Example sentences of "[prep] it [vb mod] be [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this book were concerned only with the unsolved problem of biology , 90 per cent of it would be devoted to two topics : behaviour and development . |
| 2 | Most of it would be devoted to Crabb 's bravery and service to his country during the war , the fact that he was an underwater expert and that he was always willing to test the latest equipment , some of which work was inevitably hazardous . |
| 3 | After the order has been made , two sealed copies of it must be sent to the interim receiver who must , in turn , send one copy to the debtor . |
| 4 | Some of it could be ascribed to a basic weakness in the Council of Ministers ' decision-making machinery . |
| 5 | Woodworm and beetle infestation makes much of it unsuitable for structural work but treated and cleaned up with an adze to give it the right period look , much of it could be put to good decorative effect . |
| 6 | said , at p. 21 : ‘ The first question , therefore , is whether the bond of 1859 was obtained by the undue exercise of influence of the stepfather , and was it obtained under such exercise as that the knowledge of it can be imputed to [ the creditor ] ? ’ |
| 7 | The rest of it can be reduced to a combination of techniques and practice . |
| 8 | Much of it can be attributed to his astute realization that it was possible to break with the disastrous tradition of Pius IX without compromising on essentials . |
| 9 | Of this , 55% will be debited to the consolidated revaluation reserve and 45% of it will be debited to the minority interests . |
| 10 | But , in proceedings of this nature the general rule is that , where a committal order has been made , any further application in respect of it should be made to the judge who made the order , whether that application is in the nature of an apology by the contemnor or an application to reopen the proceedings by reason of the availability of fresh evidence or some other ground where no error of the court at the hearing is alleged . |
| 11 | We saw earlier that majority decision-taking , even in the context of direct participatory democracy , poses the problem of how those who oppose the majority position and vote against it can be said to be governing themselves . |
| 12 | Every new subject which emerges in the literature and has a reasonable number of documents associated with it must be added to the list in the enumerative scheme . |
| 13 | Any specific queries arising from it may be addressed to your local branch steward if you have one . |
| 14 | The estate had been willed to another prisoner , a distant cousin , on the clear understanding that should it ever be returned to Jewish hands , the monies and profits taken from it would be devoted to the creation of a Zionist state . |
| 15 | A statement in early September 1989 by the National Assembly Speaker , Saadi Medhi Saleh , had referred to the regime 's commitment to a multiparty system , although decisions regarding the political forces which would be permitted to take part in it would be left to the " near future " . |
| 16 | In the case of a fountain , a jet with a series of holes in it will be attached to the outflow to create a spray pattern . |
| 17 | In How Prints Look , first published in 1943 , he wrote ‘ an elementary introduction to the appearances ( the outward and visible signs ) of prints ’ , and cautioned that : ‘ Most of the time spent over it should be given to looking at its pictures . ’ |
| 18 | If there is no tuba , the part which would have been given to it will be allotted to two bassoons in unison ( if it does not go too low for them , of course ) . |
| 19 | If there has to be a last minute addition to the contract after the document has been prepared and is awaiting exchange , it could be written into the draft contract before exchange , or some reference to it could be added to the contract so long as all that was done with the authority of the parties who signed it . |
| 20 | It is often a good idea to remind the expert that if their report is to be relied on it must be disclosed to the other side . |