Example sentences of "[be] to [be] no [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there is to be no common musical material we are going to find ourselves with something which , however distinguished , is not distinguishable , and which is therefore of questionable value . |
| 2 | There was to be no all-powerful central state apparatus , and political leaders were to be given no blank cheques ; on the contrary , they were to be hedged in by a complex , decentralized and fragmented system designed to prevent any one leader or group of leaders from becoming excessively powerful . |
| 3 | It was to be no insular backslapping occasion where favourite cars were chosen by the magazine 's staff , but a hard-headed look at the industry with independent judges outnumbering Autocar & Motor people by three to one . |
| 4 | There was to be no single avant-garde style , so that adroit composers could take what they needed without prejudice from whatever the source , be it neo-romantic or minimalist , serialism or tonality . |
| 5 | As in other Western European countries north of Italy , there was to be no pre-emptive national closure policy . |