Example sentences of "working be " in BNC.

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1 There seemed to be an element of ‘ never again' in the choice of a man whose whole personality and way of working are in dramatic contrast to the distant , dictatorial von Karajan , who died on 16 July .
2 However , if one shift performs better ( and ‘ better ’ might refer to the quality or quantity — or both — of product that is made ) is it because it consists of more conscientious workers ; their conditions of working are better , or they have less distraction ; they are supervised more closely and the conveyor belt moves faster ; or their body clock enables them to work better at some times of the day than others ?
3 These new ways of working are simply a consolidation of the established pattern among officers of personalizing their practice , that is , carefully matching their particular social work knowledge and skills to the unique needs of the individual offender ( Singer , 1989 ) .
4 It also occurs when people who want to go on working are forced to retire because of their age or because of stereotyped assumptions based on age .
5 And cases of three or more sisters working are not uncommon .
6 Indeed , as a result of an excess demand for their skills , enforced breaks in working are rare .
7 Bombarded by change , the established values and ways of working are proving inadequate .
8 The manner of integration remains to be seen in practice when the two modes of working are operating fully but there seem to be at least three possible strategies .
9 Substantive matters such as hours of work , overtime and shift working are covered by complex legislation that gives rise to legal battles over interpretation .
10 They 're working are they ?
11 to get working are n't they ?
12 They 're not working , they 're not working are they ?
13 Since both the Victoria and the Caledonian Press explicitly claimed to be offering work to women who really needed it , and who might never marry , arguments about the appropriateness of married women working were not particularly relevant , but they were made just the same : woman should be " man 's helpmeet not his rival "
14 The few wall lights that were working were back-ups .
15 Requirements concerning the degree of processing or working were made more flexible by doubling the tolerance of non-originating components to 10 per cent , abolishing the double threshold rule for some products and lowering the percentage of added value required for others , and reducing the threshold for obtaining derogations ( that is , waiving of the rules-of-origin requirements ) from 60 per cent to 45 per cent of local added value in finished products .
16 No , if one 's not working and the other one 's working , the one that is n't working 's supposed to get relief on it
17 ‘ The only agreement that is really working is the one with the Americans , and that was signed 18 months ago .
18 Others say the best way to get private sectors working is to reform the public sector : the World Bank can use its clout with poor countries to insist on structural reforms when it lends them money .
19 Proteins acting in this way are called ‘ enzymes ’ ; their method of working is described on p. 61 .
20 Working is the last thing on their minds .
21 If you have a reduced level of benefit because you have paid too few contributions , carrying on working is one way of improving your pension .
22 But in 1985 27 per cent of all wives were working in full-time employment , and the trend towards women working is supported by public opinion , except when there are very young children at home .
23 1/My usual method of working is to block in the largest shapes first and then gradually break down into smaller and smaller shapes .
24 Given the substantial investment in developing that technology over many years , this form of working is now probably the most efficient way of running this industry .
25 Working is a health hazard
26 Demands to bring forward the age of retirement come to the fore ; for older people to continue working is seen to be selfish , depriving younger people of opportunity .
27 My usual method of working is to block in the largest shapes first and then gradually break down into smaller and smaller shapes .
28 Social workers who find practice with old people somewhat daunting , as discussed earlier may find this way of working is helpful .
29 I mean , do me a favour , it 's better than working is n't it ?
30 My own preferred method of working is to lay the Oilbars out on a marble slab and apply them directly to the canvas , mixing colour into colour as the picture develops , using fingers and rags to extend or blend as required .
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