Example sentences of "[unc] [noun pl] are [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the acquirer 's solicitors are to prepare the agreement , it is very important that they are fully informed as to the acquirer 's aims and concerns about the acquisition and its assessment of its bargaining position and that they discuss the draft with the acquirer before it is released to the seller . |
| 2 | The present Conservative government 's proposals are to reduce , not increase , the taxes imposed on the incomes of the population of working age . |
| 3 | At the time of writing , the Government 's plans are to change this system from April 1993 . |
| 4 | NICHOLLE 'S goals are to strengthen her legs — particularly the inner-thighs — and abdomen and to lose some fat . |
| 5 | The group 's goals are to understand the factors influencing the origin , development and character of hydrocarbon reservoirs , and to develop and apply techniques to improve the location and characterisation of reservoirs . |
| 6 | IME happens to be the Estonian word for ‘ miracle ’ — exactly what is required , you could be forgiven for feeling , if today 's designs are to become reality . |
| 7 | Three Birmingham children 's homes are to close as the council attempts to bolster its foster service . |
| 8 | Wearing his environmental manager 's hat , Mike 's responsibilities are to monitor , audit and minimise the environmental impact of the business . |
| 9 | But what is more important than anything else is that they should not be treated as packages and removed from one place to another and back again because the grown-ups are involved in a dispute and have overlooked that children have rights , and that children 's rights are to remain somewhere until after calm and sensible consideration and a decision by a court that the particular place in which they are living is changed by the decision of the court to them living somewhere else . |
| 10 | The lead managers of all Heron 's bonds are to meet at the offices of Credit Suisse in Zurich on Monday to plan a concerted response after hearing outline proposals from the company in London last Friday . |
| 11 | Clare 's ambitions are to jump out of a plane ( with a parachute ) and , she says , to be in a Rentokil publication ! |
| 12 | London-based DataFlex Services Ltd is now shipping a version of its FlexSQL report writer for SCO Unix-based Intel Corp platforms — prices start at £800 : ICL DRS6000 and IBM RS/6000 ports are to follow . |
| 13 | Today 's Limerick game is Derry 's second last home League fixture and with just one point separating the top five challengers , a win is vital if Roy Coyle 's men are to figure in the final shakedown . |
| 14 | Clerical staff in Oxford 's hospitals are to take strike action in support of their campaign for better pay . |
| 15 | But if the nation 's children are to get the education they deserve , concerted action may be needed . |
| 16 | Verse 9 : God 's priests are to avoid the excesses of Canaan , where wine features prominently . |
| 17 | When confronted with an instance of deviance , the field man 's instincts are to stop the pollution , identify its source , and negotiate for preventive or remedial measures . |
| 18 | The union is as yet unconvinced that BT 's intentions are to use the robots for nothing more than to make their members ' jobs ‘ more interesting ’ . |
| 19 | The implication is clear : Jesus 's followers are to stem the tide of godlessness and prevent the sourness of decay in practical ways in the working world . |
| 20 | Erm , both erm experts are to give evidence before and my Lord included in this bundle with their reports are the documents to which either one or both of these experts have in guard when preparing their reports . |
| 21 | The projects ' objectives are to provide an account of the social processes by which labour demands are generated , jobs formulated , personnel specifications developed and employees recruited and selected , and thus to increase our understanding of the ways in which people and jobs are matched in the labour market . |
| 22 | Once their trades are completed , insiders ' incentives are to disclose the information . |
| 23 | More than ninety teachers ' jobs are to go in Gloucestershire as a result of spending cuts . |
| 24 | FIFTEEN dentists ' practices are to consider resigning from the NHS over proposed government funding cuts they fear could lead to bankruptcy . |