Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [be] under [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had walked in as a cookery demonstration for Korean housewives was under way . |
| 2 | She had walked in as a cookery demonstration for Korean housewives was under way . |
| 3 | In the West writers and publishers were nervous of publishing any material about Islam except the most anodyne , and in the East and across the Muslim world progressive voices were under attack , he said . |
| 4 | * Other British SSSIs are under threat from development plans . |
| 5 | If British Rail is under pressure to increase the frequency of its service , there is a case for a coordinated transport system operating bus and rail services , If there is a need for transport when it is not convenient to run rail services , or if only a certain number of trains can run on a line because goods trains and passenger services can not operate at the same time — although perhaps British Rail should be more innovative in its mix of passenger and freight services perhaps it is a good idea for British Rail and the bus services — as they are today , not as they will be affected by the Bill — to get together . |
| 6 | The precedent has now been established that European Community law is invulnerable to deliberate Acts of Parliament , and that British courts are under obligation to disapply those Acts where they conflict with it . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | Sir Antony revealed a number of bids from interested parties were under consideration and a Sola announcement was pending . |
| 9 | Among the oils , British Petroleum was under pressure again after Thursday 's huge below-the-market transaction between Salomon Brothers and County NatWest . |
| 10 | In 1820 he was sent to Fort Augustus , where the locks of the Caledonian canal were under construction , and , as his father was well known to everyone there , he was given the opportunity of learning not only masonry but all the branches of civil and mechanical engineering that were being practised at that time . |
| 11 | A programme of experimental and theoretical studies is under way at BGS to quantify the rate and magnitude of the reaction of the highly alkaline pore fluids characteristic of cements with the repository rock . |
| 12 | The very important British estuaries are under threat from various man made problems such as mariners , tidal barriers , land reclamation and pollution . |
| 13 | The scheme for academic staff has been thoroughly reviewed , and that for academic-related staff is under review . |
| 14 | Today he says British people are under surveillance from Cheltenham … particularly charity workers with access to governments in unstable countries |
| 15 | Serious negotiations with the owners of the Greyhound Stadium next to the old ground are under way and are aimed at getting the club to play on a new pitch inside the track there , in a rebuilt 15,000 all-seater stadium . |
| 16 | BRITAIN 'S new racing chiefs are under pressure to order a fresh probe into who really was to blame for the Grand National fiasco . |
| 17 | BRITAIN 'S new racing chiefs are under pressure to order a fresh probe into who really was to blame for the Grand National fiasco . |
| 18 | The idea that Britain is moving towards a service economy , that the foundations of a post-industrial economy are under construction , is the focus of this chapter . |
| 19 | Now the French franc is under pressure . |
| 20 | Mr Scargill said it was obscene to import foreign coal when British pits were under threat . |
| 21 | According to chief executive David Michels , the development is likely to take place in Glasgow although a location in another Scottish city is under consideration . |
| 22 | David Blunkett , Labour 's local government spokesman , said : ‘ Does anyone really believe in their heart of hearts that this Government under this Prime Minister is going to abandon the poll tax , return to the rates , because people do n't pay and public services are under threat ? |
| 23 | Public expenditure is under control . |
| 24 | In the mid '70s public expenditure was under attack for a variety of reasons . |
| 25 | And at this point when a range of established values were under scrutiny , the body was made to carry a new symbolic load which reflected the change from the social conformity of the previous decades . |
| 26 | A similar study is under way at Hunterston B. |
| 27 | I ’ d left umbrella in restaurant , suede high-heeled shoes were under threat , and a taxi was as rare as an Osprey . |
| 28 | Mice immunized with two doses of such cells were protected against a subsequent lethal challenge with the tumour , and experiments in which the immunization is used to induce a response against an established tumour are under way . |
| 29 | WWF is working here to establish a network of protected areas , and a similar process is under way in the Korup rainforest of Cameroon — something of a flagship project for WWF and its partner agencies . |
| 30 | A similar product is under development for HP 9000 Unix systems . |