Example sentences of "[conj] are [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So are they looking for it to lead to a , sort of getting back to last week 's terminology , a restoration or , or are are they actually , do they know that they 're getting involved in a revolution ? |
| 2 | Presumably it is much more likely that such a problem would be picked up by professionals involved in a family , but it underlines the fact that children who are failing to thrive are very much at risk unless they are being taken to the clinic , for example , or are being seen regularly in the home by a Health Visitor . |
| 3 | Additionally , many parts are continuously changing part numbers or are being superseded by different parts . |
| 4 | These interventions should be written on the nursing plan along with the date on which evaluation will be carried out in order to decide whether or not the stated goals have been , or are being , achieved . |
| 5 | Many other pagan traditions still continue or are being revived . |
| 6 | Greenfly and leafhopper are the most likely , usually when plants are not being watered enough , or are being starved , or grown in containers which are too small . |
| 7 | It also seems clear that the trend will soon emerge elsewhere , for as Vining and Pallone ( 1982 ) in their study of 22 countries have argued , the phenomenon is due to the fact that the scale economies of the core regions of any country either have been or are being reduced , as the peripheral areas manage to offer sites that are as competitive as those of the core regions . |
| 8 | ( ) If it appears to the Secretary of State — ( a ) that the financial affairs of any institution within the higher education sector have been or are being mismanaged ; or ( b ) that , in consequence of matters outwith the control of such an institution , it is likely that the financial position of the institution will be significantly adversely affected , he may , after consulting the Council and the institution , give such directions to the Council about the provision of financial support in respect of the activities carried on by the institution as he considers are necessary or expedient by reason of the mismanagement or , as the case may be , adverse effect on the institution 's financial position . ' . |
| 9 | The interviews will be semi-structured , by use of a questionnaire , designed to explore both the childs and the teachers perception of their relationships with peers ; their feelings about the school and whether or not they are involved in bullying or are being bullied . |
| 10 | Today , in the name of development aide , many Black women all over the world are being forced to accept Western anti-fertility technologies , or are being sterilised without realising it . |
| 11 | The dead are somehow refined , or are being refined . |
| 12 | The expectation of an open offer and clawback from shareholders may be strong where the new shares being issued represent a significant proportion of the existing issued shares of the bidder or are being offered at a significant discount to their current market price . |
| 13 | There must be hundreds of females and males out there too frightened to speak out in case they lose their jobs , because let's not forget there have been many cases in which males have been harassed or are being ha harassed . |
| 14 | And those that are are met by reviewers with an odd undercurrent of grievance that is hard to explain . |
| 15 | okay and then there 're there 're bits of your body that are are are you know your your your whole being is stirring |
| 16 | accept the point that 's been made , we 've got to remember that the commitments that are are contained in the band six to ten miles , are principally there to meet the general requirements arising in the districts |
| 17 | and to pursue the options that are are available to us , and that 's what I hope the Treasurer will do , er , and this is all we 're approving at the moment , and that an an and to find out just what the , how the land lies , what the best position is , what interest rates that we might be able to get , and over what period and I I I er support this er er er er this expense bud budget . |
| 18 | to say what sort of jobs should be provided , but simply to ensure that the jobs that are provided do not have adverse environmental consequences that are are unacceptable . |
| 19 | Because of the m because of the way pensions and that are are organized now , they 're more flexible now I mean , you can go to a job beforehand if if if your company had a pension scheme , you were obliged to go in it that was it . |
| 20 | All the weight and that are are n't they ? |
| 21 | erm I think really what erm what should happen is that erm you , with your manager , ought to look at the the erm to establish and agreed job description and in addition to the notes that are are are there erm I have some sample job descriptions from other parts of the Press which have been completed as a framework job and erm we can discuss that in any kind of detail you want . |
| 22 | For example , they do not have to be qualified accountants ; indeed , the majority are not , although the proportion that are is increasing . |
| 23 | But I think it 's always a case of what you bring to acting — bring to the parts that are being offered to you . |
| 24 | It is important to agree on , and understand the limit of the works that are being done before work starts . |
| 25 | WDCS is co-sponsoring a study of dolphins that are being harpooned off Peru . |
| 26 | How else could we have appreciated the dangers of ocean pollution , the extraordinary risks that are being taken with nuclear waste ? |
| 27 | It is hard for them to find the relevance to their lives of the words that are being used . |
| 28 | ‘ What a funny old election this is , at which the political parties argue about taxation and legislation but declare all the time that they intend the electors of this country to have no further control over the very questions that are being put to them . ’ |
| 29 | For example , our research suggests that it would be doubtful if the kinds of front-line care , including family planning services , that are being provided in rural areas of Indonesia and India would be as acceptable or effective without the participation of village-level workers who are familiar with the local language , culture , religion , and way of life . |
| 30 | The additional notes and comments proved very useful — in particular , the section on drug survival in clinical samples that are being irradiated as an anti-HIV precaution , which should prove to be very useful to those working in this area . |