The phrase "we've been evaluating" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a process that has taken place over a period of time. For example, "We've been evaluating different options for our next product launch to ensure a successful outcome."
Not being "near ready" has a different connotation than "close to" or "on the verge of" or "we've been evaluating and grading and discussing Mark Sanchez and Geno Smith for nearly four months and, finally, we're almost there".
"This is the third of several acquisitions we've been evaluating as we continue our mission to help simplify and digitize healthcare around the world," Shashank ND said in a statement.
Recently, we've been evaluating the differential absorption of IR light by hemoglobin to infer respiratory cycles; controlling twisted nematic liquid crystal from Arduino; designing touchless interfaces using transparent conductive coatings; and developing software and techniques for ablating micron-scale graphics using an Excimer laser.
"We have been evaluating our research program; we are doing pretty well," Dr. Varmus said yesterday.
"This is something we have been evaluating for a long time," Mr. Hill said.
"We have been evaluating for some time now; we think this would benefit China Airlines the most," Mr. Han said, ending months of speculation about the multibillion-dollar jet order.
In this paper, we have been evaluating IEEE 802.15.4 MAC limitations under new challenging healthcare requirements for wireless body sensor networks (BSNs).
"We have been evaluating many opportunities in the area of skills development outside of traditional educational channels to drive a double bottom line," said Kara Nortman, the investor at Upfront Ventures who led the round, in a statement.
We have been evaluating the effects of proton and HZE particle radiation in cultured human cells and animals for nearly a decade.
We have been evaluating Experimental Physics and industrial control system (EPICS) input output controller (IOC) over an embedded PowerPC processor on several customized hardware.
Since February 2000 we have been evaluating the TranScan TS 2000 in our unit, both for symptomatic patients and women with screen-detected abnormalities.
