Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] [vb mod] be to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ability of the politician to provide patronage , of whatever nature , was never more than a tool of management , and however useful it might be to the man who could supply it , patronage in itself did not remove the need for active and continuous management of the voters included within the interest . |
| 2 | The more the star has moved at the end of the Earth 's journey of 186 million miles , the closer it must be to the solar system . |
| 3 | Even in a socialist country like Tanzania , however committed one may be to the abolition of privilege in society , there is no arguing with the fact that young people with secondary and higher education can expect life to bring them a richer and more interesting experience than it does to the primary school leaver . |
| 4 | For instance , the manager of an airline , however committed he may be to an efficient seat reservation system , may be obliged to withdraw seats already allocated in favour of a minister and his train of attendants . |
| 5 | Instead of the public sector having the advantage of free or subsidised services , the higher the charge the nearer it will be to the private alternative . |
| 6 | This lethal game is often called ‘ last across ’ , the idea being to see how close you can be to a train before it hits you or you can get out of the way . |
| 7 | The fact is we remain an island power and can not ignore the sea however close we may be to the Continent . |
| 8 | The longer we delay the worse it will become and the more expensive it will be to the nation at large . ’ |
| 9 | It is too early to say exactly what powers the committee will have , or indeed how sympathetic they will be to the aim of preserving such areas , but this sets a dangerous precedent . |