Example sentences of "as it [is] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bad as it is to be poor in Indian it 's worse to be as destitute as the street-children . |
| 2 | I say nuclear catastrophe rather than nuclear war also because the episode which ends civilisation is as likely to be an accident as it is to be a monstrous design ; the result of human error or foolishness rather than of deliberate choice , an ultimate irony to mock the rational pretensions of the human race . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's as silly to laugh as it is to be scared . |
| 4 | As a matter of fact , although it is an extra extravagance from the point of view of fuel , the chicken will be very much nicer cooked the same day as it is to be eaten , before it has had time to harden up . |
| 5 | It is as important to be ruthlessly clear about the underlying causes of success as it is to be analytical about the basic faults which have led to failure . |
| 6 | The move to Longmore House , as it is to be called , will provide greatly improved public access to Historic Scotland services , expertise and information . |
| 7 | The North Atlantic Marine Mammals Commission , as it is to be known , groups together Norway , Iceland , Greenland and the Faroe Islands . |
| 8 | Motorists can expect to see the decoy on any motorway in the region as it is to be moved frequently . |