Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [adv] [be] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our response to recession must simply be to be more determined , focused and innovative . |
| 2 | The effect would certainly be to ‘ unscramble ’ existing media interests . |
| 3 | In view of the technical advance implied it is thought that it was probably he who was the ‘ Mr Showers ’ who was complimented in 1692 for having played in hitherto impossible keys and ‘ with all the softness imaginable ’ ; but at that date the reference might conceivably be to his father or , less probably , his kinsman William . |
| 4 | Salt has received much bad publicity in recent years as a major contributory factor to heart disease , but the initial hysteria has now given way to the theory that salt in quantity will only be to the detriment of those people prone to heart disease from other causes . |
| 5 | It is too easy to lose control when one lives alone ; the aim must always be to be ‘ alone but not lonely ’ . |
| 6 | If that failed , the next move would probably be to a Federal penitentiary where a fight in the yard or a sudden bout of pneumonia would secure his silence for good . |
| 7 | It 's more or less a third of the marketplace will then be to the right . |
| 8 | Ultimately we are campaigning to be allowed to be ourselves , with all out differences and similarities , and such an aim can only be to the advantage of us all . |
| 9 | A possible place to save the contents of the program counter ( that is , the address of the instruction following the subroutine call ) is in a suitable store location in the subroutine , typically its first location ; the subroutine jump will then be to the second location of the subroutine . |
| 10 | And how much more attractive the area might then be to potential investor industrialists who appreciate the value of air travel ? |
| 11 | Sound content , but humorous approach may not be to everyone 's taste . |
| 12 | Precedent 2 does not deal with this expressly , since the thrust of cl 2.1 is that delivery will normally be to the buyer 's premises . |
| 13 | Market reports suggest that the sale will not be to a local business . |
| 14 | One must appreciate that with the passing of time all things progress ; what may have been of considerable interest to one generation may not be to the next . |
| 15 | Early consultation with your neighbour can also be to your advantage . |
| 16 | He has just seen that the ultimate aim of the caseworker must not be to casework at all , but to get his cases to face up to caseworking themselves . |
| 17 | Widespread dissatisfaction over the quality of justice might eventually be to the king 's loss , although rulers may often have been able to manipulate the legal system to their advantage with relative impunity . |