Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] it [be] to [be] " in BNC.

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1 Balance is difficult to define in simple terms and requires great sensitivity by journalists if it is to be achieved .
2 The ADC felt that this was ironic , given that a property has to be close to amenities if it is to be excluded from the Right to Buy ;
3 The results presented so far imply that the information acquired during non-reinforced exposure to a stimulus , like that acquired as a consequence of other conditioning procedures , requires the presence of appropriate contextual cues if it is to be fully retrieved .
4 The runs have captured the imagination of the enthusiasts and it is to be hoped that British Rail will allow these trains to run in 1992 .
5 The arch was to remain one of the important station motifs but it was to be matched and surpassed by the tower .
6 It is therefore possible to imagine two opposite reactions if it were to be shown conclusively that the creature was a whale .
7 You will need the same heading allowance as for pinch pleats if it is to be made up as a curtain heading , but for making a valance you will need only 1.5cm ( ½in ) for the heading allowance .
8 Electrification was first mooted during the early LNER days but it was to be 1954 before the final chapter in the story of Victoria opened .
9 SITE VISITS Written evidence must be submitted to the inspectors at least three weeks before it was to be given at the inquiry .
10 For those gardeners able to cut out and plant up new beds , the nature of the rose does impose certain conditions if it is to be appreciated fully .
11 It was felt that was totally contradictory as community care was more expensive and required a lot more time and resources if it was to be quality care .
12 But as is already clear from what was said in the last chapter , the irreducibility thesis , plausible though it may appear at first sight , remains highly vulnerable to criticism and requires important additional assumptions if it is to be taken at all seriously .
13 Serve warm , cut into neat squares for tapas , or quarters if it is to be the centrepiece of the meal .
14 This has seriously weakened the therapeutic and remedial potential of supervision orders and it is to be hoped that greater priority will be given to this area in the next few years .
15 But both health authorities issued a warning that the charter needs support from patients if it is to be a success .
16 But both health authorities issued a warning that the charter needs support from patients if it is to be a success .
17 Six years ago , Sir Peter set up a memorial appeal fund , with instructions that it was to be launched immediately after his death .
18 Any local tax should meet several criteria if it is to be introduced .
19 This comment was later confirmed by Flying Scotsman Services and it is to be hoped that the long awaited 8F event will be sanctioned .
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