Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even after this short apprenticeship , it is refreshing to return to daylight and safety . |
| 2 | Hence it is vain to go to historical consciousness for the truest meaning . |
| 3 | With a friendly mix of pleasant pop moments , this demo is outstanding to listen to . |
| 4 | The accused is dishonest if his conduct is dishonest according to the current standards of ordinary decent people and if the accused knows that his conduct is regarded as dishonest according to those standards . |
| 5 | After all shoplifting is dishonest according to current standards of ordinary decent people . |
| 6 | It is unnecessary to refer to any other provisions of the scheme because I have already quoted the corresponding provisions in the Act . |
| 7 | Now that all this complication is unnecessary owing to the introduction of valves , one horn is universally used for notation purposes . |
| 8 | He is due to report to West Hendon police station in two weeks ' time . |
| 9 | His fortunes are those of a solitary who is due to return to his people and to chance it with them in a further foreign place . |
| 10 | The aircraft , which is a certification prototype , is due to return to England this month and will be displayed at the IAT Air Tournament International at Boscombe Down . |
| 11 | The duchess is due to return to Wentworth with her daughters tomorrow . |
| 12 | Diana is due to return to London today , satwhile the rest of the Royals head north to the tiny Crathie Church in Balmoral for the wedding of the Princess Royal to Commander Laurence . |
| 13 | He is due to return to Everton in a fortnight . |
| 14 | Following the appearance , in the company of 70000 ‘ Britannia ’ at the rescheduled Open Day at Bescot on Sunday August 30 , 71000 is due to return to Crewe in order to work a charter for Northampton Railway Society . |
| 15 | She then went to Cardiff to work several steam specials in the South Wales Valleys , after which she is due to return to her home at the Centre . |
| 16 | CA-Unicenter is due to go to beta test in July on HP systems — the first releases are expected in October this year on HP 's Unix 9000 series 700/800 workstations and servers . |
| 17 | A recommendation to demolish the block of 1930s-vintage flats where the family lived is due to go to the council 's housing committee on 5 April . |
| 18 | The 21-year-old sprinter , who failed a pre-Games drugs test in July , is due to appeal to an independent tribunal within the next few weeks against his four-year ban imposed by the British Athletic Federation . |
| 19 | The cash is due to increase to £325 million in 1983–84 , reflecting the desire of ministers to pour more money into new technologies . |
| 20 | On reflection , does the Home Secretary consider that if someone is due to come to Britain with the sole purpose of inciting race hatred there is no reason why he should be allowed in , and that Le Pen should have been excluded ? |
| 21 | Borrowers pay 14.5 per cent interest , though it is due to rise to 15.5 per cent on 1 November . |
| 22 | of all Government-funded research and development has a military purpose and next year that figure is due to rise to 48 per cent ? |
| 23 | Hunter is due to travel to Lanzarote on New Year 's Eve for warm weather training , along with other Barbarians selections Steve Bates , John Olver , Jeff Probyn and Tim Rodber . |
| 24 | Some of the remainder must still be at the Institute in Rome ; a delegation from the Venice Soprintendenza and Padua 's Eremitani Church , which owns the fragments , is due to travel to Rome shortly to resolve the problem . |
| 25 | She is due to travel to Ireland and England next week to publicise the book , although as yet no firm date has been confirmed . |
| 26 | He is due to travel to Edinburgh today to continue the discussions . |
| 27 | She is due to fly to London today , where she will be met by her children Dominic , 22 , Tammy , 19 , and Cathy , nine , of Chichester , Hants . |
| 28 | Richardson is currently training with the British squad at Crystal Palace and is due to fly to Canada next month as part of the team 's build-up . |
| 29 | He is due to fly to Heathrow today and will fly out to Romania tomorrow . |
| 30 | Under the existing Gramm-Rudman law , the deficit is due to shrink to zero by 1993 . |