Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] they [be] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Plantings must be bold if they are to be appreciated from a house window . |
| 2 | To produce these pictures the paper must be fairly tough if they are to be kept . |
| 3 | Being aware of the interval structure of scales is vitally important if they are to be used creatively and effectively against chords . |
| 4 | The developing of links with record creators will be important if they are to be encouraged to exercise their moral responsibility to preserve these contemporary cultural artifacts , e-facts . |
| 5 | Tchaikovsky is without doubt one of these , and Francesca and Marche Slave ( both composed incidentally in 1876 ) require an approach bordering on the hysterical if they are to be heard to their best advantage . |
| 6 | Graded assessment and modular accreditation schemes are likely to hasten this process since they too involve the erosion of traditional subject-based teaching and curriculum boundaries and require a much greater degree of organizational flexibility and ongoing review and guidance to be provided through course tutoring if they are to be successful . |
| 7 | True demi-caractère dancers with a sense of comedy are still rare but they are to be found . |
| 8 | Close as they are to being sold , electricity and water will be largely unaffected by this week 's change . |
| 9 | Processions commonly or customarily held , and funeral processions are exempt from the notice requirement , presumably because the police will already be fully aware that they are to be held , and do not therefore fall within the ‘ triggering ’ rationale of the requirement . |