Example sentences of "it is [adv] being [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is repeatedly being copied and recopied as the generations go by , like the Hebrew scriptures which were ritually copied by scribes every 80 years to forestall their wearing-out . |
| 2 | Advantage of powering the receiver all the time the vehicle is moving is that , even though the driver is not listening to the receiver , it is continuously being updated by RDS data , in the same way as if the driver were listening to the CD player . |
| 3 | Depressed moods are the most difficult moods for dieting , and such is the mood-lifting effect of exercise that it is even being used medically as part of the treatment for depression . |
| 4 | Hardly a colour combination to enhance or blend with the pinks and reds of roses by underplanting ( see question number 15 on page 160 ) , but a nearby border or patch of it is widely being reported as being responsible for clearing out all the greenfly ! |
| 5 | Although this is just one case , it is probably being repeated hundreds of times every week . |
| 6 | It is increasingly being asked whether the solution to the problem of truancy beyond the age of 13 lies in changes at school to alleviate the boredom , and increase the motivation to participate , of less academic pupils . |
| 7 | ‘ It is important to report cash to shareholders , and it is increasingly being recognised , through FRS 1 and so on , that the main financial statement should be cash flow . |
| 8 | It is clearly being used as an instrument to achieve a military purpose . |
| 9 | Therefore it is true to say that , when a person stiffens the neck muscles and pulls back the head , not only is the body 's natural coordination being obstructed but it is also being prevented from returning to its natural state of ease and equilibrium . |
| 10 | Reporter Davies , 40 , said : ‘ The press is currently taking a lot of criticism but these awards show it is also being recognised that a difficult job is being done . ’ |
| 11 | It is also being recognised that immigration may become a hot political problem on the international scene . |
| 12 | Increasingly , environmental biotechnology is being heralded as a means of controlling and improving environmental quality and it is also being applied to mineral extraction and resource recycling . |
| 13 | There is a big case of investment being held up in Ahoghill , and it is also being held up in Carrickfergus , and other places , too . |
| 14 | In addition , while it is now offered as an entry program , it is also being used to promote its stable-mate , Corporate Voice . |
| 15 | It is also being ushered in by an unusual duo : contracting credit and falling interest rates . |
| 16 | Even as otherness is being affirmed it is also being foreclosed ( ‘ The Commitment to Theory ’ , 16 ) . |
| 17 | And the novel which got written breathes life into this sentence 's very unpromising warrant for the ‘ truth ’ of what is being told , namely that there are hard facts or perhaps it is just being made up . |
| 18 | It is already being said that if Wales keep them below 30 points it will be a moral victory . |
| 19 | But environmentalists have pointed out that it is already being used by western companies to dump toxic materials with impunity which they can not dispose of legally in the west . |
| 20 | The rather unusual characteristic of 14 C is that it is continually being formed . |
| 21 | Even in the pristine atmosphere , unpolluted by humans , this layer appears highly unstable since it is constantly being formed and broken down , mainly by the action of ultraviolet radiation . |
| 22 | It is constantly being pulled downwards by gravity , but its wings are performing active work — obeying laws of physics within its muscles — to keep it aloft in spite of the force of gravity . |
| 23 | It is gradually being introduced into every sector of business . |
| 24 | It is currently being tested for use in an aerosolised form which delivers a lower total dose of the drug directly to the lungs , in order to reduce the risk of side effects . |
| 25 | It is currently being investigated in detail as part of an overall transport strategy which might include infrastructure provision and traffic management . |
| 26 | We are looking at the matter and it is currently being considered by the Department . |
| 27 | Even more amazingly , it is currently being specified by IBM as part of a large US Air Force contract based around enhanced 3270 PCs . |
| 28 | It is the nature of this process that it is always being overtaken by further changes in medical practice and fashion and public demand . |
| 29 | So you have a frustrated male who can not understand why it is apparently being given the ‘ come-on ’ and who not surprisingly reacts with hostility when spawning is not forthcoming . |
| 30 | Much of it is therefore being focused on new developments for commercial exploitation in industry . |