Example sentences of "[noun pl] [is] under " in BNC.
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| 1 | This must be born in mind if and when the allocation of units is under consideration . |
| 2 | As major-league players join the peacekeeping effort , the United Nations is under pressure to make itself appear more professional . |
| 3 | The need for Government action to ensure that sufficient ships remain on the British register to meet defence needs is under consideration . |
| 4 | The possibility of a new wing to house the future photographic collections is under discussion . |
| 5 | But since gaps on the bench happen rarely , and since this will be the first chance a Democratic president has had to choose a justice since Lyndon Johnson was in the White House , the usual debate about likely replacements is under way . |
| 6 | The EC 's move follows publication of a new report commissioned by the Andalusian regional government , which warns that the viability of the 50,000 hectare national park at the centre of the wetlands is under threat from unrestricted development on its borders . |
| 7 | A programme of experimental and theoretical studies is under way at BGS to quantify the rate and magnitude of the reaction of the highly alkaline pore fluids characteristic of cements with the repository rock . |
| 8 | A project to demonstrate the capabilities of the system in environmental and hydrogeological studies is under way . |
| 9 | In its last major report before its disbandment , the Nature Conservancy Council has warned that wildlife in Britain 's 155 estuaries is under threat from inadequately-controlled development and waste dumping . |
| 10 | But with medical resources stretched to breaking point , spending by everyone from country doctors to top surgeons is under scrutiny , and rightly so . |
| 11 | Branding is headed up by Graham Bird ; publications is under the charge of Philip Holmes ; user membership is managed by George Schaffner ; testing is controlled by James de Raeve while Mike Lambert heads up specifications and technical membership . |
| 12 | This is the situation even if one of the partners is under a disability , such as minority . |
| 13 | Preliminary research suggests that this can improve their chances of recovery , and a four-year study with 2,500 patients is under way . |
| 14 | The possibility of reducing the practising certificate fee for low earners is under discussion , but at the time of writing no decision has been taken . |
| 15 | Unix System Labs is under the impression NCR , a fellow AT&T subsidiary , is going to opt for Destiny . |
| 16 | As Antony and Cleopatra has it , ‘ Music of the hautboys is under the stage ’ . |
| 17 | As lobbying becomes fierce for lottery licenses here , across the Atlantic how companies win contracts is under investigation . |
| 18 | Redwood Shores , California-based Oracle Corp has joined the Greek chorus to say that it plans to convert its complete family of products to run on Alpha architecture under both OpenVMS and DEC OSF/1 ; the conversion effort on the VMS products is under way and should be out by the time DEC starts ships . |
| 19 | Meanwhile at Thorey Island , one of the groups is under the charge of Corporal Alison Miller , Whose civilian job is as a secretary , but at weekends she becomes a Women 's Royal Army Corps Provost NCO . |
| 20 | Anybody who pretends they can buck these trends is under an illusion . |
| 21 | Retrospective conversion of earlier catalogue records is under way . |
| 22 | Though a wide range of anti-Aids drugs is under development , this drug is targeted against an enzyme that is the major focus of research by drug companies . |
| 23 | A scheme to spend £1 billion to replace existing short sewage outlets with long ones is under way . |
| 24 | Community care for drug and alcohol misusers is under pressure , reports Bob Cervi |
| 25 | Many other sculptures need to be surveyed and conserved , while some form of identification of smaller early Christian stones is under discussion , as is better display and interpretation . |
| 26 | More and more employees are using these casual workers and every one of our jobs is under threat cos if you lose your job tomorrow , you 're a casual the day after . |
| 27 | The security of future energy supplies is under threat because of waste in industrial countries and growing demand in the developing world , according to the World Energy Council . |