Example sentences of "[noun sg] is [adv] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lighting in the station approach has long been the subject of complain and the Association is actively pursuing the matter with BR . |
| 2 | Some say a new era of enlightenment is around the corner , some say that consciousness is quietly entering the mainstream , while others see a grim world of confusion and chaos ( not chaos theory but just plain chaos ) . |
| 3 | Scurr is also investigating the use of laporoscopy , where two tiny holes are made at the navel and the hernia repaired from inside . |
| 4 | When we 're sailing downwind , the wind is simply pushing the boat forward and there 's no sideways force , so we do n't need the daggerboard . |
| 5 | This is probably not the time , but the Opposition is already asking the question which economic historians will seek to answer — what did we do with all the money obtained from petroleum revenue tax and privatisation sales , and was it well-used ? |
| 6 | This is another sign that , so far at least , the Opposition is rather getting the better of the ratings ' war . |
| 7 | ‘ Modern research is increasingly demonstrating the close dependence of soils and landforms , and a new discipline ‘ soil geomorphology ’ or pedogeomorphology as proposed by Conacher and Dalrymple ( 1977 ) seems to be emerging , incorporating traditional approaches to soils as well as modern soil engineering . ’ |
| 8 | Sage is currently re-vamping the online help system to make it context sensitive , and I 'm hoping that they 'll also look at idiot proofing and the application of the Windows interface . |
| 9 | Does he realise that his policy of drip-feeding the yard with funding for the fourth boat is unnecessarily extending the lives of the Polaris boats and jeopardising the employment of thousands of workers at Barrow , simply to safeguard the seat of the hon. Member for Barrow and Furness ( Mr. Franks ) ? |
| 10 | A randomised prospective study is currently evaluating the effect of intermittent elemental diet administration v alternate day prednisone on the long term cinical course and growth of children with Crohn 's disease . |
| 11 | Although the trend is towards larger farms in terms of both production and acreage , the decline in the labour force is sufficiently outpacing the rate of farm amalgamation to produce a continuing decline in the average number of workers employed on each farm . |
| 12 | More problems at gigs for THE HOTHOUSE FLOWERS who , as their album is currently hogging the Australian Number One spot , are encountering Corks-Around-Hats mayhem Down Under . |
| 13 | The fact that the public law applicant is usually challenging the exercise of a discretionary power does not mean that what is at stake for him or her is any less important than the sort of interests protected by private law . |
| 14 | Industry is currently preparing the scheme in co-operation with government and the details will be announced shortly . |
| 15 | Industry is constantly roaming the world seeking out more profitable conditions of production , and one important element in that search might be a cheap and unmilitant labour force . |
| 16 | The United States administration is closely watching the response to President Bush 's call for tariff freedom throughout the Americas . |
| 17 | On the other hand , the administration is also fighting the return of the president 's ‘ wimp ’ image , which is being revived by the criticism from Capitol Hill . |
| 18 | In fact , the equation is more challenging the other way round : Pound thinks Joyce a Phenomenon deserving equal attention with Mussolini — a temperate judgement that the years may be thought to have vindicated . |
| 19 | The sun is now striking the tent and the trees around , producing an underwater effect on my green tent like kelp swaying in a tide . |
| 20 | Barclaycard is now beginning the battle to keep its place in the credit market . |
| 21 | Sand is gradually covering the inert machines . ’ |
| 22 | It does n't matter where he/she finishes , but whether the coach is only asking the eight-year-olds to spring 50m or trying to get all the senior team to really race hard over the first 1500m , he or she must be seen to experience it too or the children simply wo n't believe the coach can know what he/she is talking about . |
| 23 | During training to an artificial food source , there comes a point at which at least some of the bees begin to ‘ catch on ’ that the experimenter is systematically moving the food further and further away . |
| 24 | In other words , the router is mechanically duplicating the hammer and chisel method , but much more quickly . |
| 25 | Foucault is therefore making the subtle and perceptive point that contemporary societies are largely characterised by self-policing and introspective control of feelings rather than the explicit display and use of force and authority . |
| 26 | If PR is not involved in policy formation , then top management is implicitly assuming the PR mantle . |
| 27 | The Government is to amend the Environment Protection Bill and is expecting a rough passage through the Lords where a select committee is already examining the NCC 's scientific base . |
| 28 | The Radcliffe Infirmary is now asking the health authority for more money . |
| 29 | The Museum is also overseeing the conversion of the Gas Hall , behind the Council House , into a major venue for large art exhibitions from home and abroad . |
| 30 | According to Martha Fitzgerald , a spokesperson for the Streeterville Organization of Active Residents ( SOAR ) , ‘ The museum is cavalierly ignoring the terms of the $99 ninety-nine year lease the community helped them achieve ’ . |