Example sentences of "[be] [noun] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Third , there have been suggestions that to avoid the third party problem with respect to the deep seabed the operation of Part XI might be suspended . |
| 2 | I was n't too keen on this cheek to cheek business , with men I 'd never seen before and did n't know the names of , but I kept on telling myself not to be standoffish and to relax a bit , but as for jiving — no , I could n't do that . |
| 3 | In the case of the simple potential divider depicted in figure 8.2(c) , the requirement of unaltered loading on insertion between a source and load resistance R L demands that But the attenuation is or through condition ( 8.4 ) From equations ( 8.4 ) and ( 8.5 ) it follows that to implement attenuation A through a simple potential divider without altering the loading of the source , the values of resistances R 1 and R 2 must be Notice that to provide variable attenuation yet maintain unaltered loading , that is , input resistance equal to load resistance , both resistances R 1 and R 2 must be adjusted in such a way as to comply with equations ( 8.6 ) . |
| 4 | In primary schools , class teachers are expected to be polymaths and to devote 10 per cent of their time ( if they obey the official guidelines ) to teaching a detailed programme of religious and moral education . |
| 5 | Does the student follow the old adage that to read and paraphrase one book is plagiarism but to use two is research ? |
| 6 | I say that philosophy is rubbish or to use the language of the shop floor , it 's a load of bull . |
| 7 | What is life but to live it more intensely ? |
| 8 | The ‘ opt out ’ method taken by the current system is not ideal but it is preferable for a system to admit it 's ignorance than to submit an incorrect suggestion . |
| 9 | Kaye 's role was collate and to act as guide . |
| 10 | Kaye 's role was collate and to act as guide . |