Example sentences of "they [be] [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Galway know that they must come up with something extra special if they are to curb this young player who has gained immense respect throughout the sport . |
| 2 | If they are to deter wasteful and unnecessary spending , it seems foolish to impose them for sight tests and dental check-ups ( preventive care usually saves money in the end ) but not for old people 's prescriptions . |
| 3 | They are also more than twice as likely to develop their own meanings as they are to extend those contributed by children , this ratio being almost the exact opposite of that found in the speech of parents . |
| 4 | WITH the relegation issue in an unpredictable state , Salford 's victory at Widnes proved no more than par for the course yesterday , but they will need radical adjustments in their attacking philosophy if they are to collect further points . |
| 5 | But governments now believe that if they are to tackle new subjects at a European level they must tighten their control . |
| 6 | It is noticeable that managements are more willing to give responsibility to the project leader than they are to delegate commensurate authority . |
| 7 | California has stated that manufacturers will have to begin marketing " zero-emission " vehicles by 1998 if they are to sell other models in the state . |
| 8 | They are to replace some of the narrow Wilton Looms , including the one on which the Holyrood Carpet was woven . |
| 9 | This means that they should be clear about what they are to look for in the performance and how they are to judge these points . |
| 10 | Now , it appears that they are to take great pride in the fact that we are spending more on public services , and it is right to acknowledge that . |
| 11 | They are to take special pains not to offend Moslem susceptibilities . |
| 12 | There is nothing odd in this ; the academic freedoms that the academic community enjoys generate their own academic ethic which members of the academic community should fulfil if they are to warrant those privileges ( Shils 1984 ) . |
| 13 | These should be about 23 cm ( 9 in ) deep and of similar width if they are to accommodate aquatic planting baskets properly . |
| 14 | Short of a situation of mass genocide ( Kampuchea or Idi Amin 's Uganda ) individual peoples have to be left to fight their own battles , if they are to generate genuine and lasting solu tions for their own futures . |
| 15 | bodies if they are to remain recognised |
| 16 | These real difficulties of man-power utilisation are such as to force many organisations to become larger and larger if they are to remain economic . |
| 17 | If they are to remain empty at any particular time short-held leases could be used so that the barracks could be used for local housing rather than stay vacant . |
| 18 | For companies need protection from potential catastrophe if they are to remain productive , even in business . |
| 19 | But the national clearinghouses , if they are to remain national services , need much more substantial funding . |
| 20 | Mass loyalty is a prerequisite for state elites if they are to pursue international ambitions in an era where industrial might determines international prestige and power , and where mass disaffection directly impairs the economic and military prowess ofthe state . |
| 21 | That will depend on their view of the liquidity of both debt and equity markets : the more liquid they think these are , the less likely they are to sit on cash or to refrain from borrowing , and the more likely they are to pay large dividends . |
| 22 | They are to protect other unsecured creditors who might otherwise see what 's left swallowed up by large fees . ’ |
| 23 | There is a growing body of professional opinion that senior managers in secondary schools face and increasing need to work in close collaboration if they are to meet this challenge effectively . |
| 24 | Electors may have conservative instincts but they need to be helped if they are to trust those instincts . |
| 25 | Their abilities must be fully used if they are to feel involved and committed . |
| 26 | The basic argument is that the more adolescents are supervised by their parents and , perhaps , their teachers , the less likely they are to become involved with or influenced by delinquent contemporaries and delinquent values . |
| 27 | They are less fit than they need to be if they are to become international juniors . |
| 28 | And a section on teaching children how to write did not ‘ offer a clear definition of basic writing skills , the grammatical knowledge pupils must master if they are to become effective writers and the variety of ways in which competence in spelling can be developed ’ . |
| 29 | Villages are expensive to live in and if they are to become vibrant communities again , local people must be able to earn enough to be able to continue living in them . |
| 30 | Thus it is important for the computer experts to adapt if they are to maintain some grasp , albeit a tenuous one , on the computers in their organisations . |