Example sentences of "is [verb] to be [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The proximal end of the stent is adjusted to be level with the papillary orifice . |
2 | In modern high speed aircraft this can include the device that regulates the ‘ feel ’ the pilot experiences on the flying controls , which is arranged to be proportional to the speed of the aircraft . |
3 | A complete molecular description of this process of programmed cell death initially proved to be elusive , but its central part in normal development has now been clearly established ; the phenomenon is recognized to be widespread in multicellular organisms , and underlies such processes as organogenesis , tissue homoeostasis and the ‘ editing ’ of the immune system to remove autoreactive clones . |
4 | It is easy to see that it is intended to be consistent . |
5 | Of course , our quiz is intended to be light-hearted , so if you disagree with the conclusions , feel free to take them with a pinch of salt . |
6 | In the research project the interaction of banking and industry and its impact on industrially advanced economies is intended to be central to the investigation . |
7 | This type of notice filing is intended to be simple , inexpensive and expeditious and to put persons on notice that a charge has been registered so that they can take whatever steps they consider appropriate to protect their interests . |
8 | This set of keys is intended to be random and so has no order to preserve . |
9 | It is not made clear whether or not it is intended to be exhaustive . |
10 | It is intended to be non-competitive and less about following rules than allowing people to express their own feelings and ideas . |
11 | The effect of this installation is intended to be vertiginous . |
12 | a greenbelt which is intended to be permanent , a capac a city which has |
13 | None of this behaviour adopted by professionals is intended to be unhelpful . |
14 | In addition to reading the quality standards it is useful to refer to Best Practice , published by the Law Society and its current Office Manual ( which is intended to be sufficient to enable small firms to comply with the practice management standard ) . |
15 | It also entitles observers from the State in which the aircraft is registered to be present at the inquiry if that State is not the State in which the accident occurs . |
16 | Recently a remedy was introduced that can be added to the pond water and this is proving to be successful . |
17 | ‘ While we would hope the money we are spending at the moment is proving to be cost-effective , at the end of the day electronic security is really only buying time , ’ said Mr Banks . |
18 | Brian Talbot , the West Bromwich Albion player-manager , has pulled a muscle in his back and is struggling to be fit in time to face Wolves , at The Hawthorns on Sunday . |
19 | Spurs boss Doug Livermore said : ‘ Ian is struggling to be fit for Saturday , so that will give Erik his big chance . ’ |
20 | St Helens prop Kevin Ward is struggling to be fit for Sunday 's Regal Trophy first round tie against Leeds at Knowsley Road because of a neck injury , but New Zealander George Mann could return to the pack after a being out for a month with back trouble . |
21 | [ But a is given to be prime and so from 1.3.5(iii) , ] we deduce a\b or a\c ( or both ) . |
22 | To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern . ’ |
23 | Priced at £4.95 a bottle which when diluted equals 82p per usable litre , AirX is claimed to be good value , say the manufacturers , when compared to spending money on products that only mask smells . |
24 | However it is clear from the context that all that he meant was that , where what is claimed to be confidential is an idea based on a well-known theme , it must have something such as a significant twist or slant which is not public knowledge . |
25 | There is , then , no shortage of social science research which is claimed to be necessary if we are to cope with environmental change . |
26 | While Crescendo has not firmed up its plans enough to announce what specific products are to follow , SynOptics says that in the third quarter of the year it will launch two FDDI unshielded twisted pair hub products : the Model 3905 FDDI UTP Host Module is claimed to be compatible with all existing SynOptics System 3000 modules , and will list for £3,630 . |
27 | Although the book is claimed to be suitable for self-study , students would probably find it more useful to work through the material with a teacher . |
28 | It is claimed to be simple for users and hard for learners , to aid readers and to hinder writers , and to speed the reading of the able while condemning the less able to semi-literacy . |
29 | ONC+ has new naming , filing , distributed application and security services , and is claimed to be backward-compatible with existing ONC implementations . |
30 | Although this is claimed to be standard practice , Labour denounced the move last night as ‘ the most serious breach yet of the Tories ’ general election promises ’ . |