Example sentences of "be [v-ing] place [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Injections of " capital " from this source will probably differ wildly from one partner to the next and so , taking the generalised capital clause at its face value , adjustments to capital sharing ratios will appear to be taking place at annual intervals , whereas no change at all will have been intended by the partners . |
| 2 | The work of the Dragon Project though , is beginning to show that there may be some basis for thinking that unusual behaviour of certain known energies could be taking place at certain sites ( New Scientist , 21 October , p 166 ) , and it is possible that our ancient ancestors could detect this ‘ Earth energy ’ . |
| 3 | A weakness of this kind of presentation is that concentrating on how the shares in one part of the distribution compare ignores changes that might be taking place in other parts of the distribution . |
| 4 | In view of the importance of signalling and telecommunications to the railways , would it not be sensible quietly to contemplate the proposition of an independent inquiry into all the technological changes that are taking place on British Rail signalling ? |
| 5 | There has been a conspiracy of silence between the nuclear industry and the Government on providing information about the contracts that Dounreay has signed and about the discussions and negotiations that have taken place or are taking place with foreign reactors . |
| 6 | One part of the answer has nothing to do with technology in itself but in the structural changes that are taking place in European societies . |
| 7 | Sadly , however , genuine closing down sales are taking place in other galleries . |
| 8 | The ideological debates which surround the NHS often seem to take place in a vacuum , oblivious to the massive social , economic and technological changes which are taking place in postindustrial societies . |
| 9 | Despite a post-election resumption of fighting , a breakthrough in negotiations appeared imminent following the March round of the UN-sponsored peace talks between the government and the FMLN ( which had been taking place at monthly intervals over the past year ) . |
| 10 | My conclusions , expressed in the last chapter — ‘ Venice of the Twenty-First Century ? ’ — have been reinforced by the events that have been taking place in Eastern Europe since the autumn of 1989 . |
| 11 | Chapters 5 and 6 have discussed the changes that have been taking place in rural and urban areas and the effects these have had on social structure , poverty and inequality . |
| 12 | The changes that have been taking place in Latin America and the economic growth that the region has experienced have not brought about any redistribution of income in favour of the low-income groups , the trend has been if anything slightly towards a greater polarisation of wealth . |
| 13 | Reversals have , so far as is known , been taking place throughout geological time , and the evidence of these reversals is stored up in the magnetic fabrics of the rocks of both the continents and the oceanic crust . |
| 14 | Some small instrumented areas have been selected as representative of particular conditions whereas others were experimental , in which change due to logging or other forms of land use change could be monitored either by change in one basin or by comparison of several areas in which changes were taking place to differing degrees . |
| 15 | But with hindsight , the effects of such works can seem limited in comparison with the impact of other , more structural , changes that were taking place within British culture at the time . |
| 16 | These final days of the third session were taking place in increasing gloom . |
| 17 | Across the Channel great changes were taking place in Western Europe . |
| 18 | The whole nationality question , he promised , would shortly be discussed more fully in the light of the changes that were taking place in other areas of Soviet life ; perhaps , he added in early 1988 , this could be the subject of one of the forthcoming meetings of the Central Committee . |
| 19 | Changes were taking place in rural economies too . |
| 20 | Many considerable advances were taking place in scientific discovery with regard to the structure and composition of the physical world surrounding human beings , and with regard to the physical nature and make-up of human beings themselves . |
| 21 | Payment was finally approved after the council was assured that the orchestra 's internal feuding had ceased and that changes were taking place in senior personnel . |
| 22 | The one fact which seems to emerge was that changes were taking place in British villas round about 360 and this was reflected in the two maps , figs. 6.1 and 6.2 , included in this 1969 study . |
| 23 | This section will concentrate on those parts of the earth 's surface where rapid environmental change is taking place with considerable repercussions for neighbouring regions . |
| 24 | For situations where assessment of these SVQs is taking place under simulated conditions , SCOTVEC is publishing extensive guidance , as well as advice on developing employer partnerships . |
| 25 | Despite Anthony Fauci 's assertion that ‘ the virus is the major factor in HIV disease , ’ it was clear that a shift in emphasis is taking place from direct antiretroviral strategies to immune-directed therapies . |
| 26 | Throughout the year there has been a growing realisation that Scotland 's future economic prospects will be influenced to a substantial degree by the economic and political realignment which is taking place in Continental Europe . |
| 27 | Probably the most extensive use of Sun-dried mud bricks today is taking place in rural China . |
| 28 | Rapid development is taking place in MRI technology . |
| 29 | Seating arrangements will , of course , depend on the nature of the activities being undertaken and the extent to which the work is taking place in informal groups or in a more structured teaching situation . |
| 30 | The restoration is taking place in public , so you can actually see the volunteer restorers , some of them ex-Vickers employees , in action . |