Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [be] [verb] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words those very characteristics that are said to be proscribed by the importance the Japanese attach to group loyalty and deference to authority . |
| 2 | The question would be posed more specifically , distinguishing between the types of physical characteristics that were felt to be relevant to teaching and those , such as hair colour , which were not . |
| 3 | This process of subdivision is continued until an appropriate level of specificity has been achieved , and all subjects that are required to be represented have been listed in their appropriate places . |
| 4 | The temple is a structure specifically designed to house an icon as well as the mental images that are sought to be evoked in its presence . |
| 5 | The danger in this , as in the previously described case of the GCSE examinations , is that such targets can all too easily omit those qualities we most value in favour of the ones that can readily be measured , or lead to children being given a much narrower syllabus geared to achieving only those aspects that are going to be assessed . |
| 6 | And while one would like to think that opting out might allow schools greater freedom to develop their own distinctive philosophy , it seems probable that the vetting of proposals for opting-out will allow only those schools that are choosing to be more , not less , traditional , to do so . |
| 7 | And finally , as you will know , there is a new Criminal Justice Act which will be coming through , there are new steps that are going to be taken about juvenile offenders . |
| 8 | These findings are consistent with the data of Simmonds et al although they used myeloperoxidase staining rather than measurement of myeloperoxidase activity , and the concentration of azide they used was 10-fold higher than concentrations that are believed to be specific for myeloperoxidase inhibition and thus may have been somewhat non-selective . |
| 9 | Mycotoxins are produced by certain fungi and are suspected to be the deadly ingredient in yellow rain . |
| 10 | ’ But Aunt Louise had closed her eyes and was pretending to be asleep . |
| 11 | The changes were supported by all the major parties and were expected to be approved by parliament in due course . |
| 12 | Purchases of shares issued as a result of bonus shares and scrip dividends in respect of the original shares are , in general , also treated as distributions and are deemed to be purchased first ( ICTA 1988 , s211 ) . |
| 13 | Established stable star , Golden Freeze , who misses the King George after grazing a knee in a fall on the road , has responded well to antibiotics and is expected to be sidelined for only two weeks , but this injury and all the firm ground have made a mess of Mrs Pitman 's plans . |
| 14 | One set of coaching stock has been converted to air brakes and is intended to be worked by this loco . |
| 15 | Nicolas Solvetiov , the second choice , had no known family ties but was known to be a strong party man who toed the line . |
| 16 | Social control performs the function of defining those acts that are deemed to be harmful to the society . |
| 17 | Just the sorts of skills that are going to be increasingly in demand in Washington . |
| 18 | This may consist either of views as to the proper policy-making procedures — the way things are to be done — or of particular sets of policies that are perceived to be in the best interests of the nation . |
| 19 | What a complete condemnation of the Thatcherite policies that were attempted to be brought in by the controlling group opposite . |
| 20 | What is unfortunate today is that scientists are still trying to build science on foundations that are known to be inadequate . |
| 21 | They represent more than 40 different plants , including sorghum , millets , legumes , fruits , nuts and tubers that are presumed to be wild ( although there are some suggestions of cultivation in the sorghum ) . |
| 22 | These were the areas that were found to be predominantly ‘ satisfactory ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ My mother never makes cakes that are meant to be dry and crumbly , ’ said Mortimer . |
| 24 | With so many visiting stewards all the time we have n't got a regular pattern of of any stewards that 's going to be responsible . |
| 25 | they should include the key elements that are perceived to be important in achieving the identified and attainable level of ‘ best ’ performance . |
| 26 | Well , note first of all that the various gases that are thought to have made up the early atmosphere contain most of the main elements that are known to be essential to life : carbon , nitrogen , sulphur , hydrogen , and oxygen — though the oxygen was not ‘ free ’ , but was combined for example with carbon in carbon monoxide . |
| 27 | The sample used was of large companies that were known to be at the leading edge in terms of corporate planning practices . |
| 28 | In addition to the matters that are required to be included in a written customer agreement , certain required disclosures and consents relating to client money and property may be dealt with in the customer agreement or in separate documentation . |
| 29 | If you 've got children let them do the work survive the parents , erm as long as they 're the sensible sort who can do it and are n't going to fall out with parents and are going to be round . |
| 30 | Hoppy 's platoon consisted entirely of ex-NCOs , who had been reduced to the ranks for various offences and were reputed to be extremely difficult . |