delivery . |
| 29 | With so many other potential challengers struggling , United are suddenly looking the team most likely to win the Premier League . |
| 30 | From the engineering point of view the hardware technology is central and the operators tag along supporting the activity of machines which are basically doing the work . |