Example sentences of "[noun] continue [prep] [be] " in BNC.

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1 I want this Parliament to continue to be the forum of our nation and I believe that the vast majority of our people share my wish .
2 Where subject fragmentation remains strong , where the firm boundaries and pedagogical dissimilarities between different subjects continue to be emphasized ( no emotions in science , no objectivity in art , no hypotheses in history ) , where the subject specialist pattern of teacher training is maintained and strengthened , the chances of creating such flexibility , of developing the necessary degree of transferable pedagogic skills , will not be great .
3 Cisplatin and carboplatin continue to be the world 's top selling platinum anti-cancer drugs and exciting opportunities for further growth in this important sector are being pursued .
4 While mail order , trading checks and weekly credit callers or tallymen continue to be the forms of credit which most obviously meet the needs of those used to weekly budgeting , and to being paid weekly in cash , they are likely to continue to be the obvious choice for many such people — regardless of truth-in-lending regulations .
5 The results of the 10-week clinically-based pilot study at St Mary 's are promising for the future , providing the problems identified in the evaluation of the pilot study continue to be addressed and the issues raised are resolved .
6 SWAPO supporters continue to be beaten up at rallies and repression and intimidation in general has not abated since South Africa signed the peace agreement in New York in December .
7 In particular , it is widely recognised that behavioural methods often result in relatively rigid language patterns , and that subsequent generalisation beyond training sessions and the spontaneous combination of taught elements into novel combinations continue to be problematic .
8 It may well be , of course , that these signs are misleading or illusory , and that the pendulum will once again swing back in favour of ‘ simple faith ’ , with the fruits of historical scholarship continuing to be ignored or suppressed .
9 And the hideous cases of torture continue to be reported .
10 As the year ended the events in the Gulf reminded us sharply that we can not take peach and freedom for granted , and that substantial risks continue to be faced by those serving in the Royal Air Force .
11 Medicine is a powerful system of knowledge , and one that affects us all ; it is therefore illuminating to find that within modern medical thought these fragments continue to be influential .
12 In passing North Harbour continue to be prominent in the to-ing and fro-ing of leading players .
13 At the same time schools continue to be responsible for the provision of high quality education for their students .
14 Whilst most secondary schools continue to be organized in terms of a timetable of subjects , the background thinking of teachers has become wider , less conventional and less secure in terms of single subjects .
15 The archives of businesses and organizations continue to be acquired .
16 Of the individual modules in the Catalogue , Introduction to Computers continued to be the single most popular in all sectors , with nearly 11,000 candidates .
17 After this remarkable visit , the volcano continued to be active for a week or two , but the explosive activity died down somewhat , and it began to look as though the eruption was going to be just a nine-days ' wonder , and would soon fade away and be forgotten .
18 Food aid continued to be distributed from Italian military lorries , as part of the European Communities Operation Pelican programme of food aid to Albania [ for EC and food aid see also pp. 38351 ; 38400 ; 38448 ] .
19 Most nineteenth-century Champagnes continued to be made by methods akin to the old ‘ rural method ’ , but with the additional advantage of dégorgement .
20 If feeding and antibiotics continued to be administered Tony could be expected to live for a few more years .
21 Council Courier continued to be circulated to regions and branches to inform them without delay of the decisions of Council .
22 Computer software for interactive display and interpretation of data continues to be developed , and geological mapping projects have been supported .
23 Some form of chant continues to be used in most communities at some time , not only because of historic associations , but also because of its fundamental simplicity .
24 Class 321 units continued to be delivered at the rate of two a week , and on the Isle of Wight ‘ new ’ 1938-built former London Underground trains began to be introduced to replace coaches dating from 1923 .
25 River Phoenix continues to be a miracle , having earned his Oscar nomination in Running on Empty .
26 The United States continued to be irritated , while Britain 's response was that even if France sabotaged the EDC , it would not prevent West German rearmament .
27 The blood continues to be black and carbonated … the treacly aspect of the blood in cholera is well known and in due course the heart becomes asphyxiated .
28 But the question is how much longer can Arsenal continue to be the dregs , before they are the toast of the town again ?
29 Iran 's nuclear programme continued to be a focus of attention , as the German magazine Stern of March 15 cited intelligence sources for a report that Iran had obtained two nuclear warheads and a medium-range delivery system from newly independent Kazakhstan .
30 Local distress funds continued to be raised in periods and places of acute distress , although they came increasingly under government control .
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