Example sentences of "[conj] is supposed to [be] " in BNC.
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1 | Christmas cards , chocolate boxes and tourist literature , proclaiming a timeless tradition that is supposed to be the envy of the world . |
2 | The same happens during the pas de deux that is supposed to be with Lise . |
3 | Less predictable is the discovery that younger Russian poets also write the kind of private , introspective verse that is supposed to be peculiarly western — Polina Ivanovna 's ‘ No one 's here ’ is a good example of that . |
4 | These accidents resulted from a technology that is supposed to be failsafe . |
5 | The utter failure of the opinion polls to measure public opinion has plunged a stake through the heart of the market research industry — those people responsible for junk mail that is supposed to be perfectly targeted at your lifestyle and habits , and who gather their information in exactly the same way as opinion pollsters . |
6 | Campaigns like Howell Henry 's First Direct TV launch are widely criticized — I think rightly — for being so obsessed with being noticed that the message that is supposed to be communicated almost disappears . |
7 | Speeds goal in particular was a quite poorly taken effort for someone that is supposed to be able to used both feet . |
8 | It 's on at the Lyceum and is supposed to be frightfully good . |