Example sentences of "is [v-ing] that the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evidence is accumulating that the cap , in combination with the transfer of funds to the Research Councils , has had a serious effect on the intellectual life of the University , and its removal is earnestly awaited . |
| 2 | No-one is suggesting that the Government is trying to gag its critics , but the fact that relations between it and Fleet Street are n't as cosy as they once were perhaps makes it easier for the Government to introduce the tax at present . |
| 3 | Repeating calls made in representations submitted in December 1991 , the Faculty is suggesting that the taxation of disposals of assets for a deferred consideration should be reformed , so that tax on chargeable gains is payable only when cash is received . |
| 4 | No-one is suggesting that the forecast famine will be transformed into a flush but auctioneers anticipate prices being so strong they will be impossible to ignore and predict that reasonable numbers of finished steers and bulls will be pulled on to the market . |
| 5 | The other point which is made by the defendant is this , he says that the plaintiffs have been guilty of delaying tactics er during the course of this litigation , the result of which has been that er he has not been able to realize his interest in the partnership premises , also he has not been able to acquire a partnership premises and he he , doctor mentioned to me that to the actual conveyance of the partnership premises he 's , he tells me was only produced I think thirty and er that er it was only then that he realized there might be a chance that he could acquire the premises for himself , but he says that er because of the general , I think the case is , because of the general conduct of the plaintiffs in delaying the trial of the action one way or another , er the practical effect has been that the plaintiffs have had the benefit of use and occupation of the premises at which he erm , a main view , has a lot of that interest and that they are getting benefit of the kind from that occupation and he is not getting any money in res in respect of that , at least nothing like any market rent because it maybe that there is a fairly small er payment being made , but I 'm not too entirely clear whether that is the case or not , but the stock bond is suggesting that the plaintiffs have been obtaining benefit of the use of the premises at his expense and in those circumstances it is unfair er in , in , or otherwise not appropriate that the plaintiffs should be entitled to obtain interest on their bill of costs , in respect essentially of the period of delay , and when I say period of delay included that the period during which the forward of Mr Justice remained erm unprotected . |
| 6 | Now Jeanne Deschamps , Suzanne 's sister and sole legal heir , is demanding that the painting be restored to the family . |
| 7 | Another company has now bought the freeholds and is demanding that the money is paid — in some cases amounting to almost two thousand pounds . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , the MP whose constituency covers Castlemorton Common is demanding that the Government take strong action against the travellers . |
| 9 | Now the MP whose constituency covers Castlemorton is demanding that the Government take steps to ensure that an invasion of this kind never happens again . |
| 10 | Vicki is praying that the rescue ship she knows is on its way will arrive in time to save them all . |
| 11 | They associated it particularly with fertility , and modern research is revealing that the moon does influence the reproductive cycles of at least some creatures . |
| 12 | Iraq is denying that the move is a bid to have sanctions lifted . |
| 13 | No one is disputing that the number of tournaments has increased and with it comes an overall increase in the numbers of people playing in them . |
| 14 | A Northampton-based relief agency is warning that the refugee crisis in Sudan has reached breaking point . |
| 15 | Local Labour councillor Peter Shephard is warning that the delays are putting children 's lives at risk . |
| 16 | In a university which aims to teach every official European language , it is fitting that the Centre for Speech Technology Research ( CSTR ) , Europe 's largest research institute dealing with speech-based human/computer interface , is a partner in the ESPRIT 2 ( POLYGLOT ) project to build multilingual speech input/output systems for seven of the major European languages . |
| 17 | ‘ Lord , ’ he said , ‘ it is fitting that the ambassador should be your man , and not mine . ’ |
| 18 | It is fitting that the river should , according to legend , be associated with Tamara , a beautiful nymph who in ancient times lived in a cave deep below the earth . |
| 19 | Stepan Trofimovich Verkhovensky is the most suggestive of all Dostoevsky 's accidental men , and it is fitting that the phrase itself should never be used of or by him . |
| 20 | Excellent though all this new technology sounds , no-one is pretending that the problems of the public telephone services in Eastern bloc countries have already been solved . |
| 21 | ‘ What the treaty is about is pretending that the rest of the world does not exist . |
| 22 | Planning director Jim Wilkie is recommending that the site stays on the market as industrial land . |
| 23 | Still , ‘ taking into account all relevant factors ’ , the board is recommending that the dividend be maintained at 1991 levels . |
| 24 | None can work well in isolation and for that reason it is reassuring that the CBI , in pressing its case for the TECs to be the local regulators of vocational training , stresses the importance of the young person 's ( and the adult worker 's ) " personal file " , building on the existing good practice of records of achievement in schools . |
| 25 | But anger is growing that the success of the Skerne Park Neighbourhood House project in Darlington can not be repeated in the town 's other council estates . |
| 26 | Now the belief is growing that the visit is being planned to coincide with the high-profile opening of the camp . |
| 27 | The difficulty , of course , is demonstrating that the defects arose from the doctor 's negligence . |
| 28 | If the Minister is saying that the proposal is liable to bog down the entire system and cause administrative chaos , he may be right as regards some of the effects . |
| 29 | ‘ If we have to go ten times a day , we will go , but everyone is saying that the things should be knocked down . |
| 30 | He is saying that the church shows part of God 's glory . |