Example sentences of "[noun pl] were not intended to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Fine for a 1950s semi , but old buildings were n't intended to be hermetically sealed ; preventing moisture getting in and out causes real damage . ’ |
| 2 | The Home Secretary 's reserve powers were not intended to be used frequently and this was the first time they had been used . |
| 3 | Nathan Marcus Adler [ q.v. ] , the ‘ chief rabbi ’ , became the supreme ecclesiastical authority of this body ; ministers of its constituent synagogues were not intended to be rabbinical authorities , but merely preachers and pastors . |
| 4 | These select committees were not intended to be tied to producing particular reports , but were to collect information and let the House and the public know what disputes were going on and what agreements were being reached within ministries , between them and between civil servants and outside pressure groups . |
| 5 | The projected dividends were not intended to be a forecast . |
| 6 | This difference in treatment between pre- and post-petition assignments is so stark that the inevitable conclusion is that pre-petition assignments were not intended to be outlawed . |
| 7 | The categories were not intended to be exhaustive . |