Example sentences of "[conj] [am/are] [adj] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The change , which affects sellers and buyers where they are both VAT registered or are liable to be registered as a result of a transaction and the buyer is making the purchase in connection with his or her business , was made in an effort to combat the growing number of serious VAT frauds involving smuggled gold . |
| 2 | ( iv ) other methods of obtaining the material have been , or are likely to be unsuccessful . |
| 3 | ‘ 1(2) In determining whether a person is a fit and proper person to hold any particular position , regard shall be had to his probity , to his competence and soundness of judgement for fulfilling the responsibilities of that position , to the diligence with which he is fulfilling or likely to fulfil those responsibilities and to whether the interests of depositors or potential depositors of the institution are , or are likely to be , in any way threatened by his holding that position . |
| 4 | If your application is made because you are ill or are likely to be ill on polling day you can have your application attested by a doctor , a suitably qualified nurse ( first level nurse trained in general nursing ) or a Christian Science practitioner . |
| 5 | The expression emphasises that the offence is not a ‘ victimless ’ one , but requires the actual presence of persons who are or are likely to be threatened , abused or insulted . |
| 6 | All postgraduate students in the Faculty of Medicine , whatever their course of study , who are , or are likely to be involved with patients must hold full or limited registration with the General Medical Council and must also be professionally insured . |
| 7 | Examples are advertisements which obstruct the line of sight at a corner , bend , or obstruct the view of a traffic signal , and illuminated advertisements which are likely to dazzle or confuse road users or are likely to be mistaken for traffic lights . |
| 8 | These included the resolutions that Parliaments not only " ought to sit frequently " , but that " their frequent sitting be secured " , that there should be " no interrupting of any sessions of Parliament till the affairs that are necessary to be dispatched at that time are determined " , that the militia acts were " grievous to the subject " , and that judges should hold their commissions " during good behaviour " . |
| 9 | And as for the guns that are supposed to be missing from Taigh na Tuir , I can tell you all you want to know about that . |
| 10 | They are geographically isolated , and they are grossly under-represented — two out of 400 — in the committees that are supposed to be the nucleus of a future Palestinian self-governing authority . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm tired of being manoeuvred into painful and irritating situations that are supposed to be for my own good . |
| 12 | Well , compared to some of the other things that are supposed to be tourist attractions |
| 13 | In future I 'll try both to get the dates that are supposed to be in in there and get the copy into my mouth rather than my compatriots . |
| 14 | I mean basically areas that are supposed to be sustainably forested |
| 15 | Not all of the major groups will be described here , but only those that are likely to be found by the non-specialist collector . |
| 16 | Light can bring about change in products , and products that are likely to be exposed to light in the market should always be tested by exposure to light . |
| 17 | Another way of playing this game is to send children out into a local park with a list of items that are likely to be laying around naturally . |
| 18 | Before embarking on briefing exercises with staff or negotiating discussions with unions , management needs to consider the sorts of questions that are likely to be raised and to have answers available . |
| 19 | The real issues concern the number of common features that are likely to be shared by different species and the impact of features unique to a species on the functioning of structures or systems that they share in common with others . |
| 20 | Where possible an indication should be given of the sub-system(s) and program(s) that are likely to be affected by the change . |
| 21 | The NCCK plans to organise discussion groups and seminars on the subject of election procedures and the issues that are likely to be most important at election time . |
| 22 | In addition , employing such a model effectively is dependent on the managers ' understanding of a number of important issues : the nature of transformation , the implications of transformational change , the organizational conditions and behavioral changes that are necessary for transformation to succeed , and the challenges and dilemmas that are likely to be encountered . |
| 23 | When his own practice begins he will find that his clerk has arranged conferences for him , and before the conference he will often know nothing of the questions that are likely to be put to him . |
| 24 | Anodisation is used to protect aluminium components that are likely to be exposed to the elements . |
| 25 | Thus , the more documents that an indexing system is likely to embrace , the greater the number of index terms that are likely to be necessary for convenient retrieval ( given that the number of documents which constitute a scannable category does not vary ) . |
| 26 | She continues to maintain that we do not allow the export of arms and equipment that are likely to be used against civil populations . |
| 27 | In view of the consents that are likely to be necessary for the transfer of assets , there will almost certainly have to be such a period . |
| 28 | The inherent slowness can be disguised by locating various data that are likely to be retrieved or correlated , in close physical proximity on the disc . |
| 29 | This gives work-in-progress figures that are likely to be higher than other areas of work and which need to be financed by the firm . |
| 30 | In a thorough interview , it will be necessary to anticipate and address the issues , such as contributory negligence , the weight of the evidence and the credibility of the witness , that are likely to be raised in cross-examination . |