Example sentences of "there be [noun pl] to " in BNC.

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1 There are procedures to be gone through which were the same as for Mrs Thatcher 's proposal
2 Common sense may tell us something different : that there are limits to growth ( or more accurately , perhaps , to real disposable income ) , imposed not so much by the depletion of fossil fuels and mineral which worried the Club of Rome , but by numbers of people and the cost of a worldwide defence of the environment .
3 Obviously there are limits to what you can achieve , but you will not know what those limits are until you embark upon a programme of good nutritious eating and appropriate exercise .
4 There are limits to what they can say in explaining their beliefs , the sort of limits which we tend to accept when imagining the constraints upon giving a blind person some understanding of what the world looks like ( although , as said , it would be wrong to suppose that we could communicate nothing in such circumstances ) .
5 There are limits to the sort of events that deserve attention .
6 Pace , in a cogent criticism of Parker J. 's judgment , argues that while consistency in the law may have its merits , there are limits to the extent to which it should be pursued :
7 So , if there are limits to what we can do , and if the development of technology brings costs as well as benefits , we now must face the second question : under what circumstances do we either develop or apply a particular technology ?
8 Unfortunately , there are limits to the extent to which tribunals can lean in your favour in such a case .
9 The development of co-operation or conflict has its own momentum , and there are limits to the extent that rational effort can influence it .
10 Some invoice discounters believe the two markets will become even more separate , though there are limits to this process because the larger bank-owned organisations combine factoring and invoice discounting under one roof .
11 Clearly , there are limits to critical self-consciousness : it makes the book limp home .
12 In France , as everywhere , there are limits to what is politically possible .
13 At the same time , research evidence about how people view this in practice conveys a sense of boundaries : that there are limits to what one can reasonably expect relatives to do , and to what a person would want to rely on relatives for .
14 However , there are limits to the functional capacities of the state — it can not transcend the contradictions of capitalism .
15 But there are limits to what such a institution can achieve .
16 Hence families in this kind of modern society are not all alike , although there are limits to the range of variation .
17 There are limits to what BAT can achieve , but within those limits to what BAT can achieve , but within those limits it is flexible .
18 Yet there are limits to their inventive adaptability , limits beyond which we often push them .
19 So , recognising that there are limits to the exercise of this inherent jurisdiction , I agree with Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. that I can conceive of no situation where it would be a proper exercise of the jurisdiction to make such an order as was made in the present case : that is to order a doctor , whether directly or indirectly , to treat a child in a manner contrary to his or her clinical judgment .
20 Government on these terms is tolerable if the party in power recognises that there are limits to what it is entitled to do . ’
21 Broadly , there is today a consensus that there are limits to the extent to which those who study and write about society can set aside their own commitments and prejudices .
22 We saw in the previous section that there are limits to rationality , and that thought can and does break through those limits on different levels .
23 Nevertheless , there are limits to the extent that charity can be an effective form of financing social welfare .
24 To confine the interaction to what is known is the safest course , and there are limits to the number of times a teacher can reply — as primary teachers are encouraged to — ‘ I do n't know , but let's find out , shall we ? ’ without straining their credibility and frustrating their pupils .
25 In spite of their support of the Conservative Party , the leaders of British industry have made it plain that there are limits to the extent to which they are prepared to sacrifice profitability in giving support to the government 's inner city policies .
26 Well er , a building society , I do n't know whether people realize , but there are limits to the amount of protection you get on large sums of money .
27 There are limits to my craziness . ’
28 Clearly , there are limits to how far teaching and research productivity can continue to improve and quality be maintained , without the provision of new resources , especially new young staff , in certain key areas .
29 You will be paid while you are on sick leave but obviously there are limits to this .
30 Obviously , there are limits to how long options can be kept open and fairly soon a commitment will have to be made .
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