Example sentences of "be [vb pp] now that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Campbell said the threat of legal action in Cheshire may have been averted now that the SSD had substantially re-drafted its contract . |
| 2 | There is a wealth of revealing evidence on the attitudes that affect reading : ‘ His daddy always takes him to bed , and he says ‘ Can I have a story ? ’ said an engineer 's wife , ‘ but he 's been told now that he 's getting a bit too old for stories ’ ’ [ ‘ He ’ is four ] ( Newson and Newson , 1968 , p.274 ) ; ‘ Then I read her a story , ’ said an actor 's wife , ‘ and Rupert listens , and then I show Rupert his little book ’ ’ [ Rupert being sixteen months old ] ( ibid . |
| 3 | Governments , however , have on occasions intervened in foreign exchange markets to influence their respective rates of exchange , although a greater variety of currencies has been used now that exchange rates are no longer pegged exclusively to the dollar . |
| 4 | This problem has been reduced now that schools are required to make some attempt at formulating longer-term school development plans , although it is accepted that they will act as flexible guidelines . |
| 5 | So what may be expected now that the deadline for disposals by the major brewers has passed ? |
| 6 | The large question of the limits upon royal power will be discussed in a later chapter , but it can be said now that , although the Crown put pressure upon both Houses , they were capable of obstinacy and independence . |
| 7 | In January 1937 , Nizan asked rhetorically : " Is it going to be argued now that it is preferable for Spain to be sacrificed ? " |
| 8 | The sort of affair that would not be tolerated now that he held the stewardship of the Service . |
| 9 | The value of an accurate , objective staging system can not be overemphasised now that large studies have shown adjuvant therapies to be beneficial in selected groups . |
| 10 | It is a question that needs to be asked now that , in theoretical terms , the affirmation of difference has become almost a new orthodoxy . |
| 11 | On the other hand , the effect of live broadcasting will be increased now that it is being done on Wednesdays as well . |
| 12 | PLANS for a radical shake-up of Scotland 's council system should be scrapped now that the costings have been discredited , a leading local authority spokesman said yesterday . |
| 13 | Underlying the enthusiasm that greeted this new attempt at international co-operation there remained an unknown factor : could the wartime co-operation of the Western Allies and the USSR be maintained now that their common enemy in Europe had been defeated ? |
| 14 | The old balancing strategy of Perdikkas could , it seems , be shelved now that Athens was so much weaker : Archelaos could afford to give and receive real benefits . |
| 15 | The suit was originally filed in February in the US federal courts in California and is being pursued now that attempts at an out-of-court settlement have failed . |
| 16 | In December 1941 there were risks of Allied ships being bombed now that the Germans had improved their Norwegian airfields . |
| 17 | Teams will do anything to stop a try being scored now that it 's worth more . |
| 18 | It is realised now that your permission should have been obtained before disclosing such information and if any teacher does not wish this to happen in the future please notify the NDO — — without delay — hopefully with alternative suggestion for publicising your class . |
| 19 | It is accepted now that many of our nursery rhymes are based on factual people or occurrences . |
| 20 | It is accepted now that drinking water in many areas contains certain pollutants which are undesirable . |
| 21 | My strength is waned now that my need is most ; |
| 22 | He summoned over the waiter , who was chastened now that a man had arrived , and ordered wine to supplement Blanche 's mineral water . |