Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] to [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | TONY WRIGHT is to be the new captain of Gloucestershire in an attempt to foster a happier , more integrated dressing-room and lift morale . |
| 2 | Or are they expected to be grateful that after the hamfisted handling of Sir David ( now Lord ) Wilson 's resignation , Hong Kong is to be the possible reward for a loser in the game of political musical chairs ? |
| 3 | New vicar for Saltburn The Rev. Ian Parkinson is to be the new vicar of Saltburn . |
| 4 | Velizy , France is to be the European headquarters with around ten staff and other offices will open in London , Northern European Office , and Munich , Central European Office , by the end of this year . |
| 5 | West Germany was to be the poor relation , with all its military units being placed under the integrated command structure . |
| 6 | In fact , Euratom was to be the poor relation of the Rome Treaty , slow to begin its work and very soon unable to prevent national interests exerting themselves . |
| 7 | To many within the underground , and in the media 's eyes , in the years ahead Ferrier and Neville were to be the archetypal underground beautiful couple . |