Example sentences of "we [vb base] to be [adj] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have to be cautious about growth rates in a relatively new industry . |
| 2 | John Kydd , sacked convenor at the plant , said : ‘ We have to be cautious about this news . |
| 3 | but at the same time I would want to afford er , you as heads of departments er er everybody 's heads of department a little bit of leeway what i what if , what wa wa we have to be careful about this that we set a standard but allow a little leeway because all departments are slightly different and want to approach things |
| 4 | ‘ I think this could corrupt , we have to be careful about what we have in our town . |
| 5 | ‘ We have to be careful about what we say here , ’ he said , eventually explaining ‘ I was asked to examine the situation ’ but not the children . |
| 6 | While equally the white lesbian sister has got to understand that while she 's unified with this Asian lesbian sister there are differences , there are differences some of which are good and some of which are bad , and we have to be frank about them and to struggle around them because we ca n't just pretend that they do n't exist , then we 're not going to reach anywhere . |
| 7 | It is an embryonic concept in a fast-changing environment and we have to be realistic about the limits of our power to forecast or even speculate about its future . |
| 8 | What we need to be certain about is that whatever society is involved in or whatever organisation is involved in balloting that it should be seen to be done properly . |
| 9 | We need to be clearer about the interactions which affect this , and whether there are substantially more breakdowns when mental infirmity , especially dementia , is present in old people , or whether other factors are of equal significance . |
| 10 | As things stand , the visual system is proving a good model to guide investigation of other sensory systems but we need to be cautious about interpreting data and to avoid forcing these other systems into a straitjacket defined by the visual system . |
| 11 | The Ego clutters up our reality with a great deal of unnecessary detail , in the hope that we 'll miss the ‘ whispers ’ — so we need to be discerning about what we pay attention to . |
| 12 | So having said that I thought that there were more important issues for the council to discuss , I do n't think it 'd be fair to let this second debate on the subject pass without actually making a few er er a very short erm a few short remarks cos I think we need to be clear about the issues . |
| 13 | One of the things that we need to be clear about is that erm computers are not unlike us . |