Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] be to " in BNC.
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| 31 | He prepared an instruction for the King 's signature , declaring that the Macdonalds of Glencoe were to be pursued ‘ by fire and sword ’ and that troops were to ‘ burn their houses , seize or destroy their goods or cattle , plenishings or clothes , and to cut off the men . ’ |
| 32 | A judge may order that costs are to be taxed on one of two bases . |
| 33 | Again , I do not think that individuals are to be blamed for this : whole societies were caught up in this sexist interpretation of reality . |
| 34 | It was announced on March 31 that subsidies were to be lifted from 16 consumer commodities , i.e. all except for semolina , flour , milk and bread . |
| 35 | Mubarak stated that committees were to be established to enhance political and economic co-operation between both countries . |
| 36 | Though the trade knows that auctions are to some extent staged events , the general public does n't . |
| 37 | It made a ‘ mockery of the oft-proclaimed principle that statutes are to be construed in favour of the defendant ’ . |
| 38 | This seems close to what Williams says , in the above quotation , that rights are to be understood as ‘ assuring expectations ’ of which animals are incapable ( which is not to deny that we might have such expectations concerning the treatment of animals ) : |
| 39 | After some initial hesitation it now seems to be generally accepted that the value should be assessed at the date of the conversion ( though it should be noted that in other contexts the courts show some resistance to any universal rule that damages are to be assessed at the date of the wrong ) . |
| 40 | Although differences were to be found — especially comparing the arts and sciences — the highly creative were frequently described in similar terms as : sceptical , aloof , radical , self-sufficient , independent , bohemian , often introverted and usually more open to experience . |
| 41 | Therefore , the fact that pensions were to be increased by earnings rather than prices was academic ; it meant nothing to pensioners . |
| 42 | The deadline set for this was 1990 , a simple majority vote of the borough council being sufficient to ensure separation ; neither parents nor governors were to be involved in the decision . |
| 43 | No one doubted that some form of physical education should be part of the programme ; nor was there any dissent from the view that girls were to be taught domestic economy and similar subjects in addition to trade and academic courses ; and , thirdly , the terms ‘ vocational ’ and ‘ liberal ’ should be generously interpreted , rather than be seen as mutually exclusive . |
| 44 | for example , the Act says that governors are to be responsible for disciplinary procedures for staff , and a collective agreement which gave this function to the LEA could therefore not apply . |
| 45 | On May 4 , India and Russia signed a five-year agreement on trade and economic co-operation which stipulated that payments were to be in freely convertible currencies , and agreed to find " mutually advantageous " solutions to outstanding problems including Russia 's supply of rocket technology and defence spares . |
| 46 | It is no accident that Londoners were to be found financing enterprises in the shires — Henry Fyner , a goldsmith , had built the first English blast furnace at Hartfield , Sussex — and helping to create the country 's stock of ‘ social overhead capital ’ — roads and bridges , schools and colleges . |
| 47 | Despite criticisms voiced by the Post Office Engineering Union ( 1980 ) it is still the case that warrants are to be issued under the hand of the Home Secretary rather than a judge , there apparently being no concern that a major invasion of privacy can take place by executive act without the need for any judicial approval or authorization , as is required in other democracies . |
| 48 | In contrast to the administrative procedures operating before 1986 , the Act authorizes warrants to be granted for preventing as well as detecting crime , thereby compromising the important question of principle identified by Dicey that ‘ preventive measures are inconsistent with the pervading principle of English law , that men are to be interfered with or punished , not because they may or will break the law , but only when they have committed some definite assignable legal offence ’ ( Dicey , 1959 : 249 ) . |
| 49 | Special old age concessions such as travel permits , cheap beef and butter , of which we are so often proud , emphasize that pensioners are to be treated differently . |
| 50 | It is a similar concept to the benefit of the division of labour , in that benefits are to be gained , not by persons doing what they can do best , but by persons doing what they can do relatively better than other people . |
| 51 | One might have thought that the context makes it clear that horses is to be interpreted as ‘ stallions ’ ; however , such an interpretation is not available for this type of sentence . |
| 52 | He believed that women are to be adored for their naturalness , but because this makes them vulnerable and subject to extremes of temperament , they should also be under the control of their husbands . |
| 53 | Even if such a sweeping conclusion is not warranted , retributivists should be strongly critical of many aspects of our penal system , not least the lack of consistency in sentencing practices ( see Chapter 4 ) which means that offenders are to a great extent not dealt with in proportion to their just deserts . |
| 54 | It was enacted that offenders were to be brought before a member of the King 's Council or a Justice of the Peace for examination ; hunting in disguise or by night , and wilful concealment of such offences were to be punished as felonies — that is , by death and forfeiture of property . |
| 55 | Turning to the final point of the 1952 directive , it is noteworthy that ministers are to be given only the information MI5 decides they need . |
| 56 | The referee obviously made up his mind that penalties were to be given . ’ |
| 57 | The referee obviously made up his mind that penalties were to be given . |
| 58 | That can mean only that UKIAS was to be made the exclusive provider of legal advice . |
| 59 | In November the cardinals , together with representatives of the different national groupings , elected a new pope for the whole Church , Martin V. Before doing so , however , they had ensured through the decree Frequens that Councils were to be called at regular intervals of ten years . |
| 60 | He said that the Scottish transport scheme should be wound up and that there should be a transitional period to ensure continuity of pension provision and that employees are to be allowed to remain in TOPS for a limited period . |