Example sentences of "[noun sg] still to be " in BNC.

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1 In my view the one disadvantage still to be overcome is that the receiver is not as waterproof as it really needs to be .
2 I asked why should I bother to do that when presumably if I had set the trap I would expect Harry 's car still to be there after the races , and he just wrote down my answer as if I 'd made a confession . ’
3 There 's undoubtedly a great deal still to be uncovered about the behaviour of Europe 's rarer species of bats , but even its common ones have secrets .
4 They would have to disclose all memoranda , manuscripts and correspondence relating to the transaction , and it seemed to me almost inconceivable that this disclosure could enable the culprit still to be concealed from exposure .
5 The ‘ society-as-parent ’ protagonists , on the other hand , tend to see parental rights as a force still to be reckoned with in law , agency practice and social attitudes .
6 The crucial issue still to be determined was whether the primary purpose of the marriage was to obtain admission to the UK .
7 In addition , the CEGB has more than doubled , from £3.1 billion to £6.4 billion , the extra provisions needed ‘ for work still to be carried out on nuclear fuel and wastes from past years ’ .
8 I see little value in the interview schedule going into the field to a small sub-sample of respondents if the designer knows in advance that there is a lot of work still to be done .
9 With costly building work still to be done , Liverpool are faced with their worst cash crisis of modern times , despite winning the FA Cup last season .
10 James Stephen provided encouragement at signs of progress in the operation of amelioration measures in the Crown Colonies but required recommitment from the representatives of the cause in the work still to be done , particularly in pressing change upon the legislative colonies .
11 This summary list indicates the amount of work still to be done .
12 The most significant element of TML 's work still to be completed is commissioning , which includes the design and installation of a complex and comprehensive software system for all data control and transmissions networks .
13 After the boat had stopped for the night there was always some work still to be done on the platform .
14 Er , so , there is undoubtedly a lot of work still to be done in making the D S O competitive , as for building maintenance work , I 'm not certain we 've ever considered having a building maintenance D S O. We may have looked at it in the days before D S Os , but that 's er , a long time ago , and it 's certainly worth having a look .
15 NEW MODEL ARMY were confirmed for the gig last week and now KILLING JOKE and THE HENRY ROLLINS BAND join the bill , with one more act still to be announced .
16 If they know nothing upon the question , is that nothingness still to be respected ? ’
17 The one hurdle still to be jumped was the gatekeeper ; but she had chosen her night carefully .
18 But copper , the major London Metal Exchange contract still to be denominated in pounds , did benefit .
19 Anyway , with 400 miles of deep blue paradise still to be explored and a tall drink on its way , courtesy of a rather handsome member of the crew , I think I could get used to this .
20 A social worker can support the family in hanging on through this pain , to recognise the major part still to be played .
21 Even when a new field seems overcrowded there is usually good business still to be had because the field itself expands under the pressure of the newcomers as they advertise to gain market share .
22 There was plenty of old business still to be settled .
23 Some computers provide an extra field in the descriptor to specify the number of characters in the string still to be processed , and this would be decremented by the " Increment descriptor " instruction .
24 A year later , the hoped-for jewel in the Next Steps crown , the Benefits Agency , will be up and away with its headquarters in a place still to be determined .
25 The most significant amendment still to be discussed on the Directive prior to its adoption related to the status of this list .
26 Q P28 , amendment still to be done .
27 Shareholders will be offered the alternative of buying six new shares for every four held , at a price still to be set , or of taking three shares and three bonds with warrants making them convertible into shares at a later date .
28 Shareholders will be offered the alternative of buying six new shares for every four held , at a price still to be set , or else taking three shares and three bonds carrying warrants making them convertible into shares at a later date .
29 He listened to what I had to say about the procedure still to be gone through and hoped that they would soon hear whether Balbinder had a place .
30 Fred sighed to himself as he looked at the rest of the meat lying on the chopping block and at the pile of dough still to be rolled out .
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