Example sentences of "[noun sg] be now in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Practices of keeping donor insemination secret from all others , and of keeping the child in ignorance of his/her means of conception which have traditionally been implicit in the provision of donor insemination are now in a state of flux . |
| 2 | There is no doubt that the Opposition are now in a shambles over their tax plans . |
| 3 | 7 The defender is now in a position to counterattack . |
| 4 | This is the only ancient theatre left in Rome ; its masonry is now in a poor state . |
| 5 | The club 's now in a mess and it seems only someone with big money and the right intentions can prevent a desperate situation getting worse . |
| 6 | It seemed that both parts of his duchy were now in a state of unrest . |
| 7 | But Azhag and Nagash had one thing in common , a lust for conquest and power that the Orc warlord was now in a position to fulfil . |
| 8 | ‘ There are no barriers being put up on the basis of age but the national team is now in a situation in qualifying Group I where they have to produce every time in the six ties that remain to be played . |
| 9 | Nannie was now in a caring mood . |
| 10 | Chris 's wife was now in a different hospital in Shropshire , and seemed content to stay there . |
| 11 | Mr George Carman QC , in his final speech for the defence , made much of this ; ‘ The plain fact , when you come to the evidence , is that this melancholy prosecution is now in a state of retreat and disarray . ’ |
| 12 | The west portal and arcade with its twelfth century sculpture , representing scenes from the Old Testament , still remains , but the sculpture is now in a crumbling condition . |
| 13 | Provided the necessary resources to maintain an active programme of exhibitions are made available , the Library is now in a better position than ever before to project itself to the public at large through the use of instructive and stimulating displays . |
| 14 | The US army were now in a mess . |
| 15 | James is certain that the railway is now in a more secure position and will go from strength to strength . |
| 16 | Favourites , reform commissions and ordinances had come and gone with no sign of improvement either in the king 's government or in public order ; indeed , the realm was now in a state of virtual brigandage . |
| 17 | His widow is now in a nursing home in Swindon . |
| 18 | The company is now in a regulatory climate where no objection would be made to either of its corporate investors , NEC Corp and IBM Corp , each with around 5% , greatly increasing their stakes in the company — to perhaps 25% each — but IBM has no cash to spare even if it wanted to get more involved with a company forever at the mercy of the shifting tides of French policy and NEC Corp , which two or three years ago would have jumped at the opportunity of making Bull a European and US outlet for far more of its products , faces a price war in its cash cow personal computer business back home and faces such a hard time that it has just seen its debt ratings cut — at a time when cheap capital is no longer available in Japan . |
| 19 | The company is now in a regulatory climate where no objection would be made to either of its corporate investors , NEC Corp and IBM Corp , each with around 5% , greatly increasing their stakes in the company — to perhaps 25% each — but IBM has no cash to spare even if it wanted to get more involved with a company forever at the mercy of the shifting tides of French policy and NEC Corp , which two or three years ago would have jumped at the opportunity of making Bull a European and US outlet for far more of its products , faces a price war in its cash cow personal computer business back home and faces such a hard time that it has just seen its debt ratings cut — at a time when cheap capital is no longer available in Japan . |
| 20 | ‘ We do not want to give the impression that employees who have a drinking problem will lose their job , but rather that the Company is now in a position to help them without losing job security . |
| 21 | The future hope was now in a full after-life . |
| 22 | Although the beef market is now in a better position , does not the hon. Gentleman realise the damage that he has done to beef consumption and to our farmers in the past year by constantly highlighting that issue on radio and television ? |
| 23 | Perhaps the reader is now in a position to understand what Piaget intended when he said that infants ‘ construct ’ reality through action . |
| 24 | Anselm was now in a very vexatious position . |