Example sentences of "what be [adj] to be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once the individual begins to establish regularities , to generalise over experience , it becomes possible for him not only to recognise a particular experience as being one of a type , say a scolding or an interview , it also becomes possible to predict what is likely to happen , what are likely to be the relevant features of context , within a particular type of communicative event . |
| 2 | What are likely to be the most effective methods by which bureaucracies can be made democratically responsible ? |
| 3 | The confusion arose between the subsequent press briefings given by the hon. and learned Member for Grantham ( Mr. Hogg ) , the Minister of State , Foreign and Commonwealth Office , and the Prime Minister 's statements about what were likely to be the maximum number of warheads on the Trident programme . |
| 4 | The central allegation in what 's certain to be a bitterly contested case , is that B A has a monopoly based on its dominance of Heathrow , which it 's abusing in a bid to force Virgin out of the market for transatlantic travel . |
| 5 | Today , Linfield are back in Europe pending what is certain to be a fruitless appeal by Dinamo to UEFA on Monday . |
| 6 | They had been working about a mile along a blind underground roadway , ending at what is due to be a new coal face , when the roof fell in 500 yards behind them . |
| 7 | Spanish manager Jabier Clemente is set to recall some of his more experienced stars for what is sure to be a closely-contested affair . |
| 8 | There is no doubt that a bill or note given in consideration of what is supposed to be a debt is without consideration if it appears that there was a mistake in fact as to the existence of the debt ; Bell v. Gardiner ( 4 M. & Gr. 11 ) ; and , according to the cases of Southall v. Rigg and Forman v. Wright ( 11 C.B. 481 ) , the law is the same if the bill or note is given in consequence of a mistake of law as to the existence of a debt . |
| 9 | On the one hand by 1983 the straight-forward expansionist strategy has been virtually abandoned , but on the other side the French authorities are striving to sustain an active supply-side policy to prevent the fabric of industry being destroyed during what is supposed to be a temporary period of demand restraint caused by international financial problems . |
| 10 | If , for example , a shy child has been very quiet in what is supposed to be a television interview , a positive way of dealing with it is to acknowledge it as something that has happened within the dramatic fiction : " Most of us would get very nervous being interviewed for TV ; I know I would . |
| 11 | The Soviets : on Gen Keightley 's right flank , Macmillan goes on : " Marshal Tolbukhin 's armies have spread out into what is supposed to be the British Zone in Austria , including the important city and road centre of Graz . |
| 12 | Thus we propose that the simple binomial model with constant n is a useful simplification of what is likely to be a more complex process . |
| 13 | If Rangers can produce a victory tonight 's game — played on neutral territory because of the severe Moscow winter — their prospects of emerging from the group as winners will be enhanced , particularly as the last of their six games will be against what is likely to be an even more depleted Russian side . |
| 14 | What is likely to be an engaging and appropriate issue ? |
| 15 | These however are directives as to what is likely to be the right action ; the actually right action is that which will actually , not merely probably , have the best consequences . |
| 16 | ‘ What is likely to be the result of changing X but not changing Y ? ’ . |
| 17 | Within a longer time frame it may also become more apparent what is likely to be the impact of the Community Care Reforms on the more general features of social work itself . |
| 18 | What is likely to be the major impact of organizational size on the information needs of managers ? |
| 19 | Vancouver lawyer Rod Holloway , who doubles as coach of British Columbia and assistant coach to Canada 's national squad , warned his players in mid-July they were embarking on what was certain to be a ‘ brutal ’ schedule . |
| 20 | Ellie looked once more down the table to her father , silently praying he would put an end to it , and prevent what was sure to be a bloodbath . |
| 21 | He was summoned down on the Saturday evening and his presence at least had the effect of giving its a vignette of Baldwin 's behaviour on the eve of what was likely to be the most testing week of his premiership . |
| 22 | After the two had left , Thomas confided to Thornton that he found it quite extraordinary that these two people , who were so naive and inexperienced , could be at the top of what was supposed to be a concrete business proposal . |
| 23 | The waxwork of Von Sydow held what was supposed to be a Bible but Paxton wondered if Ward might have substituted the Grimoire for the Holy Book . |
| 24 | Probably about all the other people in what was supposed to be a hired coach . |
| 25 | As the most recent poll tax was itself reduced as a result of the raising of VAT by 2.5 per cent , where are benefits that should accrue from what was supposed to be a ‘ new ’ progressive property tax ? |
| 26 | The coverage angered the royal entourage on what was supposed to be a high-profile visit to a close trading partner , and a country where British servicemen died in the fight against Communism in the early 1950s . |
| 27 | Most serious of all , chaos blighted both policy and politics as what was supposed to be the creative tension with the Treasury deteriorated into petty demarcations and empire-building . |
| 28 | These iterations should start coming off the line in the first quarter , another delay for what was supposed to be the standard Viking . |
| 29 | Further along there was a model of Sir Francis Chichester ; on what was supposed to be the deck of his yacht lay a number of books . |
| 30 | The question was , did the student teacher have the right to compel Nicky Wragg to do something he did not want to do during what was supposed to be the boy 's free time ? |