Example sentences of "[conj] it is [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WHO WILL guard the guardians in the Philippines , where it is rapidly becoming clear that President Aquino does not command her own army ? |
| 2 | Note the pp of the horn against the p of clarinet and bassoons in the last two bars , where it is merely completing their harmony . |
| 3 | That purchase added around 3 percentage points to its share of the liquid milk market , taking it to 16 per cent , where it is now snapping at the heels of the second-largest operator , Dairy Crest , the marketing subsidiary of the MMB , which claims a market share of around 17 per cent . |
| 4 | It is not necessary for the building society to be joined as a party to a registered land transfer where it is only receiving the benefit of a covenant to observe and perform the terms of the mortgage by the wife ( and not releasing the husband ) because it can enforce the covenant without being a party ( Chelsea and Walham Green Building Society v Armstrong [ 1951 ] Ch 853 ) . |
| 5 | The laboratory has no money to pick up Charles Brown 's project , should AIDS arrive here with a vengeance , although it is currently collaborating with Speywood to adapt its conventional purification technology to human blood . |
| 6 | In Europe , performance in France and Spain remains unsatisfactory , although it is now showing the first signs of improvement . |
| 7 | The turning point came in the second quarter , he said , but loss of confidence as a result of the exchange rate crisis hit UK recruitment in the fourth quarter , although it is now starting to grow again . |
| 8 | In Spain , Housman Overseas is no longer active in the Costa del Sol , although it is still dealing with the Costa Blanca . |
| 9 | When you come to answer an exam question , remember that it is probably asking you to carry out a number of different tasks . |
| 10 | The third aspect of the egalitarian feminist address to sex differences psychology is that it is increasingly trying to take the diversity of these differences into account . |
| 11 | Joining fees have yet to be set , but the Forum says that it is particularly looking for users to join its efforts . |
| 12 | AT&T says that it is already using the two components in its New Generation Testing system that troubleshoots toll-free 800 number services and can pinpoint problems on up to 42 lines simultaneously . |
| 13 | The amount dredged from the Bristol Channel will also increase , despite fears that it is already affecting beaches , and reducing their buffering capacity as sea-level rises due to the ‘ green-house ’ effect . |
| 14 | The company adds that it is already benefiting from increased efficiency and expects a large return on its financial investment in Weldon . |
| 15 | The problem in Europe is that it is already becoming difficult to decide where ultimately authority does reside . |
| 16 | True , John makes it look easy , but , his tackle control is so good that it is obviously going to be difficult to emulate . |
| 17 | Finally , technical developments in TV broadcasting and receiving equipment mean that it is rapidly becoming inevitable that , for a time at least , most TV stations will be broadcasting in two formats , to take account of the new so-called high density TV ( HDTV ) — always assuming that standards for the system can be agreed . |
| 18 | I 'm not saying that it is necessarily trivialising to talk to interviewees about their clothes , it 's just that you do n't find the male presenters on Rock Steady talking to Phil Collins about his suits ! |
| 19 | When you pay a cheque into your account no-one knows that it is definitely going to be paid . |
| 20 | ‘ Until Sinn Fein gives public , tangible and credible proof that it is actually taking the only ‘ political risk ’ which is meaningful in our situation , namely calling for the cessation of violence , then your words will lack credibility . ’ |
| 21 | Once you have cast off several stitches , move the weight , so that it is actually hanging on the cast off edge . |
| 22 | Examination of long stretches of numerical data , together with other methods of analysis , have shown that it is indeed varying chaotically ; that is to say , no matter how long the fluctuations continue , one will never find repetition of the detailed pattern . |
| 23 | However , in a foreword to the report , Lady Howe , the campaign 's chairman , stresses that the initiative is a long-term one and that it is only beginning to get underway . |
| 24 | This information can be used in equation ( 3 ) to calculate the cost of equity finance : Assuming a corporation tax rate of 40 per cent , we now have all the information to use equation ( 1 ) to calculate the firm 's cost of capital : This is the appropriate cost of capital for this firm providing that it is only considering further investments that have the same risk characteristics as those previously evaluated , and that its gearing ( that is , the ratio of debt to equity ) is not expected to change in the foreseeable future . |
| 25 | The CAP has reached such absurd proportions that it is now damaging everybody 's interests — the producers , the consumers and the Third World . |
| 26 | AT&T says that it is now exploring the possibility of marketing the components externally . |
| 27 | It is a good sign that it is now circling round nations and nationalism . |
| 28 | Motorola Inc announced yesterday that it is now shipping the 40MHz version of the 68040 in volume , claiming that at 41.8 VAX MIPS , Motorola , it runs faster than the 50MHz version of the full 80486 from Intel Corp.The 40MHz 68040 is $393 for 1,000 or more . |
| 29 | The Institute says that it is now receiving a steady stream of IVA notifications every month , a phenomenon which , until the recession started , was extremely rare . |
| 30 | I am delighted that it is now providing a three-day project at Sir Thomas Picton 's school in Haverfordwest , around its production of Don Pasquale . |