Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] is to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The instructor 's award is to be subdivided into those able to instruct on cliffs of less than 40 metres and 40 metres plus , and groups of less than 50 abseilers ( one coachload ? ) , and more than 50 people ( multiple coach loads ) . |
| 2 | If God 's tent is to be a place of beauty and splendour , his priest must also be fittingly robed . |
| 3 | Of these identifications of a new underclass as the victim of affluence in the two-thirds ( affluent and Tory ) versus one-third ( not ) society , Bauman 's formulation is to be preferred to Saunder 's because it sets up issues which are subject to empirical review and it continues to use a conception of reproduction : |
| 4 | Mr. Ashworth and Mr. McGregor none the less submit either that , so far as the English common law is concerned , Walker 's case is to be preferred to any inconsistent later decision in any other jurisdiction , or that , as an action by a child for damages for pre-natal injuries had not been recognised as valid in the English courts before 1976 — the enactment of the Act of 1976 — such an action could not now be allowed to develop and the English common law should be taken as being what the latest United Kingdom cases available might have indicated before 1976 . |
| 5 | London Lighthouse 's grant is to be cut from £300,000 to £150,000 . |
| 6 | In F v West Berkshire Health Authority [ 1989 ] 2 All ER 545 , Lord Goff stated : where the state of affairs is permanent or semi-permanent , as … in the case of a mentally disordered person … there is no point in waiting to obtain the patient 's consent … the doctor must act in the best interests of his patient , just as if he had received his patient 's consent so to do … the lawfulness of the doctor 's action is to be found in the principle of necessity … the doctor must act in accordance with a responsible and competent body of relevant professional opinion … it may be good practice to consult relatives and others who are concerned with the care of the patient . |
| 7 | The further problem then arises as to whether the Commission 's confirmation is to be obtained before or after the entry into force of the national measures . |
| 8 | Thanks were extended to Surrey for providing refreshments and October 's tea is to be organised by N. London , Hounslow , Hants. , and Sussex with Adrienne Ring as co-ordinator . |
| 9 | Ryle 's positive point , in his Royal Institute of philosophy lecture , that Le Penseur 's thinking is to be understood in terms of that of the tennis player , is different from Wittgenstein 's positive point , in 88 to 136 or thereabouts , but particularly in 100–103 , which might now be expressed by saying that ‘ I thought … ’ is like ‘ I meant … ’ ( see above ) , though this way of putting it is really no more than a hint as to his meaning . |
| 10 | The building 's future is to be discussed by Darlington councillors tomorrow . |
| 11 | Martin Tweedle , head of Heckmondwike Grammar , Kirklees , is under no illusions : ‘ If Labour 's manifesto is to be believed , we do n't really have a future . |
| 12 | Every child 's dream is to be a pilot . |
| 13 | From now on Adam 's work is to be sweat and toil . |
| 14 | NELSON 'S Column is to be floodlit in a multi-million pound facelift for London 's Trafalgar Square so tourists can go sightseeing at night . |
| 15 | Since 1972 , however , the fact that an inspector 's investigation is to be carried out has always appeared in the AIB Bulletin in which the summary of events is recounted . |
| 16 | Next year 's meeting is to be held in June 1992 in Glasgow , where environmental lobbying is expected to be at such a pitch that delegations may find it politically impossible to approve any renewal of large-scale hunting . |
| 17 | If the client 's product is to be shown , special labels to show up better on film may need to be ordered . |
| 18 | My right hon. Friend 's announcement is to be welcomed by GPs who welcome the principle of managing their own funds . |
| 19 | … not to evaluate children 's art is to be educationally irresponsible . |
| 20 | This is no doubt a matter which the magistrate should take into account when considering whether a witness 's evidence is to be rejected as worthless ; and I have no doubt that in the present case the magistrate did take it into account , together with the fact that Price had retracted his earlier evidence implicating the applicant , when deciding whether to make an order for committal . |
| 21 | Not as well , either , if last week 's evidence is to be believed — they lacked pace and invention , though had an abundance of straight runners with the habitual powerful frames , so Scotland will be stretched . |
| 22 | An example might be the provisions which state that the child 's welfare is to be the first consideration in decisions relating to adoption and children in care ( Sections 3 and 59 ) . |
| 23 | The child 's welfare is to be the paramount consideration : see section 1(1) . |
| 24 | Tony Bland 's name is to be added to those of the other 95 victims of the Hillsborough disaster on the permanent memorial outside Liverpool FC 's Anfield Stadium . |
| 25 | So next year 's output is to be a hundred and fifty percent of this year 's . |
| 26 | Next year 's output is to be one point five times this year 's . |
| 27 | However , if Marx 's theory is to be universally applicable , it must be built around practices which are common to all societies . |
| 28 | Over the wall , overlooking Kingsdale , is a tight concentration of potholes , some of great depth , but if Whernside 's summit is to be reached in good time they must be considered out of bounds . |
| 29 | All of the narrator 's rhetoric is to be taken ironically , not at face value . |
| 30 | If a division 's performance is to be measured fairly , it must be allowed to sell goods to other divisions at a fair price . |