Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [is] to [be] " in BNC.

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1 who 's to be erm what 's his
2 And certainly that other main arm of executive control — the army — seems little better at this than the police , for the number of participant accounts of their deep structures remains negligible , supporting McCabe 's ( 1980 ) contention that we should be asking of all of these costly institutions , ‘ who is to be controlled by whom and for what reasons ? ’
3 And surely , it can be argued , the understanding of what is to be ordered and who is to be disciplined has long been defined and subject to the practical mastery of the controllers .
4 Praised be the Lord who is to be praised for ever and ever .
5 Dostoevsky owed a lot to Molière who is to be met in the notebooks but not to be pinned down in the major fiction .
6 But the civil servants have been vague when it comes to the detail of who is to be the competent authority , who is to foot the bill for its work ( and any extra studies it may require before giving consent ) , and how much of its deliberations are to be made public .
7 History knows a cynical law : that in all lands politicians dislike ecclesiastics who interfere and therefore , when influencing who is to be a new bishop , prefer not to have bishops too practical and too effective ; and a respectable way of having ineffective bishops , the only respectable way , is to have otherworldly bishops , who live to God and spend much time in prayer and are not well informed on matters of this world .
8 The agreement guarantees Kurds their safe return — but who is to be the guarantor of their long-term safety and freedom ?
9 It adds : ‘ Fluency in English , of course , is a must for one who is to be active on the international scene . ’
10 It is the day when the Queen traditionally announces who is to be awarded the Garter .
11 She immediately won the support of leading members of Labour 's shadow Cabinet , including Mr Gordon Brown , the party 's industry spokesman , who is to be her campaign manager .
12 Perhaps for this reason Judaism and Islam , particularly when they refer to the creative power of the god whom they follow , suggest that their deity is in fact the only god who exists and not simply the only god who is to be worshipped :
13 The head teacher is required to inform the parents of a pupil who is to be excluded ( or the pupil him/herself if aged at least 18 ) of the period of , and reasons for , the exclusion .
14 These include : deadlines ; what documents and resources are available or accessible ; whether the emphasis is to be mainly on fact gathering or on interpretation and proposals ; who is to be consulted ; how much travel time and cost is justified ; whether there is to be an intermediate or informal feedback stage ; how will the final report be presented ; who will have access to it ?
15 Substantial power is devolved to school level by LMS , but the issue of exactly who is to be involved in decision-making must be an area of keen debate for governors and teachers .
16 Then they become enmeshed in a desperate struggle about who is to be the baby .
17 Evaluation of who is to be evangelised .
18 Who is to be the ‘ boss ’ , territorial disputes , the right to breed , and pair formation , can all be witnessed , and this can often prevent a disaster .
19 Without such checks the old problem arises of who is to be responsible for monitoring and supervising the supervisors .
20 Secondly , the question of sufficient interest has to be judged in the light of the relevant statutory provisions — what do they say or suggest about who is to be allowed to challenge decisions made under the statute ?
21 The story celebrates the birth of a boy , who is to be the redeemer of humankind .
22 " May I know who is to be my husband ? "
23 Another problem , and one that was intimated in the previous paragraph , is the question of who is to be considered accountable to whom .
24 It is common ground that it is for the governors of a voluntary aided school to decide who is to be admitted as a pupil and to lay down the admissions policy of the school .
25 In the final analysis all power relationships depend on resources , be it those obtained from the state , the respective local authority or the private individual who is to be willing to pay for a specific service .
26 Again , this is hardly surprising , since in organisational terms the authority and responsibility distribution will determine how the final decision is to be taken , and who is to be involved .
27 The application by a non-natural person must name the person who is to be responsible for the day-to-day running of the premises , and the licence granted or transferred as a result of the application must name both the non-natural person and the person who is to run the premises .
28 ( 2 ) ( b ) 5.11 requires , in the case of an application by a non-natural person , that both the non-natural person and the person who is to be responsible for the day-to-day running of the premises be named in the application .
29 Until the court decides who is to be given custody you are not allowed to move your child .
30 All must seek leave to appeal from the special adjudicator who is to be appointed by the Lord Chancellor .
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