Example sentences of "[am/are] [adv] being [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are constantly being offered esoteric techniques of relaxation and meditation to counteract stress , yet choose to ignore what is naturally available or are ashamed to use it . |
| 2 | In any out-patient department patients are daily being given life-or-death judgements about their future . |
| 3 | The full results of the survey , which was carried out by Inform Corporation , are only being made available to the 587 firms which took part . |
| 4 | Are there works which you had hoped to borrow for the exhibition but which are not being made available to you ? |
| 5 | THE latest progress report from the Fair Employment Commission proves ‘ beyond doubt ’ that Catholics are not being given preferential treatment by employers , according to Bob Cooper . |
| 6 | While similar region versus district confrontations elsewhere in Scotland are deliberately being kept low-key , particularly in Labour-dominated areas , there are signs of open warfare in Highland , where the political parties have only limited influence . |
| 7 | In a new report to the council he points out some serious problems … first of all persuading terrified tenants to make a formal complaint … then there 's the threat of violence … both tenancy officers have themselves been threatened and , when convicted , many landlords are still being fined low amounts . |
| 8 | Blind ‘ sightseers ’ are also being given extra confidence to explore the countryside . |
| 9 | However , significant resources are also being made available by the private sector where there is no immediate commercial gain : thus IBM UK Ltd has donated £3.5m. of computing equipment to UNEP and IBM in general is actively supporting other R&D which can be expected to facilitate ‘ sustainable development ’ : IBM Europe , for instance , has invested $16m. in its Bergen scientific centre to make it the focal point for the company 's environmental modelling and a centre for information on the environment and sustainable development . |
| 10 | Mature customers are also being offered good deals on insurance policies and short term loans . |
| 11 | The special Charter Train from Oxenhope-Carlisle and return , which is being organised by Keighley Business Forum — and hauled by 45596 Bahamas throughout , has a number of spare seats which are now being made available to the public . |
| 12 | The factory farm doors are now being flung open and the terrible truth behind them is driving shoppers away from chops and steaks and poultry of unknown origin and sending them flocking in search of free-range eggs and chickens . |
| 13 | Patients are now being promised local charter standards for waiting times for first outpatient appointments and maximum clinic waiting times of 30 minutes . |
| 14 | Even those few are now being bled dry by charges and commissions just when they thought that they had entered the land of milk and honey . |
| 15 | Yeah but , cos the politicians are n't being made aware of what we 're doing |
| 16 | Reports , theses and conference proceedings , amongst other materials , are increasingly being made accessible to libraries . |
| 17 | Other woods , especially those which are important as nature-conservation sites , are simply being left alone so that the woodland plants , insects and birds can recolonise naturally . |