Example sentences of "that [pron] is [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether problems stem from personal shortcomings , from the structure of society or from some combination of these two broad influences , the focus must be on the family and on signs that something is likely to be ‘ wrong ’ . |
| 2 | Such facts speak for themselves and clearly emphasise Richards 's ( 1985 ) view ( section 4.4.1 ) that there is much to be gleaned from traditional agricultural/agroforestry methods if sustainable development is to be achieved in the light of current and projected population growth . |
| 3 | Perhaps some Koi keepers still need to be convinced that they can add to the well-being of their beloved stock by removing pesticides , metals , and such horrors as chloroform from their water , but those who have invested in a tapwater filter , often cheap when compared to the value of their fish , have seen results that demonstrate , without any doubt , that there is much to be gained by permitting the fish to live in conditions which help rather than hinder heir survival . |
| 4 | I think that there is much to be said for statutes to be preceded by some statement of what Parliament is seeking to achieve in rather longer form than is normally provided by the long title , in the form of perhaps a return to the days of the preamble containing recitals — a form adopted in European Community legislation . |
| 5 | Everyone agrees that there is much to be done if the UK 's innovation performance is to be improved . |
| 6 | AEA believes , therefore , that there is much to be gained from the coherence of its business units and that an important part of its task is to maintain and develop such coherence in the future . |
| 7 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that there is much to be commended in general in his decision to reduce the infantry battalions by only 12 , 13 or 14 per cent. , which is a great deal better than what he did for the Regular Army ? |
| 8 | This may lead some health workers , families and older people themselves to believe that there is little to be done to improve the circumstances of people with care needs . |
| 9 | There has been an assumption that young visually impaired children have little or no ability to use tactile maps to find their way around , and it has been argued that there is little to be gained from introducing visually impaired children to maps at an early age . |
| 10 | It is true that there is likely to be a time lag while parents gain confidence in their children 's improved survival chances . |
| 11 | From what the Secretary of State has implied about the performance of opting-out hospitals , I take it that there is likely to be a weighting in their favour . |
| 12 | This means that there is likely to be considerable data duplication when using a hierarchical database . |
| 13 | This is all the more important since it is in the area of State aid that there is likely to be greater conflict between national and EC interests . |
| 14 | Erm but I do feel that there is likely to be some positive spin off for the factories . |
| 15 | In summary , Collins have pulled out of participation in the National Corpus Project and Longman have given a commitment to participate in the National Corpus Project , which leaves us having submitted a proposal a revised proposal to the D T I , erm fully documenting Longman 's contribution , erm but leaving O U P's role and financial contribution to the project open in anticipation that there is likely to be some rearrangements amongst the industrial partners , that is there may be a reallocation of funding between Longman and O U P and maybe the addition of new partners erm or it may just stay as it is erm . |
| 16 | In the light of the above factors and on the assumption that there is unlikely to be any real increase in the dollar price of oil in the medium term , the Board does not believe it to be financially prudent to maintain the 1992 dividend at the same level as that paid in respect of 1991 . |
| 17 | The evidence available suggests that events at the operational level will be fully automatic in normal driving and that there is unlikely to be any episodic memory available of them subsequently unless unusual circumstances occurred to force controlled processes to be used . |
| 18 | There 's a worthless piece of paper saying that there is supposed to be an oyster enterprise , but there 's no evidence that anyone has ever caught a single oyster . " |
| 19 | My point is , that it is better to be prudent than happy . |
| 20 | Although he has been looking for the little creep to beat him up for having steered him wrong , he realises that it is better to be with someone , even someone like Ratso , than to be alone . |
| 21 | Think about this carefully and you realise that it is essential to be conscious of the clubhead throughout the swing . |
| 22 | Christians need to reflect from time to time on their faith , knowing that it is easy to be distracted from their calling to be disciples . |
| 23 | We have found that it is good to be factual and helpful on these occasions and that always one or two who live opposite , or round the corner or who know the building have been drawn in . |
| 24 | He says that it is good to be home again . |
| 25 | Discussing the patient 's ‘ auditory environment ’ Gough ( 1986 ) provides vignettes showing how noise means different things to different people and reminds nurses that it is possible to be upset by silence , for example a child in an isolation unit — a salutary reminder of the importance of individualising nursing according to the circumstances . |
| 26 | Whether the Ephesian disciples were Christians or not before Paul 's arrival — and the development of the story suggests that he finds they were not — Paul 's initial question still assumes that it is possible to be a believer in Jesus without receiving fully the Holy Spirit . |
| 27 | Girke 's paintings have a similar quality , and this is what I want to show : that it is possible to be reductive and constructive but also emotional ’ . |
| 28 | Allowing for the utmost frankness and lack of embarrassment possible with the individual client , it might be pointed out that it is possible to be too bright and breezy . |
| 29 | " Alarmist and badly educated people " , he wrote , " do not understand that it is possible to be an outright enemy of the entire contemporary order without being a liberal " . |
| 30 | As such , it is alleged that it is appropriate to be dealt with on the basis of qualified majority voting . |