Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] begin to be " in BNC.

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1 In Scotland , for example , prisoners are beginning to be referred to as ‘ customers ’ .
2 All the same , smuggling routes are being established that could serve more dangerous trades , and customs authorities are beginning to be stretched .
3 Premiums are beginning to be waived , and three month rent holidays are being offered to try and speed up movement .
4 This was a grave danger , for anti-Russian counsels were beginning to be heard in Vienna , where the Dreikaiserbund was attacked as a sacrifice of Magyar interests .
5 At the same time as doubts were beginning to be felt about Britain 's economic vulnerability , the working people were increasingly organizing in trade unions to try to secure , or guarantee , their share of the progress .
6 Elsewhere , multi-party systems proliferated , though in some states the technique of organizing mass parties was beginning to be seen as the key to political power .
7 By the second decade of the new century instrumental music in general had developed special properties rendering obsolescent the concept of composition ‘ da cantare et sonare per ogni instrumento ’ or ‘ apt both for viols and voices ’ , while at the same time concerted secular music for voices was beginning to be overtaken in popularity by the vocal solo or duet .
8 With a third of all health authorities and trusts now thought to be entertaining the idea of introducing job evaluation schemes for nurses , warning noises are beginning to be sounded from all quarters .
9 British companies are beginning to be more aware of the needs of their disabled employees , and the potential benefits of continuing their employment .
10 She 'd progressed from a rather lowly start to her present place on the team with IMP just at the time when the true importance of the fuel companies and their technicians was beginning to be appreciated by the general public , or at least those aficionados who followed the world of Grand Prix racing .
11 These sentiments are beginning to be echoed by others in similar positions .
12 The varied needs of carers were beginning to be taken seriously .
13 The story of their latest protests is beginning to be pieced together from documents brought by travellers to Hong Kong and the West .
14 It shows good practice that the social worker did not withdraw once the immediate situation was resolved by admission to Part III , but continued to work for reconciliation , and to lessen guilt , so that all feelings were beginning to be worked through .
15 Within the parameters of kind , standard and content of programmes studied by the UKCC the influence of elected practising members of the professions is beginning to be felt .
16 There are no nationwide ley systems , though possible local arrangements are beginning to be discerned-particularly alignments onto ‘ holy hills ’ , as in Bolivia and as noted by the German researcher Dr Josef Heinsch during his researches before the Second World War .
17 In other areas teachers ' centres are beginning to be set up , and I shall be discussing their current effectiveness and future potential in Chapter 6 .
18 The old-fashioned owner-manager was rarer and specialized management techniques were beginning to be studied .
19 William the Marshal was a knight-errant in the first age of chivalry , a great tournament man when tournaments were beginning to be civilized .
20 Charles 's own inclination was always towards a pro-French and anti-Dutch policy , though marriages between the Stuart family and the ruling Dutch House of Orange slightly restrained him and by the 1670s most Englishmen were beginning to be a little worried by the increasing power of France .
21 However , in an optimistic assessment following a G-7 Finance Ministers ' meeting on July 15 , the US Treasury Secretary , Nicholas Brady , said that the recent fall in the cost of borrowing in the UK [ see p. 38355 ] and Japan indicated that the aim of lower interest rates was beginning to be achieved .
22 Eurobankers are beginning to be chary of lending to the nationalized industries and state authorities of even big countries in balance of payments deficits .
23 Lots of skirts are beginning to be longer , a berry pattern worn with a long lean cardigan would be splendid .
24 One of the reasons for studying miocenia gravis , where the disease processes are beginning to be understood more clearly , is the hope that this might elucidate diseases that are presently more obscure , like multiple sclerosis .
25 ‘ Vicars and old ladies are beginning to be in a minority .
26 The differences were beginning to be explained , although these statistics still do not say why Rochester was so out of line .
27 By the beginning of the eighteenth century several important new developments were beginning to be visible .
28 By the second half of February the Germans were beginning to be really worried by the advance — although slow — of the Allies and by the strong resistance of the partisans , so they decided to make a deal with the partisan leaders to save their own lives .
29 Models for the integration of these components are beginning to be developed ( Mansell et al. , 1987 ; Felce , 1989 ) .
30 However , schemes are beginning to be implemented within large district hospitals as part of initiatives aimed at improving the quality of care in A&E departments .
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