Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] was to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prose which preoccupied Milton during the Commonwealth and Protectorate periods was to be seen as separate and certainly intrinsically less interesting than the poetry in which Parker portrays Milton participating in some universalised European humanism . |
| 2 | The processing of asylum applications was to be accelerated . |
| 3 | The greatest transformation of heathland into corn fields was to be found on the estates of the famous Coke of Holkham , in the north of Norfolk . |
| 4 | Do you want t well yes , County Council criteria was to be acceptable in respect of the provisions of essential infrastructure , particularly surface water and foul drainage and water supply . |
| 5 | No such abuse of the bankruptcy laws was to be dreaded as Mr Erskine had feared . |
| 6 | It announced that , if doctrine as opposed to Bible stories was to be a part of school education , then such religious education could not adopt a common denominator approach between the churches , but had to be total in its presentation of what the Roman catholic church considered to be the truth , otherwise such an approach would be ‘ dangerous ’ for the children ( Gaine 1968 : 164 ) . |
| 7 | The Bank 's commitment to fostering environmentally sound development projects was to be underscored by a pilot programme of concessional lending for projects which would yield benefits on matters of key international environmental concern , amounting to between $1,000 million and $1,200 million over the next three years . |
| 8 | The number of subsidised child-minding places was to be increased , but this would not provide the group experience that is such a valuable aspect of day centre provision . |
| 9 | Following a presidential announcement on Dec. 7 , 1989 , that national service for white adult males was to be reduced from two years to one from 1990 , Defence Minister Gen. Magnus A. Malan announced on Jan. 29 , 1990 , that the period of community service for religious objectors was being halved and that those serving a mandatory six-year prison sentence for refusing the draft would be eligible for remission of up to 50 per cent . |
| 10 | A draft law claiming a 12 nautical mile jurisdiction over territorial waters , airspace , the seabed and mineral deposits was to be submitted to the Executive Yuan , it was reported on Nov. 19 . |
| 11 | The power of the trade unions was to be recognised , and channelled into a realistic programme of social-democratic reforms , thereby defusing , rather than exploiting , the aggressive industrial mood . |
| 12 | For a time the decline in Canada 's conventional oil reserves was to be met by the development of Western Canada 's gigantic oil sands deposits . |
| 13 | In order to maintain a balanced budget , a pillar of government policy , the loss of revenue from import duties was to be offset by an extension of the stamp tax on loans , to cover short-term foreign loans as well as domestic loans . |
| 14 | The social fund was significant for three main reasons : it replaced individual rights based on regulations with discretion which was to be applied by social fund officers ; the budget for social fund payments was to be cash-limited ; and most payments would be in the form of loans rather than grants . |
| 15 | The existing legislation on fringe benefits was to be repealed . |
| 16 | A joint statement said that a ministerial commission for co-operation in military training and defence industries was to be set up . |
| 17 | None of France 's nuclear deterrent programmes was to be affected except that nuclear tests on the Mururoa atoll in the South Pacific would be reduced from eight per year to six . |