Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] are [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Staff for the units are being provided by reducing the number of staff per pupil at existing nursery schools and units in the county . |
| 2 | But campaigners for the Glosters are being advised not to give up their fight |
| 3 | At the time of writing , alternative main frame systems for the group are being considered . |
| 4 | Thirteen others arrested during the ferment are being brought before the courts in two batches . |
| 5 | ‘ The whole public safety forces of the country are being decimated . |
| 6 | Full details of the NVQs are being given in the CIOB 's continuing series of seminars for centres and other interested organisations . |
| 7 | Thus even if we accept that the duty of directors to act in the best interests of shareholders can be equated with a duty to maximize profits this does not provide us with any real assurance that the wishes of the shareholders are being executed by the directors or that we have a satisfactory way of controlling the discretion accorded to directors in the name of the Rule of Law . |
| 8 | To mark the new trend five floors of the Centre are being given over to a series of exhibitions , films , digital images , sound recordings , debates and theatrical events , tracing the history of artistic creativity over the last thirty years . |
| 9 | ‘ Look at the way some of the slums are being cleared and council houses being built in Norris Green and Huyton and other places , ’ he argued . |
| 10 | More examples of the species are being sought . |
| 11 | ( 2 ) The Council may ( in order to ascertain whether or not any of these Rules or other rules , principles or requirements of conduct applicable to recognised bodies by virtue of these Rules or section 9 of the Act are being complied with ) at any time by written notice require a recognised body or an officer or member of the body to submit to the Council any report , certificate , audit or other documentation or information which the Council may require and the recognised body or the officer or member as the case may be shall submit such item to the Council within such period as may be reasonably determined by the Council . |
| 12 | An internal system of control of a business should be designed to ensure that the policies of the management are being followed , that financial records are accurate , that the assets of the company have been safeguarded and that the opportunities for fraud are kept to a minimum . |
| 13 | When one goes for a major adventure like tornado you hope that most of the difficulties are are ironed out , clearly they 're not , another set of difficulties emerges . |
| 14 | But tenants taking advantage of the system are being given their marching orders . |
| 15 | In Stage 2 , the degree to which trends in the centre of the city reflect the development of the whole are being investigated by means of a comparative study of the suburb lying outside Aldgate , an area of very different character from Cheapside . |
| 16 | Worthy servants of the brewers are being turned out of their livelihoods and homes by these draconian rents , set in the main by estate agents who have no concept of the harm that will be done to these people . |
| 17 | The luxuries of the past are being reclaimed by the jungle in both places . |
| 18 | Using the same source of information , Sinfield looked at how unemployment has disproportionately affected blacks and young whites , the two groups from which many members of the underclass are being drawn . |
| 19 | A failure to give such information might also be relevant on a petition to wind-up the company on the ‘ just and equitable ’ ground or to grant relief on the ground that the affairs of the company are being conducted in a manner unfairly prejudicial to members . |
| 20 | The costs and benefits of the scheme are being looked at closely by the regional flood defence committee and the Ministry of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food . |
| 21 | how far the aims of the school are being fulfilled . |
| 22 | Consequently the few younger inhabitants of the village are being driven away . |
| 23 | The new data on the temperature of the sun are being carefully studied not only by solar astronomers , but also by meteorologists and climatologists . |
| 24 | Most often , the car parks , protecting your customer 's property , offering him or her protection ; the fire exits ( not to stop people getting in because they are already alarmed but to check that they are not obstructed ) ; the reception or foyer and other public areas so that management can see which parts of the hotel are being used by guests and roughly by how many , which is very useful if there is an emergency and you have to clear the building ; and finally as a good old-fashioned deterrent and for detection . |
| 25 | ‘ We have to look very carefully to make sure standards of the exam are being maintained , otherwise qualifications will be devalued , ’ he said . |
| 26 | At Lough Carra , most of the fish are being taken on the dap , but wetfly was also producing some sport for Jim Stafford , who landed a nice brace at 4lb 8ozs . |
| 27 | It is easy but improper to assert , when no other convenient explanation presents itself , that the intentions of the testator are being given full rein . |
| 28 | If the bulk of the community are being criminally victimized in ways they do not understand or realize , surely that too is sufficient reason for prioritizing the study of corporate crime . |
| 29 | A presentation of the general model , and a report of the outcomes of the tests are being prepared for publication . |
| 30 | And advice sessions on making full use of the booklet are being organised throughout the city next month . |