Example sentences of "it is [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet software house Microsoft recently caused quite a stir in computer circles by announcing that it is using real people , working for real companies , to test its software products . |
| 2 | Obviously , as it is situated near to the famous Vale of Evesham , the market garden of England , the produce is excellent . |
| 3 | The incidents came at a time when Sellafield was already facing prosecution for allegedly not taking proper safety precautions at its high-level waste processing plant ( see above ) and when it is seeking new authorisations for discharges into the air . |
| 4 | However , the widely-perceived reluctance of the Government to raise base rates again has encouraged expectations in financial markets that it is seeking alternative monetary policies . |
| 5 | Reportedly it is seeking fellow travellers and financing for a Chorus project lilting code named Amadeus , having already used Wolfgang and Mozart to christen other projects . |
| 6 | And Amadé it is understands real loving — ; |
| 7 | But it is varying cultural transactions of the past which encouraged Shakespeare 's plays to remain in wide circulating which empower Shakespeare 's continued circulation . |
| 8 | In the last chapter , I discussed the kinds of things the brain must be doing if it is to generate observed behaviour . |
| 9 | My right hon. Friend ends his letter by saying : ’ I am pleased to learn that following the granting of an ECR by Parkside HA Mr. Thorpe has received treatment and that it is proving beneficial . ’ |
| 10 | It is proving invaluable in helping chambers set in place a proper system of administration in chambers . |
| 11 | In this case it was designed for use by slalom paddlers in the Canadian classes , though it is proving popular with kayak users as well . |
| 12 | Trestles make it all so much easier and safer , and it is worth while having a second one so that everyone can relax for a few minutes if it is proving difficult to align both wings to get the main pins in place . |
| 13 | For now , suffice it to say that the present state of the art is such that while some areas are capable of producing meaningful output measures , it is proving difficult to develop appropriate measures in other areas . |
| 14 | Encore says its current plan is to move to the next-generation 88110 RISC over time , but claims its architecture is CPU-independent and that it is evaluating other architectures . |
| 15 | However , the lighter the camera the harder it is to hold steady , though at least one ultra-compact machine now has Electronic Image Stabilisation to minimise picture shake ! ( ) n the other hand , professional-style camcorders , which are much heavier , are not as prone to the problem of camera-shake . |
| 16 | It is exploring new approaches to education which emphasise the needs of the community and the relations between the school and the community , and includes a family education project and training sessions in such practical subjects as horticulture . |
| 17 | In collection building , it is working carefully with publishers to secure the deposit of electronic materials ; and it is exploring possible revisions to the law of ‘ copyright ’ deposit . |
| 18 | ‘ The need for proof is essential because many organisations fail to recognise bullying , even when it is causing serious disruption within their workforce . |
| 19 | Does he agree that steps must be taken to persuade the Turkish authorities to give such compensation , because it is causing great hardship ? |
| 20 | The Bulgarian government has decided to suspend production at the country 's biggest lead plant for several months because it is causing severe pollution to nearby agricultural land . |
| 21 | Experiments have been performed to investigate , at different times of the day and night , how easy it is to fall asleep , how likely it is to wake up spontaneously , and how long volunteers can stay asleep . |
| 22 | It is painted pink , which is also one of the traditional colours used on old buildings here . |
| 23 | Even the Nato arms controllers meeting in Vienna , whose job it is to negotiate East-West reductions in conventional armed forces , can only pursue their objectives on the basis of confrontation between their alliance and the Warsaw Pact . |
| 24 | It is called deoxyribonucleic acid , or DNA for short . |
| 25 | It is called Long Life . |
| 26 | If p contains the connective ’ v ’ as well as ’ ∘ ’ then it is called disjunctive . |
| 27 | When it is electro-plated with silver it is called electro-plated nickel silver ( EPNS ) . |
| 28 | Whilst TechDoc is certainly one of the older and more established of these compartments it is undergoing rapid change as the vendors break away from the dedicated hardware platforms of their recent past . |
| 29 | The future is a plate of steel floor covering that creaks and whistles as it is dragged clear of the supports to which it was bolted down thirty years before . |
| 30 | When we come to the Sufis , death is seen from another world and it is seen transfigured . |