Example sentences of "must [be] [adj] [that] " in BNC.

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1 Unfortunately , the burials were thoroughly plundered for their precious grave-goods in antiquity , and we must be thankful that at least the Wasp or Bee Pendant survived the looting ( Figure 28 ) .
2 We must be thankful that another war is over . ’
3 Were getting into an area which I think is a whole different programme and before this programme started I might tell you we were having a little er discussion amongst ourselves whether or not er zoo 's were good for animals and I suppose there is a discussion about whether prisons are inevitably going to be degrading because of , because of what er , what , what a prison represents which is a curtailment of freedom , but we do n't have time in this programme , so that 's another one for next year , can I ask you , we 've , we 've touched a lot of basis and it must be frustrating that we ca n't pursue er to the end some of the things we 've er , we 've picked on , but can I ask you a couple of final questions , as far as you know have you committed a crime ? , button one for yes and button two for no , as far as you know , I mean we have n't got time to go into what they might be so your perfectly free to be very honest and honestly reveals that three people are n't quite sur , oh yes there they are
4 This last task is possibly the most difficult because the audience must be convinced that the ending chosen is the only possible outcome of everything that has gone before .
5 In such cases some form of longer-term individual or group psychotherapy may be beneficial , although the therapist must be convinced that the patient has sufficient motivation and ability to explore psychological phenomena before making a referral for psychotherapy .
6 A number of firms are offering interest-free credit , especially on big electrical items , but you must be convinced that you can keep up all the payments .
7 In the Shrewsbury Diocese , amid the white highlands of Cheshire , Shropshire and the Wirral , white Catholics at all levels must be convinced that there is an important educational task to be achieved .
8 Customers of our systems division must be convinced that Olivetti really will still be around in five years ’ time .
9 Donor countries must be convinced that the tribal people are being adequately catered for .
10 ‘ If Dino Zoff decides to pick him then he must be confident that Gazza can handle it .
11 On English Heritage : I must be confident that Jocelyn Stevens [ its director ] is handing over the sites to the right custodians ; I feel that local management could be better .
12 To use this script safely , you must be confident that all the damaged records are defective in the same way and will all be cured by this process .
13 The distinction between liquidity and solvency is important , for the lender must be confident that the borrower will invest wisely and eventually become able to repay both interest and capital .
14 ‘ Proof must be available that the offence occurred at a place coming within the definition at point ( B ) 4 ante .
15 The Building Employers Confederation wanted no exemptions , because it must be right that every employer should contribute investment to his employees .
16 In supporting the Bill at its Second Reading in the House of Commons , the Minister of State at the Home Office , Mr Alexander Lyon , explained the Bill 's overall purpose thus : ‘ If a man has committed an indiscretion that brings him before the courts and results in his being convicted and penalised , it must be right that after he has served the penalty and lived it down by a substantial period of good conduct thereafter , it should be without meaning for most people of good will . ’
17 Now would you , I think it must be right that you were at the at five fifteen in the morning conducted by Sergeant .
18 it must be apparent that coordinated decentralisation is not an easy concept to apply ’ .
19 given the circumstances and difficulties outlined above , it must be certain that the refusals will include perfectly good payers , simply because they are stamped with the same circumstantial warning signs as the bad payers .
20 Terrorists must be certain that there are no safe bolt-holes which will allow them to escape the law .
21 If you have applied to the Social Services to help with funding you must be sure that you have their written approval too before work starts .
22 ‘ We must be sure that they are alive to the evidence here , no less than in the East , that socialism does not work . ’
23 But we must be sure that what we are seeing is a true feeding roll and not just any surface activity , for bream do frequently appear at the surface when feeding is far from their thoughts .
24 Before we embark on a major explanatory exercise , however , we must be sure that the effect is truly causal , and not just the spurious result of joint association with a prior explanatory variable , as explained in chapter 12 .
25 It is not an easy ride , by any means , and you must be sure that it is what you really want to do .
26 If you have a few people taking orders for the same goods , you must be sure that one does n't commit the firm to a big shipment when another has just sold the last of the stock .
27 But we must be sure that , however shaped in our imagination that goal is , it must be inspired by our lord 's own will for his church praying that his disciples would be one as he and the father are one .
28 In the general interest of certainty in the law we must be sure that there is some very good reason before we so act .
29 It takes time and patience to get these quiet slow spoken people to talk ; they must be sure that one is not trying to make a fool of them or mocking them .
30 You must be sure that it 's over … ? ’
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