Example sentences of "it is [v-ing] [adv] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | IBM Corp says its Personal Computer Co shipped 30% to 35% more personal computers in the first quarter than it did during the year-ago period , and vice-chairman Jack Kuehler expects it to be ‘ reasonably profitable ’ in 1993 — but the personal computer business is now so volatile that making forecasts more than a quarter ahead is a mug 's game : following Conner Peripherals Inc 's warning on Friday that it is seeing oversupply and soft demand for disk drives ( CI No 2,142 ) , observers are saying that grey market prices for 80486s are now weak ; Finis Conner said on Friday that Conner would have to slash production and payrolls in the months ahead to remain competitive — ‘ The market is in total disarray , ’ he said ; ‘ the pricing that has occurred in the last four to five days has been something I 've never seen believes the booming personal computer industry is showing signs of slowing after being fuelled for over two years by the price war . |
| 2 | It is moving up and down in an ever increasing tempo . |
| 3 | At this stage knitters often blame the machine , thinking that it is knitting erratically and incorrectly , when in fact its their fault . |
| 4 | According to my cousin Violet , it is happening more and more in America . ’ |
| 5 | In Cantal the stocking density is rising , but more slowly presently than it did between 1955 and 1970 ; in Powys it is increasing more and more rapidly . |
| 6 | B. Life in Britain is changing and it is changing more and more quickly . |
| 7 | They will put the moment off for as long as possible or refuse to acknowledge that it is coming along and then protest that they were not told . |
| 8 | It is growing steadily and they are planning a coffee outreach morning in March . |
| 9 | But with increasing public awareness of what good eating means , it is becoming easier and easier to eat out without compromising your health . |
| 10 | This government is not believing in integrated strategy , it never has done and it never will do and with the current the Government expansion plans it is becoming less and less likely . |
| 11 | But it is becoming harder and harder to convince them . |
| 12 | Such businesses are not going to survive in the face of the pressure being applied by insurance companies to have their customers only deal with approved repairers , particularly when it is becoming harder and more expensive to become an approved repairer and then maintain one 's company as such . |
| 13 | Despite the media army , it is becoming more and more difficult for the Allies to cover up the ancient and ruthless strategy of global domination and exploitation underlying their actions . |
| 14 | Unfortunately it is becoming more and more difficult to avoid things like direct debits , particularly if you are dealing with insurance companies who , on the whole , prefer this form of payment , and will try to coerce you into doing it . |
| 15 | If the meal you are attacking is lunch , or if you prefer a lighter dinner , it is becoming more and more acceptable ( indeed fashionable ! ) to eat two first courses and do away with the traditional entrée . |
| 16 | Idea-handling is such a structured sub-system , and it is becoming more and more important . |
| 17 | Not all video machines have this property but it is becoming more and more common to be able to see the picture as you run forward or back on the tape or disc . |
| 18 | It is becoming more and more likely that the main centres of population exploiting the countryside were in the valleys and that the evidence is largely obscured by later ( or continuously used ? ) settlements on roughly the same sites ( Fig. 57 ) . |
| 19 | ‘ I know but I feel it is becoming more and more appropriate to my response to everything and that it must come soon . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ It has been operating out of the airport for the past five years and on a more frequent basis than it is doing now and we have not had any complaints of this nature in the past . |