Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 On minute one one four , I 'm using my privilege as a chair to hang on to that ; the fact that the Poly are to hold a conference on health and housing in the new year .
2 Scott Bader are to close their Stratford Road premises in Birmingham and replace it with a new centre backing onto the Merryhill Estate in Brierley Hill .
3 The key stages of preparation are to become familiar with all the facts as recorded in key documents , for example correspondence , meeting records , site measurements , wage sheets and plant invoices try to agree the facts with the engineer and/or contractor check the claim is in order with respect to time and/or documentation and that it complies with the contract
4 Verses 29–33 : the Merarites are to look after and transport the framework — pillars , pegs , cords — also under Ithamar 's supervision .
5 But , as usual , an All Blacks team depends on the back row and Jamie Joseph , Zinzan Brooke and the gifted Michael Jones must be tamed if the Lions are to have a chance .
6 THE pride of the ‘ 74 Lions are to embark on an adventurous trip that could be more hazardous than their unbeaten trek through South Africa when they hit Ulster for a 20th anniversary bash next April ( writes JIM STOKES ) .
7 ALTON Lions are to play their part in a worldwide campaign to help diabetics — they are offering a screening test at this year 's Alton Carnival .
8 British Rail are to remain the employer of the British Transport Police for the immediate future , in order to ensure that the British Transport Police will continue to police the whole of the restructured railway er a an order amending the British Transport Police Force Scheme in nineteen sixty three will be laid before Parliament shortly .
9 Engineers from British Rail are to visit the site at Wylam Hill , near Thompson Street East , in a bid to improve safety .
10 BRITISH Rail are to develop an electric version of the 200 km/h high-speed train ( HST ) , which runs its Inter-City 125 services .
11 Its objects are to unite the deaf and dumb and all interested in them , advance and protect their interests , elevate their social status , secure better and higher education for them , afford to anyone information as to their condition , education , etc. , establish missions in places where none exist , and last of all to assist by means of pensions the most deserving aged and infirm deaf and dumb , and so prevent them , in many instances , from drifting into the workhouse .
12 The main objects are to remove all construction materials from the beach area and to disperse boulders where these formed the access road along the beach .
13 THE last staff handling employees income tax returns are to leave London by 1992 for Bootle , East Kilbride , Cardiff , Middlesbrough , Salford and Sunderland , the Inland Revenue announced yesterday .
14 THE last staff handling employees income tax returns are to leave London by 1992 for Bootle , East Kilbride , Cardiff , Middlesbrough , Salford and Sunderland , the Inland Revenue announced yesterday .
15 The group is pressing on with the expansion and development of NET but really needs the embryonic United States economic recovery to develop swiftly if short term returns are to improve .
16 Answer guide : Because the accounts are to do with measuring economic activity rather than the timing of receipts and payments .
17 The primary objectives in producing cost accounts are to provide : ( a ) The detailed information to determine the profit or loss on individual projects or an aspect of the company 's business transactions .
18 Furthermore , the Schengen Treaty indicates matters on which the signatory states are to take common initiatives at the Community level , such as VAT harmonization , and it requires the development of common policies by its participants in areas such as visas for citizens of non-Member States of the EC — a matter which would be brought expressly into Community competence by the Maastricht Treaty under Article 100c , providing that ‘ the Council , acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament , shall determine the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States ’ .
19 Admittedly , the Brugnoni case is concerned with article 2(1) of the First Directive , which provided for the grant of general authorisations in respect of the capital movements set out in list B of Annex I , and Directive ( 85/566/E.E.C. ) repealed that article and merged list B with list A referred to in article 1(1) , under which member states are to grant all foreign exchange authorisations required .
20 Contracting States are to designate the authorities which consuls may approach .
21 And the PLO , Israel and several Arab states are to meet to discuss regional economic development at the World Bank headquarters in Washington on September 20 .
22 Further , in the case of such an application , the licensing board are to consult with the fire authority ( subs .
23 The Test and County Cricket Board are to take no further action against the Worcestershire cricketer Richard Stemp following a positive drugs test on the player this summer .
24 All 150 UK employees are training by module and France and Germany are to follow .
25 Taking slip catches is absolutely vital if NZ are to improve their international situation .
26 However unpleasant these flows are to scramble over when cold , it is very instructive to watch them when hot .
27 The main objects of this alignment are to achieve a short wheel base , and a fairly steep gradient .
28 In Hungary , for example , the Germans are to blame for the Hungarian Holocaust , the ‘ Russians ’ for Soviet communism and now , in some circles , the Jews for the failures of capitalism .
29 If concurrent investigations are to take place , the purchaser should meet its advisers as early as possible to ensure there is no duplication in the areas to be investigated and , more importantly , that all significant areas are covered in the investigation process .
30 The EC price for a tonne of butter is the equivalent of $4,000 ; the Russians are to pay $1,100 , and the EC budget will cover the difference .
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