Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [vb mod] be [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It follows that any proposal for change would be referred to customary ways of thinking , and this provides for the possibility of operational techniques which realize new ideas being devised as an extension of existing practices . |
| 2 | Asking for change can be likened to persuading someone to climb a mountain . |
| 3 | It would be displayed in a special gallery in the Palace of Arts and the proceeds from the small fee charged for admission would be added to the fund set up by the Queen for the benefit of her many charitable concerns . |
| 4 | The one- off payment could be increased to £300 , with an alternative rate of £400 for those wishing to contribute four yearly instalments of £100 , perhaps by Deed of Covenant . |
| 5 | The new policies envisage that although the state remains the ‘ fundamental instrument ’ in applying educational policy , responsibility for provision should be devolved to non-governmental bodies — including firms , co-operatives , citizens ' associations and social or humanitarian organizations which would subsidize community schools on a non-profit basis . |
| 6 | Tests which reach you after the deadline date for submission should be returned to the office unmarked . |
| 7 | This can sometimes be done very successfully by helping her to channel her energy and abilities into some local club or voluntary service organisation where her talent for management can be put to good use , as well as meeting her own need to be a little bit of a ‘ bossy-boots ’ . |
| 8 | We concluded that decisions about divorce should be left to the parties ( or just one party , if only one wants it ) . |
| 9 | Then again , this passion for wood could be related to a lack of fibre in his diet . |
| 10 | Baldersdale was far too remote for any of the gentry to be interested in building a country residence there All the more accessible dales had their halls , manors and castles , but the high moors sweeping up to 1,500 feet above the valley of Baldersdale was the habitat of a creature which every aristocrat , and many wealthy merchants and other nouveau riche with aristocratic pretensions pursued , then and now , with fanatical zeal — Lagopus scoticus , feathered-footed member of the Tetraonidae family , otherwise known as the red grouse For the locals it meant an extra cash crop during the days following the Glorious Twelfth — the shillings and sovereigns tossed , somewhat disdainfully , at them for providing a back-up service , such as beating the heather to alarm the birds into the air and towards the buckshot , or placing their horses and wagons at the disposal of their lordships so that ammunition , lunch and the essential bottles of whisky could be transported to the guns and the day 's bag of slain birds brought safely to the all-important count . |
| 11 | written medical evidence , or evidence of compassionate circumstances relevant to the performance of a candidate in cumulative or other forms of assessment must be presented to the course director or senior course tutor by the date on which the work was due to be submitted . |
| 12 | Both NCC and SEAC will be advising the Secretary of State about what information on the curriculum and results of assessment should be required to be made available to parents , or to be published more widely . |
| 13 | This type of function can be applied to a wide range of activities , from the selection of standard or stocked components , through to performing fatigue/life calculations . |
| 14 | R. W. Gibson and J. A. Pickett of Rothamsted Experimental Station in Harpenden believe their discovery to be the first example of a food crop plant using insect pheromones in this way , and suggest that this mode of protection could be introduced to cultivated species ( Nature . |
| 15 | When he receives that final report , will he bear in mind the fact that the security intelligence agencies rely on the use of informants , and the intelligence that they receive will never be any good unless a measure of protection can be granted to those sources ? |
| 16 | Once a fair settlement figure has been ascertained a letter of settlement should be sent to the Claimant explaining the computation , indicating our intention to draw and send the payment cheque immediately . |
| 17 | Thus the changing nature of physics can be attributed to the changing states , or to changing observables , or to some mixture of responsibility between the two of them . |
| 18 | An explanatory circular and form of election will be sent to shareholders following the AGM . |
| 19 | ( 2 ) The contract may impose a financial limit on liability ( " our liability for any breach of contract shall be limited to £100 " ) . |
| 20 | Sections 2 , 3 , 5 , 6 and 7 regulate clauses which purport to exclude or restrict liability — for instance The Seller will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by breach of any express or implied term of this contract or The Seller 's liability for any breach of contract shall be limited to the contract price . |
| 21 | ( 8 ) The estimated length of trial must be notified to the court on setting down . |
| 22 | ANY LOSS OF MONEY MUST BE REPORTED TO THE POLICE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF DISCOVERY AND A REPORT OBTAINED . |
| 23 | Thus , from a national view , only the University of Cambridge through its Board for Extra-Mural Studies was undertaking a significant volume of new Chapter III activity and it was a matter of concern both to the National WEA and the District that its encroachment into the established and defined sphere of provision should be limited to the two counties in which earlier and exceptional arrangements had been agreed . |
| 24 | This reduction in the selectivity of platination can be ascribed to the presence of the highly DNA-affinic acridine chromophore which enhances overall levels of background binding on the DNA helix . |
| 25 | Notice of the first meeting of creditor must be given to all creditors at least twenty-one days before the date fixed for the meeting ( r 6.79(3) ) . |
| 26 | Thus a company directly created by special Act of Parliament will be restricted to acts necessary or reasonably incident to the objects specified in the Act . |
| 27 | This meal of horse might be compared to the draught of air that a drowning man who has fought his way to the surface manages to inhale before being whirled down into the depths again . |
| 28 | There is a need for clarity about which plans or courses of action must be brought to any finance sub-committee or , indeed , the full governing body for discussion and ratification , or when , if ever , a phone call to the chair might be sufficient . |
| 29 | Meetings therefore always took place at five-thirty in the evening , a time when a politician , a lawyer or a captain of industry might be expected to be able to get away from his office for an important private occasion . |
| 30 | The role of President can be compared to that of Chariman of the Board . |