Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] it [be] now " in BNC.
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| 1 | In its latest World Development Report , the World Bank acknowledges that some of its past policies have led to environmental degradation , but insists that it is now geared toward promoting sustainable development and , in particular , the alleviation of third world poverty . |
| 2 | The site already has a licence for waste disposal , but Leigh says that it is now considering the future of the site . |
| 3 | Weightlessness apparently does no great harm , so President George Bush says that it is now time to send people to Mars . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Cray Research Inc , Eagan , Minnesota says that it is now offering a workstation version of its UniChem molecular modelling program written for its supercomputers : the new version is available on Silicon Graphics Inc workstations and a version for other Unix workstations will be offered later this year ; prices start at $45,000 , compared with $130,000 on a supercomputer . |
| 6 | AT&T says that it is now exploring the possibility of marketing the components externally . |
| 7 | Honeywell , which reckons that it is now the industry leader in design and development of integrated avionics systems — anyone that disagrees , do n't tell us , tell them — will manufacture an Electronic Library System incorporating a ruggedised avionics version of the new Macintosh Quadra 800 . |
| 8 | So much tree clearance work was done during the first ten years of the existence of Catchment Boards that it is now difficult to get a complete picture of the derelict state of the rivers before the passing of the Land Drainage Act in 1930 . |
| 9 | Increased life expectancy means that it is now a rare occurrence for children to be orphaned . |
| 10 | In paragraph 12 of his affidavit , the coroner doubts whether it is now possible to hold a fair and useful inquest . |