Example sentences of "that is [adv] [adj] to be " in BNC.

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1 As the killer strikes at the retreating reptile it is the victim 's tail that is most likely to be caught in claws or jaws .
2 The question which organization is best fitted to undertake a particular project should be determined not only by considerations of relative expertise and resources but also by reference to the type of instrument that is most likely to be effective .
3 Given the decline of rural rail and bus routes ( chapter 6 ) , it is private transport that is most likely to be important , and access to cars and motorbikes is highly selective in terms of age , sex , income and social class .
4 PAMELA : I will never , sir , enter into a subject that is not proper to be communicates every tittle of it to Mr. Belville and this must be my excuse for withdrawing .
5 International : Sweet news that is too good to be true
6 One can not , of course , immediately conclude that the companion is a black hole : it might merely be a star that is too faint to be seen .
7 The Skil 1865U is a mid-range model that is more likely to be found in the independent tool stores than the d-i-y sheds .
8 It was a bold experiment that is almost certain to be rewarded with full houses and , as the acoustics are to be softened , by tonight 's performance it might prove to be one of the better stagings .
9 ‘ Have you any equipment that is sufficiently light to be taken in a cab ? ’
10 One of the items that is least likely to be individualised in hospital is the timing of meals .
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