Example sentences of "are [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A much more likely explanation of Libet 's findings is simply that all experiences are delayed relative to the stimulus causing them , so that synchronous external events produce synchronous experiences . |
| 2 | I am conscious of the late payment problem , which is something to which we are devoting great attention . |
| 3 | When viewed at visible wavelengths the Cytherean clouds are rather featureless , and are tinged yellow , perhaps by small quantities of sulphur . |
| 4 | The building industry has today an appreciably larger number of men at work than in the years immediately before 1939 , though probably rather a smaller percentage of the total are building new houses . |
| 5 | Volkswagen and Daimler-Benz are building new car factories in the east , at a cost of DM5 billion and DM1 billion respectively . |
| 6 | We are building new obstacles and barriers . |
| 7 | The DIY firm Wickes , and Toys R Us are building new superstores there , creating thirty five jobs . |
| 8 | Not least , they serve as a warning to firms that are building dominant positions in markets that their conduct is likely to be scrutinized if their market share crosses a given threshold . |
| 9 | Toyota and Nissan are building electric versions of their luxury barges . |
| 10 | The Japanese are building artificial ski slopes in a new material which is claimed to closely simulate the sensation of snow . |
| 11 | Gods messages , imparted to him in visions , are embodied in the Loran are gathered political or legal revelations as well as spiritual ones . |
| 12 | It is an insult to all the people who made the submissions for the Secretary of State to suggest that all those professionals are accepting misleading statements and that the quality of their submissions is not as good as those of the handful of people in favour . |
| 13 | On the contrary , in building a new product category they are accepting high levels of risk . |
| 14 | Apart from that , you are wasting good knitting time while you are popping around with deliveries . |
| 15 | The ministry 's brief would be to ‘ make sure women 's voices are heard loud and clear in the very centre of power ’ . |
| 16 | Strange sounds are heard live over the loud speaker monitors , some times spoiling the recordings . |
| 17 | Dividends are automatically calculated net of tax , but coupons are calculated gross and have to be adjusted . |
| 18 | By adopting policies against sexual harassment they are opposing hitherto-accepted codes of normal masculinity and their effects in exercising power and control over women . |
| 19 | The Government controls Parliament 's time and it is therefore able to limit debate where its proposals are proving controversial or where a rational examination of them is turning out to be embarrassing . |
| 20 | In a project funded by the Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood Trust ( CLIC ) , Beverley and her team have developed a procedure for cloning the cell factories that produce antibodies which are proving effective as magic bullets in identifying and destroying brain tumours . |
| 21 | There are many quality initiatives already under way in Scotland which are proving effective at local level . |
| 22 | Robert King 's series of concerts and workshops are proving invaluable at a time when authentic performance , a long time in its coming to these northern parts , is fast developing its own passionate audience . |
| 23 | Bombarded by change , the established values and ways of working are proving inadequate . |
| 24 | The law changes , in general , are proving successful and popular . |
| 25 | But if the problems of training staff and investing in the necessary hardware and software systems are proving burdensome to national institutions , they will surely place an intolerable strain on the budgets of local archival services , many of whom are already faced with reduced hours of opening and the like simply in order to survive . |
| 26 | However , a report in last month 's Railway Gazette says the terrain has been a problem , and that complicated foundations for the all-concrete track bed are proving expensive . |
| 27 | One or two singers are proving elusive : so any information concerning the dates of or any information about Edward Halland , Harry Brindle or the Australian baritone A.H . |
| 28 | According to insiders , sales of NeXT computers in Japan are proving difficult , despite a growing number of Japanese language applications for NeXT . |
| 29 | Police have managed to track down 30 people who were in the town centre when the attack occurred , but admit witnesses are proving difficult to find . |
| 30 | Customers for the plant are proving slow to come forward . |