Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pron] to be [adj] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , a conglomerate in receipt of inside information from an issuer of publicly traded securities may find itself in a position where actual compliance with its disclosure obligations to its retail customers ( ie. , those who wish to buy shares ) in accordance with the equitable principle of undivided loyalty causes it to be liable in an action for breach of confidence to its corporate clients , and guilty of tipping in violation of anti-insider dealing laws . |
| 2 | According to the 1929 Encyclopaedia Britannica , one theory of consciousness holds it to be inherent in every atom of the body . |
| 3 | ‘ Because it allows me to be single-minded in my work . ’ |
| 4 | This allows us to be patient in the face of the daily frustrations of life . |
| 5 | The yellow ( red + green ) of the outer part of the streamer shows it to be bright in X-rays . |
| 6 | However , the evaluators are not satisfied that they have built up a picture of library use which permits them to be confident in drawing firm conclusions about the project 's success in these terms . |
| 7 | but noted that the US investment community ‘ expects us to be profitable in the fourth quarter ; ’ he also said that customers were enthusiastic about the new Alpha-based systems , adding that five major database vendors had committed to supporting the RISC chip . |
| 8 | He declined to make projections about fourth quarter earnings but noted that the US investment community ‘ expects us to be profitable in the fourth quarter . ’ |
| 9 | Within this simplified conception , the role of linguistic factors in education is easy to define : some children come to school equipped with an elaborated code which enables them to be successful in class because they can use it to analyse , describe , speculate , and so on ; other children fail , because they do not possess this code . |
| 10 | This is how he shows us mercy and enables us to be merciful in turn to others . |