Example sentences of "be to the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But to be paid for playing — well , that 's something that I do n't think would be to the overall benefit of the games . ’
2 One possible application of the proposals would be to the Civil Aviation Authority , which desperately needs new capital to deal with the problems of air traffic congestion in Europe .
3 The Grand Tour of Italy was like what National Service used to be to the young men of our country .
4 Instead of the public sector having the advantage of free or subsidised services , the higher the charge the nearer it will be to the private alternative .
5 It had made its participation conditional on the undertaking that at least 60 per cent of the bank 's total lending should be to the private sector , with no more than 40 per cent for infrastructure projects .
6 The supply does not need to be to the ultimate consumer .
7 If the approach to be found here can be tied to a previous tradition , it will be to the modern speculative grammar of which Jespersen and Sapir were eminent exponents earlier in the century ; this tradition has become unfashionable in the past two or three decades , though distinguished work in this mode has still been produced by various scholars , for instance P. H. Matthews in England and Dwight Bolinger in America ; in particular , if there are any worthwhile results in the present text , they owe much to Bolinger 's example of investigation through careful scrutiny of what really happens grammatically when a given expression is used .
8 If the Legal Aid Board , as the only party adversely affected by the proposed order , has the opportunity to challenge it but decides not to do so , one may ask rhetorically what possible objection of substance there can be to the existing practice .
9 A puff it may be to the deposed kings of world rugby , but the Taiwanese are taking the training stint , which will be used as a build-up to September 's Asian tournament , in deadly earnest .
10 That has to be to the long-term benefit of the profession and of the wider community .
11 Such changes would be to the long-term good of the United Kingdom 's economy .
12 It acts to foster rather than hinder the material and non-material interests of most groups involved in the planning process , although it may be to the short term tactical advantage of some not to recognise the fact .
13 Erm quite rightly the director said that predictions in terms of residential admissions and nursing home admissions would be easier to make this year than last year and I accept it was very difficult then year but I 'd just like to know how close the actual outcome is likely to be to the original prediction , really for information , not because I think you could have got it any closer than did but it would be just interesting to know what the s the gap was .
14 Will that be to the Fruity Party 's advantage ?
15 I do n't I mean probably it 's just to be to the safe side .
16 Applications for larger penalties would be to the High Court .
17 In Japan it will be to the particular company , while in the Arab world it is the family which is the key to social , business and over-arching structures .
18 It is a matter of total indifference to me , as it should be to the hon. Member for Swansea , East ( Mr. Anderson ) .
19 Obvious song has to be to the old Guantalamera ( ? ) one , which is usually turned into the ‘ One Rodney Wallace , there 's only one etc . ’
20 The animals will become as well fitted as they can be to the local conditions .
21 Thus it can be seen that the records of Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic flints , few and sparse as they may be to the local researcher , may , together with palaeo-environmental information and some idea of such early hunting , fishing and gathering life-styles , lead to a real appreciation of how the landscape was used by people in these early periods in the area under study .
22 ‘ Thanks be to the Blessed Virgin .
23 Notification arising under Items 1 or 2 shall be to the Head Office of the Society and shall be by Post Office Registered or Recorded Delivery or shall be delivered by hand .
24 The more the star has moved at the end of the Earth 's journey of 186 million miles , the closer it must be to the solar system .
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