Example sentences of "[subord] [det] [noun pl] [be] to " in BNC.

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1 Where several holes were to be tired it was possible to set them off in a desired order by lighting in appropriate sequence .
2 The alternative voting system at least possesses the virtue of requiring that if such policies are to be persisted in , the doctrine in which they are grounded must have been at least minimally acceptable to , if not the first choice of , a majority of voters .
3 If such changes are to be contemplated , then something like a Royal Commission , which could go into all aspects of any proposed changes ( including the cost ) would be required .
4 However , wave flying has its own problems which a pilot must understand and recognise if such flights are to be made safely .
5 That study clearly demonstrated that there were no proven benefits for consumers and that if such benefits were to be achieved they must be written into legislation .
6 If such problems are to be grappled with it is necessary to bear in mind all that has been written above and in other parts of this book , but work with the child may not have any direct sexual content whatever .
7 If such advances are to be made and put into practice by the people working the land , then higher soil losses can be ‘ tolerated ’ .
8 If such features are to be separated , for purposes of the division of academic labour , from the language-system itself , then one wonders quite what is left at the core and what uses it can be put to .
9 If these operations are to be distributed evenly across our region , for the next few months we should concentrate on patients from other health districts ( assuming equal clinical priority ) .
10 If these articles are to be useful then I think it is important that experienced practitioners , such as myself , should share a monumental cock-up as readily as the creative triumphs .
11 The cultural approach to organisations needs to be welded to a political analysis if these determinants are to be given proper weight .
12 And if these stories are to be believed then Jesus was a walker too , liking nothing better that a hearty stroll in the beautiful Mendip Hills in Somerset .
13 The scale of economic assistance which will be required if these economies are to be integrated into the world financial and trading system is without any recent parallel .
14 If these economies are to be achieved then two possible scenarios present themselves .
15 It becomes possible , if we remain committed to living and working with men , to identify the terms on which we shall participate and what re-negotiation must go on if these relationships are to be transformed .
16 However , it did see a need , if these arrangements were to be given full effect , for the local authorities ‘ to enhance their powers over individual institutions ’ by amending the existing Articles of Government .
17 Even if someone becomes self-confident and inner-directed , that has to be constantly reinforced in the wider society if those attitudes are to be maintained .
18 ( c ) This should be at least 1 if any precompilers are to be used .
19 If any reporters were to be poached from other papers , they would mostly need to give three months ' notice .
20 And they may need to pay more if enough workers are to be available — unless sufficient old machines are forced out of operation there will be a shortage of workers to operate the new .
21 Unless all representatives are to be seen it is fairer to refuse to see any representatives at all until preliminary screening has been carried out .
22 Since such inclusions could be needle- or disc-shaped and since such shapes are to be found in semi-crystalline polymers we shall give an account of his method , although for greater detail the original papers should be consulted .
23 Since these measures were to be accompanied by a tight control over the supply of bank credits , there seemed to be a reasonable chance that the new policy would succeed in bringing the foreign balance closer to a state of equilibrium .
24 Since all materials were to be British it would be a major boost for British products and the finished house would serve as an exhibition showcase , providing excellent publicity for all those involved .
25 Since those vessels were to be deprived of the right to engage in fishing as from 1 April 1989 , the companies in question challenged the compatibility of Part II of the Act of 1988 with Community law by means of an application for judicial review brought before the High Court of Justice of England and Wales , Queen 's Bench Division , on 16 December 1988 .
26 While most objections are to serious thinking what veneer is to seasoned wood , some — I have in mind objections that some feminists bring against the idea of animal rights in particular and the notion of rights in general — deserve a serious hearing and patient exploration .
27 The issue is whether these men are to be allowed to opt out of the rule of law …
28 Male employees predominated , though some women were to be found , poorly paid , in these occupations ; but the greater proportion were established , unsurprisingly , in the world of dressmaking and domestic service .
29 But important though these opportunities are to individuals , they are marginal to the life of the hospital .
30 It is the problem of talking in our own terms about systems based on other rationales than our own , adapted as these terms are to our own system .
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