Example sentences of "[was/were] to [be] [vb pp] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only was the administration of education to be decentralized , but also the curriculum was to be revised to eradicate the transmission of ideas about the deferential duties of citizen subjects , which were to be altered to stress individual rights . |
| 2 | Prisoners were to be made to perform productive work within the prison in a consistent and regular manner in order that they should acquire rational work habits which they would continue after release instead of returning to crime . |
| 3 | Additional relieving officers were to be appointed to keep close watch on paupers , to enquire of neighbours and relatives as to whether they had undisclosed earnings or , in the case of single women , regular male friends capable of supporting them . |
| 4 | If barristers were to be instructed to prepare written briefs , they would need to be remunerated fairly for the work and there would be a resulting rise in costs ( Evershed , 1953 ) . |
| 5 | There was nothing in the original Bill about academic freedom and universities were to be permitted to dismiss senior staff in order to replace them with younger and cheaper people . |
| 6 | Artisans and small traders were to be allowed to perform individual services from their homes , from shops or by street vending , provided they had a trading licence and a medical card . |
| 7 | What was more , since " a deputation from the female compositors [ had insisted ] upon an agreement anent same " , they were to be allowed to do upmaking and corrections on machine-set matter until the whole matter is settled " . " |
| 8 | Mubarak stated that committees were to be established to enhance political and economic co-operation between both countries . |
| 9 | Major obstacles remained over combat aircraft numbers , especially with regard to land-based naval aircraft , which the Soviet side had insisted on excluding unless a CFE agreement was to be extended to cover naval arms control in general . |
| 10 | Whilst each side recognized the growing demand of the Korean people for reunification , the means through which this was to be achieved remained elusive . |
| 11 | Stamp duty on most house sales was effectively suspended for eight months ; building societies and banks agreed to put up some £750-£1,000 million for rent-back or similar schemes to help mortgage payers who were in difficulties ; and legislation was to be introduced to make possible the direct payment of mortgage interest by the government to lenders where borrowers were in receipt of ( social security ) income support . |
| 12 | Outside the normal budgetary provision a reserve of $1 bn was to be established to finance agricultural expenditure resulting from a significant and unexpected fall in the value of the dollar . |
| 13 | Richmondshire District Council said it was forced to bring in charges if money was to be found to maintain existing car parks and create new ones . |