Example sentences of "[prep] how [pers pn] be to be " in BNC.

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1 Outside the charmed circle of high politics , radicalism on the far left developed utopian socialist blueprints which neglected pragmatic considerations of how they were to be achieved .
2 It was fortunate that the weather was good and they could sleep in the open , but that did not solve the immediate problem of how they were to be fed .
3 Legislation has put the matter beyond doubt in eight jurisdictions in the United States and elsewhere — for example , in France.15 In the United Kingdom , although some advocate legislation , it is likely that the new description will merely be incorporated into the law without more.16 The acceptance of brain-stem death may resolve a number of problems , but there is still the problem of how it is to be established in a particular case .
4 Of how it is to be Anne Duchess of York perchance ? ’
5 Hand-in-hand with this notion of what constitutes mathematics goes the perception of how it is to be learned .
6 This must be a taste of how it was to be a Marine in armour , whose servo-suit responded to the motions of his body , magnifying these …
7 If it is included , they must also decide on how it is to be taught .
8 A book by Mother Teresa has said much to us about how we are to be for Jesus in this situation . ’
9 Community nurses have been waiting for news about how they are to be organised for some time , and uncertainty about the future is always bad for morale .
10 This means that it is important that all those likely to be affected by the introduction of new technology should be involved in the decisions about how it is to be used .
11 However , if it is appropriate to make any sort of residence order , under section 11(7) : ‘ A section 8 order [ which includes a residence order ] may — ( a ) contain directions about how it is to be carried into effect ; …
12 Because of the way in which it is proposed to incorporate ‘ subsidiarity ’ into the European constitution , it will actually augment the powers of the Federalist institutions , which will be left with the essential decisions about how it is to be defined and applied .
13 The only exception to the rule is when the plaintiff is under a disability , when of course the interim payment has to be approved and directions given about how it is to be applied .
14 A s8 order may contain directions about how it is to be carried into effect and impose conditions on a parent , a non-parent with parental responsibility and anyone with whom the child is living .
15 Surely the very power which she now felt she possessed would enlighten her later about how it was to be exercised .
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