Example sentences of "is [being] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strathclyde Regional Council may provide further funding and consideration is being given to the possible employment of a part-time nurse . |
| 2 | Returning from a visit to Uganda , where he met with patients in the villages and with other agencies , Maurice Adams said , ‘ It is a beautiful country which is being devastated by a disease which can be stopped . ’ |
| 3 | A new MA degree in human rights is being offered by the University of Essex . |
| 4 | Eric Taylor 's sixth annual Exhibition of Oil Paintings in aid of Amnesty and the Medical Foundation is being held in Tewkesbury Abbey , Gloucestershire , from 19–26 June inclusive . |
| 5 | ‘ We are obviously not there when someone is being tortured or killed . |
| 6 | Along with the thousands of appeal letters sent as a result of Amnesty 's campaign , perhaps the clearest direct pressure is being exerted by the Sri Lanka Aid Consortium , made up of donor governments and multi-lateral institutions . |
| 7 | A presenter , after all , knows that a viewer has the visual evidence to check on what is being said . |
| 8 | A sound guide has an edge over the printed page , since the listener is looking at what is being described , interpreted and judged . |
| 9 | But it does not take long to decide that the experiment is being conducted with skill , and that the pursuits have at least a little in common . |
| 10 | Kenner 's fantasy is being discussed in terms of the view — with which Kenner can be expected to be very familiar — that the goals of a biographically-minded criticism are in some measure fantastic . |
| 11 | Many American students working in British drama schools find the answer to this question by using what is called ‘ standard American ’ , and this approach is being used now in training on both sides of the Atlantic . |
| 12 | Henry , a successful playwright , is being pushed by his wife to re-write or adapt a play by a raw young man called Brodie , who is in prison . |
| 13 | It is possible , though , that in the early stages of training you may feel that all your creative skill is being stripped from you , and that the whole system is ganging up on you . |
| 14 | I think it 's a terribly cruel profession — it 's always YOU that is being rejected , the meat market side of the business . |
| 15 | There is a story , he wrote , there is a story that is being told . |
| 16 | THE £86m Dartford Bridge , set to open in October , is being welcomed by the marketing consortium the M25 Meetings Group . |
| 17 | THE Smugglers ' Kitchen , above , is being given away because its owner can not sell it . |
| 18 | When the invoice comes in for payment , this is copied on to the system as well , and Caterdata first searches for the equivalent delivery note to check that Brown is being charged for the right goods . |
| 19 | So , for example , if wine is being checked , it can be counted by the case or by the bottle . |
| 20 | The fair is being sponsored by Catering Update in association with Caterer & Hotelkeeper . |
| 21 | ROLAND Monterrat traditional French pâté-en-croûte , is being distributed in the UK through Leatham 's Larder . |
| 22 | ‘ They say her family is being held hostage to her good behaviour . |
| 23 | For every incident which causes damage to a glider while it is being flown , there must be many more that happen because of careless or thoughtless ground handling . |
| 24 | When a glider is being moved around the airfield , one person should take charge of the whole operation and be responsible for the safety of the aircraft . |
| 25 | It is generally agreed that only one wing-tip should be held while the glider is being moved about . |
| 26 | Trestles are also very useful for holding the wings level if the glider is being picketed overnight . |
| 27 | If the basic training is being done on a Falke , or on any other type of glider fitted with simple spoilers or airbrakes which do not have a lock , the differences must be explained . |
| 28 | Whereas in the air pilots may make good decisions and behave responsibly , on the ground they may feel that each move is being watched and criticised by the other members . |
| 29 | It also applies during the landing itself and the ground run , whether the wing-down or crabbing method is being used . |
| 30 | Special care must always be taken during the climb away if single-strand wire is being used , because there is no sudden jerk or noise if a kink breaks early on the launch . |