Example sentences of "are [verb] [prep] be [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bernstock & Speirs ' hats are designed to be easy to wear . |
| 2 | They are designed to be quick to prepare and even quicker to eat and as a result are highly desirable to anyone who has a busy lifestyle . |
| 3 | These are claimed to be fatigue-resistant to cope with the high amplitude vibrations that are generated by fast stunters . |
| 4 | Personal computer and workstation manufacturers are expected to be able to use the board to build powerful file servers in the $10,000 price bracket . |
| 5 | The three services differ in their ‘ substitutability ’ — that is , the degree to which informal carers ( other household members , relatives , and friends ) are expected to be able to substitute for the services which might be provided by formal carers ( paid professionals ) ( Arber et al. |
| 6 | Workers are expected to be able to deal with a range of tasks and managers to be able to respond to immediate changes in demand . |
| 7 | This means that actors are expected to be able to control any regional or foreign accent which is natural to them , and deliver a text in what may best be called ‘ the classical style ’ . |
| 8 | More generally , the fact that literary studies is sometimes thought of as a general training in thinking and writing means that you are expected to be able to control how you write — in particular , that you are able consistently to use a particular appropriate register . |
| 9 | USL declined to reveal pricing until Univel Inc — joint-owned by USL and Novell Inc — rolls out the end-user shrink-wrapped Unixware version in September-October , but as Unigram reported last week ( UX No 389 ) , OEMs are expected to be able to get it out of the door for around $350 . |
| 10 | They are reported to be willing to contribute up to $2 million for the South Pacific leg of the cruise . |
| 11 | It is , in fact , the case that the men are pretending to be prepared to operate the accident and emergency service . |
| 12 | The Japanese are said to be keen to invest more , but worry about the safety of their executives there . |
| 13 | Each cooking function can be used singularly or simultaneously and the controls are said to be simple to operate . |
| 14 | Both of these words which are said to be inadequate fail to satisfy one or other of the criteria outlined for a wording to establish a trust . |
| 15 | The three VAX servers are said to be able to cope with 1,000 transactions an hour , though so far they have been tested to only a few percent of their capacity . |
| 16 | The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis has been asked to look at the allegations and to arrange for certain persons who are said to be able to shed new light on the case to be interviewed . |
| 17 | So it is by no means impossible that the kraken and the other legendary sea monsters that are said to be able to rise from the deep and wrap ships in their tentacles , really exist . |
| 18 | The Bank has quadrupled its investment in environmental projects over the past year , from US$404 million to US$1,600 million , but critics charge that the money is being used to make projects look green rather than cancelling bad projects , which Bank officials are said to be reluctant to do . |
| 19 | Sir Derek Alun-Jones , chairman of Ferranti , and some other directors of the troubled group are said to be ready to resign in February once a share issue to raise £187 million in finance for the group is agreed by shareholders .. |
| 20 | NEC and Sony are said to be ready to formalise an alliance following their initial agreement in May to share application software catalogues . |
| 21 | Those who are alleged to be unfit to practise by virtue of illness can be referred by the Investigating Committee , Professional Conduct Committee or any concerned citizen to a separate UKCC Health Committee , so that their cases may be considered with medical reports and advice available . |
| 22 | The schools are seem to be able to make them look attractive because of the photography and things like that . |
| 23 | While New Zealand , Australia and the West Indies are thought to be ready to back the TCCB 's bid , the chances of South Africa and Zimbabwe doing so are remote . |
| 24 | Often the attraction of broader approaches like counselling is that they are thought to be able to tackle many massive problems at the same time . |
| 25 | Shetlanders are afraid that they might be excluded from this market — with their higher salaries and various company safeguards , incomers are thought to be willing to make higher bids for scarce pieces of land . |
| 26 | But you are going to be sorry to see that one go because you 've looked after her for so long . |
| 27 | Landlady Rita Smith said : ‘ We are going to be sorry to see him go . |
| 28 | Terry do those reassurances that the County Council Planners are going to be tough do they erm =lay some of the er the fears that you have ? |
| 29 | There is an assumption behind all this that size does matter , which seems to be belied by the fact that IBM 's enormous $60,000m a year bulk has been unable to save the company — but IBM 's problems all arise from the fact that the company 's business is so hopelessly slewed to one sector of the market , with products that fewer and fewer people are going to be happy to own . |
| 30 | The general concern expressed about the approach is whether the county courts are going to be able to cope with the significant extra workload . |