Example sentences of "it is still [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Abbey says it is still receiving complaints . |
| 2 | Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH says that it now expects its subscriber base to reach 200,000 next month , ahead of plan , but still expects the level to be between 300,000 and 350,000 by year-end ; it is still looking for profits in 1994-95 . |
| 3 | At the moment it is still looking for funding from private and public sources ; the Netherlands has provided an initial grant of US$1.5 million . |
| 4 | It is still raining . |
| 5 | Despite the fact that the state system of education is over 100 years old , it is still regarded as a fundamental duty of parenthood to educate one 's child . |
| 6 | The South therefore includes countries like Saudi Arabia with about 10m people and a GNP per capita of $12,230 per annum ; however , most of its income is derived from oil exports and investment income , and in economic and social terms it is still regarded as an underdeveloped country . |
| 7 | It is still regarded as a preconceived construct which incorporates goals for learning , and its relationship with a methodology which activates the immediate process of learning remains as undefined as before . |
| 8 | The disparity of provision partly reflects the lack of understanding by teachers of the purpose of a school library , and ways in which it should be used in the curriculum , so that it is still regarded as a peripheral concern , a room open for pupils in the lunch hour and for English lessons for children to borrow books . |
| 9 | However , it is still regarded by many members as the highlight of the season . |
| 10 | It happened so long ago that it seems incredible that it is still affecting her . |
| 11 | In Spain , Housman Overseas is no longer active in the Costa del Sol , although it is still dealing with the Costa Blanca . |
| 12 | As the housing is not pitted I cleaned it and replaced the seal , however it is still leaking some oil . |
| 13 | It is still grown on the Continent and is said to contain more protein . |
| 14 | It is still made in village dairies throughout South Western Switzerland by local cheese-makers who take pride in achieving the unique , smooth rich creamy taste , with a distinctive briny-dry sharpness . |
| 15 | You may not be actually using the previous stitch pattern this time around , but it is still taking up memory , whether you use it or not . |
| 16 | Measures underway to effect this are ; increased substitution of gas for oil in industrial complexes and combined heat and power ( CHP ) schemes , but it is still reckoned that the USSR is a million miles behind the West in terms of energy efficiency . |
| 17 | In India , it is still believed that certain people are able to assume the shape of a manticore , which then circles villages looking for human prey . |
| 18 | But Darwin conceived that natural selection applied to individuals , or possibly to species , and that is how it is still understood . |
| 19 | It is still assumed that it is the woman who will give up work to look after the children or take time off if they are sick , she admits . |
| 20 | It is still mounted on LMSR six wheeled bogies with plain bearings . |
| 21 | In some organizations it is still seen as the junior partner to sales , in others it has an equal status , in yet others it has a superior status . |
| 22 | ‘ We have come to the end of that chapter , they have spent the money , sold off the assets , squeezed the public services , cut the training , tossed everything they possibly can out of the boat , and it is still sinking . |
| 23 | In Edinburgh a clue emerges : ‘ Officially it is still hovering . |
| 24 | The Labour party 's amendment shows that it is still wedded to clause 4 and to renationalisation , despite the fact that the leader of the Labour party said recently : ’ We must learn to run capitalism better than the Conservatives . ’ |
| 25 | But the total flux should not be affected because it is still related to the applied voltage by eqn ( 4.66 ) . |
| 26 | He also suggests why , nonetheless , it is still perceived as a serious betrayal of the marriage . |
| 27 | After twenty-five years we can indeed see much response to Dei Verbum , but it is still limited . |
| 28 | Despite this apparent endorsement , SCO wo n't say whether it has even made a decision yet , suggesting that it is still trying to picture a future for OSF/1 , given the lack of industry support for it and the shadows cast by OSF 's re-focusing . |
| 29 | Today it has risen by more than twenty years , to 72 for men and 77 for women , and it is still rising . |
| 30 | By the late 80s , this figure had spiralled to more than 50% of all marriages — and it is still rising . |