Example sentences of "[prep] be [vb pp] to be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The basic success of the policy however has tended to draw into its influence many who initially chose not to participate , since it would obviously be professionally unsound to be seen to be consciously not taking part . |
| 2 | In the future , Suffolk people will reflect on this decade and they will find it strange that at a time when environmental issues were more prevalent than ever both county and borough councils made such an effort to be seen to be environmentally friendly , that so much development took place on the green belt of Ipswich . |
| 3 | I suppose he does n't want to be seen to be just reacting to your letter he 's obviously started doing these things off his own bat anyway has n't he ? |
| 4 | They were at an age when one often does not like eating very much ; and the Greeks , a poor race with memories of starvation , like their children to be well fed , and to be seen to be well fed . |
| 5 | Everyone in the business wants to be seen to be there , but the places are limited . |
| 6 | Not only will the service need to reach the highly professional standards achieved by British television , it will also have to be seen to be editorially independent . |
| 7 | As with the ‘ Shotton ’ , the excellence of the vehicles restoration has to be seen to be fully appreciated . |
| 8 | It has to be seen to be more socially responsible , to make people feel more comfortable about owning a Rolls . ’ |
| 9 | The industry is trying to be seen to be more responsible , take a longer-term view and structure transactions more prudently . |
| 10 | Too frightened to speak , the man nodded vigorously , as did his men , and they walked off stiffly , none wanting to be seen to be more afraid than the others . |
| 11 | There was the application of quotas , and additional opportunities for training and development that may involve , by employers to be seen to be more encouraging and therefore more attractive to female hopefuls — wrenching the market , even , into a more equitable and efficient way of operating . |
| 12 | Public services have become more marketing orientated and have to be seen to be more accountable to their ‘ publics ’ ( e.g. the police service which is now more public relations conscious than in the past ) . |
| 13 | Mr Meacher said that such details would have to be worked out between ministers and their officials , but he is likely to be pressed to be more specific . |
| 14 | But do n't let anyone get away with telling you that IBM 's problems are all the fault of the world economy : if Hewlett-Packard Co can grow at 20% in the current climate , if ICL Plc can remain in the black , if that former corporate basket case Unisys Corp , which compared with IBM started out under its present management with no advantages at all , can return to profit , IBM 's woes have to be acknowledged to be primarily the fault of the company itself , and only exacerbated by the economy . |
| 15 | just as cliché haunted Henry 's daily journey to the train , his socks from Marks and Spencers ' , his regular nightly bedtime , his fondness for a cup of tea at ten thirty in the evening , just as he seemed to be destined to be as remorselessly English as the plane trees in the street outside or the homecoming commuters clacking through the twilight towards the village , so his one existential act ( had n't someone called it that ? ) seemed destined for suburban predictability . |
| 16 | One response which can be made to the gap which exists between the world in which Christianity came into being and the present world is to allow what is to be held to be essentially normative for the religion to reside in the past . |
| 17 | It would be wrong to treat this case as a decision on the application of section 6. which was clearly not in the court 's contemplation , but it may be permissible to comment that if an offence of this kind is to be held to be sufficiently serious to justify a substantial community service order , the scheme of the Act , with its albeit clumsy attempt to raise the public perception of the severity of community sentences , seems destined to failure . |
| 18 | It could be believed that God , whatever was understood by God , was equally close to all times and places ; that no particular period , and no particular events , were to be held to be more revelatory of God than others . |
| 19 | When dealing with landowners it is best to be known to be always fair , with offers close to market value , or an explanation made when this is not possible . |
| 20 | The use of the microcomputer is to be shown to be directly related to the curriculum and to enhance pupils ' learning , thus the project must be curriculum-based and not restricted to pupils ' use of the library for general work . |