Example sentences of "[vb -s] it is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the Centre develops it is hoped that the staff of social work agencies will undertake research projects in conjunction with it . |
| 2 | While in his view Truth need not assume shape or form at any time , yet when it is made to do so in order to meet specific human needs it is called Iśvara or God and assumes a personal connotation . |
| 3 | Chemicals giant Kao Corp , Tokyo says it is expanding its floppy disk business at its Kao Corp SA subsidiary in Spain , which will double its 3.5″ output to 8m a month from April . |
| 4 | Overland says it is to merge the Cipher Model M995 nine-track tape drives and Model T480 3480 cartridge drives with its own line . |
| 5 | Robin Gibson says it is consulted on average about once a week by prospective sitters and stresses that the gallery does not act as an intermediary between the artist and the client . |
| 6 | The company says it is porting to other platforms in September , hinting at ICL and Hewlett Packard . |
| 7 | CHASTENED ASCOM SAYS IT IS TIGHTENING UP CONTROLS THROUGHOUT COMPANY AFTER SHOCK LOSS FOR 1992 |
| 8 | The company promises to provide its corporate customers with early access to leading-edge technology and says it is solidifying relationships with the kind of partners that can provide extremely high volume manufacturing , capability and full global distribution . |
| 9 | Micron Technology Inc , Boise , Idaho has formed a new subsidiary , Micron Communications Inc , to develop new products designed for the radio frequency identification market : the company says it is developing a microwave integrated circuit that if successful , may provide smaller-size , higher-performance and lower-cost radio frequency identification products and serve as the foundation for a family of new products . |
| 10 | The company says it is developing an interface that links the Uniface development system with DB2/6000 servers and host databases , providing transparent read/write access to DB2/6000 databases , complete support for all DB2 features , including host and DB2 security , error handling , data integrity and recoverability . |
| 11 | The company says it is developing an interface that links the Uniface development system with DB2/6000 servers and host databases , providing transparent read/write access to DB2/6000 databases , complete support for all DB2 features , including host and DB2 security , error handling , data integrity and recoverability . |
| 12 | It says it is looking to provide a full range of products ranging from low end consumer devices through to those aimed at users in vertical markets such as insurance or medicine . |
| 13 | For its next investment , AT&T Co says it is looking to buy into an information services company providing things like news , share price quotes and sports statistics , but the company declined to name prospective partners , saying any deal is far from closing . |
| 14 | Bethpage , New York-based defence electronics and aircraft manufacturer Grumman Corp says it is looking for an acquisition in the electronics , systems integration , or data systems areas — but it must be the right fit at the right price and the company ‘ wo n't force it . ’ |
| 15 | Whilst higher TPC-A and TPC-B ratings were achieved using the accelerator on the new DRS models , ICL says it is looking the Transaction Performance Council 's new TPC-C ( transactions per minute ) and TPC-D ( complex ad hoc enquiries ) benchmarks to provide better real-world tests for its stuff . |
| 16 | Having finally decided that it does want to get into the merchant semiconductor market , IBM Corp says it is looking to arrange a number of semiconductor industry alliances , with the aim of becoming a world top 10 company in chip sales . |
| 17 | The company says it is looking at how emerging distributed computing and management technologies might be incorporated into its system , but says it will continue to use its own Remote Procedure Call mechanism for now . |
| 18 | It hails from a strong mainframe background , which still represents 85% of it sales , though it says it is looking to downsize this commitment to 70% over the next two years . |
| 19 | CDS is also evaluating its software options and Ousley says it is looking to acquire — or do joint ventures with — two companies , one in the CAD arena , the other in data management . |
| 20 | The PDS-3 machines , which the company says it is pitching between Sun 's Sparcstation 2 and Sparcstation 10 offerings — will be available in the UK from Pinnacle Data Systems Europe Ltd , Dunstable , Bedfordshire — formerly known as Unix Solutions and now trading under the Pinnacle name — with European distributors being lined up . |
| 21 | UI has drawn up a ‘ statement of SVR4 commonality ’ that it says it is trying to get both Sun and USL to agree on . |
| 22 | Fire stations at Woburn Sands and Wolverton could be shut down if county councillors agree to make cuts in the fire service.But the county says it is trying hard to avoid cuts in that part of the budget . |
| 23 | If the clause is not lifted the bus company says it is staying put scuppering any plans for a new Sainsburys . |
| 24 | If the clause is not lifted the bus company says it is staying put scuppering any plans for a new Sainsburys . |
| 25 | Pioneer Sparc cloner Opus Systems Inc , Mountain View , California , is finally calling it quits with whatever remains of its Sparc clone business and says it is retracting back to its SparcCard PC add-in boards ( UX No 343 ) . |
| 26 | Honeywell Inc says it is taking action to counter a shortfall in European markets and that they will enable the company to achieve its business goals , including making earnings of $2.40 a share in 1993 . |
| 27 | X/Open says it is taking DCE on the same terms as it has taken object specifications from OMG . |
| 28 | BellSouth Corp , Atlanta says it is forming a strategic marketing alliance in major metropolitan areas in an effort to promote ISDN : the alliance will cover all facets of Integrated Services Digital Network , including customer premises equipment hardware and software . |
| 29 | USL says it is waiving source code fees due from Univel worth up to $7m during the 30-month period after Univel commences operations . |
| 30 | But the union , which has nearly 4,500 teachers in the two counties , says it is acting in accordance with trade union law . |