present continuous passive negative

In the English Grammar Profile, point 15 in the category of PASSIVES at B2 is PRESENT CONTINUOUS, NEGATIVE.

This clashes for usage with point 34 at C1:

present continuous passive negative form to refer to ongoing situations in the present.

_vb _xx being _vvn

1 IS NOT BEING USED 3339
2 ARE NOT BEING USED 1793
3 ARE NOT BEING MET 1178
4 IS N’T BEING USED 773
5 ‘S NOT BEING USED 591
6 ARE N’T BEING USED 567
7 ARE NOT BEING PAID 521
8 IS NOT BEING MADE 505


9 IS NOT BEING RELEASED 462

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10 WAS NOT BEING USED 449
11 IS NOT BEING TREATED 435
12 ARE NOT BEING MADE 372
13 ARE NOT BEING TREATED 335
14 ARE NOT BEING TAKEN 287
15 IS NOT BEING MET 281
16 WAS N’T BEING USED 271
17 ARE NOT BEING RELEASED 267
18 ARE N’T BEING MET 265
19 ARE NOT BEING GIVEN 247
20 WERE NOT BEING USED 244
21 IS NOT BEING TAKEN 242
22 ARE NOT BEING TOLD 241
23 ARE NOT BEING ADDRESSED 237
24 ARE NOT BEING HEARD 229
25 ARE NOT BEING ASKED 227
26 IS NOT BEING CONSIDERED 220
27 IS NOT BEING PAID 218
28 WERE NOT BEING MET 218
29 IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED 212
30 IS NOT BEING OFFERED 199
31 ARE NOT BEING SENT 192
32 ARE NOT BEING FOLLOWED 189
33 ARE NOT BEING TAUGHT 189
34 ARE NOT BEING DISCLOSED 186
35 IS NOT BEING HELD 185
36 ‘RE NOT BEING USED 182
37 ARE NOT BEING OFFERED 182
38 ARE NOT BEING HELD 163
39 ARE NOT BEING PROVIDED 161
40 IS NOT BEING CHARGED 161
41 IS NOT BEING SOLD 160
42 ARE NOT BEING SOLD 150
43 WERE NOT BEING PAID 149
44 AM NOT BEING PAID 148
45 ARE N’T BEING PAID 142
46 ARE NOT BEING CONSIDERED 142
47 IS NOT BEING APPLIED 142
48 ARE NOT BEING ACCEPTED 141
49 IS NOT BEING PROVIDED 141
50 ARE NOT BEING SERVED 133
51 WERE N’T BEING USED 132
52 IS NOT BEING IDENTIFIED 131
53 IS NOT BEING RECOGNIZED 131
54 WAS NOT BEING TREATED 126
55 IS NOT BEING UPDATED 124
56 ARE NOT BEING CHARGED 123
57 IS NOT BEING UTILIZED 123
58 IS NOT BEING GIVEN 120
59 IS NOT BEING SAID 120
60 ARE NOT BEING ALLOWED 118
61 ARE N’T BEING MADE 117
62 ARE NOT BEING FORCED 117
63 ARE NOT BEING REPLACED 112
64 ‘M NOT BEING PAID 109
65 IS NOT BEING RUN 108
66 IS NOT BEING MAINTAINED 107
67 IS NOT BEING TAUGHT 107
68 ‘RE NOT BEING TOLD 106
69 ARE NOT BEING APPLIED 106
70 WERE NOT BEING TREATED 104
71 IS NOT BEING NAMED 103
72 IS NOT BEING FOLLOWED 102
73 IS NOT BEING DRIVEN 101
74 ARE NOT BEING LISTENED 100
75 IS NOT BEING TALKED 100
76 ARE N’T BEING HEARD 99
77 IS NOT BEING ALLOWED 99
78 IS NOT BEING DISPLAYED 99
79 IS NOT BEING SERVED 99
80 IS NOT BEING SENT 98
81 ARE NOT BEING UTILIZED 97
82 IS NOT BEING ACCEPTED 97
83 IS NOT BEING INVESTIGATED 97
84 IS NOT BEING ENFORCED 96
85 IS NOT BEING BLOCKED 94
86 IS NOT BEING DELIVERED 94
87 IS NOT BEING HEARD 93
88 IS NOT BEING SHOWN 93
89 ‘RE NOT BEING PAID 92
90 ARE N’T BEING GIVEN 90
91 IS N’T BEING TAKEN 90
92 IS NOT BEING PLAYED 90
93 IS NOT BEING REPORTED 86
94 WERE N’T BEING PAID 86
95 ARE NOT BEING BLOCKED 85
96 ARE NOT BEING DISPLAYED 84
97 ARE NOT BEING ENFORCED 84
98 ARE NOT BEING EXPOSED 84
99 WERE NOT BEING GIVEN 84
100 IS N’T BEING MADE 83

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