Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] are to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Making miniatures from pressed flowers could really be an entire book in itself , as you need different and very particular skills if you are to be successful . |
| 2 | If you are to be awkward then my mother will not know where she stands for a good deal of time . ’ |
| 3 | In the next chapter you will find details of exercises in breathing , relaxation , basic meditation and visualisation — all of which are vital If you are to be healthy in a truly holistic way . |
| 4 | This first kite has to work if you are to be satisfied , so our first tip is for you to be conservative , and select one of the tried and tested shapes that give least trouble . |
| 5 | ‘ You had best come up on deck if you are to be sick . |
| 6 | ‘ We both saw her put in the taxi , if we are to be accurate . ’ |
| 7 | ( To be precise , there are four Humean conditions to satisfy , if we are to be sure that c caused e on some occasion , namely : c preceded e ; there was no intermediate event ; events like c are always followed by events like e in those conditions ; and we are in the habit of expecting the sequence . ) |
| 8 | I need that from Bobby and the rest of the side if we are to be successful , ’ says newly-appointed Larder . |
| 9 | If we are to be successful , we must have Europeanwide agreement . |
| 10 | The motivation must be right if we are to be effective in the Lord 's service . |
| 11 | Yet if we are to be realistic in our starting-point we must accept that the relationships which give rise to nuclear catastrophe are likely to be relationships between sovereign states , each able to possess and deploy armed force for their own interests . |
| 12 | But if we are to be able to talk to our children about this at all , then we must have some understanding of the choices and risks they face . |
| 13 | It will be needed , above all , if we are to be able to read the historical record . |
| 14 | With regard to " temporality " ( in the sense in which this concept was used above ) , this can not be regarded as a sufficient condition of particularity so long as it is not shown that temporality alone ( in the indicated sense ) ensures numerical identity of particulars ; and if we are to be able to justifiably claim that it is a necessary condition of particularity , we must first show that there can be no extra-temporal particulars . " |
| 15 | For evidently we need both reflexive and non-reflexive polyadic predicates , as well as monadic predicates , if we are to be able to describe at all adequately the world around us . |
| 16 | But , as we saw , this will not work ; for if we are to be able to make significant identifying references to qualities , we need a distinction between qualities and their existentially unique instances , and this raises the problem of determining the precise ontological status of such instances : i.e. what such instances are , and how they can be identified and distinguished from each other . |
| 17 | If we are to be able to select the most appropriate selling opportunities , the information on our database must be as comprehensive as possible . |
| 18 | We shall now see that in order to account for changes in the modern world this evolutionary background of the ego and superego is by no means irrelevant ; on the contrary , we must take it very seriously if we are to be able to understand what is going on around us . |
| 19 | In turn , if we are to be able to pay for these commodities , we must export . |
| 20 | The TMI-2 accident now forms an important part of the considerable experience available to us from PWR operations around the world , and this summary shows that the CEGB and NNC must carefully assess and analyse the accident if they are to be certain that all of the relevant lessons from it have been satisfactorily incorporated in the British PWR . |
| 21 | Long-nets have to be set properly if they are to be effective . |
| 22 | All presidents must move carefully and skilfully if they are to be effective leaders . |
| 23 | Nurses working in neonatal units need to be committed to security procedures if they are to be effective , and checking should be carried out diligently according to procedure . |
| 24 | Therefore , some of the tools developed in paper — based records management need substantial rethinking and extensions if they are to be effective in the context of electronic records management . ’ |
| 25 | It is important for lawyers to know not only the statutory provisions and procedural rules of child care law but also the principles of good social work practice if they are to be effective in care proceedings . |
| 26 | Society itself is , notoriously , changing very rapidly , and the possibility has to be considered that we are entering a period where the notions and the realities of political coercion , of production of wealth , and of cognition and legitimation , may need to be modified if they are to be useable in our actual social environment . |
| 27 | Many of the issues to be considered in this book will be relevant to such negotiated terms ; however , if they are to be subject to negotiation , the initial approach to drafting may be different from that taken to drafting typical back of order terms . |
| 28 | Clearly all organisations , if they are to be successful need to adapt to changed circumstances . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | While courses such as intravenous therapy updates are readily acceptable and have immediately observable results in terms of clinical care delivery , less tangible skills such as teaching need to be built up gradually if they are to be successful , another factor which may affect motivation . |