Example sentences of "[noun prp] [is] under " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among them were teams from the Crusaders fanzine Where Cornerboys Collect , the Linfield publication , One Team in Ulster and Larne 's Under the Moon . |
| 2 | Angus Wilson 's Hemlock and After ( 1952 ) , John Wain 's Hurry On Down ( 1953 ) , Kingsley Amis 's Lucky Jim ( 1954 ) , Iris Murdoch 's Under the Net ( 1954 ) , John Braine 's Room at the Top ( 1957 ) , Alan Sillitoe 's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning ( 1958 ) , and David Storey 's This Sporting Life ( 1960 ) are all first novels in which a lone male protagonist tries to find a means of accommodating himself to a society whose main institutions he views with suspicion . |
| 3 | Federalism in the United States is under a critical microscope . |
| 4 | STEVE NORRIS races in to beat David James for Chesterfield 's first goal — and an astonishing night at Anfield is under way . |
| 5 | Another summer show in Saltburn is under way too , not necessarily a Shakespeare play but ‘ another popular outdoor piece ’ as Ramsay puts it . |
| 6 | Mrs Abberley is under a great deal of stress . |
| 7 | There is still , however , a possibility he could play at centre-back against Lithuania as Gerry Taggart is under treatment for a hamstring injury . |
| 8 | Simpkin is under no illusions , however : ‘ It will be tough getting a challenge ready in less than six months . |
| 9 | He said the NHS is under threat from overspending on administration while ignoring clinical costs . |
| 10 | But at the start of proceedings Broderick is under no illusions about who he 's really here to talk about . |
| 11 | Corden , however , stressed : ‘ Frank 's under no pressure . |
| 12 | Antrim , on 17 October 1990 , a review of the stability of the of the remaining abandoned salt mines in Northern Ireland is under way . |
| 13 | Wankers and Playboy 's under his bed , he gave me a and I goes |
| 14 | But Mr Hussey is under fire for agreeing Mr Birt 's terms of appointment and freelance contract — his salary paid into his own company with his wife as secretary and therefore offset against tax . |
| 15 | Of the other five outlets , the Stirling store , which trades as Mclachlan & Brown , is continuing to trade while the property in Bellshill is under offer . |
| 16 | A Hirst return , of course , would push Nigel Clough further out of the picture , while Parker 's return offers further options in defence , particularly at right-back where Lee Dixon is under pressure . |
| 17 | But the UN is under pressure from church groups and from Swapo and other parties to keep a strong military presence beyond the six-month deadline the Security Council has decreed . |
| 18 | Thus Lautro is under a duty not merely at common law but by statute to be fair in these respects towards its members . |
| 19 | Blackpool 's under investigation . |
| 20 | and the more particularly as the said Militia Regt. is under the Command of the Heir apparent to the Estate of Islay … |
| 21 | Now the Department of Energy is in the ludicrous position of trying to persuade the SSEB to accept responsibility for the Scottish plutonium , currently unseparated from the rest of the spent fuel , while the CEGB is under pressure to take responsibility for the Kent plutonium . |
| 22 | ( Nov 23-Dec 21 ) Because your ruler Jupiter is under pressure and under siege . |
| 23 | Complacency can not be given full rein , for the future of local airfields and light aviation in the UK is under threat . |
| 24 | So , the argument runs , Hanson is under pressure to make a big acquisition , soon . |
| 25 | Meanwhile , Mrs Hilali is under house arrest in Turkey after being charged with possession of drugs . |
| 26 | Angie and puppeteer Brian Moore , an Arts Lab regular , with some of his creations ( Bowie is under the table |
| 27 | Hewlett-Packard 's KGB claims DEC/Europe is under orders not to sell Unix and move Vax 4000s and 6000s instead even though Europe is hot for Unix : It 's the margins , you see . |
| 28 | The novel is set in Japan in 1862 , when the Shogunate whose establishment was described in Shogun is under threat , and when the gai-jin ( foreigners ) , led by the Nobel House trading company , are manoeuvring to profit from the country . |
| 29 | A proposed £72 million deal between BSkyB and the FA is under threat and ITV could be the winners . |
| 30 | ITV are poised to cover the FA Cup and England internationals as a proposed £72 million deal between BSkyB and the FA is under threat . |