Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun sg] be under " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rumen boluses designed for the slow release of anthelmintics over a prolonged period are under development for sheep and seem an ideal way of minimising worm egg output . |
| 2 | In the second example , suppose a specific project is under consideration and the manager , but no one else , knows there is a 0.7 probability it will yield a return of 20 per cent on the investment , with a 0.3 probability that it will yield nothing . |
| 3 | A few miles down the road , at the village of Sesfontein , a political rally was under way . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | A similar study is under way at Hunterston B. |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | A similar product is under development for HP 9000 Unix systems . |
| 9 | A County Court has decided that a paying bank is under no obligation to pay a forged cheque even though it is supported by the bank 's guarantee card ( p 95 ) . |
| 10 | A County Court has decided that a paying bank is under no obligation to pay a forged cheque even though it is supported by the bank 's guarantee card ( see First Sport v Barclays Bank , Current Law , September 1992 , para 20 ) . |
| 11 | A MAJOR investment is under way to ensure Buckhaven , the Scottish jewel in Courtaulds Chemicals ' crown , continues its impressive performance . |
| 12 | On the following day , a sprinkling of ash fell over a wide area , and a great column of steam was seen rising above Krakatoa , leaving no doubt that a major eruption was under way . |
| 13 | A major project is under way to reintroduce the waterwheel and turbine in order to harness this great natural resource once again . |
| 14 | Mr Tony Cook , Labour 's regional organiser , said : ‘ A full investigation is under way . |
| 15 | The professor said the idea of a two-year degree was under consideration . |
| 16 | A follow-on project is under way to develop a new version , CLE-2 , having capabilities for reasoning and for co-operative response . |
| 17 | A congressional study is under way to see whether any of America 's antitrust laws are being breached . |
| 18 | A local authority , once satisfied that an odour amounts to a statutory nuisance is under a duty to serve an abatement notice in accordance with s.93 of the Public Health Act 1936 on the person whose act , default or sufferance gave rise to the nuisance or caused it to continue , requiring that person , in a specified time , usually two to six months , to abate the nuisance and to execute such remedial works and take such steps as may be necessary for that purpose . |
| 19 | Where a statutory authority is under a mandatory obligation to supply a service , whether with a saving or nuisance clause ( that nothing shall exonerate it from proceedings for nuisance ) or whether without such a clause , the authority is under no liability for anything expressly required by statute to be done , or reasonably incidental to that requirement , if it was done without negligence . |
| 20 | A nationwide search is under way after a fourteen-year-old who 's been arrested thirty-five times ran away afer a court appearance . |
| 21 | All claimed that they had attacked La Tablada because they believed a military coup was under way and that they were trying to forestall it ; they also said that their attempts to surrender had been ignored and that at least four of their comrades had been tortured and killed . |
| 22 | A new constitution is under discussion , proposals for which were made in June 1991 [ see p. 38290 ] . |
| 23 | Kravchuk had requested increased presidential powers on Jan. 28 , and in addition a new constitution was under discussion . |
| 24 | In Libya , a huge pipeline is under construction to carry water from desert wells to coastal towns and farms . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Since the strategy which a subject adopts towards an experimental task is under his own control , unless otherwise constrained , any visual field asymmetry found in a particular experiment is as likely to reflect aspects of information processing as any intrinsic difference between the hemispheres for the task in question ( e.g. Ross and Turkewitz , 1981 ) . |
| 27 | The first is at Workington , where the Institution 's first ‘ davit launching ’ system for an All-weather lifeboat is under construction . |
| 28 | It is generally true to say that if the area is predominantly rural then the geographical extent of the restriction can sometimes be greater than if an urban area is under consideration . |