be on the receiving end

Examples of receiving

receiving

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Whether children are playing, or learning language or math skills, they are also receiving training in executive function skills at the same time.
Being an older person has never of itself been sufficient justification for receiving resources.
Receiving treatment for depression in most sites is associated not only with depressive symptoms, but also with a person's dissatisfaction with his or her health.
In the patient groups receiving active drug therapy (velnacrine maleate), an improvement was observed in their cognitive functioning relative to the placebo group.
Family carers were not recipients of district nursing support in their own right but were dependent upon the cared-for person receiving nursing care.
Evaluation of quality of life in patients receiving treatment for advanced breast cancer.
There were no significant differences in marital status or total time receiving hospice care.
Patients receiving palliative care often show more marked changes in physical and cognitive function than other medical patients.
This seemed to improve his alertness in ways that could help him become even more cognizant of the nurturing he was receiving through reflexology.
They did not suffer from medical or psychiatric disorders and were not receiving medication, and had no family history of psychiatric disorder.
Students were in two classes, one receiving 12 hours of direct communication strategy training.
Analysis is one way to investigate what is going on in music from the receiving end.
The 'economic vacuum ' of the period between ending work and receiving a pension is the final issue.
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