Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [is] to be " in BNC.

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1 This legislation is given legal effect upon subjects by virtue of judicial decision , and it is the function of the courts to say what the application of the words used to particular cases or individuals is to be .
2 One might have thought that the context makes it clear that horses is to be interpreted as ‘ stallions ’ ; however , such an interpretation is not available for this type of sentence .
3 If a post of Acting Head of Campaigns and Personnel is to be created this would have a different Job Description to that of Head of Personnel .
4 The purchaser and vendor will need to negotiate how the assumption of debtors and creditors is to be reflected in the price paid for the business .
5 The highlight of this sale of French and continental furniture and tapestries is to be found among pieces put up for sale by Lord Elgin and supplied to his ancestor Thomas , the Seventh Earl , by Martin-Eloy Lignereux .
6 The tax treatment of companies ' foreign exchange gains and losses is to be reformed , and the Government has now authorised the preparation of draft legislation .
7 The total of non-recyclable waste produced by industry and individuals is to be reduced from its present level of 20 million tonnes to 12 million tonnes by 2000 .
8 At the start of each project , it is wise to begin modularisation as soon as possible by planning how a hierarchy of modules and packages is to be set up .
9 It is a crucial element in the new arrangements if market type behaviour among purchasers and providers is to be promoted and reinforced .
10 In the future , we are told , citizenship of the UK and colonies is to be abolished .
11 Such a diversion of funds and energies is to be welcomed , would n't you say ? ’
12 A slight reorientation of the approach taken by Hall and colleagues is to be found in the writings of authors like Jeffrey Weeks .
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