Example sentences of "and [ex0] are now " in BNC.
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| 1 | Build quality seemed good and there are now enough agents in this country to make servicing and spares less of a worry . |
| 2 | The first Challenger trimaran ( three hulls ) was produced in 1978 and there are now more than 120 in use throughout the UK . |
| 3 | ‘ February is only a short month , so it is not going to have a devastating effect on figures , and there are now signs that the recession is bottoming out , which has to be good for the industry , ’ a spokesman said . |
| 4 | And there are now enough successful examples of sympathetically restored buildings to convince owners that restoration is feasible . |
| 5 | In the last ten or fifteen years there has been a trend away from this geographical separation of the clinic , and there are now several purpose-built departments above ground designed as integral parts of new hospital complexes . |
| 6 | Harnesses have progressed a lot from the early designs of the 1970s , and there are now three different types in use : |
| 7 | In South Africa a breed society was formed in 1958 and there are now perhaps 1,200 registered animals , the largest herd with 120 head , and the total commercial herd numbering about 2,500 , the demand for the breed remaining keen , especially for the taller type ( 107–117/102–107cm ) . |
| 8 | During the nineteenth century many foreign cattle were brought into Belgium to improve local types and the population became thoroughly mixed , to the extent that any homogeneity of coat colour became very rare , but the white-and-red type persisted and there are now about 115,000 cows of the type in Belgium . |
| 9 | Even this did not fulfill the demand , and there are now much better forgeries , which even include the 78rpm versions . |
| 10 | The first Crossroads Care Attendant Scheme , paying trained helpers to go into the home , started in Rugby , and there are now about sixty schemes in operation throughout the country , with more to come . |
| 11 | Greater fuel efficiency is essential and there are now prototype cars that can travel between 52 and 100 miles per gallon . |
| 12 | Without doubt wild-caught fish are the best for breeding and there are now some very good specimens about . |
| 13 | These are less fully double and there are now six separate colours available as well as a mixture and all are more resistant to bad weather conditions than any others . |
| 14 | In recent years tunny fishing has become a popular sport around Madeira , and there are now many sport fishing boats available for hire . |
| 15 | Quorn was originally introduced in ready-meals such as Tesco 's Kashmiri Korma ; sales rose quickly and there are now more than 60 versions on sale . |
| 16 | And there are now only seven seats in a row giving you more space to be comfortable . |
| 17 | If you have definitely made up your mind to explore pastures new here 's what you will find : AUSTRALIA is still the favourite and there are now two million expats Down Under . |
| 18 | And there are now fabrics treated with special antibacterial finishes , designed to keep the pongs at bay . |
| 19 | Sovereign can be adapted according to customer needs and there are now 80 staff on the Sage Hotline to offer support — though it reckons three quarters of the 2,500 daily calls it receives relate to business rather than technical problems ! |
| 20 | DCE , the Distributed Computing Environment was left pretty much untouched — OSF says it will include object-oriented capabilities by 1995 , and there are now some 75-odd source licensees for the stuff . |
| 21 | And there are now 15 independent radio stations in London alone , compared with three in 1979 . |
| 22 | Many strains of mice have been bred in laboratories for over 50 years and there are now several hundred inbred , congenic , recombinant inbred , outbred and mutant strains . |
| 23 | However , the weaving of Turkoman rugs has taken a different direction in each country , and there are now certain variations in the overall quality and characteristics of the rugs , as well as in the manner in which they are made . |
| 24 | The youngest group has in effect become more stratified in educational terms and there are now new gradations of educational attainment that mirror differences in social background . |
| 25 | This attitude has changed somewhat over the years and there are now fewer homes than there used to be . |
| 26 | In many cases the OHP foils can be printed on an ordinary page printer and there are now many low-cost imaging systems that allow slides to be produced in the office , should the demand make it economical . |
| 27 | This is an area which has expanded enormously in the last twenty years , and there are now a large number of independent schools ( of varying degrees of professionalism and quality ) , as well as state sector Colleges of F.E. and H.E . |
| 28 | Unfortunately , the number of cheese-making farms has dwindled and there are now only four or five left to maintain the tradition . |
| 29 | Previous standards for school meals were abolished in 1980 and there are now no mandatory guidelines . |
| 30 | Through the 1980s , there was an extended period when school rolls fell back and there are now 30 per cent fewer pupils now than there were . |