Example sentences of "is to [be] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rational agent can then calculate the expected utility of each action by assigning a ‘ utility ’ ( a quotient of happiness , so to speak ) to each consequence and discounting it for how likely or unlikely it is to be the actual consequence . |
| 2 | But Joe 's main purpose in the novel is to be the moral standard and to show what Pip could have been and how he could have lived his life without the money . |
| 3 | If this latter is to be the ultimate model , with the student 's role being somewhere between that of a battery hen and a laboratory rat , then surely most teachers would wish to have no part in its evolution . |
| 4 | TONY WRIGHT is to be the new captain of Gloucestershire in an attempt to foster a happier , more integrated dressing-room and lift morale . |
| 5 | It is to be the new pont de Solférino , replacing the temporary structure in place since the original was demolished in the early Sixties . |
| 6 | This is to be the new club shop where we hope to sell T-shirts , calendars and fluffy bookmarks in the club 's colours . |
| 7 | Following investigations by the Royal Lifeboat Institution Torness Harbour is to be the new base for one of Scotland 's key lifeboats . |
| 8 | Mr Deputy Speaker I have to confess to you it is a matter of some indifference to me as to how many M E Ps were elect elect to the European parliament , er if eighty one is to be the new magic number well so be it . |
| 9 | Sir Richard Storey , of Settringtom House , Malton , who is High Sheriff of North Yorkshire and vice-chairman of the Press Association , is to be the new president of Malton Agrciutlural Society , which stages one of the county 's shows . |
| 10 | New vicar for Saltburn The Rev. Ian Parkinson is to be the new vicar of Saltburn . |
| 11 | A serious issue indeed for the Committee given that literature is to be the central instrument for furthering its cultural programme . |
| 12 | Velizy , France is to be the European headquarters with around ten staff and other offices will open in London , Northern European Office , and Munich , Central European Office , by the end of this year . |
| 13 | If a stepparent is to be the sole host : Mr David Green ( or Mrs Charles Brown ) … his ( her ) stepdaughter Jennifer ( again the bride 's surname may be included if different ) . |
| 14 | Qudis Networks Ltd is to be the primary distributor for the system in the UK and the list price is £700 for each personal computer . |
| 15 | Eric Abbott prophesied falsely , ‘ It is to be the great work of your life ’ . |
| 16 | Basically , therefore , the job consists of transferring male pollen from the anthers of the variety that is to be the male parent to the stigma of the variety that is to become the female or ‘ seed parent . |
| 17 | But the civil servants have been vague when it comes to the detail of who is to be the competent authority , who is to foot the bill for its work ( and any extra studies it may require before giving consent ) , and how much of its deliberations are to be made public . |
| 18 | Or are they expected to be grateful that after the hamfisted handling of Sir David ( now Lord ) Wilson 's resignation , Hong Kong is to be the possible reward for a loser in the game of political musical chairs ? |
| 19 | this apparently buys an exhibition gallery utterly inadequate to host even a moderately-sized show ; a restaurant not large enough to serve both staff and members and be an income-generating venue for the public ; a bookshop that needs twice as much space if it is to be the premier one in England ; library and drawings storage that will mean costly out-housing as soon as the new facility is opened ; and finally — my own personal quibble — a drawings collection that will have lost its allure as a magnet for donor support . |
| 20 | He added , at p. 198 , that , in his opinion , if recovery in all cases is to be the general rule , then that was best achieved through the route of statutory reform . |
| 21 | The child 's welfare is to be the paramount consideration : see section 1(1) . |
| 22 | The Educational Reform Act is to be the main focus of what follows , but not all of the major changes flow from the Act . |
| 23 | An important contribution of the commercial function is to be the main source of information on the market in which the company operates , its needs , preferences , buying patterns and price structure . |
| 24 | Now there is to be the universal democracy of the microwave . |
| 25 | The enemy is wily and therefore the more unlikely a person looks , the more likely he is to be the secret enemy . |