Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [be] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This new form of Unity was to be concerned with foreign policy issues , virtually to the exclusion of the domestic policies contained in the original Unity Manifesto . |
| 2 | In advertising the purpose of research is to be able to plan the campaign so you know to whom you are talking , what you should be saying , which idea will best convey your message and , finally , whether that message is having the right results . |
| 3 | Previously , the surest way of getting plenty of attention was to be naughty . |
| 4 | Clearly , if a threat of punishment is to be effective in sustaining collusion the firms must believe that the punishment would actually be carried out if the need arose . |
| 5 | One quick way of going out of business is to be unable to meet a substantial claim because it is not covered by insurance . |
| 6 | Since the whole point of belief is to be true , logical inconsistency in belief defeats the aim of belief . |
| 7 | Clearly , if the party input into the development of policy is to be significant then something more than an isolated individual is needed to make the system effective . |
| 8 | The main tool of policy was to be public spending , but work in Whitehall on schemes for the regulation of private investment and consumption was to continue . |
| 9 | To them , the meaning of human is to be fearful , and this permeates their cosmology . |
| 10 | The principal behind the design of VAX was to be able to upgrade PDP-11 architecture , by preserving the existing instruction formats and instruction set and fitting the virtual address extension around them . |
| 11 | ( b ) What can you do to deduce from the fact that at s.t.p. 22.4 dm of carbon dioxide contain rather more than ( c ) ( i ) State Graham 's law of diffusion. ( ii ) The ratio of the rate of diffusion of a gas Y to that of nitrogen was to be 0.366 . |
| 12 | Second , in redistributive studies there is a wide gulf between the appropriate cordon bleu ( theoretical ) recipe and what the empirical short-order cook is forced to do in practice if any sort of meal is to be forthcoming within a reasonable time period . |
| 13 | The heart of taekwondo is to be able to deliver a kick , with power , to any target that is beyond the range of one 's hands . |
| 14 | There is a readily identified ‘ central government interest ’ within the state of destination where considerations of sovereignty may be seen to be involved and where some knowledge of the nature of the documents is necessary if the state of destination is to be sure that its public policy ( e.g. as to bank secrecy ) is not offended . |
| 15 | Perhaps the first step towards achieving this balance of ability is to be able to use both left and right sides with equal effectiveness . |
| 16 | To see him as the embodiment of irrationality is to be certain of our own rational cause and motives . |
| 17 | But the small case load of the House of Lords and the expense of bringing a second appeal have produced suggestions that there is no need for the second appeal if the Court of Appeal were to be free to reconsider its own previous decisions . |