Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They are designed to be portable and enable herdsmen and hunters to move around the countryside in search of new pastures for their camels , sheep and yak . |
| 32 | They are designed to be positive in their orientation , emphasizing what pupils ‘ know , understand and can do ’ . |
| 33 | All questions , as illustrated by the three quoted here , are designed to be brief ; Labov notes that questions formulated without preparation can often be lengthy and unclear , containing spontaneous conversation phenomena such as hesitations and false starts . |
| 34 | General SVQs are designed to be open to those who are not in work . |
| 35 | The LSE guitars are designed to be stage-usable straight out of the box , and so feature cutaways and undersaddle pickups as standard . |
| 36 | They are designed to be quick to prepare and even quicker to eat and as a result are highly desirable to anyone who has a busy lifestyle . |
| 37 | New immunosuppressive agents have been used recently and are claimed to be beneficial in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease . |
| 38 | The products are claimed to be cabable of operating as a client to Novell 's NetWare SAA communications server across Novell and TCP/IP networks . |
| 39 | The men are claimed to be dishonest and immoral . |
| 40 | These are claimed to be fatigue-resistant to cope with the high amplitude vibrations that are generated by fast stunters . |
| 41 | When the systems of government in Britain , the United States , most of Western Europe and much of the Commonwealth are claimed to be democratic , that rests upon a view that a form of representation of the people prevails in their governmental systems . |
| 42 | Skanform panels are claimed to be ideal for covering large wall areas in environments where surfaces are constantly cleaned and a high degree of hygiene is necessary . |
| 43 | The new U/V units from Aegean are claimed to be unique as their body casing and other parts are purpose designed and made . |
| 44 | It followed that no individual should boast of his role ‘ but be thankful that he has been permitted to be useful ’ . |
| 45 | Accountants are expected to be loyal first and foremost to their company , and not to their profession . |
| 46 | US companies are expected to be involved in the research , backed by £65 million of EC money . |
| 47 | The first products supporting the Telnet/OLTP extensions are expected to be available in the middle of the year . |
| 48 | They work six days a week or more , on no fixed terms , with no formal protection and are expected to be available all day long including late into the evening . |
| 49 | Some development work has already been done by pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of bottles and caps , and satisfactory child resistant containers are expected to be available for use with liquid medicines in the near future . |
| 50 | The new integrated SVQs , probably at levels II and III , are expected to be available in early autumn 1992 . |
| 51 | Results for 1990 , unlike so many other retailers ' , are expected to be strong , with profits up on the '89 figure of £64 million . |
| 52 | Speeds are expected to be low — less than 20 km/h in most cases — and entrance ramps , changes in surface materials , and tree and shrub planting may be used to ensure compliance . |
| 53 | But you are expected to be competent with such material even if you feel this is not what you would eventually choose to work with . |
| 54 | The walkers are expected to be grateful for the left-over street space that is allocated to them and to not object when more is taken for road widening and comer-shaving , or when motorists use the remaining pavement to park on . |
| 55 | A friend once remarked : ‘ We are expected to be living sacrifices , but the problem is we keep crawling off the altar . ’ |
| 56 | Citizens are expected to be law-abiding . |
| 57 | Citizens are expected to be law-abiding . |
| 58 | Citizens are expected to be law-abiding . |
| 59 | If cash flows are expected to be predictable then there will be no special virtue in liquidity and you would earn a higher rate of interest from a straightforward money market deposit . |
| 60 | Government backbenchers are expected to be present at all stages and though they are entitled to speak for half the time available on the floor of the House , in committee they are expected neither to speak nor to move amendments but simply to keep voting for the government 's proposals . |