Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] it is [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They call it an attempt to emphasise that Macedonia is an historically and culturally Greek region just when the ex-Yugoslav Macedonia , invented and so-named after World War II by Tito , is seeking international support for its own claim to independence , so far without much success : in part because of the problem of its name , in part because of fear that it is looking with greedy eyes at Greek Macedonia . |
| 2 | One of the features that worry people about modern society is the fear that it is becoming more violent . |
| 3 | IBM Corp says its Personal Computer Co shipped 30% to 35% more personal computers in the first quarter than it did during the year-ago period , and vice-chairman Jack Kuehler expects it to be ‘ reasonably profitable ’ in 1993 — but the personal computer business is now so volatile that making forecasts more than a quarter ahead is a mug 's game : following Conner Peripherals Inc 's warning on Friday that it is seeing oversupply and soft demand for disk drives ( CI No 2,142 ) , observers are saying that grey market prices for 80486s are now weak ; Finis Conner said on Friday that Conner would have to slash production and payrolls in the months ahead to remain competitive — ‘ The market is in total disarray , ’ he said ; ‘ the pricing that has occurred in the last four to five days has been something I 've never seen believes the booming personal computer industry is showing signs of slowing after being fuelled for over two years by the price war . |
| 4 | One of those who will be first to move , Mrs Jean Cooke , a secretary in the Sales Department , said , ‘ I have seen the plans for new offices and it is going to be super . |
| 5 | Surprising though it may seem , although it is now well established that this is a serious problem with gliding , it is almost unknown in power flying circles or in the Air Force and it is taking many years to convince authorities . |
| 6 | The Phoenix Arts Centre in Leicester is trying to shake off its persistent image of being just too highbrow for words and it is striving to show the general public that they might actually enjoy some of the things that go on there . |
| 7 | ‘ In the States , most of the big races are over a mile or ten furlongs and it is becoming trickier by the season to be absolutely sure you have made the right decision . ’ |
| 8 | Maddock reports that most firms are hostile to the idea of moving people between civil and military sectors : ‘ There already exists a large culture gap and it is getting even wider . ’ |
| 9 | The company said sales so far this year are up by 16 p.c. and it is forecasting a further profit rise in 1992 . |
| 10 | Frame Technology Corp , San Jose warns that it will likely report a first quarter loss on revenues 15% to 20% below analysts ' expectations of $20.5m ; it did $770,000 net or $0.07 per share on $13.3m a year ago and says the shortfall is from the Frame North America distribution organisation ‘ which has experienced lower than expected sell-through ; ’ business projections are on target for Europe and OEM units but it is restructuring the North American sales organisation , establishing a separate sales division to focus on direct corporate sales . |
| 11 | Northern regional organiser Kevin Scott , said : ‘ We have said there is going to be violence but it is going to come from the Communists , not us . ’ |
| 12 | The Bulgarian government has decided to suspend production at the country 's biggest lead plant for several months because it is causing severe pollution to nearby agricultural land . |
| 13 | In fog there is an atmosphere first of temper and then of inertia , followed by improvization and a peculiarly relieved conviviality , like the illogical sense of reprieve that lies in having to eat a carefully planned picnic lunch inside a car because it is pouring with rain outside . |
| 14 | Once the gales have blown themselves out and the depressions have ‘ filled ’ or moved away , we usually get a spell of settled weather when things return to normal.The few days of settled weather allow me to spend some hours fishing offshore for ling and tusk which , as well as providing me with relaxation and sport , is satisfyingly justified in my own mind because it is providing food for the family during the winter to come . |
| 15 | Agricultural resource management is now an important aspect of the industry as it is becoming increasingly necessary to place primary agricultural production within the context of environmental and market constraints . |
| 16 | The term ‘ bow shock ’ arises because of certain similarities between Figure 9.2 and the conditions at the bow of a boat when it is moving through water . |
| 17 | Now remember that a helicopter , unlike a conventional aircraft , does not necessarily have to be pointing in the direction that it is moving and that the pilot must tell the tail where to go at all times . |
| 18 | Thirdly , you should hook the opponent 's foot in the direction that it is pointing because this is the line of least resistance . |
| 19 | Anil Gadre , Sun Microsystems Computer Corp 's vice president of systems product marketing , told Unigram last week that it has a 64-bit part that it is playing with , but there is no operating system or applications up and running on it , yet . |
| 20 | The theory remains a controversial one but Dr Kinlen told The Scotsman that it is becoming harder to dismiss the findings as no more than chance . |
| 21 | And though the industry is young , there are signs that it is moving tentatively towards the notion of performance league tables for venture capital fund managers . |
| 22 | The signs that it is doing so are around you in ways which were unimaginable before prices were ‘ liberalised ’ two years ago . |
| 23 | Perhaps the hon. Member for Cardiff , North agrees with me that , although one knows what the problem is and the damage that it is causing , it is very difficult to get anything done about it . |
| 24 | If the policy-making area is technical and complex , public officials have a decided advantage , even though the state may not have a total monopoly of technically relevant knowledge in policy areas where it is pursuing corporatist arrangements . |
| 25 | contribution , the havoc that it is causing in terms of non-collection rates and the administrative difficulties that it is causing in magistrates courts ? |
| 26 | It 's a challenging objective and there is general recognition among the senior administrators that it is going to take a tremendous effort , one that is both concerted and coordinated , for Canada to qualify for the 1995 quarter-finals . |
| 27 | But for the support of these societies the Cizek school could never have carried out the work that it is doing . |
| 28 | The fact that the numbers of trainees have been maintained at present levels , despite the difficult times that the industry is experiencing , is a tribute to the continuing commitment in the industry to such levels of training , assisted by the board and the work that it is doing . |
| 29 | In addition it warns Sun that it is alienating its customers by not letting them apply their corporate discounts to the Classic and by letting them perceive Sun as turning its back on its established technical clientele to pursue the commercial marketplace . |
| 30 | I say may be , because cask-conditioned beer is being reinstated so fast in so many pubs that it is becoming almost impossible to keep up with the total . |