Example sentences of "it [is] now [v-ing] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes it 's now going to take two years longer I think than was originally er contended , to what extent is this due to technical difficulties and to what extent is it due to one of our partners and Germany one 's thinking of in particular , wishing to slow the programme down for fiscal reasons ? |
| 2 | Bag B , it had got three blue and three red , so it 's now going to have four blue and three red . |
| 3 | Well it 's not , it 's not a bad hedge and it 's now starting to get you know |
| 4 | It 's now proposing to make it a criminal offence to park a caravan on land without consent . |
| 5 | Their widespread success convinced all but the bravest computer makers ( notably Apple , though even it is now seeking to make its machines compatible with Windows ) to join the DOS and Windows club . |
| 6 | It is now looking to raise a further £900,000 to improve facilities . |
| 7 | Does he also agree that there has been a noticeable change of opinion in the business community , in that in 1990 it thought that we could go into the exchange rate mechanism without any disadvantage whereas it is now beginning to realise that the ERM obliges us to have a higher exchange rate and higher real interest rates than are appropriate for domestic needs ? |
| 8 | Finally , biotechnology has played a significant role in improving productivity via traditional plant and animal breeding programmes and in controlling environmental quality via waste-water treatment , and it is now beginning to feature prominently in mineral extraction . |
| 9 | Microsoft Corp got a bloody nose when it went head-to-head with Novell Inc and challenged NetWare with LAN Manager , and what it failed to achieve with a full frontal attack , it is now trying to secure by stealth . |
| 10 | It is now trying to ram through retrospective legislation to undo a decision of the law lords that ought to save Britain 's building societies from what they consider double taxation . |
| 11 | Specialeyes marketing director Steve Jacobs says the company has always been perceived as being at the cheap end of the market and it is now trying to raise its image with its professional market and consumers . |
| 12 | X/Open Co Ltd is about to embark on the largest Xtra process ever : it expects to invite 50 to 75 user groups worldwide to participate , get 35 to 50 of them actually involved and circulate 10,000 multiple-choice questionnaires in six languages : English , French , German , Spanish , Chinese and Japanese ; it is now trying to figure out how to get feedback from the non-industrial nations ; results will probably appear in Rome in early December . |
| 13 | It is now rushing to finalise a bold programme of reforms . |
| 14 | Demand is expected to continue during 1993 and the company says it is now planning to supplement its Hong Kong sales office with engineering support . |
| 15 | It is now threatening to overwhelm the beds of a native seagrass which are important breeding grounds for fish . |
| 16 | Progress has aimed its ADE at value added resellers and MIS departments in the past , but says it is now attempting to target large companies . |
| 17 | The turning point came in the second quarter , he said , but loss of confidence as a result of the exchange rate crisis hit UK recruitment in the fourth quarter , although it is now starting to grow again . |
| 18 | The Saudi government claims to have removed the equivalent of 1.7 million barrels from offshore slicks , and says it is now starting to address the problem of oil on the beaches . |
| 19 | So in twenty four hours it will be exactly as it is now having gone all the way round , yes ? |